Mary Portas OBE
@maryportas
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Creative Founder of @portasagency. Brand & Retail Expert, Broadcaster, Activist and Author of ‘Work like a Woman’ and ‘Rebuild’. Co-Chair of the @BetterBizAct.
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Joined March 2009
Hey @Jeremy_Hunt We give oil and gas companies £42 million each week in tax breaks! Why not #savetheplanet instead? #climatefight
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I’ve emailed @jeremy_hunt I’ve asked for a meeting. But so far, nothing. So I’ve had to get on the - electric - bus. Hopefully he’ll notice me + 40ft of slogan. (Remind you of anything?) #climatefight #savetheplanet
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Hi @Jeremy_Hunt end tax breaks for oil and gas companies & #savetheplanet instead. Tweet @Jeremy_Hunt and use #climatefight to take action 🌏💪
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I tried the Treasury but @jeremy_hunt wasn't available to chat. The work doesn’t stop here though. So much energy and passion on this. Let’s keep the conversation going. And call for a rethink on these enormous tax breaks. Business and government have to do better in future. And
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watch this. it's so important and bloody mind blowing.
Hugh challenges Rishi about hitting net zero. The Great Climate Fight, stream now on Channel 4 #ClimateFight
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Brilliant interview with @MartinSLewis on Today regarding the real threat of poverty in this country as household bills rise.Ukraine becoming an easy excuse for govt to hide behind.
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The Great Climate Fight airs tonight at 9:15pm on Channel 4, with the second episode on Wednesday. Despite the fight with those in power and their ‘Don't give a shit’ attitude to the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced, this small but important series is about hope. The.
We could stop climate change – and the solutions to it could benefit us all. Tune in tonight at 9.15pm to watch The Great Climate Fight on Channel 4. #ClimateFight #ChangeClimate
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Watching the genius of @VictoriaWoodUK makes me cry from deep inside. Oh you're adorable Victoria Wood. You gave us so much X.
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this is genius and heartbreaking. so do something if you feel the same. we can only make the change happen.
Ever wondered what your pension gets up to when you’re not looking?. Meet Oblivia Coalmine 🔥. #FrackingHell
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Business rates are killing our shops. We should scrap them to save our high streets
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The way we work is outdated. We are still essentially working to a structure set by men for men where linear advancement is the only goal. No wonder so few women reach their full potential. I believe that this can change if we harness the instinctive and powerful female values.
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Oh Victoria Wood how you will be missed. My heart hurts. Thank you for the laughs doll xxx.
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This is my daughter graduating today from Oxford University. 800 years they’ve been doing this. But today was my little girls turn. And my heart just flipped. I love you Verity. @ University of Oxford
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So it’s pouring with rain and there is a tube strike. I ask my cabbie to stop at the HUGE queue outside Kings X where one person at a time is getting in a cab. Does anyone want to share my cab I yell. No one answers. Was it me?.
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In @thetimes Head of M&S says people will stop seeing shopping as a leisure activity and will drive to Retail Parks where they have more space. M&S why don’t you make your big stores places of joy and leisure and try and improve our High Streets and people’s lives?.
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Ding dong. The writing is on the wall. No one can escape. This is the final no to bullying and the abuse of hierarchical power. It’s time to #worklikeawoman
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And it’s the last day of filming #WhatBritainBought @Channel4 and I’m rocking the hot look of the season, @bbcdoctorwho with one of my “companions” Ed, the sound man xM
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Kindness. Flexible working. Awful bosses. Work life balance. Kids. Rubbish culture. Feeling stressed. The mental load. We are discussing it all! Subscribe now via the link below to my very first podcast #WorkLikeaWoman
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Tonight I’ll be helping out a menswear store in Portsmouth. Tune in at 8pm on @Channel4 #SecretShopper
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“Women with their caring, sharing, kindness and collaboration will be the future of business” It’s on all of us, men and women, to work together to make these changes happen. We cannot do it alone. It’s time to #WorkLikeaWoman #InternationalWomensDay
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What’s with giving the low scores to Stacey Dooley on Strictly? Hope it’s not anti ginge. She’s so bloody good! #staceydooley #respecttheginge.
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September 2nd and I’m officially back to work. Sitting opposite @miss_ebp who’s throwing tasks across the table. The list is endless. First time in 3 months I’ve swapped my country Birkenstock’s for a pair of Marni heels. Off to Birmingham to talk at @springautumnfair xm
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What makes us human? Kindness. That’s what. And we need more of it in the world of work. Join me on @BBCRadio2 at 1pm with @theJeremyVine to hear more.
