Lynn Williams

What a day yesterday.Token of recognition for my late husband Derek at Paralympics GB Community reunion today. So glad that his achievements finally recognised. He was an early paralympian,paving the way for others. @paralympicsgb.bsky.social

Photo of Maree Todd MSP at a recent visit with GCVS and sector colleagues

At our next Members' event we'll meet with @mareetodd.bsky.social on 15 May 12-1.30 pm. Join us over lunch at The Albany, #Glasgow to discuss social care and support for older and disabled people. Places are very limited, but please email membership@gcvs.org.uk if you are interested in joining.

Well there’s a surprise

Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.

Details of UK Gov consultation events now out for 'Pathways to Work' - only one event in Glasgow which I suspect will be full pretty quickly. bit.ly/3R5tBrZ

Check the state of this - actually using my calf muscle as her pillow. #Cats

Nero played the violin.
Trump plays golf.

Here he is today, deeply concerned about economic hardship caused by his tariff scheme.

He’s tanking the economy, destroying our standing in the world, depriving women and LGBTQ communities of their fundamental rights, attacking the environment, disappearing legal immigrants, gutting Veteran’s benefits and Social Security. And he’s making you pay for his golf trips while he’s at it.

@scaramucci.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social - have you seen this? @restispoliticsus.bsky.social

If you still support Trump after this, you’ve no fecking soul. Shame on you and shame on that excuse of a human being inhabiting the White House.

Funding and Fundraising - THRE Explore our topic on funding and fundraising with a human rights and equalities first approach. Find resources and guidance for success.

#ThirdSector funders increasingly ask applicants to demonstrate how they approach human rights and equalities through their work.

👀@thre-equal.bsky.social shares practical advice, resources and a webinar recording to help you when preparing for funding applications👉https://bit.ly/4iUGJMl

The Spring Statement and Its Impact - Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector GCVS Lynn Williams, summarises key points from the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and the immediate responses to it.

💡 Our Partnership and Membership Coordinator, Lynn Williams, breaks down the key announcements and their impact, including concerns around benefits cuts and rising costs.

Read the full analysis and sector response on our new page bit.ly/4ce1IaW

An image shows part of a quote from GCVS and their response to the Sprint statement

What does the #SpringStatement mean for you?
The Chancellor’s announcements have major implications for social security, economic growth, and public spending. But what do the changes really mean - especially for people in Glasgow, and for Scotland's third sector?
👉 bit.ly/4ce1IaW

Cuts to Carers Allowance are part of the #DisabilityBenefits cuts. I now really want to see how @uklabour.bsky.social Scottish MPs respond - if at all.

@glasgowcvs.bsky.social #SpringStatement #DisabilityBenefits response:

3/3 In December, we called for a benefits system, that is sufficient, compassionate and which enables people to work where they can – but which also offers a good quality of life for those who can’t. Today’s announcements feel like a step away from, instead of towards, that vision.

2/3 These changes will hinder the city's ambition to reduce child poverty. Our sector will inevitably face increased demand for information and crisis support from individuals and families. This will happen at a time when the #ThirdSector already faces financial challenges.

1/3 Like many of our members, we are dismayed at the planned cuts to social security. These changes will have a devastating effect on people in #Glasgow. This is borne out by the Government’s own impact assessment, which shows more people – including children – will be pushed into absolute poverty.

Donald Trump's Tariffs Could Wipe Out All Of Rachel Reeves' Spare Cash The president has vowed to impose the taxes on imports to the US next week.

Donald Trump's Tariffs Could Wipe Out All Of Rachel Reeves' Spare Cash

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald...

I’m willing to give Me Carney the benefit of the doubt for now, esp as he got stuck into Trump last night. Our Prime Minister? Less so.

Trump too!

Are you listening Keir Starmer?

I suspect all may not be well at Mar a Lago tonight.
Good stuff!
#MarkCarney

Social media post by Isis Wise (@Libs4Canada ) and Canadian and American flag icons, reading: 'A Dutch pension fund sold its entire stake in Tesla, reportedly worth $585 million.' The post includes a photo of a Tesla dealership building with the Tesla logo and two Tesla electric vehicles parked in front, under a cloudy sky.

This is the way. Write your pension fund, school, city comptroller and demand divestment from Tesla.

If the US had continued to support Ukraine, we may have been months away from the end of the war. The Russians would not have been able to continue to fight for much longer. They were making almost no progress, taking huge casualties.

There is no question that deep welfare cuts from @uklabourparty.bsky.social will be both devastating and economically counterproductive. Look at the impact of austerity over the last 14 years.
More austerity = more health/social damage = less productivity & more unable to work.

The markets are crashing, we can't afford eggs anymore, the economy is shrinking, our allies are abandoning us...

But we'll always have the Gulf of America.

Good stuff. Bravo people!

You're a bloody star Kit!

Honestly, it must be hard work for Trump to be such a malicious, unfeeling, total sh*t.