Josh Charters
@joshcharterslab.bsky.social
Labour & Co-Operative Councillor for St James🌹 and Oldham Council’s Deputy Cabinet member for Bee Network Delivery 🐝🚌 | Long suffering “comms man”
Favourite pub in Oldham. Always happy to see them thriving.
Might need to call in after I get back from my holidays and have a lovely pint
Might need to call in after I get back from my holidays and have a lovely pint
The drinking spot has picked up a number of local and national awards in recent years including The Greater Manchester CAMRA Pub of the Year.
Hidden gem Greater Manchester pub crowned 'pub of the year' again
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Favourite pub in Oldham. Always happy to see them thriving.
Might need to call in after I get back from my holidays and have a lovely pint
Might need to call in after I get back from my holidays and have a lovely pint
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John Prescott was a true friend of local government and inspired so many.
We thank him for all he did.
Goodbye and rest in peace. 🌹🌹🌹
We thank him for all he did.
Goodbye and rest in peace. 🌹🌹🌹
January 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
John Prescott was a true friend of local government and inspired so many.
We thank him for all he did.
Goodbye and rest in peace. 🌹🌹🌹
We thank him for all he did.
Goodbye and rest in peace. 🌹🌹🌹
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John Prescott’s coffin has arrived at Hull Minster for his funeral. Appropriately, the hearse was a Jag, as is the family’s car.
A knowing wink you suspect. Two Jags to the end.
A knowing wink you suspect. Two Jags to the end.
January 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
John Prescott’s coffin has arrived at Hull Minster for his funeral. Appropriately, the hearse was a Jag, as is the family’s car.
A knowing wink you suspect. Two Jags to the end.
A knowing wink you suspect. Two Jags to the end.
It’s not an “Elon Musk salute” it’s a bloody Nazi salute and they’ve gone fully mask off now haven’t they
Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
January 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It’s not an “Elon Musk salute” it’s a bloody Nazi salute and they’ve gone fully mask off now haven’t they
Using rail lines and other existing infrastructure to unlock brownfield housing sites and develop more vital infrastructure (like doctors, shops etc) is a brilliant idea and we need to do more and more
Thank you to @darrenpjones.bsky.social for confirming that the government will be looking to unlock housing and other key developments along existing infrastructure, such as railway lines, to help kickstart growth across the country and Get Britain Building #PlanForChange #Growth
January 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Using rail lines and other existing infrastructure to unlock brownfield housing sites and develop more vital infrastructure (like doctors, shops etc) is a brilliant idea and we need to do more and more
This is a really difficult article to read from @charlotteliviahall.bsky.social, mainly because I know so many people in the same boat, and no matter what we try to do locally, things don't necessarily feel better.
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-feature...
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-feature...
The streets where it’s too expensive to work
A young woman is pushing a pram across Featherstall Road.
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is a really difficult article to read from @charlotteliviahall.bsky.social, mainly because I know so many people in the same boat, and no matter what we try to do locally, things don't necessarily feel better.
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-feature...
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-feature...
🐝 Celebrating the Bee Network! 🚍
Almost a year since Oldham’s buses came back into public control—here’s what’s we've achieved
✅ £5/week savings with Bee Network Annual Passes
🎫 £2 hopper fares valid for 1 hour
⏰ More punctual buses
#BeeNetwork #Oldham #BetterBuses
🔗 youtu.be/MxX-a43jZn0
Almost a year since Oldham’s buses came back into public control—here’s what’s we've achieved
✅ £5/week savings with Bee Network Annual Passes
🎫 £2 hopper fares valid for 1 hour
⏰ More punctual buses
#BeeNetwork #Oldham #BetterBuses
🔗 youtu.be/MxX-a43jZn0
Bee Network Motion Oldham Council 20th Jan 2024=5
YouTube video by Cllr Josh Charters
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January 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🐝 Celebrating the Bee Network! 🚍
Almost a year since Oldham’s buses came back into public control—here’s what’s we've achieved
✅ £5/week savings with Bee Network Annual Passes
🎫 £2 hopper fares valid for 1 hour
⏰ More punctual buses
#BeeNetwork #Oldham #BetterBuses
🔗 youtu.be/MxX-a43jZn0
Almost a year since Oldham’s buses came back into public control—here’s what’s we've achieved
✅ £5/week savings with Bee Network Annual Passes
🎫 £2 hopper fares valid for 1 hour
⏰ More punctual buses
#BeeNetwork #Oldham #BetterBuses
🔗 youtu.be/MxX-a43jZn0
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Sexual exploitation affects all communities & doesn’t discriminate by gender. From my 14 years as a Crown Prosecutor, I’ve seen this firsthand. I asked the Home Secretary to ensure any review also examines the abuse of boys & young men. Every victim deserves justice.
