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At the #BigMeeting in Durham @PatrickR_NASUWT said the trade union movement and its values would bring hope to workplaces and communities in the midst of the cost of living crisis. 
He said: "Today we have a government that has left the country in disarray and despair.
They failed to keep their promises. They failed to keep workers and families safe during the pandemic and during the cost of living crisis."
They failed to keep their promises. They failed to keep workers and families safe during the pandemic and during the cost of living crisis."
"They are a government that has inflicted so much damage on so many for so long. And now it is time for a change."
Ahead of the #BigMeeting the @NASUWT is hosting a packed meeting with members in Durham with @PatrickR_NASUWT and @AngelaRayner. #Betterdealforteachers
Patrick Roach said it was vitally important to create a fair and just funding system for education. "There is a big question about funding in schools. There is a lack of joined up services and specialist support for families and children. It has been hollowed out."
He said schools were doing everything they could but had to "always look behind them" over Ofsted, over constant reform and threats of academisation.
Today should have been 136th #DurhamMinersGala but for Covid 19. There is an everlasting bond between the #BigMeeting and @durhamcathedral with the annual Miners’ Festival Service. The Haswell Lodge banner, from 1893, is on permanent display there.
@durhamcathedral There was a devastating explosion at Haswell in 1844. A total of 95 men and boys died in this accident which was believed to have been caused by methane gas, aka firedamp, coming into contact with a naked flame. Only 4 miners survived. The new Haswell banner commemorates them.
@durhamcathedral Like many events #DurhamMinersGala needs £ support. If you can help it get through, go to friendsofdurhamminersgala.org/join_us
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