Charlie

Politico, Brightonian, Mother to a rambunctious 4 year old... All views my own.

[Charlie @CarlottaBlanche]

(3) And @UKLabour government wants to make them poorer. It’s abhorrent.

We are all one serious illness or unfortunate accident away from this.

[Charlie @CarlottaBlanche]

I used to sit on a committee which gave out financial hardship grants to people in need. Their finances were forensically assessed and they were given ongoing counselling and guidance. (1)

[Charlie @CarlottaBlanche]

(2) The majority were people who were too sick to work and had been pushed into poverty by moving onto PIP and UC. People who previously earned high salaries with brain tumours and disabilities who struggled to pay their daily bills.

[Charlie @CarlottaBlanche]

I never thought I’d see the day when a Labour Government cuts disability benefits to save a quick buck and knowingly pushes families and children into poverty. This is a dark day and not what I voted for. The Government must think again.

[Sophy Ridge @SophyRidgeSky]

50,000 children will be pushed into poverty as a result of the changes to welfare - and a total of 250,000 people

That's according to the Gvt's own impact assessment

Several Labour MPs already expressing their disquiet

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

So where did the Chancellor's #SpringStatement "real household disposable income will rise £500" come from? Below I've clipped what seems to be the relevant bit from the OBR, and its not that rosy.

The £500 isn't mentioned but looking at this it's over the life of parliament not per year. Most of it comes in the last two years, after drops first, and is based on assumptions that some of current tax proposals eg freezing tax thresholds will end. It's worth a read...

[The Royal Society @royalsociety]

We were delighted to host the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Rt Hon @peterkyle MP, and Lord Vallance, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation and eminent scientists at the Royal Society this week to celebrate UK science and an important discussion on the value of scientific research and how the scientific community and government can work together to improve people’s lives. @SciTechgovuk

[The Royal Society @royalsociety]

What are the key actions and research priorities needed to improve approaches to climate economics and increase action on #ClimateChange? Find out more about climate economics with our summary report: #COP29 https://t.co/Ijdk1b71VG

[The Royal Society @royalsociety]

See more of our case studies celebrating the contributions of LGBTQ+ scientists and raising awareness of the challenges still faced throughout the scientific community: #LGBTQSTEMDay https://t.co/6JII4YXDe2

[The Royal Society @royalsociety]

For #LGBTQSTEMDay, read our new blogs from three outstanding LGBTQ+ scientists. First up, Dr Linda Cremonesi discusses her international career as a particle physicist and how global attitudes towards LGBTQ+ individuals can impact STEM careers: https://t.co/muPFBGE73c

[Charlie @CarlottaBlanche]

What an incredible woman.

[The Royal Society @royalsociety]

How are robots designed to do specific jobs in space? Build your own robotic arm in the classroom and see how scientists are developing robotic technology with the our latest #BrianCoxSchoolExperiments resources, featuring Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock: https://t.co/6VGEPe24FW

[Charlie @CarlottaBlanche]

@joeandthejuice at St Pancras is playing Chris Rea’s Driving Home for Christmas and I am here for it.

[James Heale @JAHeale]

Will there be a better pun this conference season?

[Charlie @CarlottaBlanche]

This is the party conference content we all need, thank you @MattChorley for your public service 🙏

[Matt Chorley @MattChorley]

You want to be careful going to the BBC, they said.

They’re very serious, they said.

They won’t green light your silly ideas, they said.

They were wrong…

[Charlie @CarlottaBlanche]

A little plug that I’m walking 25km on Saturday for the brilliant @Rethink_ if you’d like to sponsor me :) https://t.co/hsXSXs1bQQ #mentalhealth #fundraising

[lemn sissay OBE FRSL @lemnