George Lavery

Neighbourhood Organiser for Living Rent, Scotland's Tenants Union

[George Lavery @LivingRent_GL]

Tenants getting screwed over at a time of national crisis - ask yourselves...

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It was a pleasure chapping doors last night with Living Rent's new Edinburgh organiser Sinéad McNulty. She's evidently got a way with people as one of the first Shawlands tenants we spoke to generously invited us... https://t.co/iAZDXBE8Ww

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Not sure if this pounding headache is a result of the tonsillitis or from the revelation that this is a genuine business that exists. With premises in four major UK cities according to their website.

To be... https://t.co/1OqRnW0RVw

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Some reeeally interesting and useful maps here for your delectation.

Handy simple stuff like closest recycle points to you and closest public toilets (there's just 22... https://t.co/PuATseZfXK

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Sunshine and good vibes today for the stall at Communi-T in the Park. Must have done us a favour as we got several folk signing up as Living Rent members and a lot of support for the campaign against the Council's cuts to cleansing services. Beautiful. ☀️

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Saturday was the culmination of a month of real graft from Living Rent Govan members which has seen the branch:

🐀 Mobilise the community around a widespread issue
🥊 Win an agreement to discuss our demands with... https://t.co/wgNbF0iIpS

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📢 Progress in Govan Bins Campaign! 📢

Last week Govan residents and cleansing workers united in a day of action to demonstrate and protest the depth of the problems caused by Glasgow City Council's budget cuts.... https://t.co/1pvsr0wj5Q

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URGENT: help needed solving the transport of rubbish for tomorrow's Bins, Rats and Rubbish - Govan Day of Action

Best solution seems to be hiring a small goods trailer with a cage. That's the easy part. The hard... https://t.co/vlTeDkeyj1

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A question for the creatively gifted - if someone wanted to create a giant rat out of rubbish, how exactly might they go about this task? 🤔

My favourite bodypart suggestion so far is a traffic cone nose. What else have yous got...?

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Tune in to Sunny Govan Community Radio 103.5 in 10 minutes (12:30pm this afternoon) to hear my discussion with James Holloway on how Living Rent Govan is building power for tenants across the area!

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This issue is a source of huge frustration to a lot of people in Govan and rightly so. No-one should have to live around rats.

Too often the blame is either heaped on the overworked and underpaid cleansing... https://t.co/jxQdJsd60t

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Fresh demands on Glasgow City Council to act as threat of evictions looms nearer.

Anti-eviction campaigners threaten to ‘Lock-in’ Glasgow City Council as refugees crisis rumbles on:

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