Robert Owen

Retired teacher.

[Beth Rigby @BethRigby]

Andy Burnham has suggested he could delay his free national care service well into the 2030s to avoid having to raise taxes to fund it.

Speaking on Wednesday, the prime minister acknowledged that savings from the scrapping of the current pensions triple lock would not fund his social care reform plans until later in the next decade.

Costings published by the government on Wednesday estimate the pensions policy will save £15bn a year in cash terms by 2039-40, rising to £50bn by 2049-50, equivalent to £11bn and £30bn in current prices.

Burnham said that “savings on that scale would be enough to pay for social care, but obviously they’re not released immediately”.

Asked by Sky News if tax rises would be required, he said: “No, because there’s a different way of doing it. If you delay the date of introduction and you introduce a national care service progressively.”
https://t.co/cQqDlYiziK

[McGill's Buses @mcgillswest]

🏆 Huge congratulations to Pummy Hadebe, named Frontline Employee / Community Champion of the Year at the UK National Transport Awards!

Pummy was recognised after helping safely deliver a baby on her Service 23.

We’re incredibly proud.

Read more: https://t.co/mvHMKv6tNs

[Paul Sweeney MSP @PaulJSweeney]

The @JohnSmithCentre Parliamentary Internship Programme opens for applications tomorrow! 📢

It’s a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a political environment and develop valuable skills.

Good luck to everyone applying!🤞
https://t.co/bGKQLP5TXV

[PeatWorrier @PeatWorrier]

Nelson Mandela statue in Glasgow to be unveiled next week. Where else but in Nelson Mandela Place? Hadn't heard this was happening. https://t.co/TgACQhWH8p

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@michaeljmarra If only the PM had engaged positively instead of using the death of his father to try to score a political point.

[McGill's Buses @mcgillswest]

Recruitment Drop-In

Join us at our Inchinnan depot on 1 October, 4pm–8pm to chat with the team and find out more about our current vacancies.

Can’t make it? View our latest vacancies
👉https://t.co/9Hu3Kf7fcB

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@NeilBibby I thought that Labour wanted the SNP to stop talking about independence! 🤷‍♂️

[Rabbi Jeff @RabbiJeffx]

An Israeli Foreign Ministry official just openly called for a terror attack on Ireland.

[Sarahh @Sarahhuniverse]

Poor Kid 😁😁😁

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@afneil How long is a generation?

See you in 2029.

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@ashcowburn And at the end of six months do they sack them and employ a new disabled youngster? And on and on and on ........

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@PaulJSweeney @JoeJFagan I would suggest that @ScottishLabour is equally guilty of using this situation for self serving political ends. As you say, it has involved complex issues, for both Labour and SNP Council since Glasgow, and has not been easy to resolve, as can also be seen in Birmingham.

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@CllrMooney @ScottishLabour answer to equal pay, ignore it and leave it to another party to clear up and fund.

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@IanMurrayMP At least the Scottish government are being honest with their data. Why is the Westminster government trying to conceal the true situation in England?

https://t.co/PoE8812PyS

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@Annemarieward @Favor At least the Scottish statistics are honest.

https://t.co/PoE8812hJk

[UWS @UniWestScotland]

Are you a talented singer looking to develop your voice? The £3000 Paisley Abbey Choral Scholarship offers world-class training and the chance to join a globally celebrated choir.

Find out more and submit your application: https://t.co/cE501qHVdo

Closing date: 25 September

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@mgshanks Meanwhile in England they are massaging the statistics.

https://t.co/PoE8812hJk

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@BBCScotlandNews Meanwhile in England ......

https://t.co/PoE8812hJk

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Just imagine for a moment if the Iranian president stood up at the UN, imagine if Ahmadinejad had come to the UNGA, and said: “Do I annihilate the Jewish state, and do it quickly? Do I drive Israel into hell?”

Imagine the Western and global and media response and outcry.

[Robert Owen @Dominie1771]

@mtc654 @realcolinquinn Trains to Ayrshire and Inverclyde run through Paisley Gilmour Street Station. That is why it would be more convenient to take the 757 bus to Paisley that stops at the train station. No need to go into Glasgow.