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Exploring care in a new economy at
@carefull.bsky.social
with
@hannahwebster.bsky.social
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Four day week has real potential to shape a new improved way of working for us all. Especially those with a relationship to care. Deeply disappointing & maddening from the Gvnt.
@autonomy-institute.bsky.social
@4dayweek.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Four-day week may be considered a sign of failure, England councils told
Local government secretary writes to town halls warning them against āpart-time work for full-time payā
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/23/four-day-week-sign-of-failure-england-councils-told-steve-reed?CMP=share_btn_url
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We Care Campaign
8 days ago
The latest in the Carers Allowance Overpayment Review and DWP's 'misleading' response from
@joshhalliday.bsky.social
Quotes from Professor Sue Yeadle and We Care
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Pressure grows on DWP over āmisleadingā response to carerās allowance scandal
Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt
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Compass
12 days ago
š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ Labour polling at 10% in Wales would have been incomprehensible at one point. Brave new world. But this projection shows that Welsh voters are still overwhelmingly progressive. Parties should do everything in their power to ensure a progressive majority in May.
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Kirsten Grady
19 days ago
Hello fellow Social Workers and Happy Jane Addams Day! As you know, Jane Addams was a social worker, organizer, and peace activist who co-founded Hull House in Chicago. She's also the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
#JaneAddamsDay
#OGSocialWorker
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Tax Justice UK
22 days ago
š„ "Billionairesā wealth has more than doubled since 2010. How many of our constituents can say that their wages have doubled, their standard of living has doubled, that their wealth has doubled in that time?"
@richardburgon.bsky.social
asking the real questions in the Budget debate.
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This looks like the opening scene of a football themed zombie apocalypse movie.
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Debt Justice
25 days ago
17 MILLION PEOPLE would have access to clean drinking water if debt repayments were slashed...Imagine if all debts were CANCELLED We campaign to win debt justice for millions of people around the world. Support us today and get your donation matched!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Reporting on the £28bn investment on energy infrastructure is making my blood boil. 2 days after our fuel poverty report. Green energy is seen as a cost but never any scrutiny of the £125billion energy company profits.
carefulleconomy.co.uk/publications/
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Publications
Reports and publications Running on empty: unpaid carerās experiences of fuel poverty in the UK An estimated 6.1 million households in the UK are in fuel poverty, their finances strained undeā¦
https://carefulleconomy.co.uk/publications/
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Care Full
29 days ago
What does the gig economy reveal to us about the wider systems that connect us all? And what do we do about it? In our latest episode of Words of Affirmation - out now - our brilliant guest Joe Durbidge from
@iwgbunion.bsky.social
joins us fo discuss. Listen at
linktr.ee/carefulleconomy
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Care Full
26 days ago
There are a few places left for our exciting London event on Friday with People's Economy. Exploring how London can centre care in its economy. Tickets are free and you can sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-a...
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Building a London economy of care
How would London look and feel if care for ourselves, one another, and our planet, sat at the heart of how our economy works?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-a-london-economy-of-care-tickets-1974982236033?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
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Chaminda Jayanetti
28 days ago
Lee Anderson, who makes nearly Ā£200,000 a year, repeatedly calls for benefit clampdowns, and described Britain as a āfood bank for the worldā... ...claims more in taxpayer-funded hotel bills than any other MP in England, billing the taxpayer for Ā£22.5k in 2024/25
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
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Revealed: MPs rack up huge rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
MPs are allowed to rent a second home, but while they are simultaneously cutting benefits for the vulnerable, the cost feels hard to swallow.
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/mp-rent-hotel-expenses-benefit-cuts/
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Kate Pickett
about 1 month ago
Well done
@equalitytrust.bsky.social
! Great analysis and report
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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āUnelected powerā of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/27/ultra-rich-unelected-power-reshaping-british-politics-equality-trust-report
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Nick Tordoff
about 1 month ago
You beat me to this. I would go as far as to ask
@ippr.org
to take this post down and reframe it. It is a huge error which distracts from a really useful analysis.
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Let's not perpetuate this language. Let's call it what it is. Hateful. Rooted in bigotry and the gateway drug that allowed austerity to destroy lives.
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Care Full
about 1 month ago
Normalisation of "gig work" & "gig economy" masks the precarity of work that nearly 5m undertake. This is the tip of an iceberg of the erosion of workers rights.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We spoke to lovely Joe, from
@iwgbunion.bsky.social
for Words of Affirmation. Give it a listen.
