Some inspired appointments

But James Timpson, and his parents beforehim have been the pioneers in this field and I have yet to hear of any other company as pro-active as Timpsons. Over 10% of their staff are ex-prisoners. What is more the last 2 generation of Timpsons have been ddeply involved in the problems of helping prisoners rebuild their lives. James Timpson has been Chairman of the Prison Reform Trust.

That is a commitment that goes way beyond, just being one of over 400 Business and government departments are providing employment opportunities to prisoners within industry, ROTL placements and employment of prison leavers

How many of them can even begin to match the record of Timpsons, and John and James' contributions to helping ex-prisoners?

DoraMarr

Agree. And James Timpson has a track record for emplying ex Prisoners and turning their lives around.

This happens already, "over 400 Business and government departments are providing employment opportunities to prisoners within industry, ROTL placements and employment of prison leavers"
FromGOV.Uk.

We have hardly any old Etonians in the cabinet ( none?) Thank goodness: I think that this school has been over represented in government for too long.

I’m hopeful too. I woke up this morning and just thought “this could be good”. There’s so much needs doing, from potholes to the NHS but the Tories had run out of ideas. Let’s hope Labour can deliver “country first, party second”. It would benefit us all and I admit to a frisson of excitement.

Agree. And James Timpson has a track record for emplying ex Prisoners and turning their lives around.

NotSpaghetti

foxie48 there is a thread about saving your money from Labour.
Maybe they picked up on that?

I'm sure you are correct. I didn't bother to post on that thread.

LizzieDrip

I honestly feel a huge sense of relief. It feels like the grown ups are back in charge

Yes and me. After all the performances we have been forced to watch for years, - as Starmer said, “the government will tread lightly on our lives now”

What a break. What a change.

I honestly feel a huge sense of relief. It feels like the grown ups are back in charge

The Foreign Secretary before David Cameron was James Cleverly. I honestly don't think David Lammy will be any worse.

foxie48 there is a thread about saving your money from Labour.
Maybe they picked up on that?

David Lammy has been in politics a long time and has strong views however as we moved nearer to a possible election he definitely moderated his views. I'm another who thinks we need to give him a chance to settle into the role. He's clearly not stupid, first black Briton to go to Harvard Law school and he was offered a front bench position by Blair but refused it to work as a social justice campaigner. He's another who has had his life changed by education and who understands what it is to be disadvantaged in life which gets a big tick from me as I want a government who creates a more equal society. Saturday Telegraph Money section main article was "How to save your wealth from the Labour landslide"! Don't bother to read it as it was just wild speculation and fear mongering.

Germanshepherdsmum

I seriously don’t rate Lammy. I was amazed at his appointment.

...hmm, he's a bit of a loose cannon - or maybe more a toy-gun.

As Wyllow3 says, it's wait-and-see.

Wyllow3

Germanshepherdsmum

I seriously don’t rate Lammy. I was amazed at his appointment.

It's a wait and see on that appointment for me. One mess up on tweets and the colour of the pope's smoke doesn't rule him out as capable:

Very serious immediate issues on Palestine to deal with which are going got soon emerge, but he's already made several moves to re-connect with EU allies Nato wise to work closely together, which may be crucial if Trump gets in re Ukraine.

I have no doubt if he fails there will be a cabinet shuffle.

He is on record as saying that POTUS Trump is KKK and an out and out racist, this might come back to bite him if Trump is re-elected in November.

He also thinks trans women (men) have can have a cervix…

Aveline

Serious collaborative working between experienced people of all parties would be a good start re NHS

... wouldn't it just!

In fact I believe it might be the only way forward.

The NHS, and social-care, is too important - and the organisation, re-structing, funding, etc, too important an issue to be left as a party-political-football.

Social Care is linked in with NHS in manifesto, (Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson) I would have like to have seen more specifics though.

And you could say the same for Social Care.

I'm sure that anyone with the good of the country foremost in their mind ought to want to be involved.

But yes, some may prefer to go their own way entirely. 😕

Serious collaborative working between experienced people of all parties would be a good start re NHS

NotSpaghetti

I would like to see him work WITH the Tories (and others) to set a plan for the NHS.
One that everyone signs up to for (say) 20 years...

Ideally indeed it a "yes".

It rather depends on what kind of Tory opposition we have in terms of key areas of NHS policy, I haven't a clear idea atm of what the Tories represent, will take some sorting out time wise I think.

Casdon

I do too, I think the Lib Dem’s would join the debate, not so sure about the Tories - but it would be good to offer, at least.

Sorry, that was for NotSpaghetti.

I do too, I think the Lib Dem’s would join the debate, not so sure about the Tories - but it would be good to offer, at least.

Germanshepherdsmum

I seriously don’t rate Lammy. I was amazed at his appointment.

Well, I hope, he will very likely become unstuck before long. I cannot understand how anyone thinks this man will hold his own against world leaders.

I agree NotSpaghetti.

I would like to see him work WITH the Tories (and others) to set a plan for the NHS.
One that everyone signs up to for (say) 20 years...

Wyllow3

Germanshepherdsmum

I seriously don’t rate Lammy. I was amazed at his appointment.

It's a wait and see on that appointment for me. One mess up on tweets and the colour of the pope's smoke doesn't rule him out as capable:

Very serious immediate issues on Palestine to deal with which are going got soon emerge, but he's already made several moves to re-connect with EU allies Nato wise to work closely together, which may be crucial if Trump gets in re Ukraine.

I have no doubt if he fails there will be a cabinet shuffle.

That’s the key difference with Starmer’s way of doing things I think, if Lammy or anybody else doesn’t meet their targets or do their job well enough it will be goodbye. The cabinet will be accountable and performance managed, which is a refreshing change - and how it should always have been in my view.