Dissent over Theresa May social work tweet
Prime Minister (at the time of writing) Theresa May took time out from Brexit negotiations recently to tweet her support for children’s social workers.
In a tweet to mark the expansion of the Frontline children’s social work training programme, May referred to social workers as “heroes of our society, working on the frontline to offer care and support to some of the most vulnerable children and families”.
However, if the PM thought she might be onto a winner with this tweet she had another think coming. There was little love for her among the 400-odd replies.
One wrote: “With over four million children living in poverty, your priority is making sure that the one per cent increase their wealth.”
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