TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

'Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer' - Animal Farm, Orwell.

Still January

Public service announcement: it might be bin day tomorrow, go and check!

The Christmas turkey sandwich is the greatest sandwich of the year

It’s a funny old time of year, if you’re struggling know that it will pass

Is 6 different vegetables too many for Christmas dinner?

Winter solstice reflection. This year homelessness has increased and families in some temporary accommodation cannot cook a proper meal and children are suffering rickets in a G7 country. Labour take note, we will be wanting a solution soon. Community kitchens are a easy and good start for all.

This is the best thing I’ve ever seen

Really regretting hosting this elf. Just as I get into bed every night I remember I need to move him. When do they leave? Christmas Eve?

A brilliant couple of days with CEO’s and leaders across the homeless sector at the @homelesslink.bsky.social Leadership Summit. Connection, insight and shared ideas and at the Annual Members Meeting it was confirmed I’ve been voted on to join the Board. Then a 4 hour crawl up the M6!

I’m looking forward to the @homelesslink.bsky.social leadership summit tomorrow. It’s always reassuring and weirdly helpful to be alongside others in the same boat in the same storm finding a way through together

I’ve been listening to a podcast. Strangers on a bench. Its my new favourite thing

Today is our Well Placed meeting, bringing together third sector leaders across Liverpool. On the agenda today will be the NI changes and the impact on our ability to deliver services to the people we work alongside. It’s a false economy & could be catastrophic to our communities

Really insightful conversation at the Centre for Population Health conference in Bradford. We can only tackle health inequalities if we work together, across our systems, involving our communities. Conversation & collaboration not competition #cphconf2024

In 1948 the principles of the NHS were simple. Make sure it has enough money and staff to meet the needs of the population, who all get equal access to top quality healthcare, protecting it from private sector motives. Those principles remain true today. We must stand together to save our NHS 💙

Could none of the 20 million people on here post about Bake Off until I’ve watched it. I’ll be an hour behind. Thanks everyone!

We’ve got a lovely job as Head of Mental Health Services. It’s on our website www.ymcatogether.org.uk and head to the Work For Us section. It’s an exciting time for our services and you’d be well supported in the role by our brill Director of Specialist Services.

How do I find some more people to follow? The Discover part only seems to have people I already follow

Looking forward to the Centre for Population Health conference on Wednesday. I’ll be talking about the work of the third sector and health inequalities faced by people experiencing homelessness. We must do better, prevention is key.

A brave new world on here! Excited to build connections. Interested in all things social policy, health inequalities, third sector, homelessness