Cllr Salman Shaheen
Author of bestselling novel Freebourne. Cabinet Member for Culture & Public Spaces on Hounslow Council. CEO of Carter Fleet. Journalist. FRSA
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- If you tolerate this then your children will be next.
- Proud of the role Isleworth and Brentford play in this, as popular filming locations, as a creative tech hub, and as the site of new film studios on the Golden Mile. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen the striking scene of the M4 flyover at Boston Manor Park crop up in a major TV show
- They're 'pro-life' until kids are born. #vaccines
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- Reposted by Cllr Salman ShaheenSome opposed our work to put nature at the heart of London. I sincerely hope that David Attenborough’s ‘Wild London’ has changed their minds. We aren’t reintroducing beavers and white storks simply because a thriving natural world is better for humans, though it is.
- Calling sports clubs in Hounslow, apply for funding to improve your facilities.
- A Universal Basic Income could be a good start to guard against a rise in AI-driven unemployment. Ultimately, AI could deliver huge benefits for the economy and human progress, but at the cost of jobs. Unless the profits of that are shared fairly, it will benefit only big tech owners.
- Most of the world would like #Trump to curb his emissions.
- A natural and unsurprising home for Cruella Braverman (even if not all #Reform members will agree). Predictions for next week's defections include: Sauron, Skeletor, Krang, and Cthulhu. #SuellaBraverman
- A terrible decision that weakens the party and will throw it into infighting. #Starmer must reverse it. Let #AndyBurnham run.
- I imagine Canada, like Europe, is by now very bored of Trump's tantrums. Pass the 🌮.
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- Excited to be bringing 6 new #Padel courts to #Isleworth and #Hanworth leisure centres - the first Padel courts in Hounslow Council's leisure centres. Padel is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, so we're investing nearly £1 million in offering the sport locally.
- 2026 is the National Year of Reading and in Hounslow our libraries have a massive programme of activities to support this important literacy initiative. Come and get involved!
- For anyone who has ever wondered what it would look like if a toddler had the nuclear codes. #Trump #Greenland
- No shit Sherlock.
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- Britain must join Europe in reciprocating. We must not allow ourselves to be bullied by a tyrant in the belief they are a friend.
- Right-wing fruitcakes getting their knickers in a twist about modern #StarTrek being #woke clearly missed the point of Star Trek to begin with. It literally depicts a communist utopia in which humanity is united in peace, there's no money, no poverty, and everyone is equal. Woke me up Scotty.
- Many other councils have closed leisure centres in the face of austerity. We're bringing forward a new and much better one to support our residents' health and wellbeing for decades to come.
- The alternative is appeasement, and we know where that leads.
- Excellent news.
- #Jenrick is half right. The Tories did break Britain. He should know. Now he joins #Reform to finish the job.
- If #RobertJenrick wasn't actually planning to defect, then this was a far shrewder move than I thought #KemiBadenoch capable of. It rids her of a mortal enemy, while undermining #Reform among its core supporters as it's increasingly seen as a party for failed #Tory careerists.
- Historically, not many people would have listed British #cuisine alongside the gastronomical greats like French and Italian, but I have long maintained that #London, as a global hub of diverse cultures, has as a result the best #food in the world. Turns out that's true!
- Last month, we awarded nearly £300k in funding to local community groups and charities including over £25k to the fantastic London Borough of Hounslow Swim Club to support carers and over £11k to Feltham Arts Association to deliver art sessions at sheltered accommodation and tackle social isolation.
- Lol
- Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
- Reposted by Cllr Salman ShaheenNEW: London has recorded its lowest homicide rate since records began. The evidence is clear - our approach to tackling violent crime is working.
- Reposted by Cllr Salman ShaheenLowest murder rate in London since records began.
- While #Reform cynically exploit fear to do down our great city, let the evidence speak for itself.
- #Trump said the only things constraining his power are his morality and his mind. He's never had any morality. And his mind is in rapid decline.
- Reposted by Cllr Salman ShaheenICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.
- Fascism on the streets.
- They illegally attacked #Venezuela and kidnapped its president on drugs charges. But for some reason they keep talking about oil... 🤔
- Same old Tory austerity, plus added racism.
- Reposted by Cllr Salman ShaheenIt’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
- Once again, America launches an illegal attack for oil. The only difference, #Trump is far more honest than #Bush about the underlying motives. This time around, the British government must uphold international law and condemn America's attack on #Venezuela in the strongest possible terms.
- From the man who thought #LizTruss delivered the bestest budget ever. He is going to make most people in this country a lot poorer, especially the poorest.
- No fan of Maduro's, but the international community must widely condemn America's unprovoked and illegal attack on #Venezuela or international law means nothing.
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- #ZohranMamdani offers hope that things can be different, can be better, in these darkening times for America and the world. May that hope be realised.
- My debut novel Freebourne, a #murdermystery with a unique, mind blowing twist, set in an idyllic English town of the near future, is currently #117 in Murder Thrillers on Amazon US. American friends, if you grab it on #Kindle today you can help me get it into the Top 100. a.co/d/hi6r45Z #booksky
- Late entry for Person of the Year, but it should definitely go to the landlord of this pub.
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- Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paapa Essiedu and Hayley Squires superb in Arthur Miller's All My Sons at Wyndham's. Amazing to see Cranston channel a breakdown on par with Walter White, while critiquing, this time, the legitimate face of capitalism. Highly recommend.
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- Don't know what to do with yourself this #Twixtmas? Why don't you relax into a healthy dose of #murder and mind-bending mayhem in the quaint English town of Freebourne. Big discount on Amazon. "Midsomer Murders meets the Matrix." - Judith Woods, The Telegraph #booksky #authorsky #thriller #scifi
- One day, once again when it's too late, we'll wake up and once again realise listening to #NigelFarage 's lies has terrible consequences for our economy and our society.
- If only we had that £90 billion per year in tax revenues we lost to #Brexit, eh James?
- "Perfect holiday reading. The ending? Not so much a twist as the Collosus at Thorpe Park." Lovely review of Freebourne in The Chiswick Calendar. Still time to grab your copy before Christmas: www.collectiveinkbooks.com/clk.html?c=6...
