Matthew Egan

Misplaced northerner working for UNISON. Focusing on improving our social care system amongst other things. Tweets my own

[UNISON North West @NorthWestUNISON]

🚨 Breaking news

Hundreds of migrant care workers are assembling outside of parliament to demand an end to the unfair visa system.

Solidarity forever 💜

[Matthew Egan @medegan]

@KrinaR @SW_Help Thanks again to you and your dad for the lift the other night

[barney farmer @barneyfarmer]

Think tonight I’ll watch The Straight Story. Not because it is Lynch’s best, or even my favourite of his, but because it is a kind, humane film, and proof that if he had wished to make conventional mainstream cinema for a general audience he would have excelled at that too.

[Scott Seiss @ScottSeiss]

Happy Labor Day! “If we raise the minimum wage, then prices will go up.”

[Will @wsebag]

IMAGINE BEING IN A HOTEL FEARFUL FOR YOUR CHILDREN WHO COULD POSSIBLY RELATE TO THAT?

[Matthew Egan @medegan]

@PippyBing @lookoutwales2 @lucymitv @GranadaReports Hopefully she'll do a post retirement team up with Gordon Burns

[Matthew Egan @medegan]

On top of the 1243 youth centres that have been closed between 2010- 2023 at least 1168 children's centres have been closed because of the funding crisis in local government.

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

Over a third of council-run children’s centres in England have closed since 2010, according to a new report by UNISON.

(Based on FOI requests to councils in England)
Sure Start, Uncertain Future https://t.co/W0RBZ2mIvl

Full report: https://t.co/ATv8rVkeGj

[Matthew Egan @medegan]

Our new @unisontheunion research shows that 1243 council run youth centres were closed between 2010-2023 across England & Wales.

Far higher than the 750 previously reported and hugely damaging for our communities.

https://t.co/uuZvwQosDt

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

Britain’s Lost Generation

NEW report by UNISON: Government cuts have shattered council youth services and left vulnerable youngsters exposed.

Based on FOI requests to local authorities in England and Wales

Read the report: https://t.co/4wdAmKwKFK

[Cat Hobbs @CatHobbs]

Since 2010, government cuts to our public services mean the UK has lost

200 museums 🪙
750 youth centres 🏃
793 playgrounds 🛝
800 libraries 📚
1086 swimming pools 🏊‍♀️
1416 children's centres 🧸
8000 bus routes 🚌

And we wonder why the economy isn't working

FUND PUBLIC SERVICES

[Emiliano Mellino @Mellino]

Thousands of care workers who came to the UK to fill vital shortages in the care sector have been told by the government they have 60 days to find a new visa sponsor or leave the country, under threat of deportation & prosecution.

Our latest w/@ObserverUK
https://t.co/hNFLVP7TAw

[@jesstud.bsky.social @jesstud]

The story of austerity’s false economy in a nutshell. See also: Sure Start, youth services, libraries…

[Work Rights Centre @WORCrights]

You might have missed this yesterday…

Home Office minister Lord Sharpe of Epsom admitted he doesn't know how many labour inspectors the UK has to monitor exploitation in the care sector, despite growing reports of abuse.

Why do inspectors matter? ...

[Meri Åhlberg @AhlbergMeri]

The way migrant care workers are made vulnerable to labour exploitation by the UK's visa rules is a huge scandal.

Great to see @Mellino and @TBIJ continue to raise this issue - we can't let it be ignored.

[Tom Clark @prospect_clark]

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LARGE LOCAL DIFFICULTIES: collapsing councils and the next Labour government

New piece in which I strain every sinew to get beyond the ever-deepening problems, and suggest some solutions

https://t.co/MZMYyXemzI

[Martin Barrow @MartinBarrow]

Private equity and offshore investors continue to extract millions of pounds from children’s homes and foster care, even as the cost of children’s social care pushes councils into bankruptcy. 🧵

[Matthew Egan @medegan]

https://t.co/m4Z5HxaQ0C

[Matthew Egan @medegan]

The fall in the number of public libraries since 2010 has been staggering.
New research from @unisontheunion

[Christina McAnea @cmcanea]

Thanks to @LambethUNISON @lambeth_council @clairekholland for signing @unisontheunion ‘s Ethical Care Charter this morning . Great to see Labour in power in local government working with unions.

[FLEX @FocusOnLabour]

Today we're jointly launching a new research report which looks at the UK's #agriculture and #care #visas and the vulnerability of workers to #exploitation and #modernslavery.

You can access the full report and summary here ⬇
https://t.co/5n4hCCoON1