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Ruth Smith, Witney
@LabourRuth
Leader of Witney Town Council, Cllr for Witney East. Community, Fairness, Climate, Sewerage, Active Travel 📢🚴♀️🌱🌍🌡️Lab & Co-op. she/her
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The Christmas tree is going in at the Buttercross, on a cold and frosty morning.
Lights switch-on is Fri 28 Nov.
Lights switch-on is Fri 28 Nov.
I am at the #TransDayofRemembrance vigil at the Corn Exchange, about to start at 6:30. Remembering lives tragically and avoidably lost. Holding everyone close and trying to keep people whole, seen and upheld. ,🏳️⚧️
But I cannot get behind any redefinition of seeking asylum in the UK.
We need swift and good processes, decent residential welcome centres and onwards housing (build it!) and a system built on dignity not trauma. *Immigration must be discussed and solved separately from asylum.*
We need swift and good processes, decent residential welcome centres and onwards housing (build it!) and a system built on dignity not trauma. *Immigration must be discussed and solved separately from asylum.*
Sometimes the good news just doesn't get past the dispiriting headlines. 🎭 Opportunities in the arts. 🍿👨🎤🎸Good thing!
I want to build a Britain where every young person has the chance to succeed by doing what they love.View quoted post on X
That’s why we're expanding the Creative Futures programme, supporting young people into careers in the arts.
Opening doors to jobs in music, theatre, broadcasting and more.