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Labour must back delivery drivers sacked by DPD, former cabinet minister says
Louise Haigh criticises delivery company over treatment of workers who spoke out against pay cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/22/labour-delivery-drivers-sacked-dpd-cabinet-minister-louise-haigh
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Athena Kugblenu
about 2 months ago
the BBC should apologise with a montage of all the times Trump showed support for 6 Jan and they should get the person who does the end of World Cup montage to do it
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John Simpson
about 2 months ago
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Alonso Moseley, FBI
about 2 months ago
More wise words from
@carefull.bsky.social
, this time on Paul Scholes' announcement that he's sidelining paid work to care for his autistic son. This is a dilemma that affects so many carers in our economy; article link in the comments
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Josiah Mortimer
about 2 months ago
Rockstar Games, "famed for its Grand Theft Auto franchise, the latest edition of which netted more than $1billion (Ā£770 million) in pre-sale orders alone, last week fired all 30 workers who had been part of an Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) Discord channel"
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Rockstar workers fight grand theft of jobs
MORE than 200 trade unionists and community activists picketed Rockstar Games in Edinburgh today in solidarity with 30 workers sacked for joining a union.The company, famed for its Grand Theft Auto fr...
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rockstar-workers-fight-grand-theft-jobs
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Care Full
about 2 months ago
This week Paul Scholes shared his experiences of caring for his son alongside his professional role and it resonated with us. In our economy - that devalues and isolates care - the challenges he faced are shared by millions, but not everyone has the resources he has to fall back on.
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Care Full
about 2 months ago
Read the full article from our co-founder
@ruthhannan.bsky.social
www.lbc.co.uk/article/isol...
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Isolating carers is an own goal for all of us | LBC
Paul Scholesā wealth doesnāt protect him from the worries about his sonās future, but it does enable him to give up paid work without any impact on his familyās financial wellbeing, writes Ruth Hannan
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/isolating-carers-paul-scholes-autism-opinion-5HjdGNZ_2/
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Care Full
2 months ago
At Care Full we support the four-day week for its potential benefits to unpaid carers. The government needs to catch up. The evidence points to too many positives to ignore.
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Did you see our new report launched yesterday? Check out our thread below.
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An excellent briefing on all things care related. Pulling together issues with our current model and setting out the potential for ambitious changes. Thanks for including
@carefull.bsky.social
new report. Out today.
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2 months ago
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Alonso Moseley, FBI
2 months ago
Care Full (
@carefull.bsky.social
) are looking at how experiences of care unite us all, and how that should be recognised. Please check them out!
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Bryony Shannon
3 months ago
Come and join me and Beverley Ward chatting about
#RewritingSocialCare
in London on Thursday 23 October
#BookLaunch
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
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Sarah Murphy
3 months ago
So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reformās collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.
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My reflections on this positive event, it feels there's a real opportunity for us to shift the narrative on care. We're so keen to create a hopeful future full of abundance for all of us, it's good to see others feel the same.
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Few thoughts from me on the newly launched report from
@centreforcare.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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We Are Opus
3 months ago
Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance, where we have too much of what we donāt need and too little of what we do. Join us in Sheffield on 2 October to hear Keir Milburn in conversation about the alternative: Radical Abundance ⨠Tickets š
tickettailor.com/events/wordlife/1838497
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Twlldun
4 months ago
People say the BBC lack flexibility in the modern digital era, but the launch and roll out of their 24 hour Charlie Kirk News channel in a matter of hours was pretty impressive.
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The Onion
4 months ago
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
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Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
OREM, UTāAs law enforcement officials search for a person of interest in the assassination of 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, witnesses on the scene at Utah Valley University ad...
https://theonion.com/witnesses-assumed-charlie-kirk-shooter-was-just-ordinary-gunman-on-school-campus/
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Ewan McGaughey
4 months ago
New Mexico is getting universal pre school childcare, like the next NYC mayor promises. Over 60 years since Eleanor Roosevelt called for it, this is key to ending the gender pay gap. In the UK we now have 30 hours free, but lack public nurseries + proper pay for staff.
www.krqe.com/news/politic...
