
Lisa Pickard
@lisapickard18
Passionate about equality, health & social care, housing, poverty, communities, sport & music. PROUD MUM & now Proud Chief Exec @Five_Lamps Views my own!
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02-08-2012 11:10:40
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With a Trump win now looking likely Keir Starmer’s government must come clean on the catastrophic impact of Brexit on UK trade Whilst they refuse to mention it the OBR report the Chancellor is relying on says Brexit is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15% - it’s a huge





At Five Lamps we average between 40-50 every day as we also support ‘walk-ins’ . That said funding has been reduced & capped at 30 children. We’re now looking at funding & donations to support those who need our #HAF to continue to come

Social care can’t be victim to immigration politics. 1/2 million social care vacancies;£11.45 hourly isn’t appealing. Five Lamps as a charity already invests in local communities but paid <£21ph there’s no ££ capacity BBC Radio 5 Live

This policy only works with an overhaul of social care policy which is constantly deferred. We have a care crisis & this is another policy statement that doesn’t care about adult social care. 🤷🥰BBC Radio 5 Live

Struggling with the BBC Radio 5 Live debate Newcastle United Sunderland AFC yes a derby game will be brilliant; it’s brilliant for the North East but there’s always a buzz at SJP


Good that social housing being discussed BBC Radio 5 Live however was concerned to hear someone saying tenants have a lesser voice. Organisations like Tpas England are good to talk to and involve in discussions like this

If Darren Grimes went to Specsavers he’d be able to see & quote real data & facts. Fact Y/e 30.6.24 - 48% of migrants were woman - 17% were children under 16. Fact : proportion of woman/children migrants is rising. In 2020 it was 43% & 8% respectively


Cracking start for England #englandvindia England Cricket & British & Irish Lions just turned around an awful start, last minute try to take the win!! Woo hoo & now to watch the Formula 1 qualifying, what a weekend bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/…


There is no such thing as ‘illegal immigration’ please don’t let guests repeatedly use and therefore embed phrases in people’s mindset BBC Radio 5 Live #NickyCampbell