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Graham Watt

@GrahamWatt16

Retail Risk Manager at Coop - all views are my own - so it is fairly likely that my opinions are suitably misconstructed and most definitely ill informed.

Joined March 2018
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Attacks on retail shop workers to become separate criminal offence - read more below .. cityam.com/attacks-on-retail…
Attacks on retail workers to become separate criminal offence

Attacks on retail workers to become separate criminal offence

Assaulting a shop worker will become a separate criminal offence in England and Wales following a recent wave in retail crime. 

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Assault of shop workers to be made specific criminal offence bbc.in/3VTjnP4
Assault of shop workers to be made specific criminal offence

Assault of shop workers to be made specific criminal offence

The PM says shops must be able to trade free from abuse but Labour argues ministers have been slow to act.

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Jenny Alleyne@079Jenny16 Nov 2023
Fantastic to see Matt Pratley and Chris Gunning winning an NBCS award today for outstanding contribution cementing Police partnerships. @CP_Whitf @paulgerrard1971 @coopukcampaigns @KateGraham03 @furnivalderek @skhouryhaq @MattHood20 @C_Gunning84 (need a photo Chris 😃)
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Threats, violence and abuse should never be part of the job – but for too many shopworkers, it's becoming a daily routine. Please co-sign our letter to the Home Secretary, calling for action on retail crime to keep our colleagues and communities safe. 👇 party.coop/campaign/retailcr…
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Harry Wallop@hwallop23 Sep 2023
I spent four hours ‘working’ in a @coopuk store in Liverpool to get a taste of the “shoplifting epidemic”. And, my God, being a shop worker is terrible at the moment. Me for D.Mail: dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
HARRY WALLOP spends a day at a Co-op that's been robbed 1,000 times

HARRY WALLOP spends a day at a Co-op that's been robbed 1,000 times

Naomi keeps a book in the office at the Liverpool Co-op store that she manages. It logs all the shoplifting and abuse her staff have received. In 2023 alone, there have been 1,000 incidents.

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Team were out overnight with @BraemarMRT to help 3 crag-fast climbers in Beinn a'Bhuird area. Thanks to MCA Stornoway 🚁 948 for getting us in as close as possible with our kit & Braemar Co-op for food this morning. All now getting some sleep before work tomorrow #volunteers
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“Mask-wearing is the single most effective public health measure at tackling Covid, reducing incidence by 53%, the first global study of its kind shows.” theguardian.com/world/2021/n…
Mask-wearing linked to 53% cut in Covid incidence, global study finds

Mask-wearing linked to 53% cut in Covid incidence, global study finds

Researchers said results highlight the need to continue with face coverings, social distancing and handwashing alongside vaccine programmes

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Deryth Payne@DerythP20 Nov 2021
A magnificent £23,653 raised in Stonehaven for our 3 fabulous causes 😊 Inspire, The Haven, and the Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network. Love this time of year ❤️ #makemomentsmatter #North #itswhatwedo #coopradio #stonehaven #coopUK
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Thanks very much for inviting me to visit the Co-op New York Street store in Leeds this morning to hear about the abuse and violence suffered by shopworkers. I’m supporting the campaign to give shopworkers better protection in law. @UsdawUnion @leesykes14694 @CooperativesUK
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Sam Winter@sam72559120 Mar 2019
Great meeting with Lisa and Kerry today talking about #safercolleaguessafercommunities #norfolkpolice the future is working together @jenny_barnes1 @GrahamWatt16 @HawVicky @079Jenny
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Steve Allsey@steveall119 Nov 2021
Great visits today with police and @DanielZeichner MP in Cambridge. Discussing the violence and abuse our colleagues face and the need to pass the bill to give Shopworkers additional protection. @CambsCops @MarkWal80246378 @simondryell @KateGraham03 #FreedomFromFear
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Great meeting @AlanBrownSNP today talking about Respect For Shopworkers Week. Thank you to @Macmichael56 & @Burns_scott88 also. #NotPartOfTheJob #Galston #FreedomFromFear @alan_campbell2 @ianhindle007 @079Jenny @coopuk
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Fab visit with @William_Wragg & @dandavidlee thank you sooooo much for taking time to speak to the store team and telling them you will stay for as long as we liked. Excited to work together going forward and making the community and stores safer places to be #ItsWhatWeDo
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Ryan@rscullion8920 Nov 2021
Spent time with @JNHanvey, @PoliceScotland, @SBRC_Scotland speaking about our commitment to Safe Colleagues, Safer Communities and how we can partner effectively to drive change in our communities throughout #Fife @UsdawUnion @mccarthy_1888 #safercolleagues #safercommunities
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Jo@JoWhitfield_19 Nov 2021
It was great to meet with @YvetteCooperMP and store colleagues at Castleford store today to talk about the impact of violence and abuse on our colleagues and what can be done to help. Thank you to our colleagues for sharing their stories. #RespectForShopworkers @coopukcampaigns
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J@Jmmcr119 Nov 2021
Thank you Lucy Powell & Rebecca Long-Bailey @LucyMPowell @RLong_Bailey for your time today& giving your support towards stronger protection for retail workers. Stronger legislation will help deter the abuse my colleagues face & is absolutely needed. Let’s keep working together💙
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Respect for shop workers week this week - Abuse is not part of our job ❌ I got to spend some time with our local MP @MaryRobinson01, where we spoke about issues and what they can do to help. We will carry on shouting until we are heard 🗣 @craiga340 @edhowe16 @JoWhitfield_
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Great visit with Ian Lavery MP at Choppington today discussing the violence and abuse shoplifters face and the need to pass the bill to give Shopworkers additional protection in legislation. @tezjohnstone2 @VickiMains @mickdewison @Mfairbairn17 #FreedomFromFear #NotPartOfTheJob
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