Harry McCarthy
@harryjmccarthy.bsky.social
🌹🐝 Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Colne Valley
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The story of the Leadboilers of Linthwaite dates back to the turmoil of the English Civil Wars in the mid-1600s. In the uplands, where the land yielded little but sheep, local people known as Linfiters—scraped a living however they could. After battles had swept through, they scoured
October 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The story of the Leadboilers of Linthwaite dates back to the turmoil of the English Civil Wars in the mid-1600s. In the uplands, where the land yielded little but sheep, local people known as Linfiters—scraped a living however they could. After battles had swept through, they scoured
🚶♀️Great to see the new canal towpath surface between Marsden and Slaithwaite.
👩🦽This provides a safe and accessible walking, wheeling and cycling route between Marsden and Slaithwaite, and complements the recent towpath improvements between Slaithwaite and Milnsbridge.
👩🦽This provides a safe and accessible walking, wheeling and cycling route between Marsden and Slaithwaite, and complements the recent towpath improvements between Slaithwaite and Milnsbridge.
October 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🚶♀️Great to see the new canal towpath surface between Marsden and Slaithwaite.
👩🦽This provides a safe and accessible walking, wheeling and cycling route between Marsden and Slaithwaite, and complements the recent towpath improvements between Slaithwaite and Milnsbridge.
👩🦽This provides a safe and accessible walking, wheeling and cycling route between Marsden and Slaithwaite, and complements the recent towpath improvements between Slaithwaite and Milnsbridge.
Have your say on the Mayor's Local Transport Plan.
📆 Tuesday 14th October
🕰️ 10.30 - 13.00
📍 Marsden Mechanics
If you can't make the meeting, you can have your say here 👉 www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/.../local...
📆 Tuesday 14th October
🕰️ 10.30 - 13.00
📍 Marsden Mechanics
If you can't make the meeting, you can have your say here 👉 www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/.../local...
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Have your say on the Mayor's Local Transport Plan.
📆 Tuesday 14th October
🕰️ 10.30 - 13.00
📍 Marsden Mechanics
If you can't make the meeting, you can have your say here 👉 www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/.../local...
📆 Tuesday 14th October
🕰️ 10.30 - 13.00
📍 Marsden Mechanics
If you can't make the meeting, you can have your say here 👉 www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/.../local...
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“For a teenage mum from a council estate in Stockport to serve at the highest level of government has been the honour of my life” a role model. Life will be better for workers & renters and council housing has been reborn -what a record. I’ve been proud to work with Angela Rayner.
September 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“For a teenage mum from a council estate in Stockport to serve at the highest level of government has been the honour of my life” a role model. Life will be better for workers & renters and council housing has been reborn -what a record. I’ve been proud to work with Angela Rayner.
It's only right that London politicians are sticking up for their area, but they have to understand how this rhetoric sounds to everyone outside of the capital when London has had more than it's fair share of transport investment over the years
My response to the government’s Spending Review:
June 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It's only right that London politicians are sticking up for their area, but they have to understand how this rhetoric sounds to everyone outside of the capital when London has had more than it's fair share of transport investment over the years
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Today is a huge moment for our region.
The Chancellor’s backing means we are on track to bring trams back to the streets of Leeds and Bradford.
It's time for trams and we're ready to deliver.
westyorks-ca.gov.uk/all-news-and...
The Chancellor’s backing means we are on track to bring trams back to the streets of Leeds and Bradford.
It's time for trams and we're ready to deliver.
westyorks-ca.gov.uk/all-news-and...
June 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Today is a huge moment for our region.
The Chancellor’s backing means we are on track to bring trams back to the streets of Leeds and Bradford.
It's time for trams and we're ready to deliver.
westyorks-ca.gov.uk/all-news-and...
The Chancellor’s backing means we are on track to bring trams back to the streets of Leeds and Bradford.
It's time for trams and we're ready to deliver.
westyorks-ca.gov.uk/all-news-and...
