Maeve Sherlock
@maevesherlock.bsky.social
Labour peer. Minister, House of Lords. Associate minister, CofE. Live in Durham, work in London.
A friend brought me these sweet peas from her garden and they have the most incredible scent!
August 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A friend brought me these sweet peas from her garden and they have the most incredible scent!
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For the keen - which should be all of you given we all are, or are hoping to be, pensioners - here’s the launch document for the Pensions Commission, setting out the case for change and approach being taken www.gov.uk/government/p...
Finishing the job: Launching the Pensions Commission
An assessment of the state of Britain’s pensions landscape, including the progress made in the two decades since the first Pensions Commission.
www.gov.uk
July 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
For the keen - which should be all of you given we all are, or are hoping to be, pensioners - here’s the launch document for the Pensions Commission, setting out the case for change and approach being taken www.gov.uk/government/p...
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🚨 NEW: Labour is lifting 100,000 children out of poverty by expanding access to free school meals.
Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving children the best start in life.
Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving children the best start in life.
June 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🚨 NEW: Labour is lifting 100,000 children out of poverty by expanding access to free school meals.
Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving children the best start in life.
Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving children the best start in life.
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The House of Lords will meet at noon on Saturday 12 April to consider legislative proposals to ensure the continued operation of British Steel blast furnaces is safeguarded.
April 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The House of Lords will meet at noon on Saturday 12 April to consider legislative proposals to ensure the continued operation of British Steel blast furnaces is safeguarded.
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Mellow Yellow - in a Dorset Hazel coppice today.
April 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Mellow Yellow - in a Dorset Hazel coppice today.
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Love this picture of when my sister met the late Queen when she officially opened Fratton Community Centre. That face! ❤️
February 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Love this picture of when my sister met the late Queen when she officially opened Fratton Community Centre. That face! ❤️
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Important research published today on the work aspirations of DWP health & disability customers.
Worth reading in full. Some of the testimony here is really important.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Worth reading in full. Some of the testimony here is really important.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Work aspirations and support needs of health and disability customers: Interim findings
This report presents the employment aspirations, attitudes to work and support needs of health and disability customers.
www.gov.uk
February 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Important research published today on the work aspirations of DWP health & disability customers.
Worth reading in full. Some of the testimony here is really important.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Worth reading in full. Some of the testimony here is really important.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I realise you’ve probably already picked a side in the row between JD Vance and Rory Stewart about Augustine but this is interesting
JD Vance and Rory Stewart have both missed the point when it comes to who to love | Seen & Unseen
www.seenandunseen.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I realise you’ve probably already picked a side in the row between JD Vance and Rory Stewart about Augustine but this is interesting
If you want a short injection of hope, I commend this lovely chat with Nikki Dravers on the brilliant Refuse cafe. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Café Hope - Grub not garbage - BBC Sounds
How one cafe is turning food waste into meals.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If you want a short injection of hope, I commend this lovely chat with Nikki Dravers on the brilliant Refuse cafe. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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May I set ajar
The doors of closed minds. Words come and words go
And poetry is pain as well as passion,
But in the large flights of imagination
I see for one crammed second, order so
Explicit I need no more persuasion
from I Count the Moments,
Elizabeth Jennings
#epiphany
The doors of closed minds. Words come and words go
And poetry is pain as well as passion,
But in the large flights of imagination
I see for one crammed second, order so
Explicit I need no more persuasion
from I Count the Moments,
Elizabeth Jennings
#epiphany
January 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
May I set ajar
The doors of closed minds. Words come and words go
And poetry is pain as well as passion,
But in the large flights of imagination
I see for one crammed second, order so
Explicit I need no more persuasion
from I Count the Moments,
Elizabeth Jennings
#epiphany
The doors of closed minds. Words come and words go
And poetry is pain as well as passion,
But in the large flights of imagination
I see for one crammed second, order so
Explicit I need no more persuasion
from I Count the Moments,
Elizabeth Jennings
#epiphany
One of my happy places when the weather is wild 📚☕️🚂 😊
December 30, 2024 at 2:20 PM
One of my happy places when the weather is wild 📚☕️🚂 😊
Unhurried cooking for people I love on Boxing Day is one of my favourite things. 😊
December 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Unhurried cooking for people I love on Boxing Day is one of my favourite things. 😊
It’s Saturday & I’m cooking risotto. All is well. 😊
December 14, 2024 at 8:16 PM
It’s Saturday & I’m cooking risotto. All is well. 😊
There was a definite seasonal feel to @10dowingstreet.bsky.social last night as
we gathered for a joyful Advent reception with Keir Starmer.
we gathered for a joyful Advent reception with Keir Starmer.
December 12, 2024 at 7:59 AM
There was a definite seasonal feel to @10dowingstreet.bsky.social last night as
we gathered for a joyful Advent reception with Keir Starmer.
we gathered for a joyful Advent reception with Keir Starmer.
Still opening boxes post house move but this one was a pleasant surprise…. Thankfully nothing perishable in it as some lovely people sent it weeks ago!
December 7, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Still opening boxes post house move but this one was a pleasant surprise…. Thankfully nothing perishable in it as some lovely people sent it weeks ago!
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I am going to be in so much trouble with my mum for having my feet on the table.
Thank you @guardianheather.bsky.social for coming with me to Hoxton jobcentre and thank you to our work coaches for being the best, and having intense hope for people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Thank you @guardianheather.bsky.social for coming with me to Hoxton jobcentre and thank you to our work coaches for being the best, and having intense hope for people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
‘Jobcentres are intensely hopeful’: how Labour plans to help people find work
Employment minister wants to create new ‘public employment service’ to transform the UK job market
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:33 AM
I am going to be in so much trouble with my mum for having my feet on the table.
Thank you @guardianheather.bsky.social for coming with me to Hoxton jobcentre and thank you to our work coaches for being the best, and having intense hope for people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Thank you @guardianheather.bsky.social for coming with me to Hoxton jobcentre and thank you to our work coaches for being the best, and having intense hope for people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
I could read this every day and not tire of it…
Rowan Williams’ review of Jordan Peterson’s latest book - how to skewer delusions of grandeur with elegance, crystallising precision and grace.
We Who Wrestle With God by Jordan Peterson review – a culture warrior out of his depth
The popular psychologist’s blinkered reading of the Bible does his cause no favours
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:14 PM
I could read this every day and not tire of it…
Ah farewell to a colleague who never stopped caring.
#RIPJohn
#RIPJohn
Some breaking news this morning:
The former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, his family have announced.
We’ll be talking about his life and career with guests from the New Labour era on @BBCr4today @BBCBreakfast @bbc5live
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
The former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, his family have announced.
We’ll be talking about his life and career with guests from the New Labour era on @BBCr4today @BBCBreakfast @bbc5live
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott dies aged 86
Prescott served under Tony Blair's Labour government as deputy prime minister between 1997 and 2007.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Ah farewell to a colleague who never stopped caring.
#RIPJohn
#RIPJohn
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Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
November 14, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
I moved house today. If I ever suggest doing this again, please stop me.
November 8, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I moved house today. If I ever suggest doing this again, please stop me.
Snowy Durham afternoon
December 2, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Snowy Durham afternoon
I’m at that point shortly before friends arrive for dinner when I realise I should have started earlier…
November 18, 2023 at 6:42 PM
I’m at that point shortly before friends arrive for dinner when I realise I should have started earlier…
I love the use of pews in the waiting room at Durham station to echo the cathedral.
November 13, 2023 at 9:51 AM
I love the use of pews in the waiting room at Durham station to echo the cathedral.