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Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
NEW MEXICOĀ (KRQE) ā New Mexico is becoming the first state in the U.S. to offer free early childhood education to every family in the state. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a universal chā¦
https://www.krqe.com/news/politics-government/governor-announces-new-mexico-will-now-provide-free-universal-child-care/
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Athena Kugblenu
4 months ago
They are going to need to use hotels to detain Palestine Action supporters at this point
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Zack Polanski
4 months ago
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, Iāll just leave this hereā¦
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leaderās use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/05/nigel-farage-uses-private-company-to-pay-less-tax-on-gb-news-earnings
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The Autonomy Institute
4 months ago
Join Autonomy TOMORROW šØ 'Tax, work, incomes: building a fairer system' š Weds 3rd September, 18:30 (Online) š£ Caitlin Boswell (Tax Justice), Rebecca Gowland (Partiotic Millionaires), Sara Reis (Womenās Budget Group), Alfie Stirling (Joseph Rowntree Foundation) Sign-up:
buff.ly/ZjWBJKq
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Care Full
4 months ago
Thank you to the
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
for flagging the disgusting disparity. For additional context it would take unpaid carers a MILLIENIUM, yes that's right 1000 years to earn this much! That's £83 p/w for 1000 years!
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BeardedGenius
5 months ago
What a vile individual. This is low even for him. You donāt use recognising Palestine - or anywhere else - as a *threat* to another country. You either have a sincere conviction that statehood is valid and deserved or you donāt. Unless of course you are a hollow vessel with no convictions at all.
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Care Full
5 months ago
If we want a society where we can care for ourselves, one another and the planet taxing the wealthiest is an essential first step.
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We Own It
5 months ago
Never in the field of essential public services has so much been earned by so few for doing so little. š¤¬
#PublicOwnershipNow
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Josiah Mortimer
5 months ago
Campaign groups planning a āfestival of resistanceā to coincide with Donald Trumpās upcoming visit to Scotland have announced demonstrations in Aberdeen and Edinburgh this Saturday Aberdeen: Noon, assemble at the William Wallace Statue at Union Terrace Edinburgh: Noon, assemble at the US consulate
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A completely unbiased review of our podcast š But to be fair he isn't wrong. Give us a listen and let us know your thoughts.
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Simon Duffy
5 months ago
Anyone else as mystified as I am by the wilful misreading of these statements by Diane Abbott by the BBC. In interpretation of meaning a basic principle should be to understand the context for the speaker. Does anybody believe the UK is now ācolour blindā?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Chris Mason: Why Labour had little choice but to suspend Diane Abbott again
Labour appearing consistent is core to Abbott's second suspension, writes the BBC's Chris Mason.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9k7yje44eo
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Bob From Accounts š²
6 months ago
Fuel duty has been frozen since 2010, and you can now receive £3,750 off a new electric vehicle courtesy of the government. Drivers have never had it so good.
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UK drivers warned of soaring charges to drop off passengers at airports
Most airports charge up to £7 for a brief stop and 11 of the 20 biggest have raised their fees, RAC analysis shows
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jul/17/uk-drivers-warned-of-soaring-charges-to-drop-off-passengers-at-airports
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Care Full
6 months ago
Ruth has a few reflections on
@resfoundation.bsky.social
event on
#carers
this morning. Give it a read and let us know your thoughts.
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I'm watching this event. A few thoughts - this may end up a thread. I've worked in this space a long time and I could be watching this 20 years ago. David's points in particular are outdated - his point about "weak families" when referring to non-nuclear families is deeply disrespectful. š§µ#carers
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Neil McInroy
6 months ago
A reminder as to how the government and GB energy are blundering in policy amd political terms. Adopting an investor and industry led approach means wealth is being extracted and too little public/community/citizen ownership. Stokes anger.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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āAn enormous scarā: the battle over solar farms and pylons as Reform UK takes aim at net zero
In the fourth part of a series, we look at how climate orthodoxy is coming under fire in Lincolnshire
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/13/an-enormous-scar-battle-solar-farms-pylons-reform-uk-woos-lincolnshire?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Debt Justice
6 months ago
Here's a snippet from our Exec Director
@heidichow.bsky.social
speaking on the opening panel. "Climate finance is a joke" its inadequate for countries to address climate change, it's often in the form of loans. Trapping counties in a debt cycle. We demand debt cancellation!
#CancelDebtChooseHope
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New Economics Foundation
6 months ago
Worldwide, 89% of people want climate action. Today, more than 5,000 people, including parents and pensioners, doctors, teachers, farmers and youth campaigners, have arranged to lobby at least 500 MPs.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Thousands meet their MPs to show huge demand for climate action
Mass lobby in Westminster kicked off with giant image on white cliffs of Dover stating ā89% of people want climate actionā
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/09/thousands-meet-their-mps-to-show-huge-demand-for-climate-action
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Compass
6 months ago
The scale of child poverty in the UK is abhorrent. 4.5 million children live in poverty while the government equivocate about making 'difficult decisions'. Here's an easy decision: lift the two-child benefit limit. It would immediately bring 350k children out of poverty.
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