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CEO of youth employment charity - youthcareers.bsky.social and Trustee at Young Barnet Foundation. Expect posts about young people, education, employment, politics & charity matters.

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I guess you must be having fun

04.03.2026 22:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is one of the most damning indictments of the previous Government and the damaging austerity agenda. It's impact is being felt deeply today and will last for a generation.

12.02.2026 18:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œIt brings up mixed emotions to represent ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ right nowโ€ฆ thereโ€™s obviously a lot of things going on Iโ€™m not the biggest fan of.โ€

#Olympics2026 #TrumpsAmerica

07.02.2026 13:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2476 ๐Ÿ” 763 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72 ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
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Should British Jews flee to America? A reply to an invitation

No thanks Mr Trump. A free post open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

26.01.2026 08:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

โ€ฆand a random antisemite can purchase a semi-automatic rifle in a supermarket.

19.01.2026 22:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This site keeps track of Trump's corruption for us, because our brains can't hold that much data..
campaignlegal.org/sites/defaul...

19.01.2026 08:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 524 ๐Ÿ” 236 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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UK to rejoin EUโ€™s Erasmus student exchange programme Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say

Brexit was always going to be a disaster for so many, but as is usually the way, itโ€™s young people who felt the biggest impact. The rejoining of Erasmus is a meaningful win, next we need the right for under 25s to live and work in the EU.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

17.12.2025 09:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The worldโ€™s greediest person.

15.12.2025 23:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Because, of course, nothing else has happened in the past 10 years thatโ€™s unique to Britainโ€™s economy.
Coughโ€ฆBrexit
Coughโ€ฆausterity

09.12.2025 16:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How dare we include asylum seekers in the conversation about asylum seekers ๐Ÿ™„

04.12.2025 23:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can we call them the 10 greediest people in the world please!?

03.12.2025 13:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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About Youth Careers Collective The Smiley Charity Film Awards is the worldโ€™s biggest campaign to promote cause-based films. Nearly half a million members of the public have voted in theโ€ฆ

โœ… Vote! Vote! Vote! โœ…

So much hard work was put into the curation of our new film, so it feels so rewarding to be shortlisted for the Smiley Charity Film Awards.

Please vote and share with your networks!

Vote hereโ€ผ๏ธ- smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/about-...

01.12.2025 11:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

10.11.2025 18:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 4125 ๐Ÿ” 1320 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 75 ๐Ÿ“Œ 82

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

10.11.2025 11:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 5587 ๐Ÿ” 1652 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 142 ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
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A million young people arenโ€™t in a job or training. Britain has a problem | Richard Partington With the jobless rate now at 4.8%, ministers are urged to do more, especially for those with disabilities or health conditions

A million young people arenโ€™t in a job or training. Britain has a problem | Richard Partington

02.11.2025 11:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 73 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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About Youth Careers Collective YouTube video by Youth Careers Collective

We can finally share our new film, kindly funded by helpfilm and beautifully curated by Orlando Del Maestro. Check it out below: www.youtube.com/watch?si=jsX...

31.10.2025 14:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The big day is finally here! ๐Ÿ‘

31.10.2025 14:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So itโ€™s ok for these numpties to migrate to another country because of political differences, but not for others to migrate to another country to flee war, persecution, environmental disaster or severe economic hardship.

22.10.2025 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MAGAโ€™s war on Antifa: โ€˜A terror network they have created in their own imaginationโ€™ | The News Agents House Speaker Mike Johnson has warned of Antifa-backed โ€˜hate Americaโ€™ marches taking place this weekend, but is it just protests arranged by pensioners furious at Donald Trumpโ€™s administration?

"Trump has ordered a crackdown on Antifa, as if Antifa were an actual organisation with a head, phone number, or a committee.

"MAGA is associating people who protest with a radicalised terrorist network that they have created in their own imagination"

www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/maga...

18.10.2025 11:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 97 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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British.

16.10.2025 17:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 8668 ๐Ÿ” 2912 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 358 ๐Ÿ“Œ 659

For those who donโ€™t work in youth work, itโ€™s hard to describe how bleak it is out there.

We just pulled the rug on a generation of young people and are now shrugging our shoulders and hoping social media is the cause of all ills because then it feels less of our fault

15.10.2025 21:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Watched the debate and fully agree. Our current drug laws are archaic and unworkable, but use of the word โ€˜legaliseโ€™ will dismay many with little understanding of the issues. Suggest going with โ€˜decriminaliseโ€™ which is much harder to argue against.

16.10.2025 11:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth โ€“ despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

"More than half of the young people involved said they would like to reduce screen time, but 46% felt โ€œunableโ€ to. And then came the kicker: โ€œ93% of young people who have attended a youth centre say it has made a positive difference to their lives.โ€"

12.10.2025 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This.
Is.
Brilliant.

04.10.2025 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 3310 ๐Ÿ” 2167 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 54 ๐Ÿ“Œ 194

Wednesday, before Yom Kippur came in, I took three friends from my local Jewish community around the Houses of Parliament.
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03.10.2025 08:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The wait is finally over.

For the past 6 months weโ€™ve been working hard behind the scenes on an exciting and important change, and we are now very proud to let you know that from November this year, Spark! will become Youth Careers Collective.

29.09.2025 09:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man wearing sunglasses and a varsity jacket with the letter b on it . ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a varsity jacket with the letter b on it .
28.09.2025 20:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK faces โ€˜battle for the soulโ€™ of the country, says Starmer amid Reform threat In a rallying cry to progressives around the world, the Prime Minister said allies must stop the โ€˜politics of predatory grievanceโ€™.

โ€œLetโ€™s call it for what it is: bullshit. The truth is, politicians have talked about little else but immigration for decades and in the most dehumanising ways.

Polanski added: โ€œStop the boatsโ€™ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying โ€˜stop the bullshitโ€™.โ€

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

26.09.2025 13:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2819 ๐Ÿ” 841 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 91 ๐Ÿ“Œ 68
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How to Defeat the Far Right: Lessons From Hope Not Hate โ€˜A brilliant and challenging bookโ€™ GORDON BROWN From the founder of Britainโ€™s leading antifascist organisation, HOPE not hate, this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in ...

1243 youth centres have closed since 2010. 42 percent of local authorities have no council-run youth centres in their area.

I wonder why so many young people feel disconnected.

(From harpercollins.co.uk/products/how...)

20.09.2025 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 36 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Hereโ€™s how to stop him | Jonathan Freedland Itโ€™s not too late to puncture the Reform leaderโ€™s populist myth. His โ€˜make Britain great againโ€™ act is out of step with the British people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

'Farage's core claim is that he somehow speaks for the British people, that his views reflect the โ€œcommonsenseโ€ views of the silent majority. Itโ€™s not true. On issue after issue, including those that define him, he is out of step with most Britons.' Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

19.09.2025 16:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 185 ๐Ÿ” 85 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10