Caroline Voaden @carolinevoaden@respublicae.eu

It will be a wrench to leave, it's been an incredible learning curve and a wonderful experience - but the time is right for me to focus on something that will help bring about the change we all need.
The end of this toxic, sleaze-ridden Conservative government and a new

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I can't wait to gear up, get going and become the first non-Tory elected here for over 100 years.
Everything I have learned at Rape Crisis over the past 2.5 years will stay with me and my politics are even stronger from this experience.

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effects of the trauma of sexual violence and abuse. Thousands more will benefit from a truly professional, caring and trauma-informed service.
After taking a short break I will be focusing all my efforts on winning the campaign to be the next MP for Totnes.

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It has been a huge honour and privilege to lead DRCSAS since the gloomy days of the pandemic lockdown. It is an organisation staffed by truly brilliant women, who change lives every single day.
Thousands of women, girls, boys and men have been supported by DRCSAS through the

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There is a fabulous job opening for a dynamic leader at one of (I believe) Devon's most important charities...
Devon Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Services is looking for a new CEO after I took the big decision to step back from leading this amazing organisation. @DevonRapeCrisis

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Trial delays are devastating victims and survivors of sexual offences.
Their cases take longer to process through the Crown Court than any others, says a new report by @RapeCrisisEandW - #BreakingPoint
Read the report here: https://bit.ly/3z1331U

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@HinaBokhariLD @bbcmartynoates @MPGeorgeEustice @BenPBradshaw @LibDems @TorbayLibDems Thanks Hina 😂

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Some meaty discussions on #PoliticsSouthWest this week - stay at home mums vs going back to work, gay marriage in church and overgrazing on Dartmoor. Thanks @bbcmartynoates @MPGeorgeEustice and @BenPBradshaw for the discussion.
@LibDems @TorbayLibDems #totnes

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Top Tories asking for £10,000 a day to work for a company that doesn’t exist.

Absolute gold from @ByDonkeys

Who on earth do these people think they are? They have absolutely no shame!
RT @ByDonkeys: 🚨MPs FOR HIRE: a Led By Donkeys undercover investigation🚨

Watch the trailer…

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@AlisonEBennett @annemariec1066 Thanks Alison!

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RT @StopCambo: On Monday, the IPCC issued its ‘final warning’ about the climate crisis.

What have @RishiSunak & the Secretary for Energy Security & Net Zero @grantshapps said about it?

Nothing.

We’ve got mere years to protect a liveable future and the people in charge of the UK are silent.

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Omg this made me laugh and cry. What an amazing teacher - and what fabulous kids. THIS is what we should encourage in primary schools! This joy, enthusiasm and passion. Wow 🎉🎉🎉

You should be very, very proud @dave_mcpartlin
RT @dave_mcpartlin: I'll never forget my first Ofsted lesson observation, as an NQT, when they said I couldn't rely on this level of energy to engage and enthuse my class as it would diminish as I got older. I hope they get to watch this, 20 y…

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And if I am the next MP for Totnes, one of the things I will take into the job with me is the rage I feel at the lack of importance given to this vital area of education - it's a public health emergency that no one is taking seriously.
#vawg @RapeCrisisEandW #education #phse

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... @AnthonyMangnal1 I don't know if you did any work with CAP but as a local organisation I hope you are aware of their closure and I hope you pulled out all the stops you could to try and prevent it.
We owe it to our youngsters to do all we can to keep them safe.

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sexual violence. Work that teaches our teenagers what consent really means and how to have healthy adult relationships.
All we can do is try and mop up the mess while nothing ever changes because no one wants to take this seriously or commit money to it.

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for any kind of serious prevention or education work, despite the sector literally screaming at government for decades, means that work like this is almost impossible to deliver.
Work that teaches children how to stay safe. Work that educates young people about the impact of

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I'm absolutely gutted to see that CAP will no longer be delivering workshops in primary schools to teach children how to stay safe from abuse.
Having watched their workshops I know the quality of their work and the care and passion behind it.
But a total, utter lack of funding
RT @CAPUK_ssf: From the end of the Spring Term 2023 CAP UK will no longer be in operation and will cease to deliver workshops in schools.

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Depressing that three Tory MPs can call for an inquiry into land use on Dartmoor without even mentioning the climate emergency. Nothing about nature, nothing about biodiversity, nothing about trees, or degraded peatlands or carbon capture.
For them it's all about ownership...
RT @TonyDartmoor: Yup, as @guyshrubsole says - if there’s going to be a Dartmoor inquiry - let’s open it up to a whole bunch of questions rather than let it be used as a blunt attack on @Nat…

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Great to see former MEP colleague @shaffaqmohd selected to fight Sheffield Hallam at the next election. No one campaigns as hard as Shaff - can’t wait to watch this one.
RT @shaffaqmohd: Big Thank You to all @SheffLibDems members in Sheffield Hallam for putting their trust in me. We narrowly missed out last time by 712 votes, Labour are taking our city for granted, I want to be a strong liberal voice for Sheffield in Westminster. @LibDems https://www.shefflibdems.org.uk/news/article/shaffaq-selection

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Well said @libdemdaisy - not sure who he is but he had nothing to say in response to that.
RT @LibDemDavidM: An extraordinarily strong showing from @libdemdaisy on @BBCNewsnight tonight. Left the Johnson apologist speechless.

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