andrew ward

[andrew ward @wardiesbrewery]

@prodnose Too much too young

[andrew ward @wardiesbrewery]

@prodnose Too much too young

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

An always precious help

[andrew ward @wardiesbrewery]

Preston Davey deserved better. Demand a national inquiry - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/XSBlQGErgy via @UKChange

[El barrio 👻 @EmmyHood01]

Dogs are the best

[Chris Wild @ccwild79]

In 2025, 91 young people in the care system took their own lives. If we continue to ignore what needs to change, that number will only rise. We need a change in law. It doesn’t matter who is appointed to lead reviews (no disrespect to those who are)— the problem sits within Westminster itself.
@TerryGalloway and I have spent years campaigning for care experience to be recognised as a protected characteristic. That journey has taken us thousands of miles and into countless conversations with human rights lawyers, professionals, and, most importantly, with the young people living this reality every day. @NickMartinSKY @Channel4News

[Chris Wild @ccwild79]

What a journey this has been.

For the last three years, I’ve campaigned relentlessly alongside my friend and colleague Terry Galloway to make care experience a protected characteristic. Not because it’s easy — but because it’s right.

The movement is growing. The momentum is real. And we are not stopping.

We’ll keep going until every young person in the care system has the protection, dignity, and respect they deserve.

2026 will be bigger. Louder. Better.
#ChangeIsComing

[steve @bagshaw2112]

Whatever happened to this guy Lee Evans. Seems to have disappeared. Such a funny guy.

[Chris Wild @ccwild79]

The majority of young people leaving care are desperate for the chance to work, and many are willing to take on any job simply to survive.

In Peterborough, I met care leavers who, at just 16 years old, were forced to live on their own, working two jobs while studying on only a few hours of sleep. They were children carrying the weight of an adult life, fighting for a future because no one else would fight for them.

This is not ambition—it’s survival. And it is a devastating indictment of a system, and a government, that has consistently failed children in care.

[Chris Wild @ccwild79]

I left care in 1996 with no qualifications—just a handshake and an expectation that I’d survive on my own. By 17, I was homeless. By 27, I was homeless again. There are no words strong enough to capture what it takes to rebuild your life from absolutely nothing.

I became a published author because the truth about the care system needed to be said out loud. My adult life was shaped by 15 years of addiction, crippling mental health struggles, and moments when I stood on the edge of suicide—all because the support I desperately needed simply wasn’t there.

And the most heartbreaking part is this, in 2025, young people are still leaving care and walking straight into the same brutal reality. The system hasn’t just failed me—it continues to fail them.

This is a room for 16-year-old child, transitioning out of care, expected to cope alone. This is their reality. And nothing has changed in 28 years.

Shame on this government. Make care experience a protected characteristic. @SkyNews @NickMartinSKY

[Terry Galloway @TerryGalloway]

Seven young care leavers in Manchester died in a 7 month period.
Read that again.... Care Experienced People are 70% more likely to die prematurely than any other group. We live 20 years less.

Bring on Protected Characteristic Status for Care Experienced People!

https://t.co/BO1rOpZb8o

[Chris Wild @ccwild79]

I fight for children and young people in care. I call out the government because I’ve lived this reality—and yet, neglect continues. The statistics aren’t improving. Not at all. In any other sector, heads would be rolling.

[andrew ward @wardiesbrewery]

@prodnose Does this pic ring any bells ?

[andrew ward @wardiesbrewery]

@prodnose Spuds mate on the pic you showed the audience at Dunstable at the weekend

[andrew ward @wardiesbrewery]

@prodnose This pic ring any bells?

[Sorcha Ní Nia @Luiseach]

mind when Kris Kristofferson came over, hugged her and told Sinéad O’Connor ‘don’t let the bastards get you down’ when she was being booed on stage, and then wrote this song about her

[♫♪ ωιѕєтυηα ♫♪ @wisetuna]

🎶 “Same old boring Sunday morning, old man’s out washing the car...” - The Members - Sound of the Suburbs #punk 🤘1979 - fronted by the legend that was Nicky Tesco rip x 🎶