I have made a pledge on pay. If elected, I will reduce the General Secretary salary by 25%. Pay rises should be voted on at AGM and should match what social workers themselves are receiving. Members' money deserves the same accountability we apply to public funds every day.

Social workers are remarkable at looking after everyone except themselves. A union that does not acknowledge the emotional weight of this work is not doing its job properly. Rest is a right, not a reward. I hope you are getting some today. #SocialWork #SocialWorker #SWUElection

I left school with one qualification. I found out years later that I have ADHD. I had a social worker as a young person and it gave me a way forward. I became a social worker because I cannot walk past injustice. That has never changed. #SWUElection #SocialWorker

Not its leadership. Its members.  I want to build a Social Workers Union where your voice genuinely shapes what we do and how we do it. Not just in a crisis but every single day.  Our strength comes from the ground. That is the whole strategy.  #SWUElection #SocialWorkersUnion

Huge thanks to Janet, a leading health and safety expert and trade union educator with 40 years' experience, who understands the risk to health of high caseloads and lone working. I am delighted to have her support.