Joan Davies

Personal a/c: Tour-guiding, theatre-reviewing, maracatu-playing Manc. Labour Cllr Manchester Deansgate Ward & Lead Age Friendly Mcr. @deansgatelabour

[Jonathan Schofield @JonathSchofield]

I thought my new city centre councillor, Sarah Wakefield, was elected to represent the ward. But now she's off to fight for Makerfield - a bit soon I think after less than three weeks. She won't win, so she'll likely be representing my ward a while longer but it shows her ambition to jump into bigger things before starting her work here. But if she returns that’s fine, as long as she does her job.

Her statement about Makerfield is typical of the Green Party though. Their claim that other parties are divisive is very hollow. In Denton and Gorton they played on division to win the by-election, anger not hope to reverse her statement. The Greens pretend to be pure and distinct from normal politics, but they use the same tactics of identity politics and division as Reform.

[Joan Davies @joand7]

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[Joan Davies @joand7]

@wself You certainly have language skills but quoting the highlight of your last visit to Wigan - a chippend buttie for 10p - £ suggesting some relevance shows your distance from understanding ordinary people.

[Joan Davies @joand7]

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[Joan Davies @joand7]

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[Joan Davies @joand7]

@fesshole A first for me too, thanks to Fesshole, today, at 76 !

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

[Joan Davies @joand7]

@BeeNetwork HI. Intermittent lift problem at DeansgateCastlefield tram. Doors often fail to close at ground level, particularly when more than one or two passengers. @OurCastlefield

[Joan Davies @joand7]

@patkarney It also seems to like Castlefield. MEN suggests it's a commercial hire. @MENnewsdesk @OurCastlefield

[Joan Davies @joand7]

@BeeNetwork Thank you.

[Joan Davies @joand7]

@AnthonyMcCaulDG @deansgatelabour Also, the reason I pushed for this is there is in fact only one seat on the whole of Deansgate you can use without being expected to spend any money – the bus stop seat opposite Spinningfields! Pleased to see that that has now changed.

[Joan Davies @joand7]

@AnthonyMcCaulDG I’m a little surprised by the backs to the road position. We’re having a further discussion and would love to hear more views.

[Age-friendly Mcr @MCC_AFMTeam]

Today is #AgeWithoutLimits Day — a time for us all to unite and take action to end ageism.
In our homes, communities, and workplaces, let’s challenge stereotypes and build a world where everyone is valued at every age. #EndAgeism #AgePositive #ValuingOlderPeople #AgeFriendlyMCR

[Joan Davies @joand7]

@JuliaHB1 We can do more than wonder: we can work it out for ourselves. The police have learnt from the aftermath of the Southport tragedy and if they can legally and fairly help prevent dangerous riots by releasing information then they will do so.

[Manchester City Council @ManCityCouncil]

📣 The 2024 State of the City report tracks our progress in being a highly skilled city.

88% of Manchester primary and secondary schools are now rated as Good or Outstanding, giving the city’s young people a better start.

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[Manchester City Council @ManCityCouncil]

📣 Another key focus of the 2024 State of the City report is economic growth.

Manchester is one of the UK’s fastest-growing cities, generating over £28 billion in gross value added (GVA) annually.

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[Manchester City Council @ManCityCouncil]

📣 Our State of the City report tracks Manchester's progress towards being a world-class city.

2024 stats are now live and will be updated through the year - on areas like growth, digital inclusion, skills, health, housing and climate change.

https://t.co/yIEO99BAw8

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[Joan Davies @joand7]

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[Joan Davies @joand7]

@patkarney @CllrMarcus Sorry to hear that. Hope all are back on soon.