Mark Gale

UK based campaigner and feminist with a global outlook. Government and Political Relations Adviser @PlanUK

Views don't always reflect my employer's position.

[Mark Gale @MarkGale83]

@holly_bourneYA She literally just woke up as I hit reply. Like she's got a sixth sense for me talking crap about her and wanted to take revenge

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@holly_bourneYA I feelnyour pain. People keep recommending sleep consultants for our 16month old and I'm pretty sure she would break anyone who tried to get her into some sort of routine. I hope you find a way for it to get better as its just brutal.

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@mayhewbergman Looking forward to the chapter on how to get your energy back between performances!

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@Helen_Barnard Glad I'm not the only one. I always try to reason that doing footnotes as you go breaks the flow of writing and actually takes longer in the end, but I think that might be me making excuses for myself.

[Young Women's Trust @YWTrust]

🧵 Many people are worrying about how they can cope this winter, but young women are set to be hit especially hard 😔

In this blog, YWT's @MarkGale83 breaks down how the Chancellor's recent budget announcement will impact young women. #CostOfLivingCrisis

https://t.co/pNoJoF0FGE

[The Work Foundation @WorkFoundation]

📝 Today we launch new research, which found that working women are at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis, with 26% trapped in severely insecure work. (1/9)

https://t.co/mZEz0HwaKc

[Young Women's Trust @YWTrust]

Young women face inequality from the very start of their working lives 😣

On average, a young woman will earn 1/5 less than a man of the same age each year, and that gap only grows throughout a woman’s life.

This is why we need to tackle it now! RT if you're with us. #IncomeGap

[Mark Gale @MarkGale83]

Someone on my train bemoaning the quality of MPs says "I thought at least Truss was a good communicator" and I'm not sure we live in the same world

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@Helen_Barnard I would have thought that as the purpose of the Budget is (in part) to "reassure the markets", delaying would be very difficult but I'm not so sure they will be reassured by anything given the current chaos

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@ClaudiaRTCraig Holding back letters to ministers until after conference now seems like the most effective decision I've ever made

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@NCLawService @WomensBudgetGrp Hi this is really interesting and, of course, appalling. Do you have any breakdown by age of the women i.e. is this more of an issue for younger women or is it a problem for all ages groups?

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@RobBryher Oh dear, one house is plenty of house to lose things in. Two houses is a veritable bricks and mortar Bermuda triangle for books

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@RobBryher We had a copy of "Handa's surprise" that we renewed several times and got vaguely threatening letters from a shadowy third-party library fines company before we finally moved the sofa and found where one of the kids had shoved it

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@AdamCrafton_ Prince William going to have to miss his dad's coronation to present the trophy?

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@RobBryher Seconded. We somehow acquired a second hand walking, talking toy bing and honestly it lives in my nightmares

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@DPJHodges I know this is probably(!) one of those times when there should be an exception but isn't the main reason for her silence the Labour conference and the convention for parties to give over space during their respective events (or that is the excuse at least...)

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@SamanthaWindett I hope you also desperately scanned for somewhere to get dry pastries and terrible coffee at breakfast time so you got the full experience

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@joelondon76 I'm sure you'll get an equally enthusiastic reception Joe

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Cultural indoctrination in progress as I (republican) got shouted at by our 4 year old for not wearing red,white and blue and she's been marching round the house banging drums this morning 🤦🏻‍♂️

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@SamanthaWindett Congratulations! Enjoy snuggles with your little cutie. And yes, hoping there is some relaxation in there for you all too!