Russ
@lichfieldruss.bsky.social
Rambler, Trade Unionist, Retired Teacher.
Labour Councillor for Stowe on Lichfield District and City Councils
Labour Councillor for Stowe on Lichfield District and City Councils
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By delivering rights from day one, better parental leave and better sickness pay, Labour's New Deal for Working People will make work better and more secure. As @lukemurphy.bsky.social says, that's good for workers, good for businesses and good for the economy
October 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
By delivering rights from day one, better parental leave and better sickness pay, Labour's New Deal for Working People will make work better and more secure. As @lukemurphy.bsky.social says, that's good for workers, good for businesses and good for the economy
Bliss in a field.
Good challenging walk and staying the night in #StaffordshireMoorlands
Good challenging walk and staying the night in #StaffordshireMoorlands
July 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Bliss in a field.
Good challenging walk and staying the night in #StaffordshireMoorlands
Good challenging walk and staying the night in #StaffordshireMoorlands
Come and talk to a #Lichfield Councillor on Saturday 11am to 12 noon in The Hub.
May 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Come and talk to a #Lichfield Councillor on Saturday 11am to 12 noon in The Hub.
Brilliant turnout at #stephensuttonrideout . This is 45 mins before it starts. #Burntwood #Lichfield #teenagecancertrust
May 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Brilliant turnout at #stephensuttonrideout . This is 45 mins before it starts. #Burntwood #Lichfield #teenagecancertrust
We need to build an integrated public transport system - it will be cheaper, greener and help businesses.
#VoteLabour on 1st May
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#VoteLabour on 1st May
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Bus deregulation has failed local passengers, election candidate says - Lichfield Live®
Forty years of bus deregulation has failed passengers, a Labour election candidate has claimed.
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April 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We need to build an integrated public transport system - it will be cheaper, greener and help businesses.
#VoteLabour on 1st May
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#VoteLabour on 1st May
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Today’s boost to the Living Wage is worth up to £1,400 a year – a huge win for working people.
Let’s finish the job and deliver the #NewDeal in full🌹✊
Add your name: labourunions.org.uk/payrise/
Let’s finish the job and deliver the #NewDeal in full🌹✊
Add your name: labourunions.org.uk/payrise/
A PAY RISE FOR MILLIONS
The rise in the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage is a huge win for working people. Millions...
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April 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Today’s boost to the Living Wage is worth up to £1,400 a year – a huge win for working people.
Let’s finish the job and deliver the #NewDeal in full🌹✊
Add your name: labourunions.org.uk/payrise/
Let’s finish the job and deliver the #NewDeal in full🌹✊
Add your name: labourunions.org.uk/payrise/
This is good news but what about the even more important infrastructure of taking HS2 to Manchester and having a decent cross pennine railway?
Why does London get the investment?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Why does London get the investment?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent approved by government
Heidi Alexander gives green light to controversial £9bn tunnel, Britain’s biggest single planned road-building project
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is good news but what about the even more important infrastructure of taking HS2 to Manchester and having a decent cross pennine railway?
Why does London get the investment?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Why does London get the investment?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Come and speak to your #Labourparty Councillors.
March 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Come and speak to your #Labourparty Councillors.
March 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Matthew has the passion, commitment and skills to represent the people of Stowe and help build a fairer, greener Lichfield.
#Lichfield #election #byelection #labourparty
#Lichfield #election #byelection #labourparty
February 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Matthew has the passion, commitment and skills to represent the people of Stowe and help build a fairer, greener Lichfield.
#Lichfield #election #byelection #labourparty
#Lichfield #election #byelection #labourparty
Come and meet #Lichfield #Labour Councillors today at 11am.
January 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Come and meet #Lichfield #Labour Councillors today at 11am.
I hope these new powers will be used well by Lichfield District Council. After 14 years of neglect of high streets and the cost of living crisis we need to revitalise our high streets And support local communities.
#lichfield #highstteets
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#lichfield #highstteets
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Council chiefs hope powers to force landlords to rent out empty shops will breathe new life into high streets - Lichfield Live®
Council chiefs say local high streets will get a boost thanks to new powers to sell off leases for shops that have sat empty for a long period of time.
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January 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I hope these new powers will be used well by Lichfield District Council. After 14 years of neglect of high streets and the cost of living crisis we need to revitalise our high streets And support local communities.
#lichfield #highstteets
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#lichfield #highstteets
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You have your heart at the right place or you don’t.
January 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You have your heart at the right place or you don’t.
