Clare McIntyre
@claremc.bsky.social
Health Visitor + Children's Nurse - 💯 NHS| Former Labour + Co-operative Councillor -🌹 Liverpool | LFC Women YNWA| school governor| Mama| My views
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Austerity 2.0 is it chaps? I’m always amazed at how these guys derive genuine excitement at the idea of slashing public services
Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals
Exclusive: Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told party members last year he had discussed making further savings if they win next election
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October 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Austerity 2.0 is it chaps? I’m always amazed at how these guys derive genuine excitement at the idea of slashing public services
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Liverpool, probably my favourite of all Britain’s cities (with apologies to the rest)
September 28, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Liverpool, probably my favourite of all Britain’s cities (with apologies to the rest)
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I do find this country mad. Anyone can see that social care is in a state of devastating crisis in this country and that it is the key source of the NHS crisis as well. There is no feasible way to solve it without everyone contributing.
Burnham is honest about that and is already getting pelters.
Burnham is honest about that and is already getting pelters.
September 27, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I do find this country mad. Anyone can see that social care is in a state of devastating crisis in this country and that it is the key source of the NHS crisis as well. There is no feasible way to solve it without everyone contributing.
Burnham is honest about that and is already getting pelters.
Burnham is honest about that and is already getting pelters.
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Andy Burnham was born in Liverpool. His ancestors first arrived here from Ireland in the 1800s
He returns this weekend as Prime Minister, ready to deliver the biggest speech of his life at Labour Party Conference
I joined him on the Mersey Ferry today and asked how this city has shaped him
He returns this weekend as Prime Minister, ready to deliver the biggest speech of his life at Labour Party Conference
I joined him on the Mersey Ferry today and asked how this city has shaped him
Burnham 'so proud' to be in the 'special' city of his birth as PM'
In a chat aboard the new Mersey Ferry, the Prime Minister tells the Liverpool Echo of his deep connection to this city ahead of his first party conference speech as the nation's leader
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Andy Burnham was born in Liverpool. His ancestors first arrived here from Ireland in the 1800s
He returns this weekend as Prime Minister, ready to deliver the biggest speech of his life at Labour Party Conference
I joined him on the Mersey Ferry today and asked how this city has shaped him
He returns this weekend as Prime Minister, ready to deliver the biggest speech of his life at Labour Party Conference
I joined him on the Mersey Ferry today and asked how this city has shaped him
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Am told that Labour conference is now *so popular* that they have installed a temporary bar with more than 20 beer taps outside the Pullman.
Source calls it a “Game changer”
Source calls it a “Game changer”
September 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Am told that Labour conference is now *so popular* that they have installed a temporary bar with more than 20 beer taps outside the Pullman.
Source calls it a “Game changer”
Source calls it a “Game changer”
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Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’
Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’
County’s first such clinic, at Alder Hey in Liverpool, treating children suffering from chronic bladder problems with severe cases needing dialysis
Children as young as 13 in the UK have been referred to a specialist clinic for a “devastating” bladder condition linked to sustained use of ketamine.
