Letters to the Editor, Fracking and the police, crime and sentencing bill.

08 Apr 2021

Dear Editor, I am shocked that Mr Hollinrake voted for changes in the law which would have made this peaceful protest against fracking in Ryedale impossible. People from all walks of life turned out in thousands in Malton in 2015 to demonstrate  their opposition to fracking. The effectiveness of this demonstration…

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Press Release 21.3 North Yorkshire Unitary Council Options. Just Say No!

30 Mar 2021

‘Neither of the Government’s two options for Unitary Councils in North Yorkshire is acceptable’ says Thirsk and Malton Labour Party. The Government is now asking the people of North Yorkshire to say which of these options they would like. ‘This is a rigged choice’ says David Yellen, Chair of Thirsk…

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Press Release 21.2. Labour Party Hosts Pandemic Meeting for Tory MP

26 Feb 2021

In a ground breaking step a Yorkshire Constituency  Labour Party has hosted a public Zoom meeting for Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake. ‘We did this in response to the many concerns expressed by constituents over the Government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic’, said David Yellen, Chair of Thirsk & Malton Labour…

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Press release on North Yorkshire County Council Council Tax Increase

17 Feb 2021

The Labour group on North Yorkshire County Council has today agreed to reluctantly support the increase in council tax in light of the pressures on adult social care and young people’s services throughout the pandemic. Eric Broadbent Labour Group Leader says “The last thing we want to see is any reduction…

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19th February, Zoom Meeting with Kevin Hollinrake MP

27 Jan 2021

COVID-19 has dominated our lives for 10 months and each and every one of us has been affected. If you have a question about how we are going to emerge from the restrictions and what lies ahead there is an opportunity to question your local Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin…

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Letter from Thirsk & Malton CLP Exec to the General Secretary

22 Dec 2020

Following the suspension, lifting of suspension and then withdrawal of the whip from Jeremy Corbyn by Keir Starmer, the acting General Secretary of the Party, David Evans, sent two emails to constituency parties. These were contentious because they banned constituencies and branches from discussing a broad range of issues around…

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Extinction Rebellion and the Climate Emergency

04 Nov 2020

Malton & Norton Branch have been hosting a series of talks for its members on issues close to us all. We were joined at our October branch meeting by Suzanne and Eddie from Extinction Rebellion who talked about the environmental and ecological decline of our planet towards extinction, the work…

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Keir and Angela’s “shock and anger” at Floyd death – statement to Labour Party Staff

04 Jun 2020

In a message to Labour staff, Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner have jointly expressed how the death of George Floyd in police custody has “yet again shone a light on the racism and hatred experienced by many across the world, including in our own country” Full text appears below To…

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More John R Gibbins Seminars (May/June dates) …

27 May 2020

This brilliant series continues on Thursdays. Back to the afternoon time of 2.00pm. You will find much to feed your ideas and to discuss. 28th May. Seminar 7.) Framing and Defaming – Mediazation: The Circulation of Meaning in Mediated Political Discourse. In this new Digital Age, advantage and hence power lies…

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CLP News #53: Covid-19; Zoom Quiz; Starmer&Rayner; York NHS Trust; Foodbank; Tim Moon; NEC; Jack4Malton

14 Apr 2020

COVID-19: Are You All OK? Our branches have been trying to contact all our vulnerable members by phone to make sure everyone is OK and has the support and supplies they need. While the contacting is not yet complete, a lot of members have been reached, and all have been…

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Vale of York Branch

20 Feb 2020

Thirsk and Malton Constituency Labour Party has four Branches covering the whole of the Constituency, and each Branch meets regularly to plan campaigning and fundraising. If you would like to get involved, please contact the Branch that covers the area where you live. The Vale of York Branch covers the…

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Malton & Norton Branch

18 Feb 2020

Thirsk and Malton Constituency Labour Party has four Branches covering the whole of the Constituency, and each Branch meets regularly to plan campaigning and fundraising. If you would like to get involved, please contact the Branch that covers the area where you live. Malton & Norton Branch covers the Ryedale…

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Filey & Hunmanby Branch

17 Feb 2020

Thirsk and Malton Constituency Labour Party has four Branches covering the whole of the Constituency, and each Branch meets regularly to plan campaigning and fundraising. If you would like to get involved, please contact the Branch that covers the area where you live. Contact details for the Filey branch are…

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Mick Johnston stands for NEC

09 Feb 2020

Mick Johnston, Secretary of the Thirsk and Malton Constituency Labour Party, is hoping to stand as a candidate in the upcoming NEC* by-election. Subject to receiving nominations from 5 CLPs, Mick wants to ensure that rural CLPs like ours are better represented at national level. Mick’s background is forty years…

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Thirsk and Malton Labour Get Together Sat 18th Jan Malton

13 Jan 2020

All members and supporters, whether you were able to help with the campaign or not, are invited to this (free) lunch and informal gathering. There will be loads of time to discuss the election, campaigning lessons learned, the leadership contest, how to win a seat in the coming County Council…

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Election Bulletin 8

09 Dec 2019

Scarborough Campaign: Final Push with Ash Sarkar   ‘Join me, Ash Sarkar and lots of other lovely activists as we speak to the good folk of Eastfield ahead of Thursday’s general election. This will be our final chance to listen to people’s concerns and remind folk of the desperate need…

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Election Bulletin 7

03 Dec 2019

Public Meeting Thirsk Saturday 7th December Time For Real Change: Inside the Labour Manifesto We are holding a public meeting in Thirsk on Saturday to present and answer questions on our manifesto. As well as our candidate David Yellen we will have a panel of Party members dealing with our…

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Election Bulletin 6

30 Nov 2019

Today’s Street Stalls Cancelled The Party has cancelled all campaigning until 2.00pm today, Saturday 30th November, due to the terrorist killings in London. Our three street stalls are therefore cancelled but tonight’s fundraiser is very much on. Three Jeremy Corbyn Events Sunday 1st December York. 10.15. Speech by Jeremy in…

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Can we trust the Tory moratorium on fracking?

28 Nov 2019

At the start of the general election campaign, just days after the Tories announced they would stop all fracking in England, they quietly issued a document which contradicted that promise. (See Yorkshire Post story). We now hear that the Conservative Government has breached a judge’s order on releasing secret fracking report,…

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Election Bulletin 5

27 Nov 2019

Fundraiser 30th Nov. David Yellen & Guest Anna Perrett Good Live Music from Coil 7.00 to 11.00 at The Mount Hotel 56 Yorkersgate, Malton, YO17 7AB As you know David is our candidate for Thirsk & Malton and he will be talking about his experience of the campaign. Anna is…

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General Election Bulletin 4

20 Nov 2019

Jeremy 1 – 0 Johnson I  know I’m biased but I really thought Jeremy Corbyn did very well in the ITV debate with Prime Minister Johnson last night. He made his points well, didn’t ramble and rant like Johnson and answered the questions. Overall he seemed well received by the…

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