Maeve Sherlock
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Labour peer. Minister, House of Lords. Associate minister, CofE. Live in Durham, work in London.
A friend brought me these sweet peas from her garden and they have the most incredible scent!
5 months ago
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Torsten Bell
5 months ago
For the keen - which should be all of you given we all are, or are hoping to be, pensioners - hereās the launch document for the Pensions Commission, setting out the case for change and approach being taken
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Finishing the job: Launching the Pensions Commission
An assessment of the state of Britainās pensions landscape, including the progress made in the two decades since the first Pensions Commission.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/finishing-the-job-launching-the-pensions-commission
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When a lovely friend turns up on your
#dayoff
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6 months ago
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Bridget Phillipson MP
7 months ago
šØ NEW: Labour is lifting 100,000 children out of poverty by expanding access to free school meals. Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parentsā pockets and giving children the best start in life.
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House of Lords
9 months ago
The House of Lords will meet at noon on Saturday 12 April to consider legislative proposals to ensure the continued operation of British Steel blast furnaces is safeguarded.
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Ian Denton
9 months ago
Mellow Yellow - in a Dorset Hazel coppice today.
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Stephen Morgan MP
10 months ago
Love this picture of when my sister met the late Queen when she officially opened Fratton Community Centre. That face! ā¤ļø
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Alison McGovern
11 months ago
Important research published today on the work aspirations of DWP health & disability customers. Worth reading in full. Some of the testimony here is really important.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Work aspirations and support needs of health and disability customers: Interim findings
This report presents the employment aspirations, attitudes to work and support needs of health and disability customers.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-aspirations-and-support-needs-of-health-and-disability-customers
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I realise youāve probably already picked a side in the row between JD Vance and Rory Stewart about Augustine but this is interesting
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JD Vance and Rory Stewart have both missed the point when it comes to who to love | Seen & Unseen
https://www.seenandunseen.com/jd-vance-and-rory-stewart-have-both-missed-point-when-it-comes-who-love
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If you want a short injection of hope, I commend this lovely chat with Nikki Dravers on the brilliant Refuse cafe.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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CafƩ Hope - Grub not garbage - BBC Sounds
How one cafe is turning food waste into meals.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0026v8b?partner=uk.co.bbc
12 months ago
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Margaret Masson
12 months ago
May I set ajar The doors of closed minds. Words come and words go And poetry is pain as well as passion, But in the large flights of imagination I see for one crammed second, order so Explicit I need no more persuasion from I Count the Moments, Elizabeth Jennings
#epiphany
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One of my happy places when the weather is wild šāļøš š
12 months ago
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Unhurried cooking for people I love on Boxing Day is one of my favourite things. š
about 1 year ago
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Itās Saturday & Iām cooking risotto. All is well. š
about 1 year ago
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There was a definite seasonal feel to
@10dowingstreet.bsky.social
last night as we gathered for a joyful Advent reception with Keir Starmer.
about 1 year ago
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Still opening boxes post house move but this one was a pleasant surpriseā¦. Thankfully nothing perishable in it as some lovely people sent it weeks ago!
about 1 year ago
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Alison McGovern
about 1 year ago
I am going to be in so much trouble with my mum for having my feet on the table. Thank you
@guardianheather.bsky.social
for coming with me to Hoxton jobcentre and thank you to our work coaches for being the best, and having intense hope for people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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āJobcentres are intensely hopefulā: how Labour plans to help people find work
Employment minister wants to create new āpublic employment serviceā to transform the UK job market
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/30/jobcentres-are-intensely-hopeful-how-labour-plans-to-help-people-find-work?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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I could read this every day and not tire of itā¦
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 year ago
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Ah farewell to a colleague who never stopped caring.
#RIPJohn
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 year ago
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Susie Dent
about 1 year ago
Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. āConfelicityā is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
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I moved house today. If I ever suggest doing this again, please stop me.
about 1 year ago
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Snowy Durham afternoon
about 2 years ago
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Iām at that point shortly before friends arrive for dinner when I realise I should have started earlierā¦
about 2 years ago
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I love the use of pews in the waiting room at Durham station to echo the cathedral.
about 2 years ago
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