Richard Leonard

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🌹 Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament

✊ Trade unionist

🙌 The cause of labour is the hope of the world

Denny and Bonnybridge Men’s Shed provides community support, and is a brilliant local resource.

Thank you for such a warm welcome - and the lesson in carpentry.

You can find out more about what they do here https://dennybonnybridge.wixsite.com/mensshed

Denny and Bonnybridge Men's Shed

Denny and Bonnybridge Mens Shed was set-up in 2016 by an initiative of a small number of men and the help of Falkirk Council. What can you do in the Shed? Woodwork, Metalwork, Bike repair, Hobbies, Your own projects, Team projects, Work with computers.

Mensshed

Didn’t take long, did it? I thought he claimed to be a socialist?

If preventing children from being hungry and stigmatised also means feeding the First Minister’s daughter, then so be it.

We shouldn't just defend existing universal public services, we should extend them.

Universalism is how we will end inequality, poverty and injustice, but also how we will unite people in common cause and solidarity.

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Celebrating William Morris's birthday today by flicking through his Poems of Protest, which has an inspirational foreword by Michael Rosen.
Full backing for UCU university workers' ongoing strikes for fair pay, pensions and working conditions.

Twenty years ago, the UK joined the US in the bombing of Baghdad and the invasion of Iraq.

Millions of us marched against it.

Never forget.

Yesterday I joined the reconvened PCS Scottish parliamentary group.

Today I joined PCS members on their picket line in Airdrie.

Solidarity.

#PCSonStrike #WalkoutWednesday

It’s inspiring to see working class football standing in solidarity against an arrogant ruling elite and winning ✊

Let me tell you a story.

It's entitled A Leader Called Keir...

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We cannot rely on tax-exile billionaires like Jim Ratcliffe to act in our interests.

Environmental and social justice should rest in the hands of the people.

https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/grangemouth-is-prime-candidate-for-a-just-transition-to-a-greener-economy-richard-leonard-4051875