former Newcastle Cllr and cabinet member. Tweets are mine, not representative of employers etc.
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(former Cllr) John-Paul Stephenson retweeted
🚨 WATCH: Labour has released its banned party political broadcast containing quotes from Reform UK politicians
(former Cllr) John-Paul Stephenson retweeted
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Thanks @TPExpressTrains for ruining our lovely trip to #edfringe. Cancelled the last train so help hostage to pay £57 extra on @LNER to get home in time for 🐶 care.
Daylight robbery.
(former Cllr) John-Paul Stephenson retweeted
There are many who have sought to frame this week of far-right riots as outpourings of legitimate anger. They are not. This is racist violence spurred on by far-right hatred. Those directly involved in these horrifying scenes need to face the full force of the law. (3)
This is a terrible disproportionate use of force @gmpolice Whatever else went on, it is clear that this individual was not a risk to police.
Manchester Airport
Why did @gmpolice pepper spray the guy standing there?
Is it because he was filming their police brutality?
Didn’t they realise someone else was filming them?
But at least people are talking about @JustStop_Oil, so the disruption to your lives is worth it? That’s how it works, right?
Or is that just other people’s lives?
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Well done, whoever this is. I loved representing Heaton. A strong Labour ward where the Greens are the main opposition followed by LibDems.
Good response from Keir.
Private schools can save money by lowering salaries to state levels to encourage the best teachers going where they are most needed.
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer is asked how "already struggling schools" state schools will cope under his VAT tax plan on private schools
"The schools don't have to pass this on to parents, the schools could absorb this cost themselves"
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@pacifistycuffs And that’s why people won’t engage with you lot. Resort to insults. Your failure to acknowledge the complexities is a problem.
(former Cllr) John-Paul Stephenson retweeted
I hear the press have got hold of some pictures and so I have been forced to make this statement. Needless to say, I apologise. shorturl.at/nENOY
Lots of activity around the Civic to ‘sanitise’ in time for #DDay80 😞 We can have new flowers but not house people.
(former Cllr) John-Paul Stephenson retweeted
Some musical notes about National Service, by kids aged 12, 14, 16, 17 🎶
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TBF, this isn’t as bad as when I was videoed at a press call missing the goal and belting the ⚽️ into a group of primary school children. A take the comms team chose to put on social media.
In 2020, I proposed a motion which welcomed relationship and sex education in schools.
It covers consent and what is and isn’t a healthy relationship. This (unfortunately) is absolutely necessary for younger children.
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RIP Gudrun Ure
An absolutely amazing show.
Now, make sure the Scunner isn’t up to no good up there.
(former Cllr) John-Paul Stephenson retweeted
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: A Tory MP is under investigation over allegations that he misused campaign funds and abused his position after making a late-night phone call saying he’d been locked up by “bad people” who were demanding thousands of pounds | ✍️ @billykenber thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-…