January 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Not sure who to credit for this but it sums up presents day capitalism.
January 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Not sure who to credit for this but it sums up presents day capitalism.
#Lichfield "Where tourists seldom tread"? Not sure I agree on Food Festival weekend but good to see it mentioned in the Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Where tourists seldom tread, part 14: three English towns form the unlikely end of the Silk Road
If you can’t make it to Samarkand or Xian, visit Jarrow, Lichfield or Southend at the other end of the historic trading route
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
#Lichfield "Where tourists seldom tread"? Not sure I agree on Food Festival weekend but good to see it mentioned in the Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Unfortunately many on the hard right use this 👇 rather than use facts in arguments.
January 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Unfortunately many on the hard right use this 👇 rather than use facts in arguments.
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There are more than a million British people with Pakistani heritage in the UK.
For the Shadow Home Secretary to suggest they have an "alien" and "medieval" culture and to smear them by association with the crimes of a tiny minority, is the politics of the far-right gutter.
For the Shadow Home Secretary to suggest they have an "alien" and "medieval" culture and to smear them by association with the crimes of a tiny minority, is the politics of the far-right gutter.
January 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
There are more than a million British people with Pakistani heritage in the UK.
For the Shadow Home Secretary to suggest they have an "alien" and "medieval" culture and to smear them by association with the crimes of a tiny minority, is the politics of the far-right gutter.
For the Shadow Home Secretary to suggest they have an "alien" and "medieval" culture and to smear them by association with the crimes of a tiny minority, is the politics of the far-right gutter.
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Ok so Trump won again, Musk is buying up democracy, media is overdosing on Farage and Tory sour grapes…
BUT
We kicked the Tories out, the right is split, Brexit hovers over the shredder, Trump and Musk will trip up over their monstrous egos and we moved to Bluesky.
There’s always hope.
Cheers all🎄🥂
BUT
We kicked the Tories out, the right is split, Brexit hovers over the shredder, Trump and Musk will trip up over their monstrous egos and we moved to Bluesky.
There’s always hope.
Cheers all🎄🥂
December 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Ok so Trump won again, Musk is buying up democracy, media is overdosing on Farage and Tory sour grapes…
BUT
We kicked the Tories out, the right is split, Brexit hovers over the shredder, Trump and Musk will trip up over their monstrous egos and we moved to Bluesky.
There’s always hope.
Cheers all🎄🥂
BUT
We kicked the Tories out, the right is split, Brexit hovers over the shredder, Trump and Musk will trip up over their monstrous egos and we moved to Bluesky.
There’s always hope.
Cheers all🎄🥂
December 26, 2024 at 8:31 PM
December 22, 2024 at 12:25 PM
A better pedestrianisation of Lichfield City Centre would alleviate many of these problems, allowing good street cafes and proper access for all pedestrians.
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Councillor wants resolution to Lichfield city centre outdoor seating row - Lichfield Live®
A councillor says he hopes a resolution can be found quickly after a row over pavement licenses.
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December 17, 2024 at 7:50 PM
A better pedestrianisation of Lichfield City Centre would alleviate many of these problems, allowing good street cafes and proper access for all pedestrians.
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Well done Cathy, we need to pass this and take action.
#Lichfield
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#Lichfield
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Councillors to put forward motion to highlight issue of violence against women and girls - Lichfield Live®
Councillors are proposing motion to highlight the issue of violence against women and girls.
lichfieldlive.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Well done Cathy, we need to pass this and take action.
#Lichfield
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#Lichfield
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Enjoyed the #panto The Garrick even more than expected.
#jackandthebeanstalk #Lichfield #TheGarrickTheatre #Lichfield
#jackandthebeanstalk #Lichfield #TheGarrickTheatre #Lichfield
November 29, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Enjoyed the #panto The Garrick even more than expected.
#jackandthebeanstalk #Lichfield #TheGarrickTheatre #Lichfield
#jackandthebeanstalk #Lichfield #TheGarrickTheatre #Lichfield
Brilliant news - I hope this is just the start of supporting public transport.
#Staffordshire #Lichfield #publictransport
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#Staffordshire #Lichfield #publictransport
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MP hails £11million funding boost for Staffordshire buses - Lichfield Live®
An £11million funding boost for local bus services has been welcomed by a local MP.
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November 27, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Brilliant news - I hope this is just the start of supporting public transport.
#Staffordshire #Lichfield #publictransport
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#Staffordshire #Lichfield #publictransport
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