Manchester has over £420million cut *a year* since 2010 with more to come in the next 2 years.

I would welcome the Minister to Manchester to try and explain where this ‘fat’ is?

Spending a week with lovely ⁦Lily Hall⁩ in the magical cultural melting pot of Seville.
The blue of the steps in ⁦⁦Alcázar de Sevilla⁩ is my favourite; a blend of Islamic, Jewish & Christian influences over the centuries. Imagining all who’ve walked them before us

The Elizabeth Line shows the UK is capable of delivering ambitious infrastructure projects. So, why can't we deliver this ambition in the North? Northern Powerhouse Rail has been scaled back, so has HS2.

Our 20th century rail wont support a 21st century economy.

How astute of the obnoxious guy at Euston Station who told me to go back to where I came from
I told him that’s why I’m at the f***** train station

Escaped to ✨ Donna Hall ✨’s 🏡 in the Highlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’ve always been lucky enough to live near woods and trees. In all the chaos that life brings, one breath of the forest air resets the mind with peace, perspective and gratefulness ❤️

In a fearless organisation, people feel psychologically safe to challenge current thinking & practice, without fear of being criticised, shunned or ridiculed. It's tough to build a fearless organisation but people & performance levels flourish in them. By Amy Edmondson Tanmay Vora ✍

On a train back from LDN last night, overheard a v loud (married) banker talking (creeping) on a young woman. She asks if he lives in Manc. He scoffs, “NO! North London. I’m going to Bolton. Even people from Bolton don’t like Bolton”… felt rage, pride but mainly pity for him🤷‍♀️

Just read that currently: we have more Russian Oligarchs residing in the U.K., than Ukrainian refugees. What a failure of humanity.

We need to keep saying this

So the Government is creating a new central body to monitor #localgov performance against the 12 levelling up missions, yet it hasn’t provided any funding or powers to councils to make progress against the 12 levelling up missions. Where to start with this one.

Research shows that 1 in 4 benefit sanctions are associated with someone needing to turn to a #FoodBank .

At a time when people are being forced to make impossible decisions between heating and eating, sanctions are the wrong approach at the worst time 👉 bit.ly/3g21qrg

583rd January 2022

Look, we’ve all been there. Show up for a meeting at work, having been asked to bring booze, only to find hundreds of people there getting pissed up, just to figure out, 25 minutes later, that you’re actually at a party in your own garden.

Come and work with my lovely team, making a real difference with people in the friendliest town in the UK ❤️

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Get in touch if you want a chat!
#policyjobs #teambolton Michael Kane Kelly Warriner Lynn Donkin FFPH Helen Lowey Anthony Oakman Wahid Khan

At this morning’s Greater Manchester Combined Authority meeting, we will say more about our #IsThisOK campaign and taking it into schools, colleges and communities in 2022.

Men, lads and boys across GM need to own this one and lead the change we need to see.👇🏻

Delighted to see Bev Craig step into her new role as Leader of #Manchester Council, a city with a strong social conscience, a city of ideas & action, a city of hope, pride & ambition. Bev says she wants to be judged by her #deedsnotwords , for a more equal city where all thrive.🐝

Our team at Zone are hoping to speak with young people, parents and carers about how they would like to use digital H&SC products. Any networks, contacts, ideas or RTs would be so appreciated 😊🙏 #digital #youngpeople #userresearch

Would highly recommend taking Monday off to decorate your mum’s tree surrounded by dogs 🐕 #wholesomedistractions

Northern Powerhouse Rail would have increased the accessibility of Bradford by public transport by 130%. From a city of 1.2 million to a city of 2.7 million. We have better models of this than Number 10 and Number 11. We did the work. They cancelled it. open-innovations.org/blog/2021-08-1…