Christine Gillies 💙

Lecturer in English & History. UCU member. Socialist. Covid-jabbed. Mask-wearer. Considerate towards others. Love life in Ramsbottom.

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

Still off work sick so I’ll be settling down to watch Whistle Down the Wind on @TalkingPicsTV Perfect. This is my granddaughter the last time it was on. Total fluke that their hair matches!

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@HiveHelper Just now! This is looking hopeful 👍🏻

[This is Rammy @thisisrammy]

You might recognise Little Blonde Bakes here:

Cost of living: 'No-one is going to pay £7 for a brownie' - BBC News https://t.co/1dnSYxugXb

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@thisisrammysite Geography doesn’t apply round here. It’s UP t’valley.

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@badlymadly Oh no. I hope you’re ok. It’s got one of our family again too but we’re negative. Thank goodness, after the last time!

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@furbabygirl So some want to go back to scrunching up newspapers to burn on their fire and sleeping with coats on the bed to keep warm because that’s what they did decades ago? I’m 64 and I don’t want to go back to that! Maybe they could also find a 5-year-old to clean their chimneys first.

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@badlymadly Same here. I’ve just had fruit salad for my dinner but we also have bacon in the fridge. It’s so cruel!

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@teacherwriterPJ Ah, yes. I had my red pen handy every time they sent a letter home. Good to see that they’re still on the ball, electronically, almost 20 years later.

[Angela Rayner @AngelaRayner]

Dominic Raab won’t approve but I did indeed go the opera last week (it cost me £62).

Tom Eisner, a working-class lad from Buxton near where I grew up kindly invited me. He’s been playing violin at Glyndebourne for 36 years.

Never let anyone tell you you’re not good enough. 🎻

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@shish2k @Ryanair @Ryanair I can’t change my email address either. Seems you have a problem that you need to fix.

[UCU Bury College @UCUBuryCollege]

Standing in solidarity with our sister FE branches in the NW who are preparing for further strike action due tomorrow and on Friday, ending with a march and rally in Manchester. Please go and show your support for their continued fight for fair pay! #FEPayUp #FEStrike @nw_ucu

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@AshleyF2610 @ridgebackpop They’re both grotesque and would spoil another couple.

[Jayne Gillies @openingthecage]

Just received a parking fine for overstaying by 15 mins at a fast food restaurant earlier this month. They were super busy and had long wait times on the day, yet have said it's nothing to do with them. £100 surcharge is a little excessive for a box meal, don't you agree? @kfc

[UCU Bury College @UCUBuryCollege]

Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there? Call 0800 689 5652 (National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK). Just two. Any two. Copy, not retweet.

[Marie Monaghan @MarieMonaghan10]

Damning investigation into Covid death finds Burnley College broke 'health and safety laws' https://t.co/OJSgLMbiNZ

@nw_ucu @hazardscampaign @ShellyAsquith @BurnleyUcu @thedalstonyears

[Pete 😷 #COVIDisAirborne @PeteUK7]

On recent dog walk, got chatting to a lady I'd met a few times:
Her: Are you holidaying abroad this year
Me: I can't because of Covid & immunosuppressed family members
Her: But Covid is over now
Me: 1 in 45 people are infected & 1,000 ppl a week dying
Her: Not now though
1/

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@AhmedKhattabUK They’re hopeless. Their GCSE English marks schemes are full of grammatical errors. I’m thinking of applying to be a proofreader.

[Christine Gillies 💙 @ChrisGillies]

@thisisrammysite Yet not unexpected! Let’s hope that people remember at the ballot box that he’s a waste of space.

[UCU North West @nw_ucu]

Breaking news!! Bury UCU win 6% pay rise, 3% plus £1,000 lump sum!!! Members vote by 75% to accept. @UCUManCollege @UcuHopwood @UCU_OLDHAM @UCUCoLC @BurnleyUcu

[UCU North West @nw_ucu]

May 18th - strike day in NW FE Colleges. Pickets and strike committees are being organised. Some employers willing to attend ACAS, at least one Final Offer on the table. £1,000s pouring into Hardship Fund. @UcuHopwood @BurnleyUcu @UCU_OLDHAM @UCUBuryCollege @UCUManCol

[UCU Bury College @UCUBuryCollege]

Absolutely wonderful show of solidarity from Unison North West, which is massively appreciated by all of our comrades here in FE. Thank you so much from all of us ✊️💪👏 @NorthWestUNISON @BurnleyUcu @UcuHopwood @UCU_OLDHAM @UCUCoLC @DrJoGrady @nw_ucu @NigelUNI #FEStrike