John Cooper

Homelessness minister hiked rent weeks after removing tenants Rushanara Ali faces criticism for increasing the rent on a house she owns by hundreds of pounds.

This is not the party to best represent the people of Britain. This is not Labour. This isn't socialism.

Resign now.

BBC News - Housing minister hiked rent weeks after removing tenants
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Have a look at just two of many of our local schools suffering from the lack of education funding. Our children and young people deserve better. Find out more here: schoolcuts.org.uk

Hydration tips for nursing staff | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing Why keeping hydrated, especially in hot weather, must be a priority for nursing staff

Nursing staff: Drinking water isn’t a break‑time luxury, it’s a lifetime necessity.

While you don’t need permission to prioritise self-care, it’s helpful to have information to hand that you can use to hold employers to account. Read more ⬇️

The recent riots in Epping are a stark reminder of the demonstrations outside refugee hotels last summer.

FBU general secretary Steve Wright will be speaking at 'one year on from the riots'. This is an important moment to revisit lessons in how the far right exploit events to fuel racial violence.

Labour MPs challenge Richard Tice over Reform UK’s plan to scrap green projects Exclusive: Letter signed by 59 MPs criticises party’s deputy leader after his warned energy firms over new contracts

I signed this letter.

This isn't about party politics but about my constituents.

Only last week Japanese manufacturer Astemo confirmed £100 million of investment into new highly-skilled jobs for the electric vehicle supply chain right here in Horwich.

Reform would rip that up. Irresponsible.

Israel is now jamming the Freedom Flotilla's communications - 'preparing for an attack' According to the Freedom Flotilla tracker, it is no longer 162 nautical miles from Gaza, which is where it is, but at Jordan airport

Israel is now jamming the Freedom Flotilla's communications - 'preparing for an attack'

According to the Freedom Flotilla itself, the boat is no longer 162 nautical miles from Gaza, which is where it is - but at Jordan airport.

Israel is readying its attack.
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Food Preparation and Nutrition Research Form - NEA In order to complete my food preparation and nutrition NEA mock, I need to research more about international food, health and nutrition and school lunches, and it would be much appreciated if you coul...

TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF: Please could you fill in this form for my daughter's Food Tech GCSE work? I will pay you in cookies!

Please RT for reach!

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40 years on, an astonishing new archive documents the Battle of the Beanfield 1 June 2025 sees the 40th anniversary of the Battle of the Beanfield - one of the darkest days in contemporary British history

1 June 2025 sees the 40th anniversary of the Battle of the Beanfield - one of the darkest days in contemporary British history, where 1,000 riot police attacked a convoy of Travellers headed to Stonehenge.

Never heard of it? We're not surprised.
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A quote graphic with a photo of George Takei in a white button-up shirt and blazer, crossing his arms. Green text on the graphic reads "We must learn from the past, not repeat it. The erosion of rights and the targeting of communities based on fear and prejudice must be challenged at every turn." The quote is attributed to George Takei, author and activist, formerly detained in a U.S. internment camp during WWII

As a child, the U.S. government forced George Takei and his parents to live in an American internment camp during WWII. After the war, his family was left without a home or any resources to get by.

He went on to become an award-winning actor and a lifelong advocate for immigrants' rights.

He's so close to saying it, but just can't bring himself...

Farage is Trump's glove puppet and will copy paste his damaging policies in Britain. Trashing the UK economy is the point of Reform and they'll say anything to win the votes required to do it.

Brexit was just the beginning.

This must happen. Safe, warm homes shouldn't be monetised by greedy landlords.

The North West Young Workers' Committee recently held a meeting at Manchester's People’s History Museum 🏛️

They took part in a Banner Making Workshop, shared ideas, and discussed a strategy for recruiting more young members 👏

Could a new green Labour faction cause trouble for Ed Miliband? Climate conscious MPs could begin to organise if they remain unhappy with the government's direction of travel.

📢 Great to see the #CANBill recognised in @newstatesman.com ‬as the rallying point for climate-focused MPs. Despite the Government’s attempts to shelve it, support keeps growing. But time is running out. We need a joined-up plan for climate and nature now. 👇

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Here’s the thing, if they are picking up folks working in the country illegally, I’m going to need to see some white guys also being arrested for employing people working illegally in the country.

Otherwise, it’s just racism.

Why is it so easy to believe that the DfE have looked at this and decided that teacher training and parental engagement are the issue.

It's funding.

