@oldhamlabour & @CoopParty Councillor for St Jamesš¹ | @GMB_union member ā|
Oldham, England
Joined December 2021
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Absolute legend of a man, and one of my favourite actors in so many things.
One of my proudest moments in my career was working with Sir Patrick when he endorsed @TracyBrabin when she was elected Mayor in 2021, which was an amazing experience. RIP to an absolute legend of a man
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimerās Disease Research Center Fund Ā Ā
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimerās Foundation of America Caregiver Resources Ā Ā
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
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MPsā offices have changed, but the way staff are employed has not.
@GMB_union is calling on MPs to support their One Parliament One Employer campaign for a single, central employer for Parliament.
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My Budget today will help families with the pressures they face now.
It will back businesses and entrepreneurs, invest in Britain's future, and strengthen our national security.
A plan to get through this moment and build a stronger Britain.
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Breaking News: Luiz InĆ”cio Lula da Silva defeated FlĆ”vio Bolsonaro to stay president of Brazil, halting the rightās march in Latin America. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4iFMwIg
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Hahahahah marginal tax rate of 57% god the system is broken for graduates
Most tax calculators tell you how much tax you pay *now*. Ours also shows how much tax you'll pay on your next Ā£1. Your marginal rate.
We'll be publishing straight after the Budget. But here's a preview - I'd love to get feedback.
taxpolicy.org.uk/uk-tax-calcā¦
One Oldham Reform UK councillor resigns, one suspendedā¦
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ā¦
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The list sent by Harold Wilson to his cabinet of ālittle things that mean a lotā, including the protection of pubs, concessionary fares for the elderly, empty office blocks and āthe future of the pintā.
Echoes of this in Burnhamās small but popular policies today.
Jokes on you - Iāve read their insane stuff before.
I promise, you are not prepared for the first paragraph of this Real Madrid statement
realmadrid.com/en-US/news/clā¦
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When I met Angela Rayner to campaign for change to overly aggressive council tax debt collection, with its unprecedented rapid escalation to balliffs, she nodded like most politicians do.
I explained it was destructive for individuals, councils and the economy. She listened more then said she'd change it. I was sceptical. Yet a consultation was launched within weeks and delightfully the change announced within 18mths (its in place from next April) - bullet train pace for politics.
I've a rule that if I campaign for a politician (of any party) to do something, and they do it, I say thank you. Its important to recognise it. So thank you so much Angela Rayner for listening and more importantly acting. The changes coming are a great start.
I promised we'd make council tax fairer, and Iām getting on with the job.
Too many working people have seen council tax debt spiral before they had the chance to get help.
That's why we're introducing more time to pay, clearer warnings if you miss a payment and more support from councils.
Thanks to @MartinSLewis and @mmhpi for their tireless campaigning to make this change happen.
Here's everything you need to know ā¬ļø
Absolutely devastating news. Pat was an absolute legend and always had a good bit of advice for anyone who wanted it.
Thoughts are with his family and the entire @McrLabour family
RIP Councillor Pat Karney.
In 2006, when I came up with the idea of The Warehouse Project, it was laughed off.
Pat believed in it and helped it happen.
A visionary. A pioneer. A true Mancunian.
#RIPPatKarney
I love that he cannot help but bring a football analogy in. My Prime Minister
NON COMPETES BANNED
Today, the PM has announced that his Government will legislate to functionally ban non-compete agreements for startups and scaleups in the UK or as he called it - the Bosman ruling for ruling for the innovation sector' š
At the @StartupCltn been working on this for months and we think itās a huge potential unlock for our tech ecosystem.
Hereās what you need to knowā¦
- Measures to functionally ban non-competes for startups and scaleups in the UK are going to be set out.
- There will also be consultation on a wider set of restrictive practices including gardening leave.
- More detail on these plans at the budget in a few weeks (Wednesday 28th October) including a timetable for consultation with a view to legislation in the coming months.
We think this is a huge move and so do lots of friends including so many of the great founders that signed the letter with Inherent just the other week.
Why? Because talent matters and mobile talent means startups can build. The Valley was built on free-flowing talent. In the UK, weāre now seeing our own versions of this story with companies being built from alumni of both homegrown firms like Revolut and beyond. But we need that to move faster. Hiring and building faster means British startups and scaleups can grow faster. Barriers to that slow our ecosystem down.
We wonāt pretend it will be perfect, and people (including some of our friends but also lots of fairly vested interests too) will have a right to disagree. But we think that startups will thrive and win in a faster paced Britain.
So we are delighted with the progress today - as part of a strong speech by the PM outlining his ambition for building the worldās leading innovation nation including more on tax, growing companies outside London and more. But this is the start, not the end of the process. The announcement launches a consultation. It doesn't mean the issue is settled. How far reform goes, and what it looks like on the ground, is still to be decided.
The Prime Minister today has done something that can materially impact the trajectory of the UK tech ecosystem and with it our economy - but only if we make sure itās delivered. So, the real work starts now.
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If the I Paper had spent more than 30 seconds researching, they would have noted that the deal was done in 2015. Burnham didn't become Mayor until 2017.
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This āemailā image is being shared all over here, including by Nadine Dorries
It claims to show Labour instructing an āAll Labour X Usersā mailing list to praise Burnham's speech
It takes very little critical thinking to see it's fake - but here we are
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Enough is enough.
For years, people have been expected to put up with Avantiās cancellations, delays, overcrowding, and a service that has failed them time and time again.
So my Labour government is bringing Avanti West Coast into public ownership at the earliest opportunity in March next year.
That means passengers, not shareholders, will come first.
More investment, fewer delays, and a renewed focus on getting the basics right.
We're putting essential services back in public hands and building a railway that actually works for the people who use it.
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If a foreign state has attacked the UK, youād think all British politicians would unite in condemning that state. Not Reform. Their first response is to lash out at the Government, and try and make political capital out of the incident.
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I said it in 2020 and Iāll say it again.
If you leave a home empty long-term in the middle of a housing crisis, it should be seized.
Todayās announcement is great news.