Question to the Home Secretary regarding Child Sexual Exploitation - Yasmin Qureshi
When the Home Secretary made a statement to the house regarding Child Sexual Exploitation and government support for local inquiries, I asked that abuse directed at boys and young men was also…
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January 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Sexual exploitation affects all communities & doesn’t discriminate by gender. From my 14 years as a Crown Prosecutor, I’ve seen this firsthand. I asked the Home Secretary to ensure any review also examines the abuse of boys & young men. Every victim deserves justice.
Delighted to see HAF is continuing. It’s a lifeline for so many families in my own ward, and I’ve seen firsthand the difference it makes to kids, who otherwise would be stuck at home or out on the streets potentially being led astray.
Marcus Rashford’s holiday scheme for kids wins reprieve from spending cuts
Marcus Rashford’s holiday scheme for kids wins reprieve from spending cuts
Concerns had been mounting over future of £200m a year scheme providing food and activities for vulnerable children
Ministers are to safeguard the Marcus Rashford-inspired scheme providing food and activities to vulnerable children during school holidays…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Delighted to see HAF is continuing. It’s a lifeline for so many families in my own ward, and I’ve seen firsthand the difference it makes to kids, who otherwise would be stuck at home or out on the streets potentially being led astray.
The electoral commission needs to be given proper powers to investigate lies and malicious acts from candidates. The police often aren’t equipped to deal with this, leading to civil action being the only recourse… if you can afford it
this is a genuinely alarming story via Gabriel Pogrund in Sunday Times:
deepfake video seen by two million people online falsely made it look as if a teacher - delivering election leaflets - had made a racist tirade
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
deepfake video seen by two million people online falsely made it look as if a teacher - delivering election leaflets - had made a racist tirade
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
‘I doorknocked for Labour then racist deepfake ruined my life’
Cheryl Bennett thought she was doing a friend a favour when she agreed to post party leaflets around Dudley. Instead, it nearly got her arrested
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The electoral commission needs to be given proper powers to investigate lies and malicious acts from candidates. The police often aren’t equipped to deal with this, leading to civil action being the only recourse… if you can afford it
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Never known anything like the last two elections in the West Midlands for fakery and aggression. I hope this woman got a pretty penny for what she went through to start a new chapter with her baby. Her personal story will be taken and learned from in how we protect individuals and our democracy.
this is a genuinely alarming story via Gabriel Pogrund in Sunday Times:
deepfake video seen by two million people online falsely made it look as if a teacher - delivering election leaflets - had made a racist tirade
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
deepfake video seen by two million people online falsely made it look as if a teacher - delivering election leaflets - had made a racist tirade
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
‘I doorknocked for Labour then racist deepfake ruined my life’
Cheryl Bennett thought she was doing a friend a favour when she agreed to post party leaflets around Dudley. Instead, it nearly got her arrested
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Never known anything like the last two elections in the West Midlands for fakery and aggression. I hope this woman got a pretty penny for what she went through to start a new chapter with her baby. Her personal story will be taken and learned from in how we protect individuals and our democracy.
The dog has once again summed up my mood for the day
January 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The dog has once again summed up my mood for the day
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There’s being bold and there’s being plain bonkers. No-one who thinks for 5 minutes can believe means testing the state pension is a good idea - but that is what Kemi Badenoch says she’s up for
January 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
There’s being bold and there’s being plain bonkers. No-one who thinks for 5 minutes can believe means testing the state pension is a good idea - but that is what Kemi Badenoch says she’s up for
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We need to do more to understand why this particular pattern of abuse is more prevalent among some groups of men. That’s not racism – it’s common sense.
It's not religion or race that defines these crimes, it’s the crimes that define these men.
It's not religion or race that defines these crimes, it’s the crimes that define these men.
January 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We need to do more to understand why this particular pattern of abuse is more prevalent among some groups of men. That’s not racism – it’s common sense.