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We’re back baby. Series 2 of #WorkLikeaWoman launches today and our theme is Kindness. Big thank you to our first guest @Philippa_Perry for being your true and authentic self and for teaching us how to be kind whilst making us laugh a lot. Listen now xm
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It has been said that I know a thing or two about style. so here’s some good news: My new @BBCRadio4 show Mary Portas: On Style launches today. It’s the first time Radio 4 have ever produced a series on style!Listen if you can xm
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I’m heading to the Treasury to see if I can persuade @Jeremy_Hunt to chat about all this. And if you want to make your voice heard, message @jeremy_hunt here on Twitter.
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It’s here. This is the start of the conversation and my manifesto for change. I can’t wait to hear your stories and work together to make work a better place, for all of us. The change starts now #WorkLikeaWoman xM
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Barely one in ten UK women earn equal to or more on average than their male colleagues. Keep that stat in your head. Barely one in ten of us. #WorkLikeaWoman xM
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It's arrived! My first hardback copy of #Shopgirl. Beyond excited! Out 26th Feb http://t.co/tln5zYhbCd.
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Here’s to the women running their own businesses on womensday #internationalwomensday just met…
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My show #SecretShopper starts tonight on @Channel4 at 8pm. Heading to a Bridal boutique in…
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I’ll be talking about how Kindness is the new commerce at @tedxlondon in December. Why? I believe we’re entering new era of consumerism, living and working that’s rooted in a kinder value system. The world needs more kindness… kindness is contagious! Xm
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In the year when veganism went mainstream (who’d have thought) and fashion went sustainable (hurrah!) I spoke to @hm, @instagram and Queen of veggies @imLucyWatson to look at what we bought in 2018. Join me tonight on @channel4 at 9pm #WhatBritainBought xM
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Interview in today’s Guardian and a thought for the day. Who do I work for? Where do I buy From? Every pound, dollar, euro you spend is a vote. A vote on how you want to live. Read the full article here:
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My brilliant co-presenter on Big Climate Fight is highlighting the barriers to cleaner, greener wind energy.
The people of Welwyn Hatfield, constituency of so-called Net Zero minister @grantshapps, are waking up to these posters, which I pasted up in the small hours of the morning. If you agree with the message, please spread as widely as possible! #climatefight #onshorewind
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Now is the time to really fight for our local shops. These are the front line people who kept our daily lives going. Mr Landlord Taylor McWilliam. Just do the right thing.
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Are you a woman unsure on how to balance your work life and children? Or are you starting to think about how you’d juggle the two when the time comes? Join me at 8pm this evening talking all things #WorkLikeAWoman with the gorgeous @cherryhealey on @bbc5live xM @MercedesBenzUK
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Whenever I pop into @BBCWomansHour they are always camera ready for a few insights. So here’s mine. On work. On career. On being kind. Enjoy. I did. #WorkLikeaWoman xM
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Tonight's tip: Culture comes from the top. A business is only as strong as its people. But give them roles& responsibilities #SecretShopper.
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Come on spend your Christmas money with the shops that pay their taxes and do their duty. They need you. And we need them @smallbizsatuk.
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We need to teach our sons that we are all equal. And they too can make a better future working together. Start them young #WorkLikeaWoman xM
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Pre-panel hair check for my #WorkLikeaWoman launch tonight. If my hair ain’t right, I don’t work right xM
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Today’s episode of Beautiful Misfits I talk to Gina Miller about her extraordinary story. It's been one of many challenges - from a serious sexual assault to fighting for her daughter who was born with significant extra needs - yet she is still hopeful. 🎧
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There's nothing like the buzz when my Mary's Living & Giving Shops open! Here we are today @LibertyLondon. Come on down and share the love!
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I can’t tell you how happy I am that my podcast has gone to number one. That means that so many women and men are hungry for change. I don’t have all the answers but this way of working has given me and my business so much joy.
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So if you missed #SecretShopper: focus on product selection, give customers what they need & be unique. Remember local, little & often.
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I want to hear your stories. Please reply or share your work experiences using the hashtag and let’s really get the #WorkLikeaWoman conversation going. Change only happens when we come together xM
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Thank you for the music, I am lucky enough to be playing your final album tonight on @bbcradio2…
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I need YOU! Sign-up, join us – our first instalment of tips on bringing your whole self to the workplace are in the first newsletter. It’s time we made this happen. No more excuses. No more acceptance. We can, and we will, do this. Together #WorkLikeAWoman
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Don't forget to shop if you can at small businesses tomorrow. They make our High Streets unique & special @SmallBizSatUK.
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Hello you lot. I’ve been beavering away on some new projects this month but I’m coming up for air with some news. News that my @tedxlondon talk is now available to watch on @ted’s site. It’s all about The Kindness Economy xm
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Beautifully filmed piece on clog making on @BBCCountryfile and some gorgeous clogs. Want some.
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Couldn't find the toddler. Discovered knocking back a night brew in dog basket http://t.co/vWkKHJvtuR.