Medics at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool opened the first ketamine clinic in the UK for young people amid a surge in urology problems linked to addiction of the drug. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’
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Liverpool’s Aurélie Csillag on making women’s football more diverse: ‘Visibility starts at the top’
Liverpool’s Aurélie Csillag on making women’s football more diverse: ‘Visibility starts at the top’
The Swiss international explains why she became involved in the club’s Beyond the Goalposts initiative
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Liverpool’s Aurélie Csillag on making women’s football more diverse: ‘Visibility starts at the top’
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This case raises some big questions about the process of academisation and the role the church plays - and wants to play - in running education in our communities
School to close for six days as angry teachers walk out
The Mossley Hill school is one of hundreds set to be made into academies under sweeping reforms led by the Archdiocese of Liverpool
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
This case raises some big questions about the process of academisation and the role the church plays - and wants to play - in running education in our communities
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The growing crisis forcing schools to close and what’s behind it
Growing crisis forces schools across Merseyside to close
Special report: Falling birth rates across the region are leading to a funding disaster for schools, with more closures predicted
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 13, 2026 at 6:55 AM
The growing crisis forcing schools to close and what’s behind it
Here in Liverpool, buses are back under public control – and that’s great for the only people who really matter
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Here in Liverpool, buses are back under public control – and that’s great for the only people who really matter | Steve Rotheram
For decades we were told that privatisation would deliver better services. The experience of millions of passengers tells a different story, says Steve Rotheram, mayor of Liverpool city region
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Here in Liverpool, buses are back under public control – and that’s great for the only people who really matter
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Since taking control of St Helens Council in May, Reform have:
- Pulled support and funding for Refugee Week events
- Pulled support and funding for Pride events
- Scrapped a scheme to help families with school uniform costs
- Pulled support and funding for Refugee Week events
- Pulled support and funding for Pride events
- Scrapped a scheme to help families with school uniform costs
Reform leader defends decision to scrap lifeline uniform payment for families
Parents had been expecting a £50 voucher to help with the cost of uniforms before Reform took control of their local council
liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Since taking control of St Helens Council in May, Reform have:
- Pulled support and funding for Refugee Week events
- Pulled support and funding for Pride events
- Scrapped a scheme to help families with school uniform costs
- Pulled support and funding for Refugee Week events
- Pulled support and funding for Pride events
- Scrapped a scheme to help families with school uniform costs
Liverpool fc women, brilliant 1st game, 4-0 away at Charlton!
September 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Liverpool fc women, brilliant 1st game, 4-0 away at Charlton!
Self Esteem and Pulp last night at Wythenshawe park were fantastic 😍
August 29, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Self Esteem and Pulp last night at Wythenshawe park were fantastic 😍
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In May’s local elections, Reform humiliated Labour in St Helens, sweeping to power & reducing the once dominant red rose to just two seats
After a Reform councillor quit, a by-election held yesterday saw Labour win back one of those seats just a few months - and a new PM - later
Burnham bounce?
After a Reform councillor quit, a by-election held yesterday saw Labour win back one of those seats just a few months - and a new PM - later
Burnham bounce?
Labour stuns Reform in Merseyside by-election with Burnham bounce
Prime Minister's backing helps party to win seat they lost to Reform in local election humbling just months ago
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
August 28, 2026 at 6:02 AM
In May’s local elections, Reform humiliated Labour in St Helens, sweeping to power & reducing the once dominant red rose to just two seats
After a Reform councillor quit, a by-election held yesterday saw Labour win back one of those seats just a few months - and a new PM - later
Burnham bounce?
After a Reform councillor quit, a by-election held yesterday saw Labour win back one of those seats just a few months - and a new PM - later
Burnham bounce?
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Reminder that Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 is a film about three women taking over an office and introducing free childcare, paid vacation, and flexible hours, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity.
August 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Reminder that Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 is a film about three women taking over an office and introducing free childcare, paid vacation, and flexible hours, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity.
Sad news, what a wonderful legacy she leaves that many children in Liverpool benefit from.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Sad news, what a wonderful legacy she leaves that many children in Liverpool benefit from.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
BBC News - Number of children in temporary accommodation hits record high - BBC News
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Number of children in temporary accommodation hits record high
The number of children living in temporary accommodation has hit its 18th quarterly high in a row.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
BBC News - Number of children in temporary accommodation hits record high - BBC News
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It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve.
August 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM
It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve.
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I was so proud of my confrontation with a man playing loud music on the train that I wrote about it - grumpy face included
I confronted a man on the train over annoying new trend
Liam Thorp has had enough of a common public transport menace
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
July 29, 2026 at 8:23 AM
I was so proud of my confrontation with a man playing loud music on the train that I wrote about it - grumpy face included
love this too!
Love everything about this conversation between the new Prime Minister and a care home resident who didn’t realise he was.
July 30, 2026 at 6:26 PM
love this too!