I think the new SoS has to be a little careful of this rhetoric now that the campaigning phase is over. (I’m prepared to accept that the day after an election can still be called the campaigning phase…. just) 🧵
It is now the policy of the Government that our NHS is broken.
It will be the mission of my department, every member of this government, and the 1.4 million people who work in the NHS, to turn our health service around.
That work starts now.
It’s clear what he’s doing, it’s almost sensible. The manifesto said that Labour would “save” the NHS. Today’s language builds on that. In order to mend something, you need to find it in a broken state
He is now leading a service which employs 1.3m people. The fact that it is broken is not their fault (like prison officers, teachers and others. good people working in broken systems). His words matter to them. And if this becomes an ongoing narrative, morale will plummet.
@TPEassist Yeah, it was paid for by work. So that refund won’t come to me. If you have ticket acceptance on later services that should apply to earlier trains as well. The whole point is that I don’t want to be late.
@TPEassist your 16:15 from Leeds to Liverpool is scheduled to be 40min late. And you won’t let me travel on the earlier 16:00. I’ve had to buy a new ticket to avoid getting home late and missing bedtime. Pretty crap to be honest.
I’ve been overwhelmed by the support I’ve received to be Labour’s next parliamentary candidate here in Wirral West.
If you’re a member in Wirral West, please do get in touch to talk about how we can win for the Wirral, together. 🌹
The Wirral is my home and the place I love.
I’m grateful to have the support of members from across the Wirral for my campaign to be the next Labour candidate.
Wirral West will be a close election - but I know that with my experience and drive we can win it, together.
We stay silent when we fear or respect the power of others. Brilliant article on the importance of speaking truth to power: why leaders cannot hear what they need to hear. https://t.co/3GnI8OJBVD
🚇Our final services are now starting depart for the evening. https://t.co/FwvkTjOtJg
A normal Sunday service will be operation tomorrow.
Happy New Year from all of us at Merseyrail🎉🎉