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Morgan Vine
@morganvine.bsky.social
Passionate about Angela Lansbury, ABBA, cake & expressing personal opinions. Director of Policy, Grants & Influencing @IndependentAge & Trustee @AgeUKBandG @CentreforMH
Joined friends in the sector at @turn2us.org.uk parliamentary reception. Powerful speeches @lucybannister.bsky.social, @thomasjlawson.bsky.social, @andrewwesternmp.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social, @terryjermymp.bsky.social. Clear tackling stigma in the social security system is essential
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Admiring my daffs. Want to reassure
@nickmohammed.bsky.social that I am in fact 18+ #lego
November 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In #Edinburgh attending @scottishgreens.org conference where @independentage.bsky.social is shining a spotlight on pensioner poverty and the action political parties need to take in the run up to the Holyrood election. Thanks to @maggiechapman.bsky.social for her thoughtful contributions
October 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Today, @independentage.bsky.social ran a fringe event with @kirstysnp.bsky.social, Coatbridge Citizen's Advice and Diffley Partners talking about why action on pensioner poverty is essential, and solutions that could be enacted in both #Westminster and #Holyrood #SNP25
October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Been at #SNP25 this weekend talking to delegates, politicians and professionals in connected sectors about the key challenges faced by older people on a low income in the nation
October 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thanks to @smfthinktank.bsky.social for inviting @independentage.bsky.social to be part of the panel discussion with on the role of pensions in ensuring all of us have enough money to live on in later life. Some really fantastic questions from the audience #CPC25
October 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Sun is shining in Liverpool today. @independentage.bsky.social is at Labour Party Conference speaking to politicians and delegates about the changes older people on a low income need to see #Lab25
September 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Powerful @trusselluk.bsky.social and @jrf-uk.bsky.social event at #LDconf on the importance of tackling hunger and creating an essentials guarantee so everyone has enough money to live well. Fantastic points made by @helenbarnard.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social and other panel members
September 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Fantastic to see everyone at the civil society reception organised by Lloyds Bank Foundation. Great speeches from @lisasmartmp.bsky.social and @maxwilkinson.bsky.social on the importance of the sector and the. As a direct service provider and a grant funder @independentage.bsky.social agrees!
September 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Very engaging Peers all Ears event at @libdems.org.uk conference. Useful insight into the influence of the second chamber. I asked a question about how Peers can ensure the #RentersRightsBill moves through parliament at pace. Older #renters living on a low income don't have time to waste! #LDconf
September 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Looking forward to day 2 of #LDconf, but first a little trip to #Narnia to procure some Turkish delight
September 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I'm in Bournemouth this weekend attending the @libdems.org.uk conference speaking to MPs, Peers and lib dem members about the key policy changes @independentage.bsky.social thinks are needed to tackle poverty in later life #LDconf
September 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good to join the Secretary of State and Minister @torstenbell.bsky.social at the relaunch of the #PensionsCommission today. The First Commission was truly transformative, so I've got high hopes for this one and how it will positively impact generations of future pensioners...
July 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Manchester shining bright today.

Great to meet @grahamwhitham.bsky.social this a.m and learn more about the fantastic work of @resolvepoverty.org. Then this p.m I got to speak to the retired members of @usdawunion.bsky.social about how @independentage.bsky.social supports older people in poverty
May 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Great to join @age-uk.bsky.social in Westminster yesterday for their Act Now Age Better launch. @independentage.bsky.social fully support the importance of upholding the rights of people as they age and the need for a Commissioner for Older People in England and Scotland
May 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
May 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Breathtaking Sheffield Park colour pops @nationaltrust.org.uk #nationaltrust
May 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sheffield Park in the full flush of spring @nationaltrust.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thanks to all the amazing #londonmarathon2025 runners who raised money today for @independentage.bsky.social and to everyone who gave it a go (even if you weren't able to finish) - absolutely inspirational #run #runners #running #marathon #londonmarathon
April 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Beautiful blossoms at #KewGardens this weekend #blossomwatch #blossom #blossoms #cherryblossom
April 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Great atmosphere cheering with @independentage.bsky.social at the #LondonLandmarks half marathon today. Always so inspiring seeing all the runners
April 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Spring is springing

#crocus #crocuses #spring
March 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
He looked fine when I saw him last week...
March 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Interesting @unison.org.uk @povertyalliance.org panel with Rhoda Grant MSP at #ScotLab25 on the important role public services play in the lives of people living on a low income; who often rely on them more and feel their absence intensely
February 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Huge thanks to @markdiffley1.bsky.social, Mhairi Robertson from Coatbridge CAB and @colinsmythmsp.bsky.social for being part of our @independentage.bsky.social panel at #ScotLab25 discussing the action needed to tackle #pensioner #poverty
February 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM