Matthew Egan
@medeganMisplaced northerner working for UNISON. Focusing on improving our social care system amongst other things. Tweets my own
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Councils across England, Scotland and Wales have a collective hole in their finances amounting to more than £4bn for the coming financial year, way beyond any previous estimates, according to research by UNISON published today. Read the full report: unsn.uk/4gfjdZT
Happy Labor Day! “If we raise the minimum wage, then prices will go up.”
IMAGINE BEING IN A HOTEL FEARFUL FOR YOUR CHILDREN WHO COULD POSSIBLY RELATE TO THAT?
In August 1992 German neo-Nazis set fire to an apartment block in Rostock, Germany, in bid to drive asylum seekers out (right) In August 2024 British racists set fire to a hotel in Rotherham in bid to drive migrants out (left) Appalling
They partied , they bet on elections , they crashed the economy, they broke every public service, they destroyed integrity and honesty in public office , they paid their mates billions , they put their friends in the House of Lords, they gave their cronies knighthoods, they went…
On top of the 1243 youth centres that have been closed between 2010- 2023 at least 1168 children's centres have been closed because of the funding crisis in local government.
Over a third of council-run children’s centres in England have closed since 2010, according to a new report by UNISON. (Based on FOI requests to councils in England) Sure Start, Uncertain Future unison.org.uk/news/press-rel… Full report: unison.org.uk/content/upload…
Our new @unisontheunion research shows that 1243 council run youth centres were closed between 2010-2023 across England & Wales. Far higher than the 750 previously reported and hugely damaging for our communities. ft.com/content/6952c5…
Britain’s Lost Generation NEW report by UNISON: Government cuts have shattered council youth services and left vulnerable youngsters exposed. Based on FOI requests to local authorities in England and Wales Read the report: unsn.uk/LostGeneration
Since 2010, government cuts to our public services mean the UK has lost 200 museums 🪙 750 youth centres 🏃 793 playgrounds 🛝 800 libraries 📚 1086 swimming pools 🏊♀️ 1416 children's centres 🧸 8000 bus routes 🚌 And we wonder why the economy isn't working FUND PUBLIC SERVICES
Thousands of care workers who came to the UK to fill vital shortages in the care sector have been told by the government they have 60 days to find a new visa sponsor or leave the country, under threat of deportation & prosecution. Our latest w/@ObserverUK thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-0…
The story of austerity’s false economy in a nutshell. See also: Sure Start, youth services, libraries…
Fascinating new @TheIFS paper finds that the closure of 70% of police stations in London was not cost effective and led to higher crime levels, with particularly negative impacts on the poor ifs.org.uk/sites/default/…
A typically forensic @JenWilliams_FT piece on levelling up programme failings. It didn’t: - compensate for #localgov ££ cuts - allocate promised funds (below) - target ££ to deprivation It did: - add to funding complexity - waste scarce bidding capacity ft.com/content/45c12c…
You might have missed this yesterday… Home Office minister Lord Sharpe of Epsom admitted he doesn't know how many labour inspectors the UK has to monitor exploitation in the care sector, despite growing reports of abuse. Why do inspectors matter? ...
The way migrant care workers are made vulnerable to labour exploitation by the UK's visa rules is a huge scandal. Great to see @Mellino and @TBIJ continue to raise this issue - we can't let it be ignored.
🗣️ “When the dust settles on this and we look back, this will be a crisis, in terms of the human damage that it’s done, on the par with Windrush and on the par with the Post Office Horizon scandal” – @Mellino
1/ LARGE LOCAL DIFFICULTIES: collapsing councils and the next Labour government New piece in which I strain every sinew to get beyond the ever-deepening problems, and suggest some solutions prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/65664…
Private equity and offshore investors continue to extract millions of pounds from children’s homes and foster care, even as the cost of children’s social care pushes councils into bankruptcy. 🧵
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