Prof in Practice at Durham Univ School of Government and International Affairs. Former Government Minister.
Joined April 2011
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Helen Goodman retweeted
6 Jan 2025
Millions more appointments.
Greater choice and convenience for patients.
NHS staff once again able to give the standard of care they desperately want to.
Our elective reform plan will end the backlogs and make our NHS fit for the future.
ALT Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits the The South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre as he announces the government’s Elective Reform Plan.
ALT Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting and Chief Executive of NHS England Amanda Pritchard with staff at The South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre.
ALT Prime Minister Keir Starmer chatting to staff at The South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre.
ALT Prime Minister Keir Starmer taking a selfie with two staff members at The South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre.
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31 Dec 2024
Crikey, this is quite powerful. But I have seen 19th century paintings with both, so I wonder when the transition began?
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Remember, all these countries used to have their own cultures and traditions.
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31 Dec 2024
Delighted to see my old friend @SadiqKhan has been knighted! Well deserved for all his work as #LondonMayor
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Helen Goodman retweeted
28 Dec 2024
I can’t believe that it’s 2024, almost 2025, and we are seriously debating whether we should seize Greenland from its historical association with Denmark. This is like lebensraum, Republican style. There is ZERO legitimate historical American claim to that giant island. Enough.
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Helen Goodman retweeted
22 Dec 2024
Let us pray so that at Christmas there may be a ceasefire on all war fronts, in Ukraine, in the Holy Land, throughout the Middle East and the entire world. May weapons be silenced and Christmas carols resound!
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21 Dec 2024
Biographies of Discontent: The challenges facing Labour
@HelenGoodmanBA examines the lives of four people in Britain today looking at poverty, hostility, debt, housing and wider social trends.
#disconnect #immigration #housing #inequality
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ALT St_Marys_Catholic_Church_-_East_Parade_-_Food_Bank_. Photo Betty Longbottom
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18 Dec 2024
Mark Rylance - 'The Swan' -Art and Nature youtu.be/cdCcLeOVfvk?si=cZzd… via @YouTube
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Helen Goodman retweeted
16 Dec 2024
Our Green Industrial Partnership with Norway is about allies joining forces to deliver for working people.
My government's Plan for Change will seize the opportunities of clean energy to lower bills, secure supply, and create jobs.
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Helen Goodman retweeted
15 Dec 2024
Drama of the absolute highest order. Mark Rylance’s towering portrayal of Thomas Cromwell will be spoken about for decades.
It is a privilege to watch this man act. Deserves all the plaudits. Subtle, sensitive and devastating in equal measure. Floored me.
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17 Dec 2024
I cannot understand how the @BBCNews have lost @MishalHusain .
17 Dec 2024
Listening to @MishalHusain ‘s last Today programme.
What a voice. What an intellect. What a pity. bbc.com/news/videos/cj6kj490…
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15 Dec 2024
What a great broadcaster #SeanRafferty has been on @BBCRadio3 on @BBCInTune . Just caught the last episode on iplayer. Not a dry eye. And all the plaudits from musicians like @RachelPodger and @alexmariescu totally well desrved.
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Helen Goodman retweeted
2 Dec 2024
The system is broken, but it’s weighted against claimants, not in favour of them. We need fundamental reform to increase transparency in the disability benefit assessment and decision-making process, and an urgent plan to increase the basic rate of universal credit. (5/5)
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Helen Goodman retweeted
2 Dec 2024
Research shows that disability benefits are well below the level actually needed to maintain a reasonable standard of living or cover the extra costs of disability. The basic rate of universal credit is also very low, at just £91/week. (4/5)
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Helen Goodman retweeted
2 Dec 2024
Despite this, @DWPgovuk consistently, and often wrongly, turns down people’s claims. 80% of the appeals brought by disabled people against DWP decisions are successful. (3/5)
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Helen Goodman retweeted
2 Dec 2024
Contrary to the insinuations we have seen in the media this weekend, accessing disability benefits is extremely difficult. Disabled people are required to supply extensive medical evidence to support their claims. (2/5)
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Helen Goodman retweeted
2 Dec 2024
We feature in tonight’s @C4Dispatches documentary about the benefits system, setting out how the benefits system punishes disabled people who want to try working. (1/5)
1 Dec 2024
Amy is a single mum on long term sickness benefits. She’s never had a full-time job, and is worried about what might happen if she got one.
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Helen Goodman retweeted
4 Dec 2024
Here are the famous Advent tapestries of Strasbourg cathedral, which I saw 2 weeks ago. Commissioned by Richelieu, they were originally intended for Notre Dame. They tell the whole life of Our Lady and are only displayed in Advent.
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Helen Goodman retweeted
4 Dec 2024
Two Iranian women have been sentenced to death by the lslamic regime for advocating for women’s rights.
Bakhshan and Sharifa were found guilty of ‘spreading corruption’ and are now going to be hanged by the Islamic regime.
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Helen Goodman retweeted
3 Dec 2024
This is breaking my heart tonight. Despite every international forum and institution set up to protect human rights, women’s remain a secondary priority. Where’s the ICC on Taliban leadership? Where is the UN? Where are the signatories to the ECHR? Where is ANYBODY?
3 Dec 2024
Women—Freedom—Life🇦🇫
After the Taliban announced the ban on girls’ education in medical institutes, female students in various provinces of Afghanistan protested. Some were barred from institutes and universities by the Taliban with cries and farewells.
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Helen Goodman retweeted
5 Jul 2023
Kingfisher (female?), on the River Wear in Bishop Auckland today @teesbirds1 @DurhamBirdClub @Natures_Voice @BBCSpringwatch
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