These guys are all about 12 and their only previous job not explicitly as far right edge lord is like Editor at Conservative Futures Council or similar. #realbritain #builtupalotofcache

'There's more love than hate here - we're not an Island of Strangers' The Mirror's Real Britain columnist Ros Wynne-Jones says the way people came together to protect a refugee hub being attacked by Far Right thugs shows most people really do love their communities

For the last 12 months the @mirror.co.uk #RealBritain team has been across the country, from #Merseyside to #Teesside, #Yorkshire to #SouthWales, talking to communities in the aftermath of last year’s riots for a special video series called “Island of Strangers”.
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Sarcastic cheer when someone drops a pint in the pub #RealBritain

With the rising threat of tech-facilitated abuse of women and girls, we speak to Marnie who experienced domestic violence and coercive control as a teenagers ahead of Refuge's Tech Summit this week.
#RealBritain with @roswynnejones.bsky.social @mirror.co.uk
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Breast cancer survivor wanted to take her own life until she walked through door A new survey of over 700 small charities has found nearly half face closure within a year. We visit three charities supporting Britain's poorest families – all now facing their own cash crisis

For #RealBritain we visited three charities supporting Britain's poorest families – all now facing their own cash crisis. It comes as a new survey of over 700 small charities found nearly half face closure within a year.
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Major change needed to save children's futures - we should look to Germany As students opened their GCSE results this week, Real Britain guest columnist Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester says there needs to be a major overhaul of our education system.

#REALBRITAIN Major change needed to save children's futures - we should look to Germany, says @andyburnham.bsky.social in today's @mirror.co.uk
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Andy, who was a carer for his son with cerebral palsy, became homeless. "I'd had a family & a stable home then suddenly it all went. I literally had nowhere to go, I was facing having to sleep on the streets, I didn’t know if I could hack it, but what else could I do?" #RealBritain @mirror.co.uk

'My dad went in for a simple op - and was still in hospital 46 days later' Stanford 'Sonny' Francis was admitted for an emergency pacemaker - and was still in hospital 6 weeks later. This Windrush hero is one of 30,000 patients who stay 21 days over their discharge-ready-dat...

For #RealBritain we spoke to Stanford Francis who was admitted for an emergency pacemaker & was still in hospital 6 weeks later. The Windrush hero is one of 30,000 patients experiencing delayed discharge. Now the Gov promises to get back half a million beds. www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

'Our energy bills went up 400% but single change reduced them from £10k to £2k ' Youngsters at Westminster House Youth Club have a lot to teach Westminster. They've already slashed their energy bills from £10k to £2k after starting solar revolution

'Our energy bills went up 400% but one change reduced them from £10k to £2k'
Youngsters at a youth club slash their energy bills after starting solar revolution.
This week's #realbritain with @roswynnejones.bsky.social @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social @mirror.co.uk
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Parents worried over dreaded 8-words are saved from 'apocalyptic life' Simon and Helen’s daughter Ruby-Mae has severe complex needs. They say without Noah's Ark Children's Hospice, which faces rising costs, that life would be 'apocalyptic'.

For #RealBritain this week I spoke to Simon and Helen whose daughter Ruby-Mae has severe complex needs. They say without Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice, which faces rising costs, that life would be 'apocalyptic'.
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Girl who skipped dinner so parents could eat - true reality of UK child poverty Growing up Georgia Sullivan would force down food she didn't like – in case there was no food at home. Now the 26-year-old and four other young people are calling on the government to end child povert...

For #RealBritain I spoke to a bunch of amazing young people who are calling on the Government to end child poverty, after experience austerity firsthand. They’ll head to Parliament tomorrow to hand deliver an open letter to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social & Liz Kendall.
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"There were times growing up I was told not to open the door because of the bailiffs. All the physical things – like having nits for months because we couldn’t afford the treatments – have a real impact" - Georgia
#REALBRITAIN @roswynnejones.bsky.social @journomaryamq.bsky.social

Mum in horror sewage flood with 'hundreds of condoms' gives chilling warning When Mary Long-Dhonau's home was overwhelmed by sewage, rats and dried faeces, she vowed no-one else should go through the same hell

“I lost boxes of my children’s memories, little handprints, the first drawing of Postman Pat.

“Outside my gate were more condoms than I've ever seen in my life. We were joking, at least we practice safe sex in Worcester..."

#RealBritain

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One of the most heartbreaking and angering stories we've ever covered for #RealBritain.
And absolute credit to the indefatigable Joy Dove, who reduced hundreds of people to tears at our Labour Conference fringe event in 2019.
Never, ever, mess with a Teeside mam.

'My kitchen feeds Jews with Muslims - Prince Harry's support has surprised me' Salaam-Shalom Kitchen turns 10 years old this week, at a time when divisions between the two communities are under immense strain from events in the Middle East

#REALBRITAIN 'My kitchen feeds Jews with Muslims - Prince Harry's support has left me gobsmacked'
Salaam Shalom Kitchen turns 10 yrs old, at a time when divisions between the two communities are under immense strain from events in the Middle East @mirror.co.uk
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'Keir Starmer has got it wrong - here's why we're not an island of strangers' Real Britain reports on All Souls church, which closed in 1986, became a magnet for anti-social behaviour, until community worker Inayat Omarji decided to try to do something about it

We've been out in communities across the North-West where people have been coming together to take back derelict buildings to build back communities in Britain.
#RealBritain with @roswynnejones.bsky.social & @clairedonmedia.bsky.social @mirror.co.uk
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For this week's #RealBritain we visited communities in Bolton, Birkenhead and Manchester's Stretford - who told us that far from being an 'island of strangers', after years of neglect and austerity, people are coming together in unprecedented ways.

