Brian Lafferty

socialist, trade unionist and fan of the famous Glasgow Celtic

[Liverpool @1185City]

'Celtic: Scottish Football's Aristocrats' 1980 documentary. Visit to Celtic Park 'Paradise'. Beating Inter Milan in 1967 Champions League Final. Lisbon Lion Bobby Lennox. Manager Billy McNeill & striker Johnny Doyle. Ewan McColl sings Dirty Old Town. Billy Connolly. The Gorbals

[Craig Anderson @cwu_scotland]

⁦@RoyalMail⁩ Chief Executive is misleading the public.

Only one of four trial sites in Scotland were successful.

This is a Company and Service in Crisis.

This man is a danger ⚠️ to your Postal Service https://t.co/KyzBkesBDh

[Brian Lafferty @brianlafferty8]

@keiron_ A 2/3 days before the game is what I’ve been hearing. 🍀🍀

[Brian Lafferty @brianlafferty8]

@Stephen4_2 Unusual to see him with the number 9 on the shorts. Any idea who the Celtic player behind him is?

[Brian Lafferty @brianlafferty8]

@PostmanCarson 😂😂😂

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

To understand how superficial this Labour win is you only need to zoom out.

After 14 years in office, the Tories are truly spent. They have nothing to offer. Redolent of Blair’s win in 1997, a well-fed show pig would have won.

But party backers and strategists understand the importance of breaks in power that allow for party consolidation and reinvention — but only provided that power doesn’t fall to candidates that will challenge the status quo during those breaks.

The Tories were going to eventually lose — this is the perfect time, for them, to do so.

In practice, the Tories handing the reins to a Labour Party that broadly supports all the same policies is a win for those the Tories represent — the ruling class. They know that eventually us plebs have to see a term or two under a different government to appease us, but they know Starmer won’t challenge their wealth and power and privilege during this period.

In fact, they’re so chuffed that Starmer is their man, versus someone like Corbyn who’d have taxed the shit out of them to help reduce inequality, that they’re out in their droves supporting him.

And so it goes: the veneer of democracy is upheld while nothing material will change.

So, no, this is not a win for the common person; on the contrary, it’s a win for those who oppress us. And anyone celebrating this is a useful idiot, naively greasing the wheels of our shared exploitation.

[Celtic Shorts News Feed @CelticStarMag]

Experiencing Estadio National 57 years after Celtic’s greatest triumph https://t.co/wAeg9RWjPl

[Brian Lafferty @brianlafferty8]

@FCBSpooky_ And if my auntie had bollocks she'd be my uncle. But she doesn't, so she's not 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Shelly M @ShellyAsquith]

Calling women trade union members...

Could you be a health and safety rep in your workplace?

We are running free, online, half-day courses. Giving you the chance to find out about the role and think about what a difference you could make!

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

Never mind National Service

NEVER forget the VIP PPE LANE

Here's Part 12 of my series with @goodlawproject
Another horror story of Tories and Sunak funnelling money to their "associates"

@RachelReevesMP will appoint a Covid CORRUPTION Commissioner 👍🏼👍🏼

[Kate Osborne @KateOsborneMP]

Royal Mail is taking Millions in profit and still attempting to reduce our postal service.

People can only afford second class stamps!

If Royal Mail succeed in downgrading the USO - workers pay, conditions & jobs and our vital community service will be dismantled for profit.

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

📮Royal Mail was sold off on the promise that privatisation would improve the service.

They must take us for fools! Now Ofcom is consulting on reducing the service we get.

Take 5 mins to reply to the consultation by April 3. #takeroyalmailback⬇️https://t.co/4wqvNxtEEp

[Celts for Change @ForCelts]

If you are a share holder and would like to see improvement in Referee standards please check out the resolution below 👇and get involved, it is hoped that season ticket holders will be able to get involved as well.
https://t.co/AeMBL5Arv9

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

“We arranged for nurses to have a very good pay rise” says @RishiSunak

It was a crappy real terms pay cut & nurses rejected his derisory offer - more than 100,000 @theRCN members voted in favour of extending NHS nursing strikes in England but due to draconian trade union laws turnout in that ballot didn’t meet the required threshold

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

NEWS ⁦- FUJITSU

Since 2019 Post Office Ruling where judge said he would refer Fujitsu to the DPP,
Tory Govt has given Fujitsu
£4.9 BILLION of solo & joint public-sector contracts
inc £3.6 billion AFTER SUNAK BECAME CHANCELLOR.

An insult to all 😡 https://t.co/5FdHoSohQ5

[Dave Ward @DaveWardGS]

I’ve not seen this mentioned elsewhere yet but the government has a direct seat on the Post Office Board plus another through its investment group.

That’s two individuals who have overseen and done absolutely nothing about this whole scandal.

Please RT

@carolvorders

[Hail Hail History 🍀 @hailhailhistory]

Welcome to the latest virtual Celtic tour (following yesterday's walk).

This time we are looking at the Bhoys’ links in the Queen’s Park area of Glasgow.

Learn more about various southside locations connected to Celtic's history.

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#celtichistorywalk #celtic #CelticFC

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

The Post Office scandal was an enormous miscarriage of justice that ruined dozens of lives — and a stark warning about the consequences of involving the private sector in our vital public institutions
@marcusbarnett_

https://t.co/NxamTV7DB1

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Jeez. Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt has just tweeted

“Conservative policy in action”

as he actually boasts about his parties record on workers pay

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EDUCATE HIM RT THIS WIDELY

[James Davitt @jamesdavitt]

@CelticFCSLO any chance you could retweet this please: