{"id":3723,"date":"2020-12-24T10:28:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T10:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=3723"},"modified":"2020-12-24T10:28:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T10:28:54","slug":"thought-for-today-18-10-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/12\/24\/thought-for-today-18-10-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought for today 18.10.20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>IN OCTOBER we usually celebrate Black History. This month we are looking at how Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Councillors are making new history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cCall it out for what it is \u2013 it ain\u2019t cronyism, it\u2019s Tory corruption.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Cllr Soraya Adejare<\/span>, Dalston Ward, Hackney, Twitter, 17th December \u2013 referring to a report in the <em>New York Times<\/em> that the UK Government has awarded high value contracts to procure supplies to fight Coronavirus from companies with political connections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cf<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>To catch up with the news in East London, go to:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>East London News<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfTo catch up with regular shows and videos, go to:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VodTalk\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">VodTalk Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN OCTOBER we usually celebrate Black History. 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