Andy Reed OBE
@andyjreed.bsky.social
Strategic Advisor @sajeimpact Former Labour MP for Lboro. Chair - Leics Business Board @Llepnews @sfdCoalition @activellr @sport_thinktank
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The problem with the debate on winter fuel is it blurred rhetoric with reality - yes, you can win most people round on not giving winter fuel payments to the very rich, that’s very different to taking it away from people whose income is £12,000 that’s when you lose people.
What should the government do on winter fuel payments?
Return to old system of giving to all pensioners, regardless of wealth: 33%
Means test, but give to more: 44%
Means test, at current level: 7%
Means test, but give to less: 4%
Scrap entirely: 2%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Return to old system of giving to all pensioners, regardless of wealth: 33%
Means test, but give to more: 44%
Means test, at current level: 7%
Means test, but give to less: 4%
Scrap entirely: 2%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
May 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The problem with the debate on winter fuel is it blurred rhetoric with reality - yes, you can win most people round on not giving winter fuel payments to the very rich, that’s very different to taking it away from people whose income is £12,000 that’s when you lose people.
If we want to change how people feel about politics, we have to start where hope still exists.
Read the new polling report from the Co-operative Party and Hope Not Hate. party.coop/community/le...
Read the new polling report from the Co-operative Party and Hope Not Hate. party.coop/community/le...
Holding on to Hope: Lessons from Community Britain
We polled Britain on how they feel about their country and communities. This is what they had to say.
party.coop
May 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
If we want to change how people feel about politics, we have to start where hope still exists.
Read the new polling report from the Co-operative Party and Hope Not Hate. party.coop/community/le...
Read the new polling report from the Co-operative Party and Hope Not Hate. party.coop/community/le...
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This isn’t how the Library of Congress works. It’s a historical record of books for research purposes, there’s no kids checking out books.
Fascism requires controlling the historical record and purging titles that disagree with their narrative. They’re doing the same online.
Fascism requires controlling the historical record and purging titles that disagree with their narrative. They’re doing the same online.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This isn’t how the Library of Congress works. It’s a historical record of books for research purposes, there’s no kids checking out books.
Fascism requires controlling the historical record and purging titles that disagree with their narrative. They’re doing the same online.
Fascism requires controlling the historical record and purging titles that disagree with their narrative. They’re doing the same online.
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Enjoying some lonely ‘Down time’ in Scotland. 🏴 Back soon!
May 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Enjoying some lonely ‘Down time’ in Scotland. 🏴 Back soon!
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Many politicians - Tony Blair just the latest - appear more sceptical about public support for net zero agenda than evidence suggests is warranted.
Most recent YouGov poll found 61% of UK voters support govt plans on this, with just 24% opposed…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Most recent YouGov poll found 61% of UK voters support govt plans on this, with just 24% opposed…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony Blair
Former PM claims net zero policies losing public support and says there should be greater focus on carbon capture
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Many politicians - Tony Blair just the latest - appear more sceptical about public support for net zero agenda than evidence suggests is warranted.
Most recent YouGov poll found 61% of UK voters support govt plans on this, with just 24% opposed…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Most recent YouGov poll found 61% of UK voters support govt plans on this, with just 24% opposed…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I think Mark Carney's campaign will have to declare this post as a gift. ~AA @mark-carney.bsky.social @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I think Mark Carney's campaign will have to declare this post as a gift. ~AA @mark-carney.bsky.social @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social
Absolute pleasure to be with @AlistairBurtUK today @cranfieldmngmt on the Project Delivery programme.. a great double act and such fun to work with a good friend! I love learning and interacting with the monthly cohorts..
April 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Absolute pleasure to be with @AlistairBurtUK today @cranfieldmngmt on the Project Delivery programme.. a great double act and such fun to work with a good friend! I love learning and interacting with the monthly cohorts..
Hardly surprising unfortunately.. there are still too many #ME sceptics and the condition is still widely misunderstood. If you've lived with someone with ME you know the hurt of being ill and not being believed.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Over 150,000 more people in England have ME than previously thought, study finds
Research into myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome also reveals diagnosis ‘postcode lottery’
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Hardly surprising unfortunately.. there are still too many #ME sceptics and the condition is still widely misunderstood. If you've lived with someone with ME you know the hurt of being ill and not being believed.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
inspiring visit to @wheelpower.bsky.socialat Stoke Mandeville Stadium — the birthplace of the Paralympic movement! Incredible to see the dedication to empowering lives through sport and physical activity. Thanks to Rob Wilson for the invitation
#WheelPower #StokeMandeville #InclusionThroughSport
#WheelPower #StokeMandeville #InclusionThroughSport
April 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
inspiring visit to @wheelpower.bsky.socialat Stoke Mandeville Stadium — the birthplace of the Paralympic movement! Incredible to see the dedication to empowering lives through sport and physical activity. Thanks to Rob Wilson for the invitation
#WheelPower #StokeMandeville #InclusionThroughSport
#WheelPower #StokeMandeville #InclusionThroughSport
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No Mr Trump.
Russia started the war.
Russia started the war.
Trump has fully turned on Zelenskyy: "He's always looking to purchase missiles. Listen, when you start a war, you gotta know you can win a war. You don't start a war against somebody that's 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles."
