"would otherwise receive immediate access to welfare and social housing" is BS.
Correct: "after 5 years working in a care home, would be eligible to apply for welfare and social housing on the same basis as the rest of us."
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Deliberately misleading/disingenous.
Trump Wins $60 On Kalshi Betting He’ll Bomb Iran
abandon the Syrian Kurds; activate the Iranian Kurds www.itv.com/news/2026-03...
John Reid, David Blunkett and Jack Straw certainly vulnerable to that.
Only just.
Stay safe
Curtice: worst ever Cons by-election result
Woolas's campaign manager then was one Peter Mandelson IIRC
OLAF promises to fast-track investigation and deliver verdict by 2035... 😅
New OS for my 11yo MacBook is a bit of a surprise. Does it make any odds? mrmacintosh.com/macos-big-su...
Can he hang on until after the Gorton byelection?
With millions struggling to afford food, utilities and essentials, a protected minimum floor for benefits could provide a lifeline and reduce reliance on food banks - @kevingopal.bsky.social speaks to those who need it most
national.thelead.uk/p/child-pove...
A protected minimum floor, preventing people having their Universal Credit cut beyond a certain level, is a stepping stone to ensuring benefits cover the cost of essentials. Me in @theleaduk.bsky.social.
Bit hopeful on his part - 'we request', we 'remind
What's the blue thing in the background?
Leaflet wars just stepped up a gear: Mill reveal Reform UK have broken electoral law manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
We are running 3 free training sessions for front line staff, managers, and decision makers in local authorities - ‘Children in care- citizenship and immigration training’ which you can sign up to here:
gmiau.org/settlement-a...
🚨 BREAKING | Hannah Spencer, a local councillor and plumber, has been nominated as the Green Party candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Spencer endorsed Zack Polanski in the leader election. She won the selection with ~80% of ballots.
(Via @tomorrowsmps)
Ban politicians from using football analogies.
And possibly bequeathing the GM mayoralty to Reform - not a great look.
The Home Office is consulting on facial recognition technology, aiming to significantly increase its use. But questions remain over accuracy and a tendency to “incorrectly include some demographic groups in search results”. Me for The Lead Untangles: national.thelead.uk/p/the-lead-u...
Consultation is open until 12 Feb.
An invasion of privacy or a much-needed way to keep people safe at major events? As the Home Office consults on police use of facial recognition technology, we explore the the pitfalls and the promise of better security
@kevingopal.bsky.social
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For more than 2 years, police in Berlin - encouraged by city and national politicians - have systematically used excessive violence in an attempt to beat the Palestine solidarity movement into silence.
I wrote about this phenomenon for the @lrb.co.uk
Pleased to have been able to add some northern perspectives to The Lead's comprehensive coverage of child poverty. Ultimately, children are poor because adults are poor, and lifting the two-child cap is necessary but not sufficient to end it.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
Former editor of The Big Issue in the North @kevingopal.bsky.social discusses the shameful crisis of child poverty and the regional disparities that are being driven by inequality and deprivation with @nmozz.bsky.social
Child poverty is at an all-time high in the UK according to official statistics - but it's important to look beyond the figures to who it really impacts. Last week, @kevingopal.bsky.social spoke with Sophie, a student who grew up skipping meals in Newcastle, because she saw her mum doing it.
My fave bit is "did it work?" 🤣
