Nurse Specialist in the NHS; @hullfcofficial fan; @unisontweets NEC member; Play for @BrumBullsRFC all posts my own

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Joined March 2009
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β€˜UK bosses are now paid around 130 times the average worker’s salary’ At Disabled Members’ Conference, UNISON president @JamesAnthonyRN calls on the government to show up for public services with greater investment, fair pay and by bringing back services in-house. #WeShowUp
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From defeating threats to disability support to campaigning for properly funded public services, disabled members continue to lead from the front. Watch UNISON president @JamesAnthonyRN's full speech to our Disabled Members' Conference. youtu.be/Rc2K31KDsM4
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🚨 Public services need a bailout in the Budget. We're putting workers on a pedestal in Westminster to give them the recognition they deserve. They show up for us. It's time the government showed up for them. ✍️ buff.ly/grVRqVk #WeShowUp
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Good to see BBC covering settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Disgusting level of unconstrained violence by settlers. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c65y…
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β€˜You protect the public, so we must protect you’ @LabourSJ minister of state for crime, policing and fire, adressing UNISON’s policing, probation and CAFCASS conference alongside @CMcKinnellMP minister of state for prisons, probation & reducing reoffending unison.org.uk/news/2026/10/y…
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Replying to @unisontheunion
@unisontheunion members are in Westminster today to tell the government it's time to show up for public service workers, just as they show up for the nation every day! Find out more about the #WeShowUp campaign's demands and add your name to the petition: action.unison.org.uk/page/20…
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UNISON members joined a mass lobby of parliament today ahead of the budget to demand action on the cost of living and investment in public services. #WeShowUp Live blog: unison.org.uk/news/2026/10/u…
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πŸ“’βœŠ Profits must never come before workers’ rights or the environment. On 21 October, UNISON is joining the Good Business Matters mass lobby of Parliament to demand a new law holding businesses accountable. Join us in Westminster ⬇️ buff.ly/KumvnVd
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πŸ’œβœŠ β€œI’m proud of us as a public services union, it’s what makes us special.” UNISON president James Anthony talks #WeShowUp, his charity projects and why rugby helps him unwind. Read the full interview ⬇️ buff.ly/F7UX2Zi
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πŸš‘βš οΈ Ambulance handover delays are putting lives at risk. New UNISON research reveals 59% of ambulance workers have seen patients deteriorate while waiting at A&E. Ministers must act to end the car park care crisis. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/AffynEz
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James Anthony πŸ₯πŸŒˆπŸ‘¨πŸ»β€βš•οΈπŸ—£ retweeted
πŸ’· Fair pay πŸ₯ Proper investment in public services ✊ Insourcing Public service workers show up for us every day. This budget, the government must show up for them and deliver a bailout for our public services. Sign the petition ⬇️ buff.ly/N9kst09 #WeShowUp
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πŸ“’βœŠ Our public services need a bailout. Workers have held them together for years while being asked to do more with less. Enough is enough. They show up for us. Now tell the government: show up for them. ✍️ Sign the petition ⬇️ buff.ly/N9kst09 #WeShowUp
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β€œThis is first and foremost about humanity”. Ambassador @hzomlot spoke movingly of a conversation with the Foreign Secretary about their mothers, one the child of a Holocaust survivor, one a child of the Nakba, both wanting the same thing: peace.
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James Anthony πŸ₯πŸŒˆπŸ‘¨πŸ»β€βš•οΈπŸ—£ retweeted
Join us in London on Tuesday 13 October to demand the government show up for public service workers. Register your interest at unison.org.uk/lobby-of-parli… More info at unison.org.uk/we-show-up #WeShowUp
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She is being ignored. Will you listen? #FairVisasNow #Lab26
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"We show up to deliver for the public. Now we need the government to show up for us." At Labour conference, Tess Morris from UNISON Cymru spoke for workers who keep public services running every day and called for services to be brought back in-house. #WeShowUp #InsourceNow
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Almost half of public service workers lie awake at night worrying about the people who rely on them. β€’ 87% say workloads are growing β€’ 79% are doing more with less resources Public services need urgent investment. The government must act now. buff.ly/V0EC1UN #WeShowUp
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"There is modern slavery happening right now." Migrant care workers are told to stay silent, accept poor treatment and endure exploitation because they are tied to a single employer. It's a system that traps workers with abusive employers. We need a better way. #FairVisasNow
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James Anthony πŸ₯πŸŒˆπŸ‘¨πŸ»β€βš•οΈπŸ—£ retweeted
Every day, public service workers show up for us πŸ’™ Now it's the government's turn to show up for public services. Invest more. Insource now. Pay fair. Add your name to our petition: πŸ“· unsn.uk/we-show-up-petition #WeShowUp #InsourceNow #FairPay
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James Anthony πŸ₯πŸŒˆπŸ‘¨πŸ»β€βš•οΈπŸ—£ retweeted
School support staff are being moved from vital roles to cover classes often with no extra pay. Children and young people deserve better. Schools need proper investment and enough staff in every role. Read more: unison.org.uk/news/2026/09/p… Sign the petition: unsn.uk/we-show-up-petition
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