Mark Tobin
@mgtobin63.bsky.social
Semi retired Social Worker & Children's Services Leader.
Prospective Trafford Labour Party Candidate for Lostock and Barton Ward.
Prospective Trafford Labour Party Candidate for Lostock and Barton Ward.
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One of the Swift eggs has hatched! Look at the Swift on the nest from the left of the adult's body at about 40 seconds in. With patience you will see the tiny Swiflet!
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
One of the Swift eggs has hatched! Look at the Swift on the nest from the left of the adult's body at about 40 seconds in. With patience you will see the tiny Swiflet!
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Today we celebrated the opening of Deansgate Cycleway by riding the entire length to Chorlton and grabbing a beer. The dream!
April 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Today we celebrated the opening of Deansgate Cycleway by riding the entire length to Chorlton and grabbing a beer. The dream!
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“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
- Maya Angelou.
- Maya Angelou.
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
- Maya Angelou.
- Maya Angelou.
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🚰 🌊 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗗 - This evening the Water (Special Measures) Bill passed its third reading… new powers to clean up our waterways and stronger powers to hold water companies to account.
January 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
🚰 🌊 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗗 - This evening the Water (Special Measures) Bill passed its third reading… new powers to clean up our waterways and stronger powers to hold water companies to account.
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Tories are going to take your pension.
January 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Tories are going to take your pension.
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Despite all of the challenges - legal and meteorological - we did it!
After 40 years of damaging deregulation, Greater Manchester has this morning successfully retaken control of the whole its bus network. 🙌🏻
After 40 years of damaging deregulation, Greater Manchester has this morning successfully retaken control of the whole its bus network. 🙌🏻
January 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Despite all of the challenges - legal and meteorological - we did it!
After 40 years of damaging deregulation, Greater Manchester has this morning successfully retaken control of the whole its bus network. 🙌🏻
After 40 years of damaging deregulation, Greater Manchester has this morning successfully retaken control of the whole its bus network. 🙌🏻
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Day one of break and am intervening in DV case to keep a woman safe for the holidays. Christmas can be incredibly tough on some people. Massive thanks to all those in specialist women sector and police and health working over Christmas to keep people safe.
December 23, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Day one of break and am intervening in DV case to keep a woman safe for the holidays. Christmas can be incredibly tough on some people. Massive thanks to all those in specialist women sector and police and health working over Christmas to keep people safe.
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Why risk illness when you are pregnant? Vaccines are safe effective and free if you are pregnant.
Our study on the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in preventing disease in pregnant women and their infants is now published in BMJ Medicine.
https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000696
https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000696
December 14, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Why risk illness when you are pregnant? Vaccines are safe effective and free if you are pregnant.
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We are chronically short of blood donors. Please watch Yaseen’s story to help understand how important blood donation is.
We are chronically short of blood donors. Please watch Yaseen’s story to help understand how important blood donation is.
BBC - NHS Blood and Transplant campaign for blood donors
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December 9, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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We are chronically short of blood donors. Please watch Yaseen’s story to help understand how important blood donation is.
We are chronically short of blood donors. Please watch Yaseen’s story to help understand how important blood donation is.
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Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?
November 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?
A great day yesterday with Connor Rand MP and Labour friends at the House of Commons for PMQs, lunch and a full tour!!
November 21, 2024 at 7:16 PM
A great day yesterday with Connor Rand MP and Labour friends at the House of Commons for PMQs, lunch and a full tour!!
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1. The difference so far (and for god's sake let's keep it that way) between X and Bluesky is not between right and left but between abuse and respect.
A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean?
A short thread.🧵
A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean?
A short thread.🧵
November 21, 2024 at 7:54 AM
1. The difference so far (and for god's sake let's keep it that way) between X and Bluesky is not between right and left but between abuse and respect.
A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean?
A short thread.🧵
A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean?
A short thread.🧵
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It’s going to be quite a country, America.
Having been denied vaccines as a child you’ll be allowed a gun as a teen, just so you can shoot any remaining friends who have made it through measles and polio.
Cretins.
Having been denied vaccines as a child you’ll be allowed a gun as a teen, just so you can shoot any remaining friends who have made it through measles and polio.
Cretins.
November 15, 2024 at 7:26 PM
It’s going to be quite a country, America.
Having been denied vaccines as a child you’ll be allowed a gun as a teen, just so you can shoot any remaining friends who have made it through measles and polio.
Cretins.
Having been denied vaccines as a child you’ll be allowed a gun as a teen, just so you can shoot any remaining friends who have made it through measles and polio.
Cretins.