Kathryn Benjamin

I am far too excited about getting one of these car stickers! It’ll be like the 1980 school trip all over again 😆 Diolch, Welsh Bollocks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I regret not calling myself working class We emerged with posher accents and a belief we would automatically out-perform our parents financially (which never quite panned out). The working-class label didn’t quite seem to fit

Wrote for @theipaper.com about how people from backgrounds involving wealth & privilege most of us can only dream of have become the self-appointed gatekeepers of ‘working class values’ and I’ve HAD ENOUGH - inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Gail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | Manchester Surface Pattern Design & Illustration by Manchester based designer Gail Myerscough. Contemporary design meets mid century style. Contact for art licensing, commissions & collaboration enquiries.

My designs get lots of publicity in magazines and online and it looks like I’m doing really well.
The reality is that it’s bloody hard work being self employed and it’s not getting any easier.

Have a look at what I do and repost. Thanks.
gailmyerscough.co.uk

Hannah Arendt's lessons for our times: the banality of evil, totalitarianism and statelessness Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was one of the most influential political theorists and philosophers of the 20th Century. Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge FBA explores three of Arendt's key concepts – totalita...

Worth reading www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/hannah-...

If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this? I’m fed up of being told that we’re ‘radical’ - most people oppose NHS privatisation! Let’s send a message to those destroying the NHS! 🚨💙

It doesn't mention carer's allowance. If fewer qualify for pip then those who care for them won't qualify for carer's allowance. Many families will lose a lot of income. It won't help anybody into work but it will stop people being able to pay their bills.

It's clear that MH has lost its political usefulness, now that Tories & Labour (and media) increasingly expressing skepticism re overdiagnosis.

It used to helpfully individualise/pathologise social problems, obscuring ongoing political failures to deal with poverty, inequalities and other crises.

Long-term sick will need to look for jobs in benefits overhaul Claimants could face cuts of £5,000 a year as government prepares for rows with backbenchers and campaigners over bringing down £65bn sickness bill

So much more could be done to proactively reach out to ill & disabled people, offer support on a voluntary basis & de-risk the journey back into work. Trying to shortcut this by imposing a "duty to engage" will undermine genuine engagement & cause more harm than good www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Clevedon school releases video to combat toxic masculinity Male staff and students at Clevedon School are being encouraged to express their emotions.

Amazing work from Clevedon School to help students navigate pressures in society.

The film, made in #NorthSomerset, warns against toxic masculinity in society, a term that refers to a set of behaviours and attitudes that can be damaging to mental health

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Kaiser of Abergavenny: Rudolph Hess in Wales One of the stranger and often forgotten episodes in the history of Monmouthshire is that Nazi leader Rudolph Hess was held captive there for about three years

One of the stranger and often forgotten episodes in the history of Monmouthshire is that Nazi leader Rudolph Hess was held captive there for about three years | John Greeves

If you care about the future of the NHS & you see this on Boxing Day, please could you share this?

If we want privatisation to be removed from the NHS, NHS campaigners like me have a *lot* of work to do next year and…I’d just like to see if people care enough about this for our campaigning to work…

Nadolig Llawen
Merry Christmas

This Christmas Barry Island is the star, and who doesn’t love Barry Island
It’s one of my favourite views to paint and I couldn’t resist painting it again

Barry Island Pavilions,oil on board

#barryisland #gavinandstacey #bbc #Christmas #nadoligllawen #merrychristmas

The defence of Wales’ English speakers Do you live in a place with a Welsh name? Do you struggle to pronounce that name? If so, give the Welsh Conservatives a call – perhaps they can provide support

The defence of Wales’ English speakers

Do you live in a place with a Welsh name? Do you struggle to pronounce that name? If so, give the Welsh Conservatives a call – perhaps they can provide support.

bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...

✍️ @ethanjonesic.bsky.social

We should post this everyday , as this is how most of us feel , thank you to this lady for so eloquently explaining how racism works .

