Ian Walters
@ian-walters.bsky.social
Wednesday, England, cycling, golf, cricket, indie and real ale. Socialist and trade unionist
I am delighted to be standing in the #NEU National Executive Elections for District 3. The postal vote is now open and members will receive their ballot papers in the next few days. Please vote Ian Walters #1 to elect me to the national Exec.
April 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I am delighted to be standing in the #NEU National Executive Elections for District 3. The postal vote is now open and members will receive their ballot papers in the next few days. Please vote Ian Walters #1 to elect me to the national Exec.
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⚠️The Spring Forecast is TOMORROW⚠️
Watch this space: we’ll be giving you updates on what Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces about school funding tomorrow.
Watch this space: we’ll be giving you updates on what Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces about school funding tomorrow.
March 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
⚠️The Spring Forecast is TOMORROW⚠️
Watch this space: we’ll be giving you updates on what Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces about school funding tomorrow.
Watch this space: we’ll be giving you updates on what Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces about school funding tomorrow.
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I wrote for @huffpost.com on why the government's plans to slash welfare spending are a cruel, unnecessary choice. Time to start taxing wealth fairly instead of stripping away support from those who can least afford to lose it.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/green-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/green-...
Rachel Reeves' Plan To Cut Welfare Spending Reveals Labour's Twisted Priorities, Green MP Says
Writing for HuffPost UK, Carla Denyer says the government is making all the wrong choices.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I wrote for @huffpost.com on why the government's plans to slash welfare spending are a cruel, unnecessary choice. Time to start taxing wealth fairly instead of stripping away support from those who can least afford to lose it.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/green-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/green-...
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Over 75% of people receiving Universal Credit and disability benefits have gone without essentials in the last 6 months, polling shared exclusively with PolHome shows
43% have skipped meals to keep up with other costs
The new @trusselluk.bsky.social research comes ahead of reported welfare cuts
43% have skipped meals to keep up with other costs
The new @trusselluk.bsky.social research comes ahead of reported welfare cuts
Over Three Quarters Of Universal Credit Recipients Go Without Essentials
Over three quarters of benefits recipients have gone without essentials in the last six months, according to polling shared exclusively with Politi...
www.politicshome.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Over 75% of people receiving Universal Credit and disability benefits have gone without essentials in the last 6 months, polling shared exclusively with PolHome shows
43% have skipped meals to keep up with other costs
The new @trusselluk.bsky.social research comes ahead of reported welfare cuts
43% have skipped meals to keep up with other costs
The new @trusselluk.bsky.social research comes ahead of reported welfare cuts
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Eddie Dempsey elected as RMT general secretary
Transport union RMT, today confirmed that Eddie Dempsey has been elected unopposed as the union’s new General Secretary.
rmtunion.org/43ocx7V
Transport union RMT, today confirmed that Eddie Dempsey has been elected unopposed as the union’s new General Secretary.
rmtunion.org/43ocx7V
Eddie Dempsey elected as RMT general secretary
Transport union RMT, today confirmed that Eddie Dempsey has been elected unopposed as the union’s new General Secretary.
rmtunion.org
March 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Eddie Dempsey elected as RMT general secretary
Transport union RMT, today confirmed that Eddie Dempsey has been elected unopposed as the union’s new General Secretary.
rmtunion.org/43ocx7V
Transport union RMT, today confirmed that Eddie Dempsey has been elected unopposed as the union’s new General Secretary.
rmtunion.org/43ocx7V
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Today I joined staff and parents outside Highbury Quadrant and St. Jude’s primary schools, both facing closure.
This would be devastating for our community. Well done to all those who are campaigning to keep them open — you have my full support.
Save our schools!
This would be devastating for our community. Well done to all those who are campaigning to keep them open — you have my full support.
Save our schools!
March 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today I joined staff and parents outside Highbury Quadrant and St. Jude’s primary schools, both facing closure.
This would be devastating for our community. Well done to all those who are campaigning to keep them open — you have my full support.
