Word of the Day: FESSITUDE (n.) tiredness, exhaustion

After nearly 7 years, I'll be leaving the Old Op, so the Trustees are looking for their new Director! If anyone is interested and wants to have a chat about the role, please just get in touch. It is a really exciting time for the Museum so do take a look at the details 👇

‘The UK govt should develop a clear strategy for refugee & asylum seeker integration, working with the devolved administrations, local authorities, the voluntary sector, and people with experience of seeking refuge.’ Important report from Mental Health Foundation⬇️ x.com/mentalhealth/s…

People could also give someone their King Charles III #FirstFiver and challenge them to use it to raise £50 #AFivering

🎉 Celebrating 10 impactful years! socialboxbiz has empowered ethnic minorities and refugees in the UK by providing donated laptops. Enabling a fresh start, they've supported businesses and career progress. Here's to a decade of positive change! socialbox.biz/socialbox-biz-…

Results are out for the guaranteed basic income pilot in Paterson, New Jersey where 110 people got $400/mo for a year. Pilot participants increased their incomes significantly to $24,810 from an average of $16,604. The control group ended up at $19k. While the control group's

How to define & understand problems to get better results from change initiatives. Often results are not delivered because (time pressured) leaders jump straight into problem-solving actions without making the time & space to understand & define what the problem is. Here's the

This is what happens when you give children a paintbrush, plenty of paint & play Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World! My class were inspired by the rhythm as well as the words and enjoyed letting their hands ‘dance’ with the brushes. We used manuscript paper as our canvas 🎶

As Lord Patel said, this should have been in a Bill, with full debate & possibility of amendment in both Houses. And the "no time" argument doesn't hold water. We wasted many days on Schools Bill that ultimately collapsed. Not to mention #RwandaBill

When psychs attempted to bring insights to hospitals in 1950s about how children’s health cd be improved through relational care, many doctors & nurses felt offended. There are insights to be gained from this history for education today. #FierceCuriosity youtube.com/watch?v=s14Q-_…

In partnership with The Ubele Initiative we're delighted to introduce the recipients of the Jane Hatfield Award 2024! 🌟 The award supports four brilliant young researchers and activists to investigate topics related to community, social action and/or social justice. 🙏

Hi #Newsnight I’ll tell you why I, aged 63, am ‘not working’: I am caring for my 95 year old mother. So so many people I know are either in the same boat or caring for grandchildren. Without affordable childcare and social care this will not change.

Today we remember the #Moorgate tube disaster. Our thoughts are with all those who lost their lives and those who live on with the impact of what happened. bit.ly/3tNCGxm

Do you work in film & TV and want a FREE working space in central London, Soho? The The Film and TV Charity has got you. We want to build a community where people can work, meet & socialise without worrying about the cost! Book a desk at 22 Golden Square W1F 9AD filmtvcharity.org.uk/stories-events…

To highlight the scale of this problem - I heard today of a small charity CEO feeling suicidal due to the behaviour of a Board of Trustees and Chair.

Just found out that A Tale of Two Cities was originally serialised in two local newspapers. It was The Bicester Times, it was the Worcester Times.

Also important: National Insurance cut more progressive & better for growth than Income Tax cut. But "80% of the benefit of the [Autumn Statement] NI cut will go to top half of the population." Not progressive, doesn't tackle the hunger & debt we're seeing resolutionfoundation.org/publications/a…

Yep.