Marion Ann Marriott

Retired nurse, health visitor and local government officer. Into books, gardening, architecture and the decorative arts and being a gran.

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

Am sure the former president must have been in shock when USSS led him to safety, but seeing him mouth ‘fight, fight, fight’ was depressing. The US has seen enough fighting and political turmoil. Let all violence be condemned - calmly and firmly

[Enough is Enough @eiecampaign]

Today, @theRCN has announced the first national strike in its 106-year history.

Nurses across the UK are underpaid and overworked.

They’re not just fighting for themselves – they’re fighting for our NHS.

RT if you’re behind them 💙

[Child Poverty Action Group @CPAGUK]

The UK's poorest families were told their benefits would increase by inflation as usual. The government is now considering u-turning on this - a choice that would plunge 200,000 more children into poverty and mean yet another devastating cut for struggling families. Please RT.

[mary beard @wmarybeard]

Let’s sing it from the rooftops, one and all. The democratic mandate was NOT for Boris Johnson as individual, president or even mayor. That is not how parliamentary democracy works. God help us all if the prime minister doesn’t understand that!

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

My thoughts on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

[Marion Ann Marriott @scarygran]

@Tesco I was sent a goodwill voucher on 1/04 after a delivery turned up 12 hours late, after several phone calls but can’t use it. App says not available for this order. Why? I’m not impressed.

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

🚨 82% of people are against the privatisation of Channel 4.

Share this and let @NadineDorries know that you're one of them!

[Anna Severwright @AnnaSeverwright]

Just heard on the radio 'I don't think we'll ever see the Queen in a wheelchair' she wouldn't give in. Can we all (including the media) stop this idea that using a wheelchair is giving in or so awful that we couldn't possibly see a 95 year old use one if she needed.

[Tim Spector MD (Prof) @timspector]

Most cold symptoms are now Omicron infections in the U.K. as record levels continue and we approach 300 000 cases per day with no sign of a slowdown- no sign of any public health messaging but thanks for logging with Zoe !

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

COVID-19 case numbers are escalating very fast in the UK, it’s really really important that we consider the vulnerable people in our communities🚨

💙 Pls RT if you’re wearing masks 💙

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

Pls RT if you still wear masks 😷💙

(Lots of trolls telling me no one wears them and I just don’t think this is true)

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

The Health & Care Bill is back in the Commons tmrw.

It divides the NHS into 42 areas led by Integrated Care Boards which - incredibly - private companies will be allowed to sit on.

I believe private companies should *never* get a say in how the NHS is run.

Pls RT if you do too

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

MPs should be given a free vote on the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan.

Please RT if you agree.

[Jane Ferguson @JaneFerguson5]

1. The #BritishMilitary here at #KabulAirport have shown breathtaking levels of toughness, professionalism and - rare in war times I must say - compassion. I've been moved to tears by their actions, diving into dangerous crowds to pull visa-holders into the base....

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

It’s #InternationalNursesDay2021. And if you believe they deserve a proper pay rise instead of a hashtag, a clap and rainbow badges pinned to the lapel of ministers who cut their pay yearly in real terms, RT this 💙

#NHS

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

It's #InternationalNursesDay2021

Look her in the eye, @BorisJohnson, and tell her she doesn't deserve a proper, real terms pay rise.

Not claps. Not rainbows. Not badges. Not empty gestures.

Value her. And every NHS nurse like her.

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

How appalling, @MattHancock, that 700 junior doctor anaesthetists - every one so vital in saving Covid patients’ lives - have been unceremoniously dumped from their training posts.

What a disgusting way to treat NHS staff.

Please RT if you agree. https://t.co/EE9hXct0Dq