The Labour government could not have had a child poverty strategy without this policy. It may be the first major decision the government has taken where the views of 200 backbenchers on what is necessary/right have trumped the focus group/opinion poll view, prior to the decision being taken
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No 10 delays child poverty strategy with tens of thousands more facing hardship
Exclusive: Flagship policy put back until at least autumn amid fears cost of scrapping two-child limit will outweigh political benefit
Magical thinking latest: that you can have an effective child poverty strategy while leaving the big lever marked 'this lever guarantees child poverty' untouched.
23.05.2025 14:52 โ ๐ 455 ๐ 128 ๐ฌ 12 ๐ 0
Hadestown hints at so much more | Seen & Unseen
Freya has written about Hadestown and Easter.
www.seenandunseen.com/hadestown-hi...
18.04.2025 08:13 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Abundance and the attempt to build a better world | Seen & Unseen
A short piece on scarcity and the abundance discourse.
www.seenandunseen.com/abundance-an...
08.04.2025 11:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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This is pretty cool. Someone has translated an article I wrote into Mandarin.
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5Rk5VNGGr1...
Original here: www.seenandunseen.com/preview-link...
17.03.2025 12:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Donโt die: the relentless pursuit of life | Seen & Unseen
Donโt die: the relentless pursuit of life. After watching the Netflix series, Josh Richard asks, if there was a way beyond death, shouldn't we give up everything to find it?
#DontDie #Netflix
www.seenandunseen.com/dont-die-rel...
04.03.2025 15:11 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Donโt die: the relentless pursuit of life | Seen & Unseen
A short piece for the beginning of Lent, on death and becoming a dad.
www.seenandunseen.com/preview-link...
03.03.2025 09:11 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
An artist! Praise indeed.
21.02.2025 11:38 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Letter from Bishop of London to The Guardian:
Kim Leadbeaterโs proposed amendment to the assisted dying bill has filled me and many others with grave concern. Leadbeater has described the bill as the โmost robust piece of legislation on this issue in the worldโ. However, the removal of judicial oversight significantly weakens the safeguards, raising concerns about what other measures may be dropped through the legislative process or through the interpretation of clinicians.
While it will be essential to involve multidisciplinary teams if the law is changed, this need not have come at the expense of judicial oversight. While we do not yet know who will be appointed to the proposed expert panels, concerns have already been raised that there will inevitably be a self-selection bias to the voluntary assisted dying commission.
My background as a nurse and as a priest tells me that the best safeguard is the current law. I urge parliament to reject this bill. It is neither safe nor compassionate. Instead, we should be focusing on providing the best possible palliative care services. Dying people should be offered hope, not fear.
Sarah Mullally
Bishop of London and lead bishop for health and social care, Church of England
Bishop of London: "The best safeguard is the current law. I urge Parliament to reject this Bill. It is neither safe nor compassionate. We should be focusing on providing the best possible palliative care services. Dying people should be offered hope, not fear."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Thanks! And good spot!
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I wrote about the superlative Severance and its exploration of work, identity and grief.
04.02.2025 11:19 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
St Mary Islington - Church and Tower tour
Discover the history of Islingtonโs first parish church and enjoy a panoramic view across London from its 18th-century tower.
What are your plans this Saturday 18th? Join us at 2pm for our monthly tour of St Maryโs Church, #Islington. Discover 1,000 years of #Islington's history & enjoy the spectacular panorama from the 18th century Church tower, the best views in London!
Tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/st-mary-is...
14.01.2025 16:19 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Why does snowfall still awe us? | Seen & Unseen
Why does snowfall still awe us?
We long for snow this time of year because longing is all there is to do, writes Josh RIchards.
www.seenandunseen.com/why-does-sno...
#snow #UKsnow #winter
22.11.2024 16:03 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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