helenbarnard.bsky.social
Director of Policy, Research, Impact, TrussellTrust Trustee NatCen. Former JRF & Pro Bono Economics. Author: Want (Giants: A New Beveridge Report) http://amzn.eu/d/hk1ojO6
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I’m hoping it’s Pom front end, husky back end?
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They weren’t trapping a tiny cage - that was a small bit of their indoor space, which they came into because they knew they were being fed. Mostly they’re in their outdoor area, which is pretty big.
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They sounded very like my cat when she thinks Dreamies should be produced, so it's entirely possible they were demanding them!
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How can Child Poverty Strategy change those TERRIBLE stats?
- Boost incomes through social security reform
- Boost incomes from work
- Reduce costs (housing + energy)
- Increase financial resilience
- Enhance local & community support
Read how: shorturl.at/VqWC9
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We must not...
❌ Slash benefits for short term savings.
🟥Fuelling hunger, poverty, debt, homelessness.
🟥Pile more pressure on public services.
🟥Holding back growth.
Read our proposals here: www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
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It's the ideas that make it past that process that baffle me - so many people had to agree this was definitely a good idea.
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Really not.
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Not if you’re an evening listener!
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@mariecurieuk.bsky.social guide to poverty-proofing palliative & end of life care services (w @childrennortheast.bsky.social): www.mariecurie.org.uk/poverty-guide
Online training: academy.boost.org.uk/programmes/p...
Catch up on conference sessions: mariecurie.ivent-pro.com/events/resea... 4/4
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New research on end of life carers: c 1% of population. 15% end of life caregivers in poverty. Big spike in poverty in first year of bereavement.
And v positive conversation about increasing take up of benefits & ensure more clinicians have support to help people access under Special Rules. 3/4
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- Women at more risk than men.
- + Some ethnic minorities: shockingly c 1/2 of those in black groups are in poverty at the end of life.
@drjulietstone.bsky.social
Full policy report & 2 research reports here: www.mariecurie.org.uk/policy/pover... 2/4
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That could be the same for all sorts of behaviour policies, but we don't pass laws about them! The schools I know mostly ban phones & seem to do ok enforcing them. Sock policy seems to cause far more problems...
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Maybe, but I still think it's a weirdly specific thing for government to get involved directly in! I've also seen what my kids school does & other local ones, and phone bans seem pretty standard & enforced as well as anything else.