Jo Birkner

#bekind
Lover of Tofu

[Jo Birkner @jo_birkner]

@gwtreelover Today I managed to avoid Scott Benton for a whole 4 hour event. Some may say I ought to have confronted him about his and his government's crappy record, but that would have got me sacked! Today I win by not having to pretend to be nice to him! 👍

[Fiona Robertson fionaswriting.bsky.social @FionasWriting]

CN: DWP

I've talked about this before, but as this ad is activating trauma, I want to explain what disabled people live with.

More than 15 years ago (yes, before the Tories), all my benefits suddenly stopped. When I called to ask why I was put through to the fraud office.

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[Amy Gandon @GandonAmy]

‘Over the last three years [2019-2022]… two incumbents have engendered the greatest atmosphere of conflictual tension that I have ever come across within [department].’

A civil servant of 40+ years experience talking about one of the great offices of state.

[Will Black 🍓🍄 @WillBlackWriter]

Tory @BenHouchen is blocking everyone who tweets this article from @PrivateEyeNews - as though he imagines covering his eyes will make it vanish.

Why though isn't @BBCNews, the @DailyMailUK covering it? Do they share the same political stance?

[Tom Howard @TomHowardASD]

I'm asking the Government to mandate neurodiversity training for all staff in higher education in England. I then hope to see a similar approach taken by the devolved governments. Please help - one quick signature can make a big difference! ❤️
https://t.co/FbDAtJ7BSM

[Dr Dan Goyal @danielgoyal]

How about this for a starting point for negotiations:

Match NHS pay rises with MP pay rises since 2010.

[Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci]

Shocking. In today’s Times, Work and Pensions Dept tried to suppress their own report showing that sanctions on benefit claimants make work situation worse, and for the most vulnerable.

[Jo Birkner @jo_birkner]

@kay_c1773 Followed 👍

[Paul McNamee @PauldMcNamee]

Shame on every single person who signed this off https://t.co/9nbeW32OVI

[Jay Rayner @jayrayner1]

You've had 13 years to sort all this. Indeed, in 2016 you specifically voted against a bill that would have required landlords to make rented homes fit for human habitation. Why were dangerous homes of the sort that contributed to the death of Awaab Ishak fine by you then?

[Jo Birkner @jo_birkner]

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[Jo Birkner @jo_birkner]

@LordDixon @BorisJohnson Followed 👍
I managed a residential care home during COVID. Many staff with lengthy service - some 25 years + - left without a leaving do. Couldn't even be in the same room as all their colleagues. Batters my brain that he has the audacity to say these were essential work events!

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

Scientists from around the world worked on the latest IPCC report for almost a decade.

But according to leaked documents, many of their recommendations were removed or altered significantly.

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[Jo Birkner @jo_birkner]

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[Jo Birkner @jo_birkner]

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[Dr Dan Goyal @danielgoyal]

This is f*cking spectacular!

How many hands go up when asked: who believed Johnson was telling the truth?

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

When my Free School Meals for All Bill was last in Parliament, the Conservatives blocked it.

But it's back in Parliament tomorrow.

On behalf of the millions of children the policy would benefit, I have written to the Prime Minister, calling on him not to again block my Bill:

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

We now know Sunak pays a lower rate of tax on his £2m income than 'greedy' train drivers on £50k

[Britain People @Britain_People]

🔴BROKEN PROMISES

REMINDER

TORIES to open 75 Sure Start Centres. They closed 1,189 Sure Start Centres

TORIES to open 5K NHS Beds. They closed 22K NHS Beds

TORIES to open 19 new NHS Diagnostic Centres. They closed 140 NHS Walk In Centres

AND 50 new hospitals. Remember those?

[Jo Birkner @jo_birkner]

@skedeschi @TrevorM96517222 Absolutely this 🙌