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While the Govt & press focus almost exclusively on asylum seekers, UK inflation has unexpectedly jumped to 10.4%.
Food & non-alcoholic drink inflation jumped to a 45-year high of 18.2% in the year to February 2023, up from 16.8% in January.
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Food & non-alcoholic drink inflation jumped to a 45-year high of 18.2% in the year to February 2023, up from 16.8% in January.
#CostOfLivingCrisis #SunlitUplandsđź’©
More than 2M people have been contacted by bailiffs during the #CostOfLivingCrisis. The majority who came into contact with a debt collector reported feeling harassed or intimidated.
Bailiffs added £250M in fees to people’s debts in the past 18 months.
theguardian.com/business/2023/…
Bailiffs added £250M in fees to people’s debts in the past 18 months.
theguardian.com/business/2023/…
The cost of detaining & accommodating people under the UK Govt’s barbaric immigration plans could amount to more than £9bn in the first three years.
More than 250K people, including up to 45K children, could have their asylum claims deemed inadmissible.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/m…
More than 250K people, including up to 45K children, could have their asylum claims deemed inadmissible.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/m…
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Prof. Ruth Wodak believes we are now living in a “post shame” age where all norms have been attacked by the populist & far-right parties. Lying for politicians has become so normal that nobody cares anymore whether they tell the truth or simply lie.
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Under the Tories, the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals has risen again, & now stands at 22.5%.
Nearly 2 MILLION schoolchildren in English schools were eligible for free school meals at the start of this year, government data shows.
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Under the Tories, the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals has risen again, & now stands at 22.5%.
Nearly 2 MILLION schoolchildren in English schools were eligible for free school meals at the start of this year, government data shows.
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22.5% of pupils in English schools were eligible for free school meals (FSM) in January - an increase of 160,000 on last year's figure - described as "shocking" by headteachers' leaders.
This thread is based on this article:
tes.com/magazine/news/…
This thread is based on this article:
tes.com/magazine/news/…
School leaders' Unions warned that these pupils' circumstances could become even "more severe" due to the #CostOfLivingCrisis & called for additional funding "for both educational & pastoral support".
No doubt the Mail & Tory MPs will ramp up their anti-union rhetoric, as usual.
No doubt the Mail & Tory MPs will ramp up their anti-union rhetoric, as usual.
Great comments from @AlecMuffett here. ID companies are lobbing UK gov to introduce phrenology as an identifier for internet access. Yes, that means using the webcam to measure your head to determine that you are a precious British child. #SunlitUplands theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
Incidentally, one of the companies promoted in this article is participating in the ICO's regulatory sandbox, e.g. developing along the very edge of privacy law.
But as you know, UK gov is preparing to deregulate pesky privacy law in favour of "innovation".
Follow that thought.
But as you know, UK gov is preparing to deregulate pesky privacy law in favour of "innovation".
Follow that thought.
See how I said "precious British child" there? That's not hyperbole. We’ve also seen verification providers lobbying government to require not just age, not just ID, but *nationality* verification as requirements for internet access.
What, as they say, could possibly go wrong.
What, as they say, could possibly go wrong.
