John Pearson

Ex miner,now G.M.B.rep & learning organiser for South Tyneside Council. G.M.B. delegate to South Shields Labour Party. Sunderland Fan. I like swimming & golf.

[South Shields FC @SouthShieldsFC]

Introducing our Shaun Matthias Players of the Month for October 👏

Congratulations to Natalie, Dan and Alex, and a huge thanks to Shaun Matthias for their continued valued support 🙌

#SSFC #WeGrowTogether

[Paul Johnson @paul__johnson]

Boris Johnson

Private dinner at Garrick club?
-Hop on private jet to make it in time

Emergency debate on corruption?
-Sorry. Train won't get me there on time

[Dr. Jennifer Cassidy @OxfordDiplomat]

Priti Patel is threatening France with withholding £54m, if they don't stop migrants from entering Britain Border. Can someone please break it to Patel, that the precious Brexit she voted, campaigned and worked for, means that Britain and Britain ALONE must control its borders.

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

It’s amazing how quickly that pay ‘rise’ for NHS staff has turned into a pay cut.

3% increase

-

2 % inflation

-

1.25% NI increase

=

Not good enough

[Nicola Woolcock @nicolawoolcock]

Gavin Williamson doesn't turn up in person to Universities UK conference in Newcastle - but uses his videolink speech to warn universities to get back to in person teaching....

[terry christian @terrychristian]

Gavin Williamson and some cats

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

Entirely unsurprised that the government's plan to fix social care in a way that helps the worst off involves hurting the worst off in a way which won't fix social care.

[Metro Entertainment @Metro_Ents]

The pair were married for 57 years
https://t.co/vED6WqjhOG

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Academic and analyst Julie Norman believes there is “certainly a possibility” for ISIS (ISIL) to be a threat to the Taliban:

“ISIL has been active in Afghanistan for over five years now, they are considered a rival of the Taliban"

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/QHCR1sLsF9

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby says "several hundred" US troops left Kabul airport yesterday because the commander on the ground "believed he didn't need them there" any more.

Follow live updates and analysis ⬇️ https://t.co/cPuV5DP6Pm

[Christina McAnea @cmcanea]

The only way to avoid more cuts to local services and to stop hitting the poorest in society hardest, is for the government to step up and #PlugTheGap they created over the last decade.

#SaveOurServices

https://t.co/Bl7dBpTBiW

[The Guardian @guardian]

Why has so little been said about the Afghan casualties of the past 20 years? | Clive Lewis https://t.co/C6xXb5E9qv

[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

Can someone tell @DominicRaab that whilst he was on a beach in Crete not taking calls on Afghanistan @ZacGoldsmith was backing operation ark. The flight we are bringing in will put animals in hold and people in seats. Time he read his briefing papers @BorisJohnson @PenFarthing

[Sue @SueBarnish]

BBC pushing the "Special Relationship" nonsense to push Boris Johnson's standing yet my Tory MP has just told me Johnson spent 36 hours trying to get Biden to take a call. Really special then 😏

[Dmitry Grozoubinski @DmitryOpines]

Looking back with hindsight
I glimpse much I failed to foresee
But it's hard to spot the obvious
When someone has closed the sea.

-- A Dominic Raab poem for @Sime0nStylites

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Boris Johnson training his nodding cabinet to recite his lies is one of the most bizarre and embarrassing things you will ever see. Watch in disbelief https://t.co/8VBQNbobAR

[Geoff Thompson @GeoffTChairman]

Great crowd tonight but we need more noise lads - let’s make our ‘12th man count’

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

🧠 Straight off the training ground...

Watch extended highlights of last night's win over Fleetwood Town.

📺👇