'Keir Starmer has got it wrong - here's why we're not an island of strangers' Real Britain reports on All Souls church, which closed in 1986, became a magnet for anti-social behaviour, until community worker Inayat Omarji decided to try to do something about it

'Keir Starmer has got it wrong – here's why we're not an island of strangers'.

This week's #RealBritain

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JENGbA was set up by two extraordinary mums, Jan Cunliffe & Gloria Morrison. Their work has also inspired a new podcast, 'In It Together' by actor Maxine Peake & inspired Jimmy McGovern's drama, Common - the story of a boy, Johnjo O'Shea whose trip out for pizza ends in a life sentence. #RealBritain

VE Day: 'My Polish grandad chose to come to Britain to keep fighting' Jozef Nowak was 17 when his town in Poland was invaded by the Nazis. He came to Britain to keep fighting - now his grandson Paul is General Secretary of the TUC

VE Day: 'My Polish grandad woke up with night terrors after WW2 - he chose to come to Britain to keep fighting'
This week's #RealBritain with
@roswynnejones.bsky.social @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social from @tuc.org.uk #VEDay80
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'We lost thousands in care home scam but reclaimed our power in unexpected way' Migrant worker June who was scammed by her employer and told to find a new sponsor in 60 days or to go home to Nigeria has found solidarity in Barnsley Caring Voices – a choir which brings migrant car...

Migrant worker June, who was scammed by her employer & told to find a new sponsor in 60 days or to go home to Nigeria, has found solidarity in Barnsley Caring Voices – a choir which brings migrant care workers together in song. #RealBritain
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On train home from Stockton thinking about how quiet it was last night on a Friday night and what that says about cost of living on Teeside.
I spend a lot of time in towns held back by last 14+ years of neglect but pubs are still usually lively on a Friday.

#RealBritain

'I tried to kill myself after son's birth sparked debt - paternity must change' As tomorrow marks the 22nd anniversary of Labour’s introduction of Statutory Paternity Leave, this week Real Britain talks to fathers about paternity pay and shared leave

'I tried to kill myself after son's birth sparked debt - paternity rules must change'.
@roswynnejones.bsky.social & @clairedonmedia.bsky.social talk to fathers ahead of today's 22nd anniversary of Labour’s introduction of Statutory Paternity Leave for #RealBritain
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Exclusive: Inside grim world of 'vape shows' where women are paid to be 'sexy and flirty'
This week's #RealBritain looks at the horrifying scandal of young women being exploited & discriminated against for low or no pay while trapped on zero-hour contracts
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'I won't eat for three days so my kids can - food banks have saved me' The Notts County ­Foundation and charity Muslim Hands have been offering free Iftar hot meals to those in need this Ramadan, and it has been a lifeline to many

For this week's #RealBritain, @journomaryamq.bsky.social
went to break her Ramadan fast at an iftar with a difference – at Notts County FC.
Part of a Muslim Hands initiative feeding struggling people across all Nottingham's communities every day of the year.
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These rapid response cleaners are on frontline of NHS, facing ebola, monkeypox, TB, MRSA, C. Diff, norovirus, and Covid.
They're taking strike action today across Guys & St Thomas' Hospital over pay + conditions, including lack of rest room or showers.
#RealBritain
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'I'm worried about Rachel Reeves' welfare cuts - I miss meals so my son can eat' As Rachel Reeves is set to announce huge disability cuts, The Mirror's Ros Wynne-Jones and Maryam Qaiser speak to members of the disabled community who have already been cut to the bone after 14 years...

Can hardly believe this needs saying, but after 14 years brutal Austerity, disabled people have nothing left to give - and are very last group a Labour govt should be looking to strip support from.
Stories we heard for this week's #RealBritain are heartbreaking.
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'I'm a Ukrainian refugee but visa rule means I could be sent back to hell' Olga Pasichnyk fled to the UK when war broke out in Ukraine three years ago, but now her future and safety hangs in the balance due to a visa rule that affects many in her position

For #RealBritain I spoke to Ukrainian families living in the UK who face huge issues with housing & employment. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian nationals who were given sanctuary in 2022 will now need to apply for a visa extension. @roswynnejones.bsky.social
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'I'm a Ukrainian refugee but visa rule means I could be sent back to hell' Olga Pasichnyk fled to the UK when war broke out in Ukraine three years ago, but now her future and safety hangs in the balance due to a visa rule that affects many in her position

As Keir Starmer pledges support for Ukraine on world stage, Ukrainians in UK call on PM to look closer to home.

"Our temporary visas are running out. Mentally, it is killing us. I feel like we’re not wanted here."

Me & @journomaryamq.bsky.social for #RealBritain.
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