Neil Merrick
@neil_merrick
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Freelance writer in housing, education & local government. Teacher of journalism, politics & Esol. Other interests music & sport.
Devon, UK
Joined January 2011
Still can't believe the incredible @MarikaHackman is playing my local parish church in Devon in just under a month - mainly thanks to her parents & grandmother living in the town.
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My first housing & planning roundup of the year.
📢 This month's 🇬🇧 UK housing and planning round-up for members 🔒 is here! 🏠 Housebuilding is the big issue in the first housing and planning roundup of 2025, with the government confirming changes to national planning policy in England. 📰 Other news includes rent rises, tenant satisfaction, right to buy, second homes in Scotland and flooding.
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RT @carla_denyer: Great piece by @arusbridger on the shocking case of my constituent Gaie Delap, jailed for a peaceful climate protest beca…
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RT @CarolineLucas: Farage should have been asked about this - he should be forced to own it @bbclaurak @euromove
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In the week of his death, proud of this interview I did with Johnnie Walker for the Wootton Bassett Standard, a local paper, in 1984. Met @piratejw in the Cross Keys pub after his lunchtime show. He was later advised by station bosses to spend less time in the pub each afternoon!
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RT @rachshabi: Palestinian journalists in Gaza continue to report the horrors of Israel's war in deadly conditions. Al Jazeera pays tribute…
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@SciTechgovuk This is the same programme that the UK was initially forced to leave due to Brexit.
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RT @mschrisbuckley: Landing on @NUJofficial doormats & inboxes: the strike @gonuj93 @guardian over the ‘sale’ of @ObserverUK to @tortoise…
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RT @instituteforgov: The fifth anniversary of the Get Brexit Done election should remind the government of the need for a clear-sighted and…
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RT @YousefHammash: @DavidLammy In response to your comment suggesting there are no journalists in Gaza, allow me to introduce myself. My na…
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@HMRCcustomers Not on Twitter! Give me a phone number or email address and I'll happily discuss.
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RT @DanielHewittITV: Really pleased to say I am presenting an ITV programme on hospice and end of life care. Since my mum received hospice…
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RT @AnnaFazack1: My exclusive for Observer today: For 1st time FOI data from Oxford colleges shows majority of tutorials taught by early ca…
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RT @Hardeep_Matharu: That we don't believe 'it could happen here' is *exactly* why it could. The UK must urgently learn lessons from the ch…
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