Stumbled across this podcast from Third Sector Lucinda Rouse Emily Burt about staff mental wellbeing in the charity sector.

Mostly it's social justice charities I work with, directly or through others eg Lloyds Bank Foundation

it's a really live topic. Recommend it ⬇️
open.spotify.com/episode/4mY34E…

Decades of underinvestment have led to 1 in every 52 children in Blackpool being in care.

This is what happens when cuts to prevention are combined with appalling levels of child poverty.

It's unacceptable, and has to change.

buff.ly/4b2k10D

A little bit of news: very excited that I’m now a senior reporter Big Issue ✨

Still covering stories around social justice, and looking forward to many more!

Criminal review board 'sorry' for failing Andrew Malkinson bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

I like the ceiling of my Venetian Bedroom is not a sentence I thought I would ever say.

You never regret a swim

Proof from The Justice Gap

Appeal court in dock - Court of Appeal decides criminal cases that go to Supreme Court & there are no specialist criminal judges on Supreme Court. Dr Hannah Quirk suggests requiring one Supreme Court judge has background in criminal law - in @timeslaw
thetimes.co.uk/article/appeal…

Now Matt Foot APPEAL discusses the scandal of the lack of compensation for victims of miscarriages of justice, explored in his article in PROOF on the shocking case of Sam Hallam…

Oh dear

Just met a young man who took us up on the offer of free dry cleaning for his interview clothes…and got the job!

There’ll be many other innocent people like me who’ve been denied justice by CCRC: Andy Malkinson says as review into the appeals body is expected soon.

Andy was freed last summer after 17 years of wrongful imprisonment.

Read Emily Dugan for more ⬇️

theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/1…

This announcement could have huge implications and potentially uncover other miscarriages of justice.

Its timing is no coincidence. A major review of the CCRC's handling of Andy Malkinson's case is imminent and they are unlikely to come out of it well
theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/1…

Shocking to read in Chance UK's new report that children as young as 5 are being excluded from school. 90% of children excluded at primary age won't pass GCSE English or Maths.

Exclusion doesn't work, and these children are #TooYoungToLeaveBehind .

chanceuk.com/exclusions/

A mum who battled depression decided to help others by fostering 15 children from different backgrounds for the last 18 years. Sharon who also has 2 kids of her own says she ‘saw how people were treated when they were ill’ & wanted to advocate for those who aren’t supported 👏🏾👏🏾