The Forest of Dean Constituency Labour Party

We imagine a world built on justice and decency not privilege and austerity. We will make the case for change.

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

THREAD: Where are we in UK with cases, where are we going and should we care?

TLDR: nowhere good, somewhere worse, absolutely yes.

1/24 (yes, I know, another long one. Still worth a read I hope!)

[Lisa Nandy MP @lisanandy]

1/ Boris Johnson's record of failure threatens to derail the most important G7 in a generation. How has he managed to get us in such a mess?

[Kate Green 💙 @KateGreenSU]

This afternoon the @Conservatives have abstained on our children's futures.
They have let down children and young people once again.
And are refusing to engage with Labour’s bold proposals that would enable every child to achieve their potential.

[Lisa Nandy MP @lisanandy]

The UK is hosting the G7 summit, but it isn’t leading. Just think what we could achieve if we did.

[Dean Radio @dean_radio]

Dean Magazine Show, Friday, 6-8pm will feature extracts from the plaque unveiling’s at Cinderford, Parkend and Yorkley.

Plus interviews with guest speakers.

Thank you to Helen Chick and team at @forestersforest for an invite and a fantastic job well done.

[The Forest of Dean Constituency Labour Party @FoDLabourParty]

Keir Starmer again supporting an inquiry as he has done since April 2020 while week after week pushing on #PMQ on #PPE #Serco #Test&Trace #Isolation #NHS pay and funding Controlling border.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

A devastating admission.

Very serious allegations have been made against Boris Johnson and his handling of Covid.

No more delays. A public inquiry needs to start this summer.

https://t.co/xEgEm29Wtw

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

I find it breathtakingly bleak that in France, health workers who died in the pandemic are being awarded “died in service of the Republic” status, guaranteeing state financial obligations to their children.

Here?

Well, @BorisJohnson’s clapped us 😔

https://t.co/fFOLz1BpgD

[Janet Royall @LabourRoyall]

Schools set to lose £118m funding for poor pupils - BBC News https://t.co/9QkkjIrwgS

[Forest of Dean District Council @FoDDC]

This year's #EveryFlowerCounts 🌻 survey has started! If you’ve been taking part in #NoMowMay now’s the time to get counting the flowers that have been left to bloom in the garden. You can count from now until 31 May. Find out more👉🏻 https://t.co/m5SPVxZZjn #LetItBloomJune

[The Forest of Dean Constituency Labour Party @FoDLabourParty]

30% of children in the Forest of Dean living in poverty.
Hungry children do not learn.
Children without access to IT kit and cheap broadband do not have the means to learn.
Conservatives in power.
Tory policy not working for the #ForestofDean

https://t.co/vYWhwLE9gH

[Steve S-K @nursesteve82]

Day 5 of Dementia Action Week. Today the information bus is in Coleford, clock tower roundabout 10 - 1. Please get along if you can despite the weather to chat to my wonderful colleagues all things dementia. @GlosHealthNHS @One_Glos

[The Forest of Dean Constituency Labour Party @FoDLabourParty]

@trussliz @BorisJohnson There is more growing in Australia than lamb. Importation of ideas - helps us tread lightly on the planet. Importation of food WE GROW IN THE UK stamps very heavily over the planet.

Be on the #green side of history.
#ClimateAction

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

Huge climate strikes today across Australia. Tens of thousands of people. Soon the rest of the world will join in... #schoolstrike4climate #ClimateStrike

[The Forest of Dean Constituency Labour Party @FoDLabourParty]

@GavinWilliamson New exam question ‘Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.’ Discuss in relation to the current personalities of government.

[voicesfromtheforest @voicesfromfod]

We have been using the amazing Dennis Potter’s book The Changing Forest to benchmark our findings illustrated in our podcast series. Potter was born #OnThisDay in 1935. @forestersforest @andy_tooze @SarahEFranklin @FVAF2017 Hear them and his prose here: https://t.co/zaHPqs2Rgx

[The Forest of Dean Constituency Labour Party @FoDLabourParty]

@Han_Farmersboy Up and working. I really did try to stay in bed but....

[Dr Rosena @DrRosena]

We must strive for a world where the life of a Palestinian child is viewed as equal to that of our own children.

[Visit the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley @VisitDeanWye]

Looks fantastic 👏

[The Forest of Dean Constituency Labour Party @FoDLabourParty]

What did the big rose/allium/peony say to the little rose/allium/peony?

Hi bud!

[Bill Esterson @Bill_Esterson]

Big question for Boris Johnson, why wasn’t India on the red list much earlier?

[The Forest of Dean Constituency Labour Party @FoDLabourParty]

Fix social care
Fix affordable housing
Fix #hireandfire and jobs so people can afford decent housing
Fix test, trace and isolate to control outbreaks and imports

Nothing new.
Boris Johnson says he has a plan. Based on the past, it could be a while coming.

[Independent SAGE @IndependentSage]

"In the future, a key thing is going to be learning the lessons of under-resourcing and under-investment in key bits of our society."

@SusanMichie