@mrjamesob.bsky.social although the reasons kids are now always inside are complex 1 reason is our attitude to children. I constantly see Facebook posts on local groups with photos complaining about kids playing outside with footballs/ making noise / running around or heaven forbid 'standing around'

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Disruptive kids drove me mad at school in the 90s.There was a culture, that behaving well/ working hard saw you labelled 'a boffin' which was a terrible insult in the 1990s & left you open to ridicule.These kids got the teachers focus over hard working kids who were struggling

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I will never forget seeing a child i knew to have a difficult home life crying on the last day of term, asking the teaching assistant if she could still come in on Monday. For kids for whom school is a refuge the long holiday must be hell.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social you've reminded me that someone i know had a school friend Barry Duck, whose father was called Donald. Born before Disney was well known in the UK.

Thank you to everyone who spoke to us today, ahead of the vote in 1st May. I've loved representing Dartford North East for the last 4 years and I would love to carry on.

"...to succeed, any reforms to sentencing must ensure the Probation Service is properly resourced to be able to deal with the cases it is required to manage." Latest annual Probation Inspectorate report highlights overwork and inexperience ➡️ hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/the-pro...

Today @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social read the names of all the women killed by men/ where a man is the main suspect over the past year. Among them was Nina Denisova who was stabbed to death at a property in Dartford.

Thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple.

Every time I watch Musk speak I’m confused as to how a man reached all of his various lofty positions without the ability to get sentences out in a coherent manner

As the mum of an army cadet it was a privilege to join the South East Reserve Forces and Cadet Association at Kent County Council today.

Out in Newtown today

Thank you to everyone who joined @jimdickson.bsky.social and I for coffee this morning at The Beacon Beefeater or who spoke to us on the doorstep.

Well done @kevinmckenna.co.uk

Great to join Jim Dickson MP for the NHS 10 year plan consultantation meeting tonight.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social the saddest thing is fish and chips are still not wrapped in newspaper & the signs in the Dartford tunnel remain unchanged so these people must still be as unhappy as ever.

Please sign to save central London's only independent cinema. Details here ⏬️ princecharlescinema.com/savethepcc/ Sign here ⏬️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

On Cervical Cancer Week shout out to the HPV vaccine. Introduced for girls in England in 2008, who are now adults in their 20s. Studies shows a reduction in both pre-cancerous growths & an 87% reduction in cervical cancer.

Alice da Silva Aguiar Bebe King Elsie Dot Stancombe #SayTheirNames

Great weekend for donations to Dartford Deeds Not Words. These will go to people in the mental health wards in Dartford.

Cold afternoon in Temple Hill with ny lovely Labour team this afternoon.

Great to be taking to voters today on the Bridge with our MP @jimdickson.bsky.social this morning.

Just in from mammoth interview session to two bits of news. One that a DV perp got locked up because of something I did and that a vulnerable constituent had a a massive wrongful debt written off after our intervention. This is why I came to politics, this is why I'll just keep cracking on.

STORY Kemi Badenoch hasn't actually met any grooming gang survivors - and doesn't think she needs to www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Just a reminder that the minister with the brief for women and equalities from 2022 to July 2024 was none other than Kemi Badenoch, since she herself seems to have forgotten that – judging by her indignation at #pmqs.

Damning moment on Newsnight as Dorries admits that the child grooming scandal was "never discussed" when she was a cabinet minister.

Nigel Farage's latest register of MPs' interests shows he was in the US *again* in December, and was paid *£189,000* for four hours work promoting a gold bullion dealer.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Please watch this speech by Jess Phillips in the HoC to guage how pationate she is about the victims of Child Sex Abuse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0C6...

@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social is the best person I know. It's no surprise inadequate people find her such a threat.

Hi, we are organising this Great Get Together. We are encouraging people to bring food as food brings people together ❤️

Turns out that a man who entirely baselessly and bizarrely calls a British minister a rape genocide enabler and tweets random conspiracy theories day and night might neither be the most stalwart nor reliable political ally.

Really shocked to hear The Vivienne has died. What sad news.

Sure it was shit. Yeah it cost billions and achieved sweet FA. But at least they owned the "wokes". (AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?)

sending love to the wonderful @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social

Under the tories child poverty increased to 29% and absolute child poverty to 25%, the highest since 1981. But please, Kemi Badenoch, do keep trying to convince us that you care deeply about the safety and wellbeing of kids. It’s super convincing.

Biggest regret that no photo exists of the second we heard the election result in Dartford. Wish I could have bottled that moment. This photo will have to do.

Whatever happened to the roaring 20s?

I think it's time to replace Auld Lang Syne. Anyone with me?

Thank you to everyone working today

1/ So, where were we? Oh yep, #duvetknowitschristmas. Firstly, some admin: Twitter/X has evidently been run into the ground by a preening, self-radicalised clot, so while there's a slim possibility that this annual celebration might be thriving over there, I won't know cos I won't be looking.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I bloody hated The Substance and have moaned about it to anyone I've seen since.

Ellenor is very closed to my heart so it was great to visit this week. Although the inpatient unit is in Northfleet 91% of the care they deliver is in the community (homes) and 42% of thar care is in Dartford. Please do give them a follow

“Instances of prolonged separation are “yet more evidence” that “prison is no place for a child” - @thehowardleague.bsky.social in @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/cr...

This is my house currently with all the Toy Appeal donations.

Anymore Dartfordians want to be added? go.bsky.app/NTu3hLb

Delighted to be at dartford fc today where @dclp.bsky.social sponsored the match.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social the 1st year I hosted Christmas my mum was aghast to learn she was not cooking the dinner - having assumed she was just cooking in a different kitchen. Disaster hit when I hid the turkey from her in a cupboard when it was resting & she opened the door to find the cat with it.