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Alison McGovern

@allymcgovern.bsky.social

Labour MP for Birkenhead, Minister of State. Progressive. www.alisonmcgovern.org.uk

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Alison McGovern@allymcgovern.bsky.social · 14h ago

No-one wants a future where we live longer but do less. We want a future where loved ones stay with us for more years, with more joy... How economics + politics + science + social care can make it happen Speech today to the Alzheimer's Society: www.gov.uk/government/s...

Minister of State for Social Care and Mental Health speech on dementia

Minister Alison McGovern delivered the keynote speech at the Alzheimer's Society Conference 2026 in London, highlighting the government's action on dementia

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Alison McGovern@allymcgovern.bsky.social · 2d ago

An uplifting and determined roundtable to hear from people working to change social care...it's a huge job. But we have to make sure people stop looking down their noses at social care workers, properly see people who need care *outside* hospitals...

Social care collectiveSpeaking to social care collective
Alison McGovern@allymcgovern.bsky.social · 2w ago

Birkenhead yesterday, an interfaith friendship lunch at the Deen Centre, with Christians, Jews, Muslims and those of no belief (me). We are not the country that the thugs in balaclavas would have us believe. We have far more in common.

Birkenhead interfaith friendship lunch with people pictured from various faiths and noneBirkenhead interfaith friendship lunch with people pictured from various faiths and none
Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social · 2w ago

PS I've been doing some research into psychological studies of different voter/political groups and - it's true - progressives are ofter far less happy than rightwingers or the disengaged. But do you know which group comes out as happiest of all, consistently? Progressive organisers and activists.

Alison McGovern@allymcgovern.bsky.social · 2w ago

An honour and a joy to welcome Baroness Louise Casey with her team Sarah and Daisy to Wirral St John Hospice to spend time with hospice leaders Christine and Emma, understanding how their amazing palliative care teams work. We are lucky in the Wirral to have the Palliative Care phone line that...

Louise Casey with me, hospice staff and team
Alison McGovern@allymcgovern.bsky.social · 2w ago

Yes. Bleak. Fortunes of the Conservative Party are none of my concern, but the fortunes of politics are. Our diverse country deserves to be celebrated from all sides.

Tom Roberts@tpgroberts.bsky.social · 3w ago

Genuinely, find the discussions of her as a rising star both inevitable given the state of the modern Conservative party but also quite bleak given what it says about what is acceptable and encouraged. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · last mo.

A London legend makes history. Congratulations to Dina Asher-Smith on an eighth European gold, making her the most successful athlete in European Athletics Championships history. A great achievement for a great Londoner.

European Athletics Championships 2026: Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith make history with relay gold

Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith make history and Georgia Hunter Bell claims a commanding 1500m gold as Great Britain maintain their bid to top the final medal table at the European Championships.

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Alison McGovern@allymcgovern.bsky.social · last mo.

Gave evidence to House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee on this in december 2024. Econometrics might not float your boat, but good policy relies on quality analysis. committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...

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Gaby Hinsliff@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · last mo.

Morning all. Interesting @guardianheather.bsky.social piece touching on wider issue: so much govt policy (& public emotion) is based on statistical data about what’s supposedly happening to the country, what if some of our stats suck? www.theguardian.com/business/202...