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Kindness. To do something that makes others happy and makes ourselves a little happier is the best we can do. Great business leaders connect and impact others lives in a positive way. This will be the future. We…
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A new year and new podcast with my team at @portasagency - talking to the people leading the way on The Kindness Economy across the world of business. Launching next Thursday on all the usual podcast places - see/talk to you then -.
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It’s here. Rebuild: How to thrive in the Kindness Economy is out now in all good bookshops (especially your local independent ones) - Welcome to The Kindness Economy. Are you ready?
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Who needs a little #MondayMotivation? Here are 5 ways you can start to #WorkLikeaWoman today. Thank you @thepooluk for coming in to see us at @portasagency xM
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Too precious.Nonie&Vivian are able to get married after 72 yrs. #loveisall
http://t.co/s90G0RmGnp.
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Debbie@sanditoksvig wedding. Magical and memorable. Thank God my children will be free to love http://t.co/OZpIIC0N3d.
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The movement is happening and I need you! Work Like A Woman is going on tour. Please share your stories using #WorkLikeAWoman and join me on this journey. We can only make change when we come together.
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Two sisters let loose in Seville for a few days. All we did was talk, walk, eat and drink. And talk some more. Heaven.#mysisterandme #seville
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I saw this and I cried with joy and frustration in equal measure. This is what happens when women with kindness go into politics. Let’s move away from bottom line measures of economic growth and focus on goals like…
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I’m going on tour talking women, work, glass ceilings, alpha culture and how we can come together to make cultural change happen in the workplace and beyond. It’s time to #WorkLikeaWoman. Join me xM
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To survive on the High Street, shops must prioritise experience and ethics:
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Happy @pride everyone. Again my beautiful Manny Fran nails it with a slogan tee. Each year he shows my son how to be a good man. And for that I am grateful. #loveislove #happypride
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Thank you @DirectorIoD for a happy front cover and for understanding the power of orange as well as women in business #WorkLikeaWoman xM
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How’s this for a #flashback? April 1992. Me in the @guardian. I’m the one on the left. “Shopping should be a pleasure. our job is to make people walk into a store; people don’t want to see packages anymore, they want to see something different.” They still bloody do!
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Tonight C4 9pm. Me and Barbie. An insight into this 12" plastic chick who is more famous than…
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Happy #SmallBizSat @TheresaMayPM Please sort out massive 2017 rate increase so we can always celebrate our independents.
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So this is how far we have come. My Marys Living and Giving shop has 22 shops and now we open a…
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Mary Portas: how I would have saved BHS | Business | The Guardian will be discussing further on @BBCRadio4 at 850am
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I'm in a hardware shop tonight. Hard hats were definitely needed! 8pm @channel4 #secretshopper
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In just two months this fella has doubled in size. And will again in the next two. Oh Lord…
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Councils made £594 million in parking. How about putting that back into High Street & support small business http://t.co/My2jKWpQ5Y.
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There you have it. Extraordinary turnaround from @LR_Godfreys. If you missed it there's always @Channel4 +1 otherwise my top tip follows. .
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I’m on holiday. So here’s a shot of the sandals that take me from rocky hill walking to that beautiful cold glass at any time of day on this divine Greek island. None of us have travelled much over the past couple of years. But I’m here, my kids are here, and it's just gorgeous.
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Women in the UK are responsible for 60% more unpaid work than men. Yes we’ve come a long way but the mental load is the elephant in the room. We need to work together. We need to share the load xM.
At Portas we believe in #lifeambition & we have policies like #flexibleworking in place to help better manage our ‘mental load’ || @maryportasofficial spoke to @sophwilkinson for @bbcthree on work/ life balance & sharing the #mentalload
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Big thanks Stoke Newington, for all the love & support this weekend at my @MLGStokey opening, keep it coming!#fashionsaveslives 📸@markmaker
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Beautiful granite stone buildings on Union street being left while money pumped into a new build by @AberdeenCouncil. Madness!.
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Brilliant read. Thank you @Wintersonworld. We need to build a new left. Labour means nothing today
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I take it back, thank you @GreggsOfficial. I got a sausage roll and so did all my team at @portasagency 🙏🏼 #vegansausageparty
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After the hideousness of that American Import that is Black Friday, let’s get back to proper shopping. Our way. @theipaper
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Try as I might not to be a slave to the beast of Amazon. reviews help shift books and I do love reading them. Keep 'em coming and promise me you'll visit your local bookshop this weekend #WorkLikeaWoman xM
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We need to see urgent action on this. Our streets contribute far more to our lives than the government realise and their health goes hand in hand with the health of our communities and the people within them. #SAVETHESTREET.
We're excited to announce Mary Portas from @portasagency has joined our campaign to #SAVETHESTREET calling on Government to provide more support to independent retailers
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In this week’s podcast we talk to a real fighter. A woman who goes and kicks the patriarchal ass. Thank you @CCriadoPerez we need more women like you in the world #WorkLikeaWoman xM
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