'Nothing is too good for ordinary people.' Trade union campaigner inspired anew!
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Lucy Shaddock retweeted
the phrase 'learning curve' is interestingly misunderstood, people tend to say things like "that has a steep learning curve" to imply that something is hard to learn. but actually the steep learning part is the good part. a hard to learn thing has a long and flat early stage
Lucy Shaddock retweeted
The level of disrespect on display here is staggering. Care work is skilled work. Migrant care workers are skilled workers. *Every* care worker is a skilled professional. Thank God they are no longer sat around the Cabinet table
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1971: Highbury's housewives welcomed the return of the football season. Women from the local area discussed the benefits of getting the menfolk out of the house.
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When cars took over the roads, they didn’t just curtail kids’ freedom; they also made life much harder for grown-ups, @stephmurrayyyy writes: theatlantic.com/family/archi…
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Watch this. Do not look away.
Palestinian civilians forced to flee again & again as Israel bombs again & again houses already destroyed & even the so-called humanitarian zone it had previously told them to flee to.
Violence without end, without morals, without humanity, for what?
Devastating scenes of terrified children fleeing Israel’s renewed assault on Khan Younis
“We saw many dead bodies, we don’t know where are parents are now”
Filmed for us by brave Palestinian journalists on the ground
With @YousefHammash @hilamay_
Lucy Shaddock retweeted
Thames Water cannot be held accountable by the public
You can't make them go on the BBC
You can't switch company if you're a customer
You can't unelect them
You can't say no to boss's bonus (£195k) or planned bill rises (59%)
But the government can and should NATIONALISE them
Thames Water keeps declining to speak to us on the programme to address customers’ concerns, so we put this invitation to them directly on air, again, this evening on @BBCLondonNews
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Here is Sam Thornton, one of our brilliant @unisontheunion care worker members in today's Guardian, talking about a Fair Pay Agreement and a National Care Service
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As James Timpson takes up office, there is much talk about the value of ‘second chances’. Some reflections are decent and positive; others are ill-informed and unkind. But it is worth remembering that there are large numbers of people in prison who never had a FIRST chance.
Lucy Shaddock retweeted
“We need way more power being built. We need people out of advocacy mode, out of mobilizing mode and into really serious organizing.”— Jane McAlevey, a major voice in labor, died today.
Jane had many pieces with In These Times. Most recent was this Q&A.
inthesetimes.com/article/jan…
Lucy Shaddock retweeted
📢 AN A-Z OF HOW BRITAIN CAME TO DESPISE THE #TORIES. As we head to the polls this Thursday, here’s a handy alpha-list of reminders of why we should all vote the #Tories out. Please share widely. Thank You!
#VoteTactically #GTTO @Max12to1 🧵
Lucy Shaddock retweeted
It's time to call out these comments. When I started my career, the BBC called a programme I went on, about debt crisis "Hey Big Spender" - I objected. The biggest cause of debt crisis was change of circumstance.
Since we've had a pandemic, cost of living crisis, mental health crisis. People lose jobs, lose partners, lose legs. People get cancer, have mental health breakdowns, get disabilities that stop them working.
The idea that everyone can have enough saved to bring up a child when they have a child (ie £100,000s) is ludicrous. The idea that we should live in a society where there is no underlying support for people who need it, is dystopian.
While there will be a few who desire to be on benefits. I suspect its very much the minority. A huge chunk of those getting Universal Credit are IN WORK. A majority of those getting child benefit are IN WORK.
This was about a late payment for money many rely on. Show some bloody compassion!
Lucy Shaddock retweeted
some Irish primary school kids made a tune and there is zero legitimate reason for it to go this hard holy shit
✨🎵 “I searched for my spark and I found it” ✨🎵
Cruinniú na nÓg, Europe’s only national free day of creativity for young people is back, with over 1,000 free activities, taking place on Saturday, June 15. 🎉
#CruinniuNaNog - an initiative of @creativeirl, supported by @rte
Lucy Shaddock retweeted
FYI... We have 152k vacancies in the care sector and a government that has done nothing to reform it, improve access to care or pay care workers fairly. These are not serious people.
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Perhaps because we've spent so long dehumanising asylum seekers this doesn't have the impact it should.
What if the government decided it will no longer abide by maternity law? Your right to counsel? Child slavery laws? How is it different?
BREAKING: Rishi Sunak 'crystal clear' he will 'ignore' international law to get asylum seekers sent to Rwanda
news.sky.com/story/rishi-sun…
Lucy Shaddock retweeted
'Fiscal rules' is a handy phrase for politicians. Will you tackle poverty? Will you give workers a pay rise? No, I have to follow the rules!
They aren't rules. They are the priorities of politicians. Every tax & spend decision a Government makes is a conscious political choice.
Lucy Shaddock retweeted
Still looking for a New Year's resolution? Here's 10 things you can start doing right now to make a difference to the UK's inequality ✨right now ✨
ALT An infographic with 10 ways individuals can make a difference to the UK's inequality. Open the screen-readable PDF with clickable links here: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/files/IndividualManifesto23.pdf
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I genuinely believe Euston is a social experiment created to see how far you can push the British public
BREAKING: Chaos has erupted at London Euston station after all trains have been cancelled due to a fault on the line
Our thoughts go out to anyone trying to get home for Christmas
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