Chris Barnham
@chris_barnham
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Lewisham Councillor, former lead member for children. Casework to [email protected] (Also science fiction writer, but that's another story...)
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Such a moving appeal. I’ve donated and urge you to do the same. What is love when living with Dravet Syndrome? https://t.co/Heu1ajspE5 via @YouTube
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As a fan of Edward Hopper I couldn’t help but take this photo in Greenwich tonight.
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Labour then. Labour now. Our Best Start Family Hubs will support families right across the country.
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If you need to talk to a Crofton Park councillor, I will be @LibrarySE4 11-12 Saturday 11th October. Or else email or phone anytime.
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There is a loud minority screaming that @Keir_Starmer and @UKLabour are Israeli genocide supporters, and a different loud minority screaming that they are Hamas terrorism supporters. Both of these extremes are batshit crazy.
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NEW: Keir Starmer announces he will drop Labour ambition, introduced by Tony Blair, for 50% kids to go to university. Instead, there will be a new ambition that 2/3 should either go to uni or take a “gold-standard” apprenticeship. “I don't think that's right for our times. If
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Let's get this news story about Reform UK and political corruption retweeted thousands of times 👇
The Reform UK party's former leader in Wales - Nathan Gill - has pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements he made in the European Parliament, as well as newspaper opinion pieces.
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Buried in this report is testament to the recent progress of Lewisham schools - best in England 2019-24. Page 19 - "Schools in Lewisham stand out," with an increase in KS4 progress 2019-24 bigger than schools in any other local authority. Fantastic work by our schools. 👏👏👏
Report | Educational outcomes across England: Performance Tracker Local After Covid, the educational attainment increase was brought to a shuddering halt. @AmberDellar examines the performance gaps in schools. https://t.co/eV5MRo1bAy
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This isn’t true, Liam. The motion marks the extension of childcare to 500,000 more of the most disadvantaged children who fell through the cracks, including 4500 in Lewisham. For the record I stand by Labour’s stance that the benefit cap needs to go as soon as we can afford it.
Tonight Lewisham Labour voted ❌ Against expanding childcare for families on lowest incomes ❌ Against scrapping the 2-child benefit cap ❌ Against Nationalising Thames Water If you want a party that stands up for all, join @LewishamGreens and let's build an alternative
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Last week the @Daily_Express ran with the following front page. So obviously I had to take a look! Is it true? How does it compare to other professions? Because anyone familiar with British RW media discourse knows they reserve a special venom for civil servants…🤷🏼♀️ 🧵 1/25
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If you live in Crofton Park and need assistance from a local councillor, please note that the scheduled councillor surgery on Saturday 13th September is unfortunately cancelled. But please feel free to contact councillors at any time using the details attached.
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Thanks to Angela Rayner, zero hours contracts will be banned, no-one will be subject to fire at will, no-one will be able to be fired and rehired, and no-one will lose their private rented home just cos their landlord wants them out. That's quite some legacy. Thank you Angela.
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Angela Rayner has achieved more in the last year than most politicians achieve in a lifetime - a trailblazer for working class kids from backgrounds like ours. When those kids have a council house, when their mums and dads have better rights and pay, they’ll have her to thank.
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If only Angela Rayner had followed the Telegraph’s advice. Then they might not call her a hypocrite.
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Since launching England’s first Violence Reduction Unit in 2019, our work on violence prevention is making a real impact.
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As @MonkEmma shows, Right-wing media are wetting their pants over a story that is essentially: "successful working class woman bought a house, paid the right amount of Stamp Duty, and paid the additional Council Tax required." Ask yourself why they are so keen to smear Rayner.
The desperation by those on the Right to smear Angela Rayner is wearing thin🙄 And no - don’t bother replying UNTIL you’ve read the thread! I’ve trawled through multiple versions of this “story” in the Telegraph and Daily Mail to try and piece together what’s going on! 🧵1/17
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If you read my thread a few days ago on asylum “perks” you may be able to spot the obvious whiff of 🐄💩. If not, let me enlighten you! 👍🏼 🧵1/8
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Crofton Park Library is getting some well-deserved TLC, with improvements paid for from @LewishamCouncil's community infrastructure funds. But note the closure in early September (before new, longer opening hours after that!) 🙂
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