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Omar Salem

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Climb every mountain. Founder of @BetterDaddies.com. Labour activist. Views personal. πŸŽΎπŸ“Έ

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What about the principle that those making laws should be elected?

10.03.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where are things with electing them?

10.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Saka not looking very impressed…

07.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How much of Arsenal’s form is due to tiredness?

22.02.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to the introspection from the Westminster media around building up something that was always likely to fail…

25.01.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why would she attack a deal agreed by the unions?

Maybe I am missing something.

30.11.2025 01:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Half of parents regularly let children off school if they’re too upset Survey on absenteeism raises concerns that a significant minority of parents have allowed absence for β€˜something as routine as getting a haircut’

β€œNinety per cent claimed their child’s mental health was more important than attending school, the research by Bett, which organises education technology shows, found.”

This is reported almost as something unusual or strange.

www.thetimes.com/article/cbc1...

20.11.2025 01:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would love to know what Arteta said at half-time. #Arsenal

08.11.2025 22:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ridiculous refereeing.

08.11.2025 14:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We stand with you.

02.10.2025 19:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Masterclass in how to deliver a conference reception speech from @dantomlinson.bsky.social at @labourgrowth.bsky.social.

This guy is going to go far…

28.09.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Digital IDs have the potential to be an invaluable weapon against the growing tide of fraud, while facilitating access to public and private sector services.

They also create a dividing line with Reform.

Just please do them in a smart way that actually works.

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25.09.2025 22:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I opposed ID cards when they were proposed by the last Labour government.

I think the digitisation of society over the last 20 years has changed the calculus.

(1/2)

25.09.2025 22:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou could have had it all” probably not the most sensitive lyric for the pre-trophy presentation highlights for the French Open women’s singles final.

07.06.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone got a video of Fergal Keane’s interview with Tom Fletcher that was just on BBC News at Ten?

29.05.2025 22:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, it’s not just about how much your office could do, you could also get quality improvement.

AI is not (necessarily) just about productivity in the sense of how much you can do.

10.05.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I disagree. Train them up (if necessary) to use it effectively. Or you could also ban them from using Googleβ€¦πŸ€£

10.05.2025 21:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Peak.

09.05.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Totally intrigued by this sales decision.

22.04.2025 23:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are also big class divisions opening up between those in professional jobs that provide paid parental leave for dads and those in jobs that don’t.

21.04.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Good article and comment. I think there are those considerations but that doesn’t mean you can’t shift the overall calculus or the culture. Associated to that is ensuring there is adequate support for dads returning from parental leave.

21.04.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m trying to explain who Sarah Vine is. Does anyone have a selection of her finest* columns?

15.04.2025 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re not in any way partisan by any chance?

02.04.2025 22:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Guardian really telling us who it thinks its readership is:

28.03.2025 01:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it is a distinction between being persecuted and being in danger.

22.03.2025 22:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a better critique: youtu.be/tOESjT-Qw2A?...

22.03.2025 11:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you are making the assumption that not knowing the number by heart is the main barrier to people making reports, which I think is unlikely.

22.03.2025 11:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Regulation of Household Credit in the UK before the Financial Crisis: deregulation, market building or inadequate regulation? Join the LSE Law ELLM Alumni Association for the next virtual event on UK household credit regulation.

It’s not really a soft left thing. This is not a typical Labour view.

it’s just that I’m interested in financial regulation and have done quite a lot of research on this which someday I will get round to publishing.

There is a flavour of it here: www.lse.ac.uk/law/events/R...

19.03.2025 00:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re drawing on New Labour’s economic record to argue against Labour’s current approach.

I’m just saying that there are some major issues with New Labour’s economic record.

I am not necessarily saying that what you are saying about the current Labour government is wrong.

19.03.2025 00:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes but New Labour’s cash redistribution was funded by credit expansion that contributed to major pain for the poor up until today, while
reluctance to interfere in the market arguable led to the failure to regulate banks properly.

19.03.2025 00:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0