It's not religion or race that defines these crimes, it’s the crimes that define these men.
It's not religion or race that defines these crimes, it’s the crimes that define these men.
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We welcome this announcement and indeed any action that the government takes to establish genuinely survivor-led inquiries into historical sexual abuse.
Survivors must be at the heart of any inquiry into these horrendous failings.
Survivors must be at the heart of any inquiry into these horrendous failings.
January 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We welcome this announcement and indeed any action that the government takes to establish genuinely survivor-led inquiries into historical sexual abuse.
Survivors must be at the heart of any inquiry into these horrendous failings.
Survivors must be at the heart of any inquiry into these horrendous failings.
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A brief and incomplete history, not including serious case reviews, police and council inspections and others I can’t immediately recall
Children’s commissioner: 2012
Rotherham: 2014, 2015
Manchester: 2020
Oldham: 2022
Telford: 2022
National: 2022
Children’s commissioner: 2012
Rotherham: 2014, 2015
Manchester: 2020
Oldham: 2022
Telford: 2022
National: 2022
January 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A brief and incomplete history, not including serious case reviews, police and council inspections and others I can’t immediately recall
Children’s commissioner: 2012
Rotherham: 2014, 2015
Manchester: 2020
Oldham: 2022
Telford: 2022
National: 2022
Children’s commissioner: 2012
Rotherham: 2014, 2015
Manchester: 2020
Oldham: 2022
Telford: 2022
National: 2022
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Kemi Badenoch’s comments on the grooming gangs show her to be incapable of doing the job she currently holds and unfit for the one she seeks:
Badenoch’s call for new grooming gangs probe reflects old fixations
Tory leader raises valid concerns but her diagnosis suggests she has not looked at all the evidence
www.ft.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Kemi Badenoch’s comments on the grooming gangs show her to be incapable of doing the job she currently holds and unfit for the one she seeks:
Really glad to see the government taking action on this. Now to get on with reforming the housing market, building more homes and more council homes too!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MPs back one-month cap on advance rent payments
MPs vote for a cap on advanced rent payments in England as the Renters' Rights Bill edges closer to becoming law.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Really glad to see the government taking action on this. Now to get on with reforming the housing market, building more homes and more council homes too!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The issue with being the person who takes the photo is that you can’t see that I was there too
Finally made the switch over to Blue Sky after our brilliant campaign session for our Parish Council candidate Archie in Greenfield this morning - lots of people looking for a local voice on the Parish Council!
January 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The issue with being the person who takes the photo is that you can’t see that I was there too
The priority needs to be implementing the recommendations and making sure that children are kept safe
Professor Alexis Jay, who led a 7-year review of sexual abuse which reported in 2022, says starting a new inquiry would delay any implementation of her own recommendations:
January 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The priority needs to be implementing the recommendations and making sure that children are kept safe
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Professor Alexis Jay, who led a 7-year review of sexual abuse which reported in 2022, says starting a new inquiry would delay any implementation of her own recommendations:
January 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Professor Alexis Jay, who led a 7-year review of sexual abuse which reported in 2022, says starting a new inquiry would delay any implementation of her own recommendations:
Dropped twitter almost permanently now. Only keeping it on my phone for work reasons, because it’s genuinely been a detriment to my mental health this week.
Now to get on with the business of making 2025 the best year possible
Now to get on with the business of making 2025 the best year possible
January 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Dropped twitter almost permanently now. Only keeping it on my phone for work reasons, because it’s genuinely been a detriment to my mental health this week.
Now to get on with the business of making 2025 the best year possible
Now to get on with the business of making 2025 the best year possible
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Fantastic Christmas stall in Oldham with many chats and treats thanks to my amazing constituency team and councillors lending a hand. 🎄🎅
We had an opportunity to highlight the @coopparty.party.coop campaign to end violence against shopworkers which has a lot of local support.
We had an opportunity to highlight the @coopparty.party.coop campaign to end violence against shopworkers which has a lot of local support.
December 15, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Fantastic Christmas stall in Oldham with many chats and treats thanks to my amazing constituency team and councillors lending a hand. 🎄🎅
We had an opportunity to highlight the @coopparty.party.coop campaign to end violence against shopworkers which has a lot of local support.
We had an opportunity to highlight the @coopparty.party.coop campaign to end violence against shopworkers which has a lot of local support.