Duncan Exley

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Charities' attempts to channel voices of the grassroots & those at the sharp end of policy decisions are easily dismissed as out-of-touch, unless a more representative group are - & are seen to be - the curators as well as the exhibits.

But charities could -& should- step up be that channel.

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UK charities hiring staff with ‘privilege not potential’, report author warns Exclusive: Working-class people less likely to get jobs in charities than public and private sectors, EY Foundation report finds

...Charities & nonprofits will lack the legitimacy & breadth of insights needed to represent society in debates & discourses until they address the fact that their personnel - staff, trustees & other volunteers - don't represent society (see www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...) #charities

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"people are feeling angry & distrustful of mainstream political institutions...there’s an opportunity for [ #charities & nonprofits] to be able to channel civic voice in more authentic, meaningful, participatory [...] ways (@dhnnjyn.bsky.social of @neweconomics.bsky.social)

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Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North | IPPR The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.

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“teacher evaluations [have a] systematic bias favoring higher income & female students”, with consequences for who gets into which university.

#WideningParticipation #DEI #SocialMobility

Despite talk of widening participation in higher education of people from lower-income backgrounds, maintenance loans typically don’t cover living costs & students are - by design - often excluded from hardship funds available to non-students 👇

“when confronted with the actual data, far right voters alter their views about redistribution the most... to become much more supportive of redistribution"

Great to see more people who have experienced #SocialMobility leading conversations on social mobility!

“When students stumble, the architecture designed to retrieve them from failure taxes disadvantage”, leaving students “ineligible for maintenance funding…no support for rent, bills, or food for months”
A particular risk for those “caring for a parent, working nights, or suffering mental ill-health”

We don't see any reason why landlords and lawyers shouldn't pay the same tax rate as their tenants and clients.

A picture of the front cover of the CAMRA London’s bimonthly magazine “London Drinker”

No bushes were beaten around in the naming of this publication

@camraofficial.bsky.social

Want to up your digital campaigning game? Sign up for the 16th Oct workshop, facilitated by More Onion's Jess Day. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/digital-campaigning/

#campaigntraining

The deadline to submit evidence to inform what action the Government should take to put an end to unpaid internships is this Thursday ⤵️

Robert Jenrick says UK ministers should have power to pick judges Shadow justice secretary widely seen as favourite to challenge Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

Looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, steps like a goose etc.

www.ft.com/content/cfda... #cpc25

"Why do you hate capitalism / America / freedom etc"

BTW, teens are themselves more positive on an under-16s social media ban than you might imagine (37% against, 35% for, see 11th June here: www.survation.com/archive/http...)

Strongly popular with parents, too.

Why would anyone vote for a Reform tribute act, when they could vote for Reform?
#CPC25

How do those working for fairness and inclusion in the workplace differentiate hostile backlash from legitimate critique and challenge?
If you’re at @conservatives.bsky.social party conference today, join us to discuss (Midland Hotel, Trafford, 6pm)
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"play a critical role in ensuring #refugees supported by Breaking Barriers access meaningful opportunities... lead employer outreach and partnership building" 👀

'Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme the move was not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions"... This will include powers to ban protests outright, the government said'.

Centerview Partners to face trial over junior banker’s long hours Fired analyst Kathryn Shiber said elite boutique should have accommodated her need for sleep over mood disorder

Employee sacked because they needed 8 hrs sleep a night & wouldn't work past midnight.
www.ft.com/content/550b... #HR

But the Green Party have one clear advantage over Your Party - while voters split on whether they see them as a serious party (38-39) that is far higher than for Your Party 16-50 and Your Party's splits have created a bigger opening for the Greens.

Text: Golden ticket claim Sir, Further to your report “Starmer promises to end asylum seekers’ golden ticket to UK” (Oct 2), to people who have been persecuted, tortured or seen family members killed in brutal wars or by despots, asylum is a lifeline. Talk of them having a golden ticket risks overlooking this fundamental reality and promoting the corrosive myth that the UK gets more refugees than other countries in Europe or the wider world. Ninety per cent of refugee family reunion visas go to women and children. Further restrictions on these visas would risk closing one of the few safe and legal routes to the UK for women and children who need protection. This would be good, if not golden, news for the people smugglers. Enver Solomon CEO, Refugee Council

Letter from @enversol.bsky.social in Times today

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#charities #ngos | Duncan Exley Are you the only person from a background like yours in your organisation? You might not be as alone as you think… When a number of new pieces of research & analysis were released in the last few wee...

Are you the only person from a background like yours in your organisation? You might not be as alone as you think…

www.linkedin.com/posts/duncan... #charities

If we want to solve the housing crisis without trashing nature, consider that our current housing stock would fit, twice over, in the space currently taken up by golf courses, which are a sustainability nightmare.
#Lab25

“exploration of the gaps between the values & policy preferences of politicians & the public provides a clear & evidence-based framework for understanding the seismic political shifts we’ve been living through in recent years” (@jburnmurdoch.ft.com on Laurenz Guenther’s insights).

Biggest record of hope against hate | Duncan Exley Want to push back against the increasingly emboldened racism in our streets, politics & media but don’t know how to do so effectively? Want to send a message to those who feel threatened that ‘you bel...

Want to push back against the increasingly emboldened racism in our streets, politics & media but don’t know how to do so effectively? To send a message to those who feel threatened that ‘you’re one of us, we’ve got your back’?

@hopenothate.org.uk have your back:

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