A mother, wife and writer. Can be found in the NE of England or whichever fantastical world my current work in progress is set in.
#ChapterBookPrize Winner 2020
I’m appalled by scenes from Sunderland. Make no mistake, if your response to tragedy is to use it to commit violence, to abuse others, attack the Police and damage property you stand for nothing except thuggery. It’s not protest. It’s crime and disorder. You don’t speak for Sunderland. You don’t speak for this region. Those grieving in Southport will take no comfort from this.
Tory MP update
Of the last 4 Tory Prime Ministers ONLY Rishi Sunak mentions that he is Conservative
Liz Truss - no mention of Conservative
Boris Johnson - no mention of Conservative
Theresa May - no mention of Conservative
How ashamed of their party are they?
Dear @Conservatives,
13 years ago you inherited the #1 ranked healthcare system on the planet and look what you've done. We now have the longest GP, A&E, and cancer waiting times in NHS history. You don't deserve power, you deserve prison.
#SOSNHS
Here’s my payslip as a first year doctor in 2005, next to a first year doctor colleague’s in 2023. 18 years later, their take home salary is less than mine was. I lived for free in hospital accommodation and had a fraction of their student loan.
#JuniorDoctorsStrike
"Do you really care about the NHS? Will you keep the NHS as it was always intended to be? Prove it to us."
This is what nursing staff would say to PM @RishiSunak if they had one minute with him.
It's exactly what has led to the #RCNStrike.
RT in solidarity with nursing.
At some point in all our lives we will be kept alive by a nurse. Morally and practically we should pay them properly. Yet my nursing colleagues have had a decade of real terms pay cuts - I support the #nursingstrike - it’s not about politics it’s about public health. Some say…
When you put Shell's £32 Billion profits into perspective(Not defending it's obscene) :
Test & Trace £37 Billion
EU divorce bill £45 Billion
PPE & Furlough write off £13 Billion
Sunak hedge error £11.3 Billion
HS2 £150 Billion
Brexit lost tax revenue £40 Billion per year.
Etc
It's funny that the media is so outraged by pupils missing school tomorrow so that teachers can strike for a fair wage... Are very happy for schools to be closed an extra day for the King's coronation.
#Brexit is a self inflicted economic wound.
It was built on lies & they’re still lying - refusing to face the facts - Brexit is bad for Britain.
At the v least we should be joining the single market & customs union.
Best of all - we need to be back in the EU