@CllrMarcus

Labour Co-op Councillor for Deansgate in Manchester 🐝 Deputy Exec Member for Housing & Regen. Senior Researcher @theFabians 🌹 Views own

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There is too much misery in British supply chains, some linked to public procurement, and it needs to be better understood. @unisontheunion write up of today's Just Values report is a great place to start understanding it and what we should do about it: unison.org.uk/news/2026/10/r…

Report reveals misery caused by British supply chains

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🚨 New Report Just Values: Promoting Human Rights Through Britain's Value Chains at Home and Abroad 🧵
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From the danger of El Niño to the need to reform supply chain laws so the UK can continue having a positive impact on global development, there are some great quotes in the Independnet coverage of today's report 👇 independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

Environmental and human rights abuses in supply chains ‘costing UK £4.4bn a year’

Exclusive: Report says a supply chain law would cost less than a tenth of what is lost to the economy, and would also both protect us from shocks like the El Niño while protecting low-income workers

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Great to see my latest report make the front page. Today's report - Just Values - explores the cost of labour exploitation and environmental harm and how to promote human rights through Britain's home and international value chains.
𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝙿𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚃𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢 📰
@ukpapersOct 19
▫ We're all paying a high price for forced Labour ▫Corporate harm costs Britain £4.4bn a year ...10 times the cost of preventing it, says the Fabian Society ▫@Berny_Torre ▫tinyurl.com/26uhc3mh @M_Star_Online #frontpagestoday #UK
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Andy Burnham
@andyburnhamOct 14
I’m deeply saddened to hear that Pat Karney has died. Pat gave nearly 50 years of his life to serving Manchester. He saw the city through some of its toughest times and played his part in the growth and transformation that followed. I knew Pat for many years. He loved Manchester deeply and was a tireless champion for the people he represented. I’ll miss him greatly. My thoughts are with his family and everyone who knew and loved him.
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We pay tribute to Cllr Pat Karney who died last night after serving our city as a Councillor for nearly half a century. Pat was a giant of Manchester politics. You were a true one-off, Pat. Thank you for your years of service. orlo.uk/Tributes_councillor_…
A smiling Cllr Pat Karney in a suit with 'I heart MCR' written on his forehead and a bee drawing on his cheek at a colourful parade.

ALT A smiling Cllr Pat Karney in a suit with 'I heart MCR' written on his forehead and a bee drawing on his cheek at a colourful parade.

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Farewell and thank you, Mr Manchester - tomorrow's front page.
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Luke Raikes@lukeraikesOct 12
Really interesting collection. My small contribution: - Towns and cities must pull together to reindustrialise and grow - We have a more diverse set of high-potential industries and places than is often supposed - Devolution and transport are catalysts for reindustrialisation
The Fabian Society
@thefabiansOct 12
Our new pamphlet: GROWTH Featuring a foreword by the growth minister, @dantomlinsonmp , the pamphlet brings together authors from across a vast swathe of the left and centre to explore how Britain can put its economy back on track.
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Edited by Iggy Wood @IggyWood , David Lawrence @dc_lawrence , and Marcus Johns @CllrMarcus. ➡️ Read it here: fabians.org.uk/publication/g…
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16.30 – 17.30 Local Matters: The Future of Local Government In partnership with The Fabian Councillor Network @_petermason | @BellaSankey | @NaziaRehman6 | @CllrMarcus | @Jen_Hemingway
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Open For Business? Making Britain a Serious Long Term Investment Destination In partnership with @kpmguk @LucyRigby | @yaelselfin | @ShoesmithKate | Ruth Wildhart | @CllrMarcus
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Powering Up: Grid Capacity, Data Demand and the Infrastructure Challenge In partnership with @Arup @JeevunSandher | @lucyfshaw | Mark Neller | @CllrMarcus
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Today I started my morning in New York in the best possible way: a walk through Central Park with Prime Minister @andyburnham. 🌳
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Today we attended the Moon festival in Chinatown
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Gavin White@gavinwhite76Sep 9
The new Renters' Rights Act gives private rented sector tenants more rights and security. There are 100,000 households impacted by this change in Manchester. 40% of our residents. For help, contact manchester.gov.uk/renters-ri… or call 0161 234 1253 for help from @ManCityCouncil.🏠
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With the heroes of the @RNLI under attack again, I’m reminded of this passage from Bill Bryson.
I had never really stopped to consider what an extraordinary thing the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is. Think about it. A troubled ship calls for help, and eight people - teachers, plumbers, the guy who runs the pub - drop everything and put to sea, whatever the weather, asking no questions, imperilling their own lives, to try to help strangers. Is there anything more brave and noble than that? The RNLI - I looked this up later - is an organization run by volunteers, supported entirely by public donations. It maintains 233 stations around the coast of Britain and averages twenty-two call-outs per day. It saves 350 lives a year on average.

ALT I had never really stopped to consider what an extraordinary thing the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is. Think about it. A troubled ship calls for help, and eight people - teachers, plumbers, the guy who runs the pub - drop everything and put to sea, whatever the weather, asking no questions, imperilling their own lives, to try to help strangers. Is there anything more brave and noble than that? The RNLI - I looked this up later - is an organization run by volunteers, supported entirely by public donations. It maintains 233 stations around the coast of Britain and averages twenty-two call-outs per day. It saves 350 lives a year on average.

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Meet Manchester council's new leader - what he's got planned for the city manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…

Meet Manchester council's new leader - what he's got planned for the city

Garry Bridges was elected as the new leader of Manchester City Council this week.

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The Fabian Society
@thefabiansSep 4
📢 JUST ANNOUNCED: The first Ministers, Mayors and Chairs joining us at the Fabian Society Festival of Ideas at Labour Party Conference. Many more still to be announced! 👀 Follow the link below for the full programme fabians.org.uk/labour-party-…
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Bev Craig
@bevcraigAug 4
Day 1 of the new job. 🚌 From January 2027 - Our Pass will allow free bus travel for all 11-18s across GM 💰 This will put up to £500 per child in the pockets of hard working families 👧 And say to our young people you can go wherever you want to go… Excited for delivering more in the days ahead 🤩
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