April 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
No Mr Trump.
Russia started the war.
Russia started the war.
Good to join in the fun today with Birstall RFC and lads from Quorn RFC - good narrow win for Paddy Cree XV…
April 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Good to join in the fun today with Birstall RFC and lads from Quorn RFC - good narrow win for Paddy Cree XV…
1/6 Celebrating Sport for Development & Peace: Today, we honor UK charities using sport to tackle social & economic inequalities. I’ve seen firsthand the impact of the Sport for Development Coalition & its 400+ organizations. Let’s hear from them!
April 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
1/6 Celebrating Sport for Development & Peace: Today, we honor UK charities using sport to tackle social & economic inequalities. I’ve seen firsthand the impact of the Sport for Development Coalition & its 400+ organizations. Let’s hear from them!
Always great to be back at ATIC for meetings with growing SMEs… never realised how often I’d be back at the opening ceremony all those years ago… good to be there with James Reed today too!
April 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Always great to be back at ATIC for meetings with growing SMEs… never realised how often I’d be back at the opening ceremony all those years ago… good to be there with James Reed today too!
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Thank you to whoever made this
April 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Thank you to whoever made this
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Investigation launched into #Signalgate — days after White House announced case closed
The DOD inspector general announced on Thursday afternoon that it will investigate Hegseth and his involvement in a Signal chat that shared highly sensitive details…
#MOG8
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
The DOD inspector general announced on Thursday afternoon that it will investigate Hegseth and his involvement in a Signal chat that shared highly sensitive details…
#MOG8
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
Investigation launched into 'Signalgate' — days after White House announced case closed
The Department of Defense inspector general announced on Thursday afternoon that it will investigate Secretary Pete Hegseth and his involvement in a Signal chat that shared highly sensitive details ab...
www.rawstory.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Investigation launched into #Signalgate — days after White House announced case closed
The DOD inspector general announced on Thursday afternoon that it will investigate Hegseth and his involvement in a Signal chat that shared highly sensitive details…
#MOG8
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
The DOD inspector general announced on Thursday afternoon that it will investigate Hegseth and his involvement in a Signal chat that shared highly sensitive details…
#MOG8
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
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no idea who made this but it’s genius
April 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
no idea who made this but it’s genius
Too easy to forget there are plenty of Americans equally angry with Trump
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Too easy to forget there are plenty of Americans equally angry with Trump
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I’m struggling to wrap my mind around enormous implications of this for global economy, including America. When will GOP - the party allegedly of national security and economic probity, step up? Not on govt cuts; mass firings; security leaks; illegal deportations; attacks on judges; not this? WHEN?
A blanket 10% tariff on the UK; 20% on the EU; 34% on China; 46% on Vietnam; 24% on Japan; 26% on India; and much more.
This is the biggest increase in trade barriers globally in decades — quite possibly since WWII.
This is the biggest increase in trade barriers globally in decades — quite possibly since WWII.
April 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I’m struggling to wrap my mind around enormous implications of this for global economy, including America. When will GOP - the party allegedly of national security and economic probity, step up? Not on govt cuts; mass firings; security leaks; illegal deportations; attacks on judges; not this? WHEN?
Pleased to put in a bit of effort tonight but still feel ready for more at the end…
April 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Pleased to put in a bit of effort tonight but still feel ready for more at the end…
There is a "high degree of uncertainty" over how much of the hundreds of millions of pounds lent to sports bodies during the Covid pandemic will be repaid, says an influential group of MPs.
April 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
There is a "high degree of uncertainty" over how much of the hundreds of millions of pounds lent to sports bodies during the Covid pandemic will be repaid, says an influential group of MPs.
Good day at Cranfield University with the latest PLP cohort…
April 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Good day at Cranfield University with the latest PLP cohort…
We have put together some great resources on Physical Activity guidelines. #ActiveTogther
www.active-together.org/physical-act...
www.active-together.org/physical-act...
Physical Activity Guidelines
We have produced localised leaflets of the Chief Medical Officer's Infographics explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits at different life stages.
www.active-together.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We have put together some great resources on Physical Activity guidelines. #ActiveTogther
www.active-together.org/physical-act...
www.active-together.org/physical-act...
Great to join LEICESTERSHIRE business and education stakeholders @leicestertigers.bsky.social game at the weekend .. Thanks to De Montfort University
sajeimpact.com/blog/2025/3/...
sajeimpact.com/blog/2025/3/...
Tigers lose to Saracens — SAJE IMPACT
Despite the end result loss for Leicester Tigers against rivals Saracens in the Premiership Rugby run into the Play Offs it was good opportunity to see the team back after a bit of a 6Nation break...
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March 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Great to join LEICESTERSHIRE business and education stakeholders @leicestertigers.bsky.social game at the weekend .. Thanks to De Montfort University
sajeimpact.com/blog/2025/3/...
sajeimpact.com/blog/2025/3/...
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Everything going swimmingly
* CHINESE STATE MEDIA: CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA REACH A CONSENSUS THAT THREE SIDES WILL JOINTLY RESPOND TO THE U.S. TARIFFS
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Everything going swimmingly