Save our schools!
This would be devastating for our community. Well done to all those who are campaigning to keep them open — you have my full support.
Save our schools!
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“If you don’t know your rights, you have no rights.”
Learn and know your rights ✊🏾
Learn and know your rights ✊🏾
March 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“If you don’t know your rights, you have no rights.”
Learn and know your rights ✊🏾
Learn and know your rights ✊🏾
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We have got to stop kidding ourselves that appeasing Trump & trying to please him gains us any leverage, any guarantees, any reliable favour.
Trump has chosen Putin and the oligarchy. We must cancel his state visit. @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
Trump has chosen Putin and the oligarchy. We must cancel his state visit. @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We have got to stop kidding ourselves that appeasing Trump & trying to please him gains us any leverage, any guarantees, any reliable favour.
Trump has chosen Putin and the oligarchy. We must cancel his state visit. @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
Trump has chosen Putin and the oligarchy. We must cancel his state visit. @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
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*No Other Land* airs on *Channel 4 at 11.15pm, Tuesday 4 March.* Please share widely so as many people as possible can witness how Israel steals Palestinian land and destroys homes and lives, shown through the eyes of Basel, a Palestinian filmmaker, and Yuval, an Israeli journalist.
March 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
*No Other Land* airs on *Channel 4 at 11.15pm, Tuesday 4 March.* Please share widely so as many people as possible can witness how Israel steals Palestinian land and destroys homes and lives, shown through the eyes of Basel, a Palestinian filmmaker, and Yuval, an Israeli journalist.
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“The government was elected in the hope it would value education, but a 2.8% pay award without funding does the opposite. Like the Conservatives before them, they are forcing schools to make more cuts.” - Daniel Kebede, NEU general secretary.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Strike action on the table as NEU launches pay ballot
The biggest union’s indicative ballot asks whether teachers would be willing to take strike action over a recommended 2.8 per cent pay rise
www.tes.com
March 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“The government was elected in the hope it would value education, but a 2.8% pay award without funding does the opposite. Like the Conservatives before them, they are forcing schools to make more cuts.” - Daniel Kebede, NEU general secretary.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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A brilliant Banksy.
March 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A brilliant Banksy.
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Today, we have launched our preliminary ballot on pay and funding.
The government’s unfunded 2.8% pay rise will mean schools have to make cuts to staff, resources or both.
It’s time to act – vote now 👉 NEUActivate.com
#FundFairPay #SaveOurSchools
The government’s unfunded 2.8% pay rise will mean schools have to make cuts to staff, resources or both.
It’s time to act – vote now 👉 NEUActivate.com
#FundFairPay #SaveOurSchools
March 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today, we have launched our preliminary ballot on pay and funding.
The government’s unfunded 2.8% pay rise will mean schools have to make cuts to staff, resources or both.
It’s time to act – vote now 👉 NEUActivate.com
#FundFairPay #SaveOurSchools
The government’s unfunded 2.8% pay rise will mean schools have to make cuts to staff, resources or both.
It’s time to act – vote now 👉 NEUActivate.com
#FundFairPay #SaveOurSchools
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If even the Mail is saying it...
March 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
If even the Mail is saying it...
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Musk tanks Tesla share value.
The price of being a Nazi.
The price of being a Nazi.
February 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Musk tanks Tesla share value.
The price of being a Nazi.
The price of being a Nazi.
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Regardless of whether you support increasing defence spending, this - and indeed any policy - should never be paid for by the poorest, either in the UK or overseas.
This is a political choice, not a necessity, and it is the wrong one.
This is a political choice, not a necessity, and it is the wrong one.
February 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Regardless of whether you support increasing defence spending, this - and indeed any policy - should never be paid for by the poorest, either in the UK or overseas.
This is a political choice, not a necessity, and it is the wrong one.
This is a political choice, not a necessity, and it is the wrong one.
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Shameful.
Labour talk about difficult decisions and tough choices.
