Lisa Forbes

Believes in fairness, equity and social justice.
Trades Unionist. Previous MP for Peterborough.

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@johnprescott So saddened to read this. Sincerest condolence to all the family on your loss.
I had the great pleasure and honour to meet John and it was a great privilege.
#Kyoto #ClimateChange #Statesman #Leader.

[Chris Mullin @chrismullinexmp]

My article in today's Guardian:
https://t.co/1N1b2REA76

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@tony4rochdale I’m really sorry and sad to hear this news. Sincerest condolences to all of his family and friends.
Tony was a lovely man. A true gentleman. He was so kind to me.
May he rest peacefully.

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

Almost 20 years of under inflation pay rises have seen the employees of one of the world's wealthiest universities take industrial action after yet another real terms pay cut.
University of Cambridge
@Cambridge_Uni
@BBCCambs @Cambslive @HeartCambsNews
@BBCLookEast

[Unite London & Eastern @UniteLondonEast]

Prestige alone won't put food on the table or pay the bills of essential workers who play critical roles across the @Cambridge_Uni. It's time for fair compensation and respect for their dedication.

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@UniteLondonEast @Cambridge_Uni Cambridge University has eyewatering amounts of wealth and yet for over a decade employees have received below inflation pay rises.
It's time Cambridge University paid their workers a realistic wage increase!
You can well afford it!

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

💥Just launched!

Thames Water is collapsing. Tell the government to take it into public ownership PERMANENTLY and protect the public interest.

Sign our petition 👇
https://t.co/g0kPPpUVwc

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@SrColburn @LeftieStats Bureaucratic, costly to administer, and divisive. It's a sure-fire way to stigmatise a benefit and ensure those who contribute the most argue against its existence, when 'poorer families' need them to argue for it. But yes, OK, it suits your argument today.

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@smw_rn I'm so very sorry for your loss.
No words can fill the void, but I wanted to express my sorrow.

[Jamie Driscoll @JamieDriscollNE]

I’ve been barred from standing as North East Mayor by @UKLabour. No explanation has been given.
I’m proud to have created thousands of jobs, fought child poverty, built affordable homes and delivered our Green New Deal. I believe in democracy. Share if you do too. More to follow.

[Peterborough Telegraph @peterboroughtel]

Peterborough's Nathan 'Nyces' Murdoch completes stunning new mural 'on best wall in the city'
https://t.co/IzloGoW8gR

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

It's time to remove the profiteering and clean up our waterways.
Bring water back into public ownership now.

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

💩Private water companies have been dumping sewage and letting infrastructure crumble for over 30 years.

💧Sign the petition to bring water into public ownership!
https://t.co/w9BQfzo6hM

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@ruskin147 Digging a hole in the earth to lay in. It would have been a home to her whilst living on the streets. That's how they kept warm from the elements.
I have a Romanian dog, and he's come on in leaps and bounds since we got him.
I enjoy seeing Sophie's progress.

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

This should concern anyone interested in real democracy.

Revealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections https://t.co/PVIbuMfPLA

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@anastasia__mn I'd do it more of it wasn't for fast as lightning spiders 😬

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@Fez100 Oi,Darren, I'm a Lincolnite. I'd like to think a lot of good comes from that county, too. 😊 😅

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@Sachinettiyil It's difficult to imagine that such barbarity happened in living memory. Children alive today still recall the horrors that humans inflicted upon other humans, simply for being Jewish. #Holocaust

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@pboromikky I am very sorry to read this. I wish I could say something positive. Sending virtual hugs.

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

I've never met a worker who relishes going out on strike. They lose pay, and it scares people to do so. They do it in an act of desperation when just they can't make ends meet.
The government need to pay struggling workers what they deserve.

[Lisa Forbes @LisaForbes_]

@leftiavelli Thanks, I'll take that. Not much solidarity to be found lately 😊