Eaglescliffe

Retired Lib Dem Councillor. Tweeting in a personal capacity.

[Liberation Foods @EatLiberation]

Wow...what an important stat to take onboard!

[Transform Trade @transformtrade_]

Homeworkers are an integral part of the fashion supply chain. However, their existence is ignored by many of the big fashion brands, and they are often denied minimum wage, sick pay and maternity leave.

We need your help to change this.

https://t.co/6qTzKLEbCG

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

I’m joining @CPRE in calling on the government to unleash the potential of rooftop solar. It's such an obvious thing to do. Please add your name.

#RooftopRevolution https://t.co/AdTGbx594g

[LDDA - Liberal Democrat Disability Association @DisabilityLD]

Happy Disability Pride Month 🔶

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

There is no justification for exploiting children so that we can have a modern communication system. Businesses must take responsibility for their supply chains.

[Transform Trade @transformtrade_]

Today is World Day Against Child Labour - which unfortunately is rife in a number of global supply chains.

A new law to hold businesses in the UK to account for abuses in their supply chains could stop this - and over 33,000 have signed the petition.👇

https://t.co/0qXmf4I6M5

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

Which is yet another explanation of the benefit of proportional representation aka fair voting.

[Prof Colin Talbot (and my late pal Rory) @colinrtalbot]

Boris Johnson’s “landslide”?

2017 Theresa May
42.4%
13,636,624

2019 Boris Johnson
43.6%
13,966,451

Johnson added just 1.2% or 329,767 extra votes

It was WHERE he gained votes + FPTP that gave him an 80 seat “landslide”.

He wasn’t massively more popular. That’s a myth.

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

@RichardMWhelan1 @munirawilson Not all disabled people are happy with lifts - last train, only a few people getting off, needing to use a lift with a stranger, feeling very vulnerable. Just an example given to me by a local wheelchair user. And what happens if the lift breaks? We need to think holistically.

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

@AvivaUK why is it impossible to speak to someone? Customer service line is anything but - a robotic response that tells me to use internet.

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

@stocktoncouncil It doesn't strike me as very helpful to residents or efficient to publish in segments. They could perfectly well have been published at the same time rather than in two stages. Confusing to those not familiar with the notions of contested and uncontested elections.

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

@stocktoncouncil Why are only some Parish Council nomination lists published? Nothing for Egglescliffe for example. Even if there isn't going to be an election surely residents have a right to know who's nominated?

[Bucks Students' Union @buckssu]

Today is our Fairtrade takeover day!

When we hear the term Fairtrade, we think chocolate, coffee, and bananas but did you know Fairtrade goes so much further than that?

So, today is all about the the Fairtrade textile industry, and how @FairtradeUK supports human rights.

[Liberation Foods @EatLiberation]

Our favourite foods are under threat from increasingly challenging growing conditions!

There's hope in the producers that grow these crops & take care of our planet but they must be paid a fair wage for doing it!

https://t.co/9jkfhe93Td

#ChooseFairtrade
🌍

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

@SalBrinton In one debate alone 3 wheelchair users spoke from the platform. A very accessible auditorium including hearing loop and BSL signers. 😊

[Tim Farron @timfarron]

At a time when insular nationalism dogs our politics - with too many opposition voices being too timid to challenge it - I’m proud that ⁦@EdwardJDavey⁩ is putting our internationalism front and centre. https://t.co/RBDNCDz3Bh

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

@MartinChelt @DisabilityLib Birdie not Bob😊

[Fr Marc Lyden-Smith @frlydensmith]

Love the Stranger - Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales brand new document on our responsibilities and relationship with migrants and refugees. https://t.co/XAwxynuuYL

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

@stocktoncouncil The dog fouling warning sign in St Margarets play area at Eaglescliffe is threatening to take off! Someone might like to re-secure it?

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

When will the Conservatives and the BBC senior management remember this?

[Eaglescliffe @Eaglescliffe]

Well said @JemmaDem Govt needs to stop telling this lie.

[Cllr Jemma Joy Lib Dem 🔶🔶 @JemmaDem]

@SimonClarkeMP Seeking asylum is not a crime. This country ranks 20th in Europe for asylum claims per head so we’re not seeing more than anyone else. Our immigration practices are inhumane. 71% or the public support lifting the ban on asylum seekers working benefiting the economy £333m yr.

[Liberation Foods @EatLiberation]

Sadheeshan has 400+ cashew 🌳 planted with jackfruit, 🍌,spinach,🥥 ...creating cooling shade, rich soils & thriving farmland.

The small switch to #Fairtrade helps producers increase soil fertility, protect forests, adapt to climate change & sequester carbon.
#ChooseFairtrade