The choice this time? To cut the foreign aid budget.
Why are the 'difficult choices' never taxing the wealth of the super rich?
Labour talk about difficult decisions and tough choices.
The choice this time? To cut the foreign aid budget.
Why are the 'difficult choices' never taxing the wealth of the super rich?
February 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Shameful.
Labour talk about difficult decisions and tough choices.
The choice this time? To cut the foreign aid budget.
Why are the 'difficult choices' never taxing the wealth of the super rich?
Labour talk about difficult decisions and tough choices.
The choice this time? To cut the foreign aid budget.
Why are the 'difficult choices' never taxing the wealth of the super rich?
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The ballot opens this Saturday! With schools already facing a funding crisis, please vote. Our union is member-led; we cannot do anything without you sharing your thoughts and feelings. Make your voices heard✊🏻
February 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The ballot opens this Saturday! With schools already facing a funding crisis, please vote. Our union is member-led; we cannot do anything without you sharing your thoughts and feelings. Make your voices heard✊🏻
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Many are asking what lessons the Labour Party can learn from the rise of the far right in Germany.
The answer? When social democratic governments fail to deliver, they open the door to extremists.
We need common-sense socialist policies to tackle inequality, not scapegoats.
The answer? When social democratic governments fail to deliver, they open the door to extremists.
We need common-sense socialist policies to tackle inequality, not scapegoats.
February 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Many are asking what lessons the Labour Party can learn from the rise of the far right in Germany.
The answer? When social democratic governments fail to deliver, they open the door to extremists.
We need common-sense socialist policies to tackle inequality, not scapegoats.
The answer? When social democratic governments fail to deliver, they open the door to extremists.
We need common-sense socialist policies to tackle inequality, not scapegoats.
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A message from Leicestershire’s branch secretary, Tim Clamp. The indicative strike ballot opens on Saturday (1st March)- make sure your voice is heard! #neu #leicestershire #ballot #vote #fundfairpay
February 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A message from Leicestershire’s branch secretary, Tim Clamp. The indicative strike ballot opens on Saturday (1st March)- make sure your voice is heard! #neu #leicestershire #ballot #vote #fundfairpay
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The @Telegraph, @thetimes, @MailOnline & @TheSun publish corrections to their scaremongering on undocumented migrants in London.
Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers.
The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.
Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers.
The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.
February 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The @Telegraph, @thetimes, @MailOnline & @TheSun publish corrections to their scaremongering on undocumented migrants in London.
Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers.
The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.
Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers.
The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.
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Absolutely right Rory Stewart
Rory Stewart, "Trump plays divide and rule"
"He'd love the idea of splitting Britain off from Europe"
"We're better sticking closely together to Europe and Canada"
"The opportunity for the UK is a closer relationship with Europe"
"He'd love the idea of splitting Britain off from Europe"
"We're better sticking closely together to Europe and Canada"
"The opportunity for the UK is a closer relationship with Europe"
February 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Absolutely right Rory Stewart
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How Andrew Bridgen lasted 14 years as an MP is utterly astounding.
From Rishi Sunak's former chief whip Simon Hart's diary 👇
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/egos-fights-sex-scandals-confessions-chief-whip-0xjwb6kgt
From Rishi Sunak's former chief whip Simon Hart's diary 👇
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/egos-fights-sex-scandals-confessions-chief-whip-0xjwb6kgt
February 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
How Andrew Bridgen lasted 14 years as an MP is utterly astounding.
From Rishi Sunak's former chief whip Simon Hart's diary 👇
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/egos-fights-sex-scandals-confessions-chief-whip-0xjwb6kgt
From Rishi Sunak's former chief whip Simon Hart's diary 👇
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/egos-fights-sex-scandals-confessions-chief-whip-0xjwb6kgt
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It feels like we're one bad round of golf away from America joining the Ukraine war... on Russia's side.
February 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It feels like we're one bad round of golf away from America joining the Ukraine war... on Russia's side.