Sam Smethers

CEO at Surviving Economic Abuse. Former Fawcett Society & Grandparents Plus CEO. Views my own.

[Sam Smethers @Samsmethers]

Huge respect to you @NatalieFleetMP both for the work you have already done for #victimsurvivors and for the decision you have made now. Leading the way with your lived experience has made such a difference. Thank you from all of us @SEAresource .

[Natalie Fleet MP @NatalieFleetMP]

Honour of lifetime to be Minister for Safeguarding.

Quickly found contents overwhelmingly triggering.

Did bravest thing I’ve ever done & told PMs team I sadly couldn’t stay.

Victims deserve someone at their best.

I wish my successor well & will do all I can to support them.

[Sam Smethers @Samsmethers]

Great to have you back as EST @LucyRigby. @SEAresource is looking forward to progressing the implementation of the #Financialinclusion strategy with you.

[Lucy Rigby KC MP @LucyRigby]

Honoured & very happy to be asked by Prime Minister @andyburnham to serve as Economic Secretary to @hmtreasury & City Minister.

A privilege to join Chancellor @JohnHealey_MP’s team & straight into work this morning to get behind the desk! ☕️

[Harriet Harman @HarrietHarman]

Impossible to overstate the importance of Jenni Murray to the movement of women that changed our politics, economy & our society; that changed our lives. She was the broadcasting wing of the women’s movement. We all owe her. RIP. https://t.co/7h2gLI9qqh

[Rooted Finance @RootedFinance]

In the second instalment of Rooted In Money, @Samsmethers , CEO of @SEAresource , exposes how the financial system is weaponised against survivors. #RootedinMoney #EconomicAbuse #debt

[Lucy Rigby KC MP @LucyRigby]

A financial inclusion update…

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[Lucy Rigby KC MP @LucyRigby]

I’m really delighted that @Samsmethers, CEO of @SEAresource is joining the Committee — putting victim-survivors’ experiences at the heart of our work.

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[Gina @ginamartinuk]

Gisèle Pelicot wrote in her memoir that if Dominique hadn’t been arrested for upskirting, she may not have survived his abuse. The 51 men convicted for raping her wouldn’t have been caught either.

I realised how my work had been part of helping save her life. I was overwhelmed

[Al Gore @algore]

Reverend Jesse Jackson’s vision for society was rooted in hope. To him, hope was not a lofty, nebulous ideal of a better future, it was grounded in the reality, the hardships, and the struggles each of us experience as we walk through life. It was the freedom to shape your own destiny.

Driven by hope and fueled by his deep love for humanity and an unshakable commitment to the cause of justice, Jesse Jackson never stopped fighting for civil rights and dignity for all. I was also moved by the early role he played as an essential moral voice in the struggle against the climate crisis and environmental racism.

He and I were opponents in the 1988 presidential primaries, but in the years following that competition, we became close friends and allies. As we mourn his loss and reflect on his legacy, let his words that reverberated in the halls of the 1988 Democratic Convention reverberate in our hearts:

“Wherever you are tonight, you can make it. Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but the morning comes. Don't you surrender. Suffering breeds character, character breeds faith. In the end faith will not disappoint…. Keep hope alive.”

[Sharon Grant @London74Grant]

RIP Jesse. Remembering your visit to Haringey and your great friendship with Bernie.⁦

[Harriet Harman @HarrietHarman]

Seems like the major errors in the appointment of 2 men (Mandelson/Doyle) are the pretext to unleash the trashing of a woman (@AntoniaRomeoUK ). Failing to conduct due diligence on men doesn’t justify hounding a woman. Mysogeny having a field day right here! It needs to stop!

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

I first met Rev. Jesse Jackson when I was a new MP in 1987. He was very smart, warm and hugely charismatic.
A direct connection to the great era of civil rights.
RIP.

[Age UK Campaigns @ageukcampaigns]

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[Sam Smethers @Samsmethers]

Huge, loud yes to this.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

NEW: Furious female Labour MPs have told Keir Starmer to appoint a woman as his de facto deputy to oversee a “complete culture change” in Downing Street after a series of scandals they say exposed a No 10 “boy’s club”.

Harriet Harman urged the PM to revive the role of first secretary of state, a post previously occupied by Peter Mandelson under Gordon Brown. But she insisted the role must be held by a woman to “transform the political culture in government around women and girls”.

Full story by @LexyTopping

https://t.co/xc8Tjbzz6k

[Proudmans @proudmanslaw]

The High Court has made clear that how the Family Court handles allegations of parental alienation and domestic abuse is a matter of public interest. Dr Charlotte Proudman, barrister and founder of Proudmans represented Jessica Bradley, journalist, in a landmark ruling.

[Proudmans @proudmanslaw]

Misogyny in the family courts is not confined to one case or one judge. It is systemic, and it shapes how women’s evidence is treated, assessed, and dismissed. Dr Charlotte Proudman has acted in a series of landmark cases that exemplify this.

[Sam Smethers @Samsmethers]

So pleased to see this from Mary-Ann Stephenson and agree 100%. Time to defend #humanrights and stop demonising #migrants and #asylumseekers. @EHRC https://t.co/TTMFQjveg6

[dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 @dave43law]

Always loved Cher

That now just moved up a level 🤣🤣

[David Challen @David_Challen]

Training teachers to spot early signs of misogyny in boys matters. But £20m and a helpline to support teenagers will not halve MVAWG without serious, sustained investment across schools, services and action on the role social media plays.
➡️ https://t.co/Gd82sPEyBl

[Surviving Economic Abuse @SEAresource]

“For the first time, the VAWG strategy includes commitments to tackle economic abuse.” -@Samsmethers

This is a significant milestone, driven by our campaigning alongside survivors and partners.

Now the government must deliver sustainable funding for specialist services and work with us to protect all survivors, including migrant women, and hold abusers to account.

https://t.co/E2hstcpOSu

[Sam Smethers @Samsmethers]

@Dannythefink And I am so sorry for what you and so many others are going through.

[Sam Smethers @Samsmethers]

Love and solidarity @Dannythefink. Yes we do have your back. There is always a light even in the darkest of times. X
https://t.co/4eiBXdr4AY