RoJo (@CouncilManagers) profile picture

RoJo

@CouncilManagers

LG Observer by day, fitbit wearer by night. Secretly tracking the fitness of local government.

 Somewhere in England
Joined March 2015
  • Tweets502
  • Following337
  • Followers182
158Media
Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)Photo by RoJo (@CouncilManagers)
Replying to @CouncilManagers
@CouncilManagers NhsManagers.net Essential reading for both worlds. visitor.r20.constantcontact.…
Image from RoJo (@CouncilManagers)
4
3
BBC Radio wanted to have me on today to debate a climate-denier in the context of the drought/heatwave. I said NO. I told them it was a disgrace that they still give climate-deniers airtime at a time like this. I won’t be part of such charades any longer. Please RT if you agree.
962
27,017
1,162
39,667
Privileged & inspired to hear 2 members of this org tonight talking about Palestinian/Israeli reconciliation theparentscircle.com/Home.as…
2
Ever been interested in press releases, or part of your job to read them or write them? This is a classic... gov.uk/government/news/state…

Statement from International Development Secretary Priti Patel

International Development Secretary Priti Patel said:

gov.uk
296
594
234
1,211
This is phenomenal teapawt.net/robgmacfarlane/status/… – at Paddington, London
1
2
Take a minute out of your lunch to hear a beautiful rendition of Seamus Heaney's Postscript by Ireland's ambassador to the UK @DanMulhall
13
205
52
264
The Palestinian Festival of Literature 'a blow against the forces of stupidity, ignorance and darkness' - Philip Pullman #palfest @LitSeeker – at Wales, United Kingdom
1
'Swearing an oath to the queen and her mighty hairs...' Hilarious and powerful stuff. @PalFest teapawt.net/RafeefZiadah/status/82…
Rafeef Ziadah (@RafeefZiadah) profile pictureRafeef Ziadah@RafeefZiadah30 Jan 2017
to crossing borders & defying bans #passport fb.me/5jMImnDMh
1
1
A Palestinian festival of literature. The power of books in the face of oppression.secure.thebiggive.org.uk/don… @palfest @PalFestIreland #palfest – at Wales, United Kingdom
3
1
'The sheer effort, in this place, to make history die'. Amazing piece by Eimear McBride on West Bank life. irishtimes.com/life-and-styl… @PalFest – at Wales, United Kingdom
Eimear McBride in the West Bank: ‘All that is human in me recoils from this’

Eimear McBride in the West Bank: ‘All that is human in me recoils from this’

The award-winning author witnesses Palestinian life under occupation: ‘I cannot forget the madness of what I saw there. The sheer effort to make history die’

irishtimes.com
1
Health Minister Nicola Blackwood is moved to tears after hearing MPs describe how their lives were affected by their parents' alcoholism.
65
1,232
263
2,098
'You need the whole system working for the whole system to work'. David Mates Canterbury NZ. Time to include the voluntary sector. #STPs
1
1
STPs 'the right thing to do' says Chris Ham. Hmm. Wonder if local gov colleagues agree. @RoyLilley #Stps
1
This is very good blog (disclosure: author used to work for me) on role of low-income Americans in Trump victory resolutionfoundation.org/med…

Four decades of discontent Trumps a strong 2015 for US jobs and pay in the race to the White House...

Election post-mortems are dangerous things. Nearly as dangerous as elections themselves for the mental well-being of those involved. The biggest danger follows election results that few predicted –...

resolutionfoundation.org
14
63
9
129
David Remnick from the New Yorker calls a spade a spade. Brilliant. teapawt.net/i/web/status/796366763… UnTrump My World
Conservative conference. Men in suits dominate the front row. Female voices Greening and Rudd, take charge on stage.
Image from RoJo (@CouncilManagers)
1
Conservative party conference. He's back! Pickles on the podium. Do councils miss him? @lgcplus
Image from RoJo (@CouncilManagers)
1
Dateline Birmingham. Conservative party conference. Jeremy Hunt prepares his speech. White shirt not looking that impressed. @RoyLilley
Image from RoJo (@CouncilManagers)
2
1
'The money will come from a clamp down on the inefficiencies of the internal market' hmm... @RoyLilley
1
1
Date line Liverpool. Labour Party conference. Momentum 'renationalise the NHS debate' in full swing. @RoyLilley
Image from RoJo (@CouncilManagers)
2
3
Shocking. French traffic police have just pulled this woman over. #BurkiniBan #TerroristsDoNotLoungeOnBeachesIdiots
Image from Stansaid Airport (@StansaidAirport)
5
61
3
79
Load more