Comms consultant / adviser. Previously of Hackney now of Derbyshire Helping social change / purpose orgs realise their press and influencing potential.https://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3mpnpjdu55c2cA must read thread here -detailing what happens when (mostly past Conservative but now Labour Govt) cut back on the department supposed to collect your tax Shocking given the state of public finances. h/t @jim.londoncentric.media [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnpjdu55c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3mp43qnuzg22oA very amusing man on ITV GMB trying to tell people it was uncouth not to wear a shirt and tie into the office during a heatwave. I can confirm I'm wearing swimming trunks to work today.25 Jun 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp43qnuzg22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3momyydip6c2lMassive result in Makerfield for Andy Burnham And this is a great analysis and what looks to be a very accurate constituency poll effort on how he pulled it off. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jun 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3momyydip6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3md3oeuqtsc2bThought for the day... Instead of starry-eyed love for inequality-generating, far-right-enabling US tech firms, who wealth-extract in the long run, Europe should go harder on them to protect jobs, social cohesion, & firms on high streets - it could be a way to assert independence in the Trump era23 Jan 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3oeuqtsc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3mcccqes6v227This is a shocking indictment both of the civil servants who procured it, and the consultants and engineering/construction firms who cashed in. https://www.ft.com/content/3f731e87-bc4b-426c-a97c-67e1ad50831d13 Jan 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcccqes6v227https://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3mc7vdce6u22yThis article is bang on. Our struggling high streets, like potholes, a visible sign of decay The colossal wealth transfer to online giants benefits US tech billionaires and the far right not ordinary people No.10 may welcome a recent '£40bn investment from Amazon' - the net damage far higher. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/11/uk-high-streets-reform-shops-closing-hope12 Jan 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7vdce6u22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3mb6ytwt4ms2bStarting the New Year on a positive note, 2026 will see 8 million+ workers receive an improvement to their sick pay. One of many improvements in Labour's employment rights bill. More to do on, as SSP remains too low, but proud to have worked on this with the Safe Sick Pay campaign [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Dec 2025 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb6ytwt4ms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3m7pjsg6nnk2uWhilst the NHS is facing a massive winter flu crisis - and flu rips through workforces, some members of the House of Lords are voting to hold up #sickpay rights that most other developed economies take for granted. Have we forgotten the pandemic? Get on with it.11 Dec 2025 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pjsg6nnk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3m46kq65gss2gAmazing @ledbydonkeys.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46kq65gss2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3lznon7iwa22bThis is a really useful piece of work well done @pimlicat.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lznon7iwa22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3lypeqpoipk2rProbably not popular to say it... but this FT piece explains how excessive spending on pensioners is why we are in a fiscal hole. The reality is things like triple lock are unsustainable and causing huge wealth inequalities [link below]13 Sep 2025 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypeqpoipk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3lxulster6s2vCurrent vibes between Greens and Your Party? https://media.tenor.com/Tzh9fLl9aOwAAAAC/judean-peoples-front-peoples-front-of-judea.gif?hh=178&ww=24402 Sep 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxulster6s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3lxhchdgync25Stewart Lee's sketch 8 years ago remains the best response any public figure has given on the migration debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cgeXd5kRDg&t=24s True public service broadcasting would be for the BBC just to play a bit of it for 'balance' every time they interview a reform politician about immigration28 Aug 2025 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhchdgync25https://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3ltjsqx56x22fSpot on - if the Govt is serious about tackling rise of misinformation and racism (and with it some of the interest from voters in reform) it should be acting on this. Staying silent / doing nothing is a dereliction of democratic duty. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2025 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjsqx56x22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3lscj3z2frk2w"direct phone calls from Sir Keir and Chancellor Rachel Reeves that were supposed to placate would-be rebels had instead "been entrenching people" to vote against the bill." Says it all really - the credibility gap of the PM and Chancellor widens.23 Jun 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lscj3z2frk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/andymay101.bsky.social/post/3lqtoilegp22aWell, this is exciting... After years of campaigning by school leaders, civil society, unions, health experts, the Daily Mirror (who ran a massive campaign on it) and many others05 Jun 2025 06:20 +0000at://did:plc:p4xs2rlhs64i6ep2fusmmsjx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtoilegp22a