@emmalgsutton We got our puppy yesterday, it’s great to see what you’re getting up to and picking up tips. All feeling a little overwhelming at present!
@jessphillips Was discussing this with colleagues last week, utterly fuming about it all but we have no way of changing or challenging anything (although at least we got the tories out in NShrops). It’s exhausting and frustrating.
From Brexit to these despicable parties, the whole administration is built on bullshit, arrogance & shamelessness. What never ceases to amaze is the way his supporters embrace the absolute contempt in which he must hold them. Especially the client journalists.
@lewis_goodall This! I would usually vote labour, but it became clear that LD was polling well and the most important thing for me was to get the Cons out. Both Labour & LD candidates seemed like they would make great MPs that care about local issues- there wasn’t much to call it on.
@Waringphilip @IanDunt I live in North Shropshire. I would be over the moon to have an MP with the experience and integrity of those mentioned above. But, I do think it’s important to consider the context of a mostly rural patch and wonder if someone local would better understand those challenges.
Based on conversations with lots of leaders in different contexts and some informal polls, here is what I am hearing and seeing in terms of church re-gathering (in no particular order)
Once Harold Shipman’s crimes came to light, palliative care in the NHS was fundamentally changed. An entire institution altered the way it dealt with patients because of one “bad apple”. The Met have known the details of this case for 6 months. They have no excuse.