On Monday at Members Statements Robbie Butler MLA give our ALT Campaign a “warm hug on a chilly day”
Many people have watched, listened & asked how to ALT & set a reminder:

Here’s an ALT how to:
youtu.be/anUiaPa9jCQ?si…
& an ALT reminder setting screenshot
🫶PB & friends 💜

We can all do better to make social media more inclusive for those who are visually impaired.

Today I made a serious plea, sprinkled with humour and a dash of compassion to encourage MLAs to lead the way on using Alt text.

“And may the alt text be with you.”

Romantic at heart
Writes verse about bad breakups
Enjoys wearing cardigans
Lived through many eras
Friend to tortured poets everywhere

Obviously, it's Hannah Arendt

💥 CONGRATULATIONS
.Samantha Rose Hill ‼️
Looking forward to reading
“What Remains”
Bravo Genese Grill ‼️

The absolute apotheosis of everything the Tories have stood for during 14 years of #austerity Shameless politicking on the backs of disabled and chronically ill people. Deploying the well-worn rhetoric to demonise. My book on this: shamegamethebook.com theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Jenny Jones, 'The #RwandaBill is an absolutely vile bill.. The Tory government is actually abusing not just human rights and the rule of law, but also democracy itself'

'What is the point of the House of Lords if it can simply be ignored by the government?'

'If you think the

The PM knows his party will lose a general election, and new plans will never be implemented. Yet this multimillionaire chooses to gratuitously stigmatise and make fearful some of the UK's poorest people, with the most difficult lives, in a squalid attempt to cling on to power.

🗣️ Almost two thirds of people in destitution live with a chronic health condition or disability. Cutting people’s eligibility for benefits won't help.

The PM's speech was an irresponsible war of words on people who already aren’t getting enough support.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi….

'Look everyone. All I'm saying is that it's wrong to cover someone's basic needs unless they do something to earn it. So here's my idea. Let's wait until someone commits a crime, and then we cover their basic needs. That way we save money by spending $35k versus $15k.'

This is Britain, 2024: an autistic woman who is six months pregnant kills herself due to inadequate state care while Tory politicians after 14 years in power use mental health and disability benefits to open up tribal dividing lines ahead of an election mol.im/a/13327201

The last UBI Hypotheses session was truly insightful, where Vibhor Mathur 
Vibhor Mathur discussed the politics of UBI and his methodology in UBI pilots.

You can listen to it here or on many other podcast platforms, just search for the UBILabNetwork! 

soundcloud.com/user-107079153…

Food banks in schools now outnumber ‘regular’ food banks in England
'Food charity is not the solution: people need secure, fairly-remunerated jobs, and support through the benefits system so they can afford to properly feed and clothe their kids.”
#hunger
ekklesia.co.uk/2024/04/19/eng…

Together with BradfordPeopleFirst, we’ve created a very special project with the Positivity Pop Ups funded by Bradford Council's Well-being Grant!

Read more at Keighley News: keighleynews.co.uk/news/24254803.…

#Wellbeing #Keighley #Bradford #disability #MentalHealth #SelfSoothe

Very chuffed!!!

If you want to learn more about this neighbourhood mapping work and join a conversation about what's next, Simon J Duffy and I will be hosting a session at Sheffield Futures as part of Festival of Debate. It would be lovely to see you there...

Fri 10th May, 1-4pm: festivalofdebate.com/2024/mapping-s…

It was wonderful to be with so many great people at #AireaGlobal this past 3 days - masterfully curated by Ester Ortega Inclusión y Apoyo Aprocor and this AM exploring #EverydayCitizenship with Markus Vähälä

Dr. Henry Tam Simon J Duffy Citizen Network Young Foundation The WEA In the early 2000's Blackburn & Darwin used their community education money to employ community learning tutors, I remember a grp wanted to improve their park, the tutor helped them plan etc, the by product was an nvq level 2, there were lots of examples
Info may still be around

Jim Funnell the PRSD The United States geological survey identifies “Dartmoor in the east to Isles of Scilly in the west” …as one of the top five lithium-enriched granite areas worldwide. Dartmoor is now a part of The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport.

yorkshirebylines.co.uk/business/liz-t…

I support #StolenLivesWales