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We have a beaver update to bring you from Little Sea, Studland ♥️
April 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We have a beaver update to bring you from Little Sea, Studland ♥️
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Over 60 Reform UK candidates in local elections are Tory defectors, study finds
Over 60 Reform UK candidates in local elections are Tory defectors, study finds
Labour accuses Nigel Farage’s party of ‘mass rebrand’ after research into nominations of former Conservatives
More than 60 of Reform UK’s council candidates standing in this year’s elections are defectors from the Conservative party, according to research from the Labour party.
Reform has also selected an ex-Conservative for its candidate in the upcoming Runcorn and Helsby byelection, while the party’s mayoral candidate for Greater Lincolnshire is the former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns, who lost her parliamentary seat in West Yorkshire last July. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Over 60 Reform UK candidates in local elections are Tory defectors, study finds
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🚨 NEW: UK Government announces new funding for community-owned energy through GB Energy! ⚡
✅ Backing local power for communities across Britain
✅ Supporting green energy projects owned by you
✅ Cutting bills while profits stay in your community
✅ Backing local power for communities across Britain
✅ Supporting green energy projects owned by you
✅ Cutting bills while profits stay in your community
March 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🚨 NEW: UK Government announces new funding for community-owned energy through GB Energy! ⚡
✅ Backing local power for communities across Britain
✅ Supporting green energy projects owned by you
✅ Cutting bills while profits stay in your community
✅ Backing local power for communities across Britain
✅ Supporting green energy projects owned by you
✅ Cutting bills while profits stay in your community
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You probably read this weekend the government was watering down the workers rights bill.
Having looked at the amendments, there’s no weakening of anything, in most cases it’s been toughened up.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Having looked at the amendments, there’s no weakening of anything, in most cases it’s been toughened up.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK unions welcome ministers’ decision to bolster workers’ rights bill
Unions delighted that there has been no watering down of plans, which will apply to England, Scotland and Wales
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
You probably read this weekend the government was watering down the workers rights bill.
Having looked at the amendments, there’s no weakening of anything, in most cases it’s been toughened up.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Having looked at the amendments, there’s no weakening of anything, in most cases it’s been toughened up.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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"20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years"
March 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years"
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BREAKING: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signed a £2.26 billion loan agreement with Ukraine to strengthen its defence capabilities, to be repaid using profits from frozen Russian assets 👏
March 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
BREAKING: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signed a £2.26 billion loan agreement with Ukraine to strengthen its defence capabilities, to be repaid using profits from frozen Russian assets 👏
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🚨 BREAKING: This week, the Government introduced to Parliament three vital steps to support our shopworkers in the Crime and Policing Bill, delivering on commitments made to make our high streets safer.
February 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🚨 BREAKING: This week, the Government introduced to Parliament three vital steps to support our shopworkers in the Crime and Policing Bill, delivering on commitments made to make our high streets safer.
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An extraordinary moment. America has publicly resigned its leadership of the free world
The United States just voted with Russia against peace in Ukraine.
February 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An extraordinary moment. America has publicly resigned its leadership of the free world
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Every place has a story to tell. Everyone's history, everyone's art, is a part of our national culture.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Major investment to boost growth and cement Britain’s place as cultural powerhouse
Over £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost for growth
www.gov.uk
February 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Every place has a story to tell. Everyone's history, everyone's art, is a part of our national culture.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Good to speak to people in Marsden today about local issues and Labour’s plan to make work pay:
✅ Minimum wage rise of up to £1,400 a year for 3 million workers
✅ Right to parental leave from day 1 of a new job
✅ Banning exploitative zero hours contracts and fire and rehire
#LabourDoorstep
✅ Minimum wage rise of up to £1,400 a year for 3 million workers
✅ Right to parental leave from day 1 of a new job
✅ Banning exploitative zero hours contracts and fire and rehire
#LabourDoorstep
February 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Good to speak to people in Marsden today about local issues and Labour’s plan to make work pay:
✅ Minimum wage rise of up to £1,400 a year for 3 million workers
✅ Right to parental leave from day 1 of a new job
✅ Banning exploitative zero hours contracts and fire and rehire
#LabourDoorstep
✅ Minimum wage rise of up to £1,400 a year for 3 million workers
✅ Right to parental leave from day 1 of a new job
✅ Banning exploitative zero hours contracts and fire and rehire
#LabourDoorstep
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Had to go to Marsden today, so on the way back I called in at Castleshaw Roman Fort. Goodness knows what the soldiers from far-flung parts of the Empire would have made of this weather.
