Margaret clarke

On behalf of GMB, I want to express solidarity with our Jewish members and with the Jewish community. The horrific attacks in Golders Green are a stark reminder that the scourge of antisemitism is on the rise across Britain. We must do much more to confront and defeat it.

It’s staggering that a Labour government is standing idly by as our UK manufacturing industry is hollowed out. Our members at Denby will not forget or forgive. We need immediate action on energy prices to save our manufacturing base.

@GMBMidlands @mike_reader It is totally unacceptable the way our members are being treated. Solidarity from Asda A17 Asda Branch.✊🏻

GMB members at Asda Brackmills have met with @mike_reader MP to express their frustration with private equity bosses at Asda for keeping them in the dark about the future of their jobs.

@BioLifex Yes, I have those.

5 signs your legs can warn you about hidden diseases

Broken bones, heart attacks and chemical burns. These figures blow Amazon’s attempt to sanitise its reputation out of the water. More from GMB ⬇️ inews.co.uk/news/human-cos…

Tens of millions of pounds back in the pockets of working class women here in Sheffield. Great to meet some of our members who have fought for and won equal pay. Pay justice is coming - solidarity. ✊

@arealmofwonder Lovely words that mean a lot from a lovely woman. RIP Patricia.❤️

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻 In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year. Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it. ***** "I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude. My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found. At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me. At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul. At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being. At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible. Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever. I’m writing this to tell you something simple: Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again. Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS. You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless. You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours. With love and gentleness, Patricia Routledge ***** Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the Jewish community after yesterday’s horrifying terrorist attack. There is no place for antisemitism on our streets. We must redouble our efforts to stamp it out across society.

@GMBMidlands @GMBGarySmith Brilliant, keep up the fight! Solidarity to all.✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

Staffordshire is rightly proud of its potters’ heritage and the UK needs its ceramics sector now more than ever. Find out how your can help workers at companies like Dunoon back their industry ⬇️ potterspledge.uk

We need an Industrial Strategy that keeps Stoke’s kilns lit. That means cheaper gas, and no wait for support. Thats the message from GMB members in Britain’s ceramics sector. Watch ⬇️

@GMBMidlands @GMBGarySmith When I was with BG in the 80s, we worked to put recuperative gas burners into Dunoon Ceramics when they were still in Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula

Released #OnThisDay in 1996, 'Everything Must Go' marked a defining moment in the Manics’ story and the start of a new era. Where did you buy your copy?

Yesterday, I led a debate about support for victims of violent crime (and spoke about my own experience). Next week, I am bringing a Bill to the Commons to secure a wholesale review. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is not working. We must do better for victims.

Early morning start, catching night shift with my rep Ian @OrnuaFoodsLeek for the pay ballot, have your say and join today @GMBMidlands @GMBGriff

Happy International Women's Day to all the women fighting every day, to live in a world where we are treated equal ✊️✊️✊️

This International Women’s Day is about accelerating action – and working women can’t wait any longer for pay justice.   @Asda workers have been waiting for equal pay since 2012.   Justice delayed is justice denied.   #InternationalWomensDay #IWD

@GMBMidlands Well done, Solidarity to all ✊🏻

GMB members from Stoke’s potteries are banging the drum for a vital UK industry. We need an end to illegal dumping and serious support for energy intensive industry. Watch and find out how they’re standing up for the Pots ⬇️

@GMBGarySmith Well done to all! Michelle would have been so proud.❤️ Always in our hearts and never forgotten ❤️

Unity is strength. ✊ Solidarity with all our members who built this victory and our wonderful GMB team who helped make it happen. Michelle McCrossen, you live on through our struggle!

On the 8th @asda visit this week, doing the final push for #equalpay ✊🏻✊🏻the final court judgment is around the corner, if you are not part of it, join us at GMB.org.uk/join and be a part of history @GMBGriff @GMBMidlands