Steve Donkin

VCS Development Consultant, Lib Dem Councillor for Pallion,Ford & Millfield,Volunteer,retired right arm bowler and all round good egg! Views my own😉

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

@Nigel_Farage Thank God I missed it!

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

Do you want to join the VCAS Team?

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

With 26 categories in the #openarmsawards for both large and small groups why not spend a few quiet Sunday minutes voing for your #EverydayHeroes in Sunderlands Vcs?

https://t.co/YYpwsr9Ism

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

Ladies and gentlemen, this is hypocrisy manifest.

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

I hear Jamie Driscoll put out a statements yesterday that said "The role of a councillor is to be a shop steward for the community inside the Council, not a cheerleader for the Council inside the community." Too many of our elected members in Sunderland forget this methinks.

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

Another great Unity in the Community this weekend at the Arts Centre in Washington. Thanks to Matt, Dan, Duncan and Chris at the Centre for their support.

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

@PaulEdgeworth In Co Durham, the very heart of its history, Labour went to just 4 Cllrs. That doesn't only speak of national failures but also of regional arrogance over very many years. If the public trust you they'll more likely than not vote for you.

[Paul Edgeworth @PaulEdgeworth]

Emma saying what Sunderland Labour councillors are thinking - but what their Keir Starmer and Kim McGuinness Yes Man Leader Michael Mordey refuses to let them say...

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

Wonder what would happen if one day in spring 2025 Sunderland's independent VCS got together with national, regional and local experts and stakeholders to discuss how local communities could and should be supported? Wonder no more, register at https://t.co/DonCtY92IS.

[Wearside Lib Dems @WearsideLibDem]

A Lib Dem plan to slash councillor allowances & expenses by £100,000s has been voted down by Sunderland Labour - who voted to give themselves pay rise instead!

Labour say there's no money for local services, but can afford to give themselves a pay hike!

https://t.co/SmDJkvDbxG

[Paul Edgeworth @PaulEdgeworth]

Sunderland Labour councillors voted this evening to give themselves a pay rise!

At the same time as hiking Council Tax, making cuts & dipping further into allowances...

(Lib Dems voted against a pay rise and proposed further cuts to excessive allowances, which Labour blocked)

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

I don't know, what is happening today? Is it the sound of the regions transport hubs grinding to a halt because of a long term failure to maintain vital infrastructure?

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

@PaulEdgeworth They make an odd pear!

[Paul Brodowski#𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙊𝙪𝙩 @PaulMoo55796658]

@SaulStaniforth Well they're all good talkers who are the opposite once in power....

[VCAS 20/20 @VCAS73]

Tis the season to sort out your funding strategy for 2025. Come along and meet with the regions funders. Don't miss out Click Here to book your slot NOW!! https://t.co/sU23aePUUw

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

An amazing day that proves Sunderland's independent VCS is so much more than the sum of its parts.

[VCAS 20/20 @VCAS73]

This is the final week to complete VCAS annual survey that tests the health of Sunderland's independent VCS. If your an independent VCS group then make your voice heard here!

https://t.co/XJMDheanQ9

[Steve Donkin @boyd0761]

Is there anyway I can get Alexa to tell me when there's NOT a flood alert in effect?

[ITVPolitics @ITVNewsPolitics]

'It was a hard one to turn down... one of my children was keen to go'

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson explains why she accepted free @taylorswift13 tickets earlier this year

@bphillipsonMP is in Liverpool for the @UKLabour party conference

[Rebekka @rebekkarnold]

This marketing video for the Royal Armouries in Leeds has made my day. 😂