February 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Had to go to Marsden today, so on the way back I called in at Castleshaw Roman Fort. Goodness knows what the soldiers from far-flung parts of the Empire would have made of this weather.
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There's some real energy in Parliament by this week⚡️
The Government recommitted through the GB Energy Bill to put power in the hands of communities, producing up to 8GW of green, clean, community-owned energy.
The Government recommitted through the GB Energy Bill to put power in the hands of communities, producing up to 8GW of green, clean, community-owned energy.
February 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
There's some real energy in Parliament by this week⚡️
The Government recommitted through the GB Energy Bill to put power in the hands of communities, producing up to 8GW of green, clean, community-owned energy.
The Government recommitted through the GB Energy Bill to put power in the hands of communities, producing up to 8GW of green, clean, community-owned energy.
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Millions of workers are set for a pay boost in April that will improve living standards and drive growth in all corners of the country.
This Labour government is on the side of working people.
This Labour government is on the side of working people.
February 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Millions of workers are set for a pay boost in April that will improve living standards and drive growth in all corners of the country.
This Labour government is on the side of working people.
This Labour government is on the side of working people.
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I know we have all tried to erase this insane period but "key workers" was about who could send their kids to school. The key worker thing makes zero sense in this context!
You could travel if it was necessary for work. Whether this was is another matter.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
You could travel if it was necessary for work. Whether this was is another matter.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Starmer voice coach was not key worker, Labour sources admit
Leonie Mellinger visited the party’s London headquarters to prepare Sir Keir for a press briefing, despite restrictions on in-person work
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I know we have all tried to erase this insane period but "key workers" was about who could send their kids to school. The key worker thing makes zero sense in this context!
You could travel if it was necessary for work. Whether this was is another matter.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
You could travel if it was necessary for work. Whether this was is another matter.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Slaithwaite & Marsden Action on Rail Transport are running a survey to find out the priorities of local residents and businesses.
You can fill in the survey here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can fill in the survey here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport (SMART) - 2025 Survey
Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport is a volunteer led group which exists to promote better train services for our area. There are currently two main issues arising. Firstly, the governme...
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February 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Slaithwaite & Marsden Action on Rail Transport are running a survey to find out the priorities of local residents and businesses.
You can fill in the survey here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can fill in the survey here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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This Labour government is rewiring our skills system to unlock opportunity and drive growth.
⬆️ Starts up
⬆️ Participation up
⬆️ Achievements up
⬆️ Starts up
⬆️ Participation up
⬆️ Achievements up
January 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This Labour government is rewiring our skills system to unlock opportunity and drive growth.
⬆️ Starts up
⬆️ Participation up
⬆️ Achievements up
⬆️ Starts up
⬆️ Participation up
⬆️ Achievements up
🚲🚶 Good news that @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social has approved the canal towpath improvements from Marsden to Slaithwaite today.
This will provide an accessible walking and cycling route and follows on from the recent towpath improvements between Milnsbridge and Slaithwaite.
This will provide an accessible walking and cycling route and follows on from the recent towpath improvements between Milnsbridge and Slaithwaite.
January 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🚲🚶 Good news that @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social has approved the canal towpath improvements from Marsden to Slaithwaite today.
This will provide an accessible walking and cycling route and follows on from the recent towpath improvements between Milnsbridge and Slaithwaite.
This will provide an accessible walking and cycling route and follows on from the recent towpath improvements between Milnsbridge and Slaithwaite.
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Trump has pulled the security of former government officials we know are under threat simply because he doesn't like them. And he's done it at the same time as released a load of very angry, very violent, likely highly armed individuals who are loyal to him.
It is dark stuff.
It is dark stuff.
January 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trump has pulled the security of former government officials we know are under threat simply because he doesn't like them. And he's done it at the same time as released a load of very angry, very violent, likely highly armed individuals who are loyal to him.
It is dark stuff.
It is dark stuff.