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‘Inhuman’ homeless tweet Tory councillor is suspended

A Conservative councillor who posed in front of homeless people's tents tweeting that they should be torn down has been suspended. Yesterday The London Economic reported the appalling tweet, in which Kathryn Kelloway called on council leader Huw Thomas to "tear down" the tents if he sought a "better image for Cardiff". The Tory councillor's  tweet provoked outrage with many calling her  "inhuman," "vile" and "disgusting." Many also pointed out that homelessness has increased massively under her party's government and...

Facebook unveil plan to merge Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

Facebook execs today unveiled plans to integrate the messaging element of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram in a move set to bolster the group’s dominance of social media. This will mean that Facebook users for example, will be able to message a WhatsApp user making the ecosystem the social media giant is creating even more seamless. Merging communication between the apps is set to occur by the end of this year or early 2020 and will pit the reach of the...

Tory councillor under fire for urging council to pull down homeless people’s tents

A Tory councillor has come under fire for urging her local authority to pull down tents used by homeless people. She took to Twitter to share he thoughts on the homelessness issue in the city she represents. Kathryn Kelloway, a councillor for the Cyncoed area of Cardiff, tweeted to the city council’s leader a picture of herself standing in front of tents pitched on a shopping street. “Cllr Thomas, if you seek safety in our city centre, if you seek prosperity for...

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