It's a lack of staff, lack of quality educational facilities, ever growing class sizes & top slicing by greedy CEOs.

Years of austerity have left schools underfunded. Lack of equipment, dilapidated facilities and a reduction in staffing mean that our children are being sold short. Failure to fully fund the STRB is unacceptable and will require a response.

No money for workers, children, pensioners, or disabled people — but there’s always room to reward unelected elites.

£361 per day just to turn up to the House of Lords.

This system isn’t just outdated — it’s broken.

#HouseOfLords #MichaelGove #UKPolitics #Inequality #BrokenSystem

🚨 NEWS: Labour’s "flagship" child poverty strategy delayed until at least the autumn while child poverty hits its highest level since the turn of the century.

John Bird reacts.

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🚨 #Birmingham polling shows 90% wouldn’t accept bin worker pay cuts and 65% would strike.

The people of Birmingham understand very well why bin workers are on strike and would do the same thing in their shoes. The size of the cuts @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social wants to impose is unreasonable. 1️⃣⤵️

A group of campaigners from the RSPB and partner organisations stand in front of the Houses of Parliament, holding bold signs calling for support for nature-friendly farming. One sign reads “Nature can’t afford a pay cut!” while others say “Farm with nature” and “To grow food, we need nature.” Three people wear oversized bird head costumes, and at the centre, a young woman holds a box showing the petition total: 106,744 signatures. The mood is determined and urgent, highlighting public support for protecting nature’s farming budget.

We’ve just delivered a message to Downing Street, backed by over 100,000 of you.‼️

Farmers, NGOs and the public are standing together to demand action.

UK Government, this is a call you can't afford to ignore.

Any cut now would be a disaster for farming and nature.

Nigel Farage ditches Reform’s ‘contract with the people’ just 2 months after election After criticism that Reform UK’s election contract with the people was ‘Liz Truss on steroids’, new Reform UK chairman has admitted that the party is working on a new set of policies as well as drawin...

West Northamptonshire Council’s first meeting last night.

Reform UK were asked where their manifesto for the council was - their answer was 'the contract on the Reform UK website'.

The same contract Farage scrapped 2 months after the General Election, that was described as ‘Liz Truss on steroids’.

From then until now I've fought for LGBT+ rights year after year. And I won't stop. On #IDAHOBIT we stand united against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. Standing together always.

Will you sign the Big Issue Poverty Zero petition?

"As an ambassador, I'm firmly behind The Big Issue's call for a ‘Poverty Zero’ law – the establishment of statutory poverty reduction targets. Please join me in my support by signing the petition at bigissue.com/poverty-zero – thank you!"
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A screenshot of a WhatsApp chat. The text exchange reads... Person 1: Hey, can I talk to you? Person 2: Of course! Are u okay? Person 1: Ehh not really. Money is tight and I'm really struggling to pay for food and bills. Hannah wanted to meet up last week but I couldn't afford the bus. I haven't been able to see anyone for weeks and I feel like there's nothing to look forward to anymore. It's really crushing me. Person 2: you can see them typing a response.

Not having enough for the essentials can be stressful and lonely 💔

1 in 4 people who visit our food banks are in contact with loved ones less than once a month.

This isn’t right. Everyone should be able to live a healthy, happy and dignified life. 💚 #MentalHeathAwarenessWeek

UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’ without more immigration curbs, Starmer says PM unveils policies to ‘significantly’ drive down net migration including English tests and degree requirements

Appauling words from the UK PM, it would appear the latest trouncing the UK Labour Party received via council elections has got them in blind panic flappy hand mode, rather than combat fascism & racism they are running to embrace it, a seismic shock awaits them. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Thinking beyond the box | National Education Union Developing critical curriculum perspectives and culturally responsive pedagogy

Explore a range of antiracist curriculum reform approaches in Thinking Beyond the Box, to dismantle barriers, and work towards more inclusive schools and engaging learning this #BlackInclusionWeek.

Learn more.👇
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Reform don’t think climate change is real and all the other parties are dancing to their tune.

Here’s @carladenyer.bsky.social on @novaramedia.com explaining how we as Greens must be steadfast in fighting their lies.

I spoke to an incredible gathering of Little Lobbyists in DC who gathered to push and lobby against Medicade cuts.

They have long led the charge to protect healthcare and Medicaid—and I’m proud to stand with them against any attempt by this administration or its allies to undermine it.

“The revised Ministerial Code does nothing to prevent ministers accepting lucrative gifts.”

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