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Tom Pollard

@PollardTom

Head of Social Policy @NEF | Previous work on mental health, poverty & social security | NHS Mental Health Social Worker | Views expressed here my own

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Really recommend the latest NEF podcast, taking a deep dive into the history, narratives & politics that underpin how the benefits system (mis)treats disabled people - expertly guided by BendyGirl, Mikey Erhardt of Disability Rights UK & presenter Ayeisha Thomas-Smith neweconomics.org/2024/04/new-ec…

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🤝On Saturday, tenants, health workers and community organisations came together for the Harrow Healthy Homes Assembly, an uplifting meeting about the housing crisis and how we can fight back.

📽️We started by screening NEF's 'Mould Is Political' neweconomics.org/2024/03/mould-…

🤝On Saturday, tenants, health workers and community organisations came together for the Harrow Healthy Homes Assembly, an uplifting meeting about the housing crisis and how we can fight back. 📽️We started by screening @NEF's 'Mould Is Political' neweconomics.org/2024/03/mould-…
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'Access to healthcare has become more difficult, while fundamental building blocks of health - such as good housing & adequate incomes - are under strain.'

The Health Foundation's Christopher Rocks on the underlying drivers causing the very real rise in poor health bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

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'harsh & prescriptive conditionality at best pushes people into low-paid & insecure work'

I spoke to Anoosh Chakelian for this excellent piece on conditionality in the benefits system, which also references workshops & focus groups NEF's been running to explore alternative approaches

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'PM says he won't scrap a thing that no one ever thought he had any intention of scrapping' isn't really a news story, let alone an 'exclusive'

More like The Sun facilitating the government playing politics with benefits at the expense of millions of children living in poverty

'PM says he won't scrap a thing that no one ever thought he had any intention of scrapping' isn't really a news story, let alone an 'exclusive' More like The Sun facilitating the government playing politics with benefits at the expense of millions of children living in poverty
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