The autumn, winter and spring of Everton hell gives way to the summer of relative calm….

Civil service leaders write they're grateful for all that civil servants continue to achieve.

But warm words don’t pay the bills.

It’s time senior leaders stood up for the integrity of the civil service. And spoke up on a pay control policy that sees more real-terms pay cuts.

Up early and striking for fair pay for civil servants with Prospect members at IPO.

Prospect members on picket lines outside:

👉 Department for Education
👉 @CommonsBEIS
👉 New Scotland Yard and
👉 British Library

Watch this video to hear why they are #striking . Like or RT with the hashtag #ProspectStrike to show support ✊

So proud to be GS on days when members are standing up for themselves and what they do for the public. Great to see everyone today.

🚨OUT NOW 🚨 Striking unions hold firm on pay

✊ Prospect Union's Mike Clancy , GMB Union's Andy Prendergast and Conservative MP Vicky Ford MP join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss the deep strike deadlock between government and unions

🎙 Listen now: pod.fo/e/15eba6

If the government has instructed civil servants to explore banning union membership in any sector, in any way, then we are on the brink of darkness.

There is no reasoning with politicians who would contemplate this and they are not fit for office.

'Elon Musk needs to stop playing Scrooge and start treating his staff like they are humans.”

Mike Clancy on @Twitter emailing staff at risk of redundancy after 5pm on the last working day before Christmas, offering consultations over the festive break.

prospect.org.uk/news/elon-musk…

Salt Bae mate, good chance we have bid £35m for him to go up top…🤷‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

Watching obfuscation is never easy (shouting at my TV is usually just reserved for Everton) but Dowden just making it up on Kuenssberg. Private sector pay is increasing at only 4%? Really? Doubling down on the it will cost us all £1k nonsense. Its difficult enough without this.

NEW: Prospect will hold statutory industrial action ballots across a broad range of civil service employers.

This comes after the Government confirmed they will not make any more money available to address the cost-of-living crisis facing our members.

prospect.org.uk/news/prospect-…

6pm With strikes looming, we talk to top union leaders
Christina McAnea of UNISON - UK's largest union
Mike Clancy of Prospect Union
@MaryBoustedNEU
Plus - Britain’s leading industrial correspondent Alan Jones
If you have any questions about strikes please tweet me or Times Radio

'We haven’t balloted our members in this way since 2011. So I think that demonstrates the level of discontent amongst people who are very committed to the work that they do for the civil service.'

Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy speaking to Kay Burley this morning 📺

Is it a danger to national security that chemical weapon scientists at Porton Down might strike?

“We want to protest… but we won’t put life or limb under threat” says General Secretary of Prospect, Mike Clancy.

#KayBurley LT

Delighted to have been invited to this crucial Prospect Union event and Sue Ferns made the fundamental point that #WorldClassHeritage is not possible with #SecondClassPay Thanks to Sue for the kind comments about my contribution to the campaign.

Heritage is important to us all, it gives us a sense of place, belonging and identity - Angela Gannon, Chair of Prospect’s Heritage Group #WorldClassHeritage