It’s bonkers, but some playscheme is better than none!
23.07.2025 10:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
My son is at a (good but not luxury, the only one available, 5.5 hours a day) playscheme this week and we are paying £160 a day
23.07.2025 09:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I’m worried this will make my support much more expensive and I may be pressured to move to residential care - loosing my home as a result. This is the context in which #AssistedDying is being discussed. 2/3
20.06.2025 09:09 — 👍 16 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1
You may need sanctions as an option in the last resort but generally it would be better to just try and help everyone into work if they could benefit - while not scaring the shit out of everyone.
17.03.2025 12:22 — 👍 163 🔁 17 💬 6 📌 1
Tickets are now on sale for the UK launch of Ta-Nehisi Coates' THE MESSAGE.
Join us on April 3rd at The Light in London for Ta-Nehisi Coates' first ever UK event - where he will be in conversation with Zena Agha.
One night only event, tickets just £10.
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03.03.2025 07:29 — 👍 19 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
I’m in a group where parents have done this, but it’s south-east London specific (not sure where you live, and imagine you don’t necessarily want to share it widely on the internet)
23.02.2025 17:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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