Some personal news. My first book of poems is now available to buy. Poems with a political slant and humour when appropriate. Available to order through Olympia Publishers and Amazon.

This just proves there are more good people in the UK than bad people. Mousehole (not pronounced as written) people in Cornwall opened their hearts and homes to families from Grenfell ❤️

Excellent 👍🏻

Thank you @RachelReevesMP for meeting with Sharon and GMB potters, right here in the Midlands. British ceramics are the envy of the world. The Government’s new support will create jobs and support the sector for the future.

Strength in the union ✊🏻

Local rep Victor and his members at Bickenhill HWRC felt they were not being treated the same as their Refuse colleagues when it came to a Christmas clean up bonus, they stood together raised a grievance and WON, GMB UNION making work better one win at a time :)

I welcome HMRC’s conclusion, which has cleared me of any wrongdoing. I have been exonerated by HMRC of the accusation that I deliberately sought to avoid tax. When purchasing a home of my own with a mortgage, I did not own any other property and had no personal financial interest in the court-instructed trust set up to manage my son’s financial award. I was advised by experts that I should pay stamp duty at the standard rate. I set out to pay the correct amount of tax. I took reasonable care and acted in good faith, based on the expert advice I received, and HMRC has accepted this. I have always sought to act with integrity, and I believe politicians should be held to high standards - that is why I resigned from government and cooperated fully with HMRC.  I wanted to ensure that I paid every penny that I owed, and have done so. I am relieved that my family can now move on - and that I can get on with my job.

By the way, for future reference it’s Z-A-R-A-H.

I’m getting fed up hearing we need a new leader especially from lots of labour MP”s who voted through those dreadful policies that betrayed their key supporters. We need a change of direction that supports working class people ✊🏻

Totally agree. Hit the nail right on the head 👍🏻

It’s amazing that government ministers slating Mandelson, yet they allowed him to be US ambassador after knowing he was forced to resign in previous scandals. Ordinary people career ruined. MPs allowed back 👎🏻

Blah blah, doublespeak got what we wanted and that was the Waspi women’s vote. Don’t need them now so backtrack, spelled, B-e-t-r-a-y-a-l. Stinks👎🏻

Hope Labour MP’s remember all those photo opportunities they milked standing next to waspi women pledging to rectify once in power only to turn their back on them. Disgraceful 👎🏻

Hope Labour MP’s remember all those photo opportunities they milked standing next to waspi women pledging to rectify once in power only to turn their back on them. Disgraceful 👎🏻

Congratulations to @Andrea4GS on her election as @unisontheunion general secretary. 👏👏 And best wishes to @cmcanea who has played such an important role in both Unison and the wider trade union movement. ✊🏼✊🏼

🚨BREAKING: Employment Rights Bill passes in the House of Lords and will become law. This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them. Some of the watershed measures this Bill delivers: ➡️ Banning exploitative zero hours contracts ➡️ Sick pay for all from day one ➡️ Expanding paternity, parental and bereavement leave ➡️ Strengthening protections for pregnant women, whistle-blowers and victims of sexual harassment ➡️ Making flexible working the default ➡️ Repealing Tory anti-union laws Unions and workers have long campaigned for these vital rights. Finally, working people will enjoy more security, better pay and dignity at work thanks to this Bill.

If you didn’t know anything else about the man’s character, this would tell you pretty much all you needed to know.

Sending solidarity to our friends at ACTU and all Australians after this terrible antisemitic attack. There is no place for violence and hatred in our society.

RT @RobbieRinder: Bondi did not come out of nowhere. It came amid a rise in antisemitism in Australia. On Chanukah, a Jewish story repeated…

This ⬇️