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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 14h

✅ We want libraries that are visible, vibrant, and valued. Not diluted. Not dismantled.

🚚 And not driven off in a van.

🌹 Lancashire deserves better.

#SaveOurLibraries #LancashireLibraries #CommunityNotCuts #LibrariesMatter #ReformUKFail 🧵End

Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 14h

🕳️ Reform UK might be comfortable with hollowed-out services and disappearing public spaces. I'm not—and neither are the people of Lancashire.

👀 We want libraries that are visible, vibrant, and valued. Not tucked away in a corner. Not diluted. Not dismantled. 🧵3

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 14h

❤️ Libraries aren’t a luxury—they’re lifelines. They’re warm spaces, places of learning, imagination, and connection. You don’t build community by shoving books into a back room or sending a van round twice a month. 🧵2

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 14h

🔷 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗨𝗞 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀... 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗮𝗻-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

❌ Both of course mean...CLOSING LIBRARIES

📉 Let’s be clear: this isn’t innovation. It’s austerity. It isn’t modernisation. It’s managed decline. 🧵1

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 1d

They're asked to smile, participate, adapt, and show gratitude-while the rest of society rarely reflects on its own biases, barriers, or responsibilities.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 1d

It's something I've always thought about a lot of "community cohesion" projects. Too often, projects meant to "bring people together" end up placing the burden on immigrant communities to prove they belong.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 1d

I've just voted for @lucympowell.bsky.social to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 3d

This.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social
endorses @lucympowell.bsky.social for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. In a special ballot, 82.2% of Mainstream members voted to endorse Lucy. Labour’s Mainstream wants the party and government to be reset in line with pluralist, democratic socialist values.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 4d

One minute Reform UK are promising £350 cuts to council tax for everyone... next minute they're RAISING it.

They over promised and are now under delivering, under the spotlight and under pressure.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 4d

Great show of support for @lucympowell.bsky.social for Deputy Leader at Rochdale AFC

Angela Rayner gave the North West a powerful voice—Lucy’s ready to carry that torch and reconnect Labour with its membership.

Huge thanks to @elsieblundellmp.bsky.social for hosting such a brilliant event.

Lucy Powell for deputy leader leaflet endorsements from Ed Miliband, Lisa Nandy and Andy Burnham

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely. Amazing that it wasn't picked up before broadcast.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 5d

This is the person the Tories voted to be their leader. Their very best. And they wonder why they're in freefall. 🤦‍♂️😬

Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 7d

no excuse for being this bad

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 5d

The Green Party talks a big game about progressive values—but when power is on the table, they’ve shown they’ll deal with the right if it suits them.

Don't be fooled by them.

Vote 🟢 get 🟦

#shytories #GreenPartyConference #greenpartyexposed

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 5d

🔹 In Lancaster (2019), Greens backed a Conservative mayoral candidate in exchange for committee positions.
🔹 In Stroud (2021), Greens joined a “rainbow coalition” with Lib Dems and Conservatives, despite claiming to be anti-austerity.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 5d

One Green councillor even became chair of the scrutiny committee under the new Tory regime.

This isn’t an isolated case.

🔹 In Brighton (2022), Greens ran the council with Labour—until they collapsed the coalition and let the Tories take control

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 5d

🟢💚 Think the Green Party is solidly left-wing? Think again.

In Hyndburn, the Greens enabled a Tory takeover. Their councillors didn’t just abstain—they struck a grubby backroom deal that handed control of the council to the Conservatives.

#GreenPartyConference
#shytories

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 9d

This is brilliant news.

But let's get it right first time.

Only lifting the cap completely will suffice. Raising it to 3 or 4 children still condemns 000s into poverty, and limiting it to working parents to drive more people into employment will not be acceptable.

tinyurl.com/2f9wfykn

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year

tinyurl.com

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 10d

Got to say, Rachel Reeves handed that interruption brilliantly 👏👏👏

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 10d

100% agree with this from Bella Sankey and @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social The Green Party are absolutely ruthless in their pursuit of power and are not our friends. Here in Hyndburn, they formed a coalition with the Tories. Green by name, chameleon by nature.
labourlist.org/2025/09/labo...

Labour must 'get over squeamishness' about attacking Greens - council leader - LabourList

Labour members need to “get over” their “squeamishness” about attacking the Green Party, Bella Sankey, the leader of…

labourlist.org

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 12d

Great to meet up with my fellow @labourhousinggroup.bsky.social colleague Andy Bates today before the Accrington Stanley vs Walsall game. As members of the social housing working group, it was good to meet up in real life and discuss all things social housing.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 14d

Wherever you stand on the issue, your phone is a bigger risk to your privacy than an ID card.

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 18d

Great to see @andyburnham.bsky.social and Lisa Nandy join Ed Miliband coming out in support of @lucympowell.bsky.social for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 👏👏👏

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 19d

You're welcome, wishing you the absolute bestest of luck! 🌹

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Cllr Scott Brerton 🌹 @scottbrerton.bsky.social · 19d

Here in Hyndburn we overwhelmingly voted for @lucympowell.bsky.social to be Labour Deputy Leader at last night's CLP. A good friend of Hyndburn and a strong voice for the NW and genuine progressive change, she'll be getting my vote too 🙌

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