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[Used to be on here @tiddymoke]

@EduPolicyInst I'm a big fan of @EduPolicyInst but press release seemed to suggest big desire for upfront pay, but that doesn't hold up when you look at the data. All for flexibility, as long as it is good for staff not shirt termism that could lead to pensioner poverty.

[Used to be on here @tiddymoke]

@UCI_cycling Hi, are you going to do anything about @warnerbrostv excluding thousands of UK cycling fans by moving all their cycling to the much more expensive TNT. Will hit the future of cycling in the UK.

[Used to be on here @tiddymoke]

For clarity GCN website went independent and still exists, TV channel was closed.

[Used to be on here @tiddymoke]

'Enshittification' writ large. @WBHomeEnt took over GCN & Eurosport. Both soon to be closed. Now only way watch to watch cycling in UK is on Warner's TNT channel. Costs x5 more if no TV subscription package. Lots of bullshit about improving services @doctorow

[Used to be on here @tiddymoke]

I'm gone....see bio for new home

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

Helga Pile, our Head of Health has been recognised as one of the 50 most influential Black people in health policy in England.

Each year the HSJ (Health Service Journal) names the most influential Black people in health policy in England over the upcoming 12 months.

https://t.co/xAboMmhH2b

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

The thing about "the UK’s tax burden is now at a record high", is that this is also true for almost all countries 📈

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

BUDGET response: A grown-up budget to rejuvenate public services and turn the page on Tory failings, says UNISON

UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards:
“Rachel Reeves has hit the reset button, erasing the Tory shambles and misery of the past,"

“This authoritative budget turns the page on the horrible history of the past 14 years. The Conservatives’ toxic combination of austerity, unfunded spending and fake promises to lower taxes left the country in a dreadful state.

“The chancellor’s vision shows economic stability can be restored by investing in the NHS, schools, care and local councils.

“Good quality, well-funded and sufficiently staffed services are essential for a healthy, highly skilled and well-supported population.

“The last government hid the true state of the country’s finances, leaving public services in tatters. No one should have to put up with long delays for treatment, dilapidated schools, roads full of holes, community facilities sold off to prevent councils from going under or a lack of support when their elderly relatives need care.

“By putting up the minimum wage and ending the freeze on tax thresholds, the government has shown it understands the pressures working families face.

“Asking those with deeper pockets to pay more is the right thing to do. Decent public services can’t be delivered on the cheap. It’s important to spend to invest in the UK’s future.”

[UK Covid-19 Inquiry @covidinquiryuk]

Sara Gorton @SaraSoitgoes (Head of Health at UNISON and co-chair of the NHS Staff Council, Trades Union Congress) gave evidence to the Inquiry today.

You will be able to view it through our 📺YouTube channel shortly 👇👇

https://t.co/okjTPwDYPc

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

UNISON head of health, Helga Pile, joined an enthusiastic picket line yesterday in Colchester.

@ESNEFTstaff are on strike this week over privatisation plans
@UNISONOurNHS @UNISONEastern
https://t.co/Jbgom0T5ey

[Financial Times @FT]

UK councils face £4.3bn ‘black hole’ in financing next year, data shows https://t.co/in3O9ndxv1

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

I’ve reset the relationship between government & workforce — I'll treat you, and your unions, with the dignity you deserve.

I opened the doors to @educationgovuk to discuss how we work together to drive up standards for our children & young people, as we begin the new term.

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

Jacob Rees-Mogg criticises working from home...while working from home.

[Christina McAnea @cmcanea]

Good meeting with Chancellor ⁦@RachelReevesMP⁩ & ⁦@tiddymoke⁩ to discuss LG funding, public sector pay and how investment in public services can boost the economy ⁦@unisontheunion⁩

[UNISON - UK's largest union @unisontheunion]

UNISON members speak out about the renting crisis https://t.co/L6XJTDI9pE

[Mark Ferguson @MarkFergusonMP]

Pleased to end today by pledging my support once again for the New Deal for Working People. If you work, this will change your life. It’s key to making work pay. I could not be prouder to be a Labour MP in a government that will do this

[Used to be on here @tiddymoke]

@SchoolsWeek @StephenMorganMP @JanetDaby @educationgovuk And welcome Janet.

[Used to be on here @tiddymoke]

@SchoolsWeek @StephenMorganMP @JanetDaby @educationgovuk Good to have you back in Education Stephen

[UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside @unisonyh]

This is a message we've received from a @unisontheunion migrant worker in the region earlier today.

Here's to no longer having a government who treat migrant workers with utter contempt.