Ed Large (@ed_largey) header
Ed Large (@ed_largey) profile picture

Ed Large

@ed_largey

Dad, Head of Volunteering & Community Engagement, Watford FC fan, obsessive reader, amateur astronomer, fair weather surfer. Views are my own.

Joined February 2018
  • Tweets856
  • Following514
  • Followers420
50Media
Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)Photo by Ed Large (@ed_largey)
Today I joined the #TheBigHelpOut with millions of others to celebrate the contribution of volunteers to our communities. My Labour government will work with communities across Britain to deliver the change our country needs. @TheBigHelpOut24
Keir Starmer pictured volunteering for the Big Help Out

ALT Keir Starmer pictured volunteering for the Big Help Out

Keir Starmer picture volunteering for the Big Help Out

ALT Keir Starmer picture volunteering for the Big Help Out

421
289
30
2,132
142,075
“It’s been a humbling experience to witness the resilience of these families and to play a part in their journey towards brighter futures.” Heida volunteers with the Barnardo’s Stronger Together Family Wellbeing. To find out how you can volunteer, visit bit.ly/3Xb3TGO
A smiling person wearing a white headscarf, patterned dress, and a cardigan, standing in front of a fence with a fountain in the background.

ALT A smiling person wearing a white headscarf, patterned dress, and a cardigan, standing in front of a fence with a fountain in the background.

3
11
1,027
Doesn’t take someone who has devoted their career to facilitating volunteering, and engaging / supporting volunteers to point this out, but here it goes: Volunteering is voluntary…
7
218
Ending the two-child limit ‘sibling penalty’ on benefit payments would immediately lift 250,000 children out of poverty. We urge all political parties to make this a top priority. bit.ly/4aB3j8e
Keir Starmer says Labour would scrap two child cap 'in an ideal world'

Keir Starmer says Labour would scrap two child cap 'in an ideal world'

Starmer has faced repeated calls from anti-poverty campaigners to ditch the hated Tory policy.

dailyrecord.co.uk
8
6
639
The next government should pass a law within 100 days that would commit to eradicating child poverty for good Proud we @childrensociety stand with our friends @NSPCC @barnardos @actnforchildren @ncbtweets #ChildrenAtTheTable @tobyhelm theguardian.com/society/arti…

Next government urged to wake up to UK’s ‘shocking’ levels of child poverty

Charities call for law within first 100 days after general election to ensure annual rises in the financial help parents receive

theguardian.com
2
14
2
40
9,418
Love this! Labour wants to lower voting age, Starmer confirms bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-polit… via @BBCNews
1
3
93
Ahead of the #GeneralElection, it is crucial that the needs of babies, children and young people are prioritised. We want to work with all UK parties to put #ChildrenAtTheTable. Read the joint statement from Children’s Charities Coalition CEOs: bit.ly/4dQuXkr
This image features a bold, colourful graphic with the message "It's time to give children a seat at the table." prominently displayed in central, large white text against a purple background. Below this main text, logos of various organisations, including Children at the Table, Action for Children, Barnardo's, NSPCC, The National Children's Bureau and The Children's Society are arranged in a neat row. The overall design is simple yet impactful, emphasising the importance of including children in decision-making processes.

ALT This image features a bold, colourful graphic with the message "It's time to give children a seat at the table." prominently displayed in central, large white text against a purple background. Below this main text, logos of various organisations, including Children at the Table, Action for Children, Barnardo's, NSPCC, The National Children's Bureau and The Children's Society are arranged in a neat row. The overall design is simple yet impactful, emphasising the importance of including children in decision-making processes.

5
8
1,046
‘I’ve called a general election by mistake’
Image from Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social (@TobyonTV)
95
2,602
133
14,118
780,491
Good luck and Godspeed to all the emergency podcasters.
14
35
2
1,376
136,726
“Empathy and understanding from people in power would go a long way in helping young people like me.” Children deserve safer, happier, and healthier childhoods. @RachelReevesMP met with youngsters from two of our services for the #ChildrenAtTheTable tour. bit.ly/4bpR93g
37
115
7
454
52,037
Labour GAIN Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner from the Conservatives - congratulations to Sarah Taylor🌹
Graphic with red background and Union flag with copy: Labour gain Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner

ALT Graphic with red background and Union flag with copy: Labour gain Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner

54
230
43
1,798
107,767
Norfolk coloured in red. There’s a rare but beautiful sight. 🥹
3
146
This is a really quiet shocking piece of misinformation and divisive political mud slinging.
Conservatives (@Conservatives) profile pictureConservatives
@Conservatives25 Mar 2024
FACT: London under Labour has become a crime capital of the world 🥀
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, did not 'seize power' he was elected by voters bbc.co.uk/news/election/… bbc.co.uk/news/election/…
2
196
Today’s Budget announcement wasn’t good enough. We’re happy to see the Household Support Fund extended, but this still leaves many facing a cliff-edge in September. We wrote to the Chancellor with @jrf_uk @childrensociety @TrussellTrust & 120 others orgs about this in February.
Image from Barnardo’s (@barnardos)
2
26
4
40
7,901
A beautiful encapsulation of two completely different schools of rhetoric. And two very different ages of American politics separated by only a couple of years. @RestIsPolitics
Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) profile pictureJon Cooper 🇺🇸
@joncoopertweets1 Feb 2024
Posting this today because it’s my birthday and this video makes me laugh. 🥳😂😁
67
624
25
3,285
472,349
How to kill off a floundering economy (and the NHS).
Conservatives (@Conservatives) profile pictureConservatives
@Conservatives4 Dec 2023
🚨 BREAKING: @RishiSunak just announced the biggest ever cut in net migration. Here’s how 👇
Image from Conservatives (@Conservatives)
198
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling that plans to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda while their claims are processed are unlawful, our charities are calling on the UK Government to reconsider their approach and ensure all children arriving in the UK are safe and protected.
Barnardo’s (@barnardos) profile pictureBarnardo’s
@barnardos15 Nov 2023
Following the announcement that the Government’s Rwanda policy is unlawful, head below to read our joint reaction statement with the biggest children’s organisations in the UK: bit.ly/3FZmA6h
Image from Barnardo’s (@barnardos)
2
17
46
6,456
The inevitable. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-polit…
3
80
Ed Large retweeted
Crisis (@crisis_uk) profile picture
Crisis@crisis_uk4 Nov 2023
Sleeping on the streets is NOT a lifestyle choice. We don’t have nearly enough affordable homes, rents are soaring and this is leaving people destitute and forced to sleep rough. This is a consequence of poverty. And poverty in this country has been exacerbated by policy choices
Suella Braverman (@SuellaBraverman) profile pictureSuella Braverman
@SuellaBraverman4 Nov 2023
The British people are compassionate. We will always support those who are genuinely homeless. But we cannot allow our streets to be taken over by rows of tents occupied by people, many of them from abroad, living on the streets as a lifestyle choice. 1/4
67
2,543
56
9,786
774,819
Load more