Our estimates show planned increases to employer national insurance contributions will cost the charity sector £1.4bn a year. Many charities will be forced to make difficult decisions to shoulder this heavy burden. Together with ACEVO, we’re calling on HM Treasury to take

FIRST LOOK inside the new Staffordshire History Centre in Stafford! The £8.7mil building on Eastgate Street opens on Wednesday 6th November.

🗣 "I will ask Greater Manchester Police to ensure that there is the fullest possible investigation into this appalling act of vandalism" Andy has issued a statement after protestors were filmed stealing statues from a University of Manchester building.

New Digital Preservation Toolkit for Community Archives Launches on World Digital Preservation Day #WDPD2024 🚀 This great new resource is designed to empower community archives at every stage of their digital preservation journey! dpconline.org/news/launch-dp… 🧵1/3

Happy World Digital Preservation Day! #WDPD2024 A perfect reminder to check out our guidance on digital preservation workflows: nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-secto… (1/2)

Our statement on yesterday’s horrific events in Amsterdam:

Earlier this year Department for Culture, Media and Sport commissioned a piece of Ipsos research into the barriers to public #Library use. You can read more about the study and results here: dcmslibraries.blog.gov.uk/2024/11/08/tur…

This is a brilliant piece of research and a nice example of applying COM-B in a simple/practical way.

Tell the British Gvt: Sanction Ben Gvir & Smotrich NOW These extremists at the heart of the Israeli gvt want to empty northern Gaza of Palestinians & resettle it. Keir Starmer has already said he’s considering it but he must act now. Write to your MP yachad.org.uk/SanctionsNow

Eltham #Library has been paired with Kyiv's Central Library as part of our twinning scheme aimed at connecting UK and Ukrainian libraries to share information and skills. Thank you to News Shopper for covering the story. newsshopper.co.uk/news/24700636.…

I wrote a piece about the imperialism that is still part of many liberal Russians’ discourse. It needs to go theguardian.com/culture/2024/n…

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Pile on due to Western white guy preaching about the conflict & people have decided that as I’m Israeli I must: - Support Maccabi (I don’t) - Excuse racism (I don’t) - Support war (still nope) If you assume every Jew/Israeli is a bad faith actor that’s prejudice.

For those who came to our Museums Association #Museums2024 session this morning, here are links to some of the legislation, documents and programmes we mentioned. First up, the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan: gov.wales/anti-racist-wa…

This looks like a great opportunity and I love the fact they have included £250 to cover the group’s time/expenses 👏

We’re still accepting expressions of interests for mentors as well! Commitment: Bi-weekly remote meetings over six months We offer: Full training to all mentors Learn more here: nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-secto… (2/2)