Ed... I like you and voted for you, but you got your strategy wrong... trust me, I’m a strategist. This is honorable, but mass population won’t care. So you are barking at a small tree.
I have a vision of a country that properly cares for our carers.
I know the hardships carers face, because I was one.
That’s why I put forward a Bill today to make it easier for carers to ask for flexible working so they can balance their responsibilities. #CarersWeekpic.twitter.com/7Qktdnn7yW
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Over 13million people are carers. 1 in 4 adults in the UK. Hardly a niche issue...
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And that’s why I’m backing
@EdwardJDaveyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I voted for you last time, so I will vote for you again
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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70% of carers are providing more care due to the coronavirus outbreak • Over a third (35%) of carers are providing more care as a result of local services reducing or closing. • Carers are, on average, providing 10 additional hours of care a week.
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Appreciate the thought but already IS VERY easy to ask for flexible working. It should be made a hell of a lot more difficult for organisations to refuse!
#CarersWeek2020 but what is the underlying purpose here? If to improve income, shout for the ones who cannot work at all!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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My mother was a carer, and I grew up seeing the level of her commitment. I'm so pleased to see
@EdwardJDavey taking up the cause for#carers who often lack the support they need.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I had to leave my job as a teacher to care for my husband who had alzheimer's and vascular dementia. Ed understands what being a carer is all about. For this and other reasons I am supporting Ed for leader of
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