Cover of Thursday’s issue which I wrote the cover story for about Gisèle Pelicot as person of the year 2024

On Thursday the 2024 issue of @theneweuropean.bsky.social comes out and they have given me the platform to explain why Gisèle Pelicot is my hero and how she radically changed the conversation about shame and sexual assault
It is my proudest writing.
app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/10/26/v...

Craziest housing stat of the week: The state spends MORE today on housing than it did in 1976.
The key difference: we used to build council houses, now we spend it on subsidising private landlords.
Our housing system is completely broken.

Our health depends on a wide range of factors, inc. housing, education, employment, product consumption & the environment.

Only 10-20% of health is determined by access to traditional health services.

Health Equals' project is a powerful reminder of how much difference those factors can make⬇️

Social workers play an integral role in upholding the human rights of the people they support.

A new blog for #HumanRightsDay outlines resources to embed a human rights approach across health and social care. ow.ly/YSN050Unzaj

Middle-class women of a certain age it is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.

Women are considered “old” much younger than their male counterparts: women are old at 30, whereas men don’t drop into the dreaded “old” category until they’re in their 50s. In this week's newsletter I've written about "women of a certain age"...
newsletter.carolinecriadoperez.com/p/middle-cla...

Allergic rhinitis?

Meet the ‘sickfluencers’ of TikTok – and don’t be fooled by the outrage obscuring the real scandal | Frances Ryan That desperate people have to look online for help accessing disability and sickness benefits is what should truly upset us, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

"There are people who should be shamed for their part in this mess – and it is not the ones on TikTok crying out for help"

Well said @francesryan.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is a really excellent paper from Italy that shows that austerity fuels far right support. Part of the nostalgia for the past that the populists drew on is a nostalgia for a visible and effective public service. 1/

New plan would ‘transform’ end of life care for 100,000 in England and Wales Palliative care commission set up to provide high-quality, holistic support following assisted dying vote

I’m really pleased to see this. Universal high quality end-of-life care is not easy and is notably more expensive than assisted dying. But it is what a truly civilised society offers. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

We laud people like, say, Martin Lewis for helping us get what we are entitled to, but scorn the disabled and unwell for doing the same.

If you care about animals please give Niall Harbison a follow. He does the most amazing work with street dogs in Thailand, sterilising them, reducing their suffering, and rehoming some of them around the world ❤️

Earlier action and support: The case for prevention in adult social care and beyond Prevention is a central feature of the new Government’s mission-led approach to national renewal. Our joint publication makes the case for a shift towards taking action and offering support earlier, s...

The Care Provider Alliance, and Social Care Future, have published a joint paper calling for investment in Earlier Action and Support interventions.

Read the paper in full here: www.local.gov.uk/publications... 2/2

Council funding to be overhauled to deliver better outcomes Funding reform kickstarted to fix the foundations of local government and better use taxpayer cash

Big news today in #localgov land: the govt has announced a policy statement on the future of local govt funding.

The long delayed so-called “fair funding review” is back- a new consultation will look at a system which “matches funding with need”…

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Navigating social care is important. Also employers have huge role in providing opportunities to reduce economic inactivity, eg. flexible working, recruiting ‘returners’ to the workplace. We need a shift in culture and policy to value caring as much as parenting in our society.

Earning vs owning: Rescuing opportunity in the asset economy | IPPR More people own assets today than in any other point in British history, blurring old boundaries between workers and owners. Most Britons are both. They ha

💰 | Wealth is becoming the new work. The result is a society where life chances are increasingly determined by what you inherit, not what you do. In his new report, @tom-clark.bsky.social examines 'big wealth' and looks at the policy options.

http://www.ippr.org/...

'Refused service again with my guide dog, I'm done speaking out' Sean Dilley is inundated with abuse on social media whenever he posts about discrimination issues.

‘Refused service yet again with my guide dog - I'm done speaking out'

Article by Sean Dilley
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