33 years ago tonight, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality.

The totally irrepressible and utterly brilliant MattStaniek United Utilities install a CCTV camera to spy on campaigners so Matt gives them something to look at. STOP THE SEWAGE savewindermere.com 👋👋👋

The Government wants to extend voter ID laws - despite admitting they were an attempt to manipulate elections. It’s a stitch up. We say: DITCH VOTER ID before the next General Election. #ProtectOurVote 38d.gs/4edb

This would be unthinkable in London. It is not the right solution - Manchester Evening News manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

Calling bullsh*t on this one. Manchester implemented testing before discharge into care homes on 16th March, before national lock down and many weeks before Govt guidance. By testing residents, we went against his rules. But we saved lives.

Just a few factual points on Birbalsingh's letter about Jess Phillips, which involves - rather unsurprisingly - several dubious claims. 🧵1/

A thread for the ultra-wealthy. If you are wealthy, you may think that if the U.K. switches from an NHS-model to a private model of healthcare it will either a) be better for you, or b) will not affect you. Here is why you are wrong… 🧵

Tell the UK government to stop new oil and gas fields - Sign the Petition! chng.it/xL9sQmWD via Change.org UK

I just signed the petition calling on Asda, @LidlGB and Iceland Foods ❄️ to remove SuperDrob antibiotic dosed chicken products from their shelves. Will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/remo… via 38 Degrees

How Witherford Watson Mann reinvented the almshouse for the 21st century theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Just a little reminder that Government have spent more money on the failed Rwanda scheme than it did on domestic abuse refuges for women and children.

So very sad. RIP Glenys Kinnock ❤️

Thanks to @Afzal4Gorton for raising a parliamentary question on air pollution this week and mentioning St Margaret's Primary School (Whalley Range) as an asthma friendly school. We need more action and sooner from our local and national political leaders. hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-1…

Our School Council, Green Team and Ethos Group children asked the Councillor Carmine Grimshaw lots of questions about her role and youth work, the values she stands for and what she does to look after the environment. She had lots of good advice for them.

Keir Starmer predicts Rwanda bill will sail through: "It will go through tonight I don't have a doubt. There's just a lot of shouting and screaming going on... "I don't think we should allow them the indulgence of saying it's gong to be very tight and that he's done a brilliant

At the Age Friendly Manchester Christmas lunch

Thanks to our officers' efforts today – supported by Manchester City Centre Police (GMP) – 51 homeless people were helped into temporary accommodation.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

This week, we bid a fond farewell to our Chief Executive Eamonn Boylan OBE who is retiring after 42 years of public service. Eamonn took the helm of GMCA in 2017 and later took over at TfGM, steering both organisations through rapid growth & transformation. Bee Network

The place set alight last night was Citizens Advice, Sunderland. Its manager this morning told me they’re devastated and now trying to figure out how to help the people they were supposed to see #sunderland