Labour councillor for Uphill ward on North Somerset Council, Trade Unionist, art and music enthusiast, birder. Also on Bluesky labourhelen.bsky.social
Joined March 2019
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Don't let Reform steal your rights at work. Sign the petition. Join a trade union. share.google/OzSrl4p9fA4rOKI…
@MegaphoneUK @The_TUC
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Stop the steal: protect workers’ and renters’ rights! | Megaphone UK share.google/MHcp9EqJopTdJiR…
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Reform want to steal your hard won employment rights. Join a trade union and don't vote Reform. @The_TUC @TUCSouthWest
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Reform UK want to steal your rights at work. You can stop them. Don't vote Reform and Do join a trade union @The_TUC @TUCSouthWest
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Social housing lists ‘would take 119 years to clear at current building rate’
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Despite the rain some great performers at the first day of Whirligig. #superculture @visitweston Autin Dance theatre, Dik Downey, Kano Mami and Elelei.
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Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
Jun 6
Today, we commemorate 82 years since the Normandy landings, beginning the liberation of Western Europe.
We honour the bravery and sacrifice of all those who fought and defeated fascism.
We will remember them.
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Labour deputy says Farage is a threat to democracy and calls for misinformation clampdown
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Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
Jun 3
Here it is: my 2026 manifesto for the #Makerfield By-Election. Makerfield Great Again! #VoteBinface #MakeYourVoteCount
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We can achieve more working together than we can apart. @The_TUC Unity Works youtu.be/xznHW2xGWM8?si=aMTP… via @YouTube
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Have you seen this? Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. I'm really worried about it. I've signed a petition to stop the steal. Can you add your name too? megaphone.org.uk/petitions/s… via @megaphoneuk
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Another privatisation failure:
NHS spends record £241m outsourcing scan analysis to private firms.
theguardian.com/society/2026…
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Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
Mileage rate rise from HMRC is a win for workers — won by our members.
“UNISON has campaigned hard for this long overdue change,” Andrea Egan, UNISON GS
“Workers who use their own cars to do their job have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket for far too many years”.
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I’ve signed a letter calling for Andy Burnham to clarify that he backs public ownership of life's essentials - not just public control. Can you sign and share it as well? weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-…
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Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
May 21
Hard‑working families are still feeling the squeeze and too often think they have to hold back.
To add to the support we've already put in, we're making sure all children in England can travel free on buses in August.
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Wonderful Africa Pop exhibition @VilledeNice Musee D'Art Naif and the collection is amazing as well. My favourite museum in Nice.
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Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
In the richest city in the richest country in the history of the world, nobody should be going hungry.
That's why we're opening five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough, starting with The Bronx.
Lower Prices. Good food. Publicly owned.
Hunts Point next year. Every borough by 2029.
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Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
May 18
Politics isn’t working for places like ours.
I will change that.
#AndyBurnham #ForUs
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Cllr. Helen Thornton retweeted
May 16
Repost if you’d like me to represent the UK at #Eurovision 2027.
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I am getting reports of flags going up on lamp posts on roads off the sea front. This has been reported as a hate crime and the council will remove them. Last summer on BBC News - Removing flags 'cost council same as filling 200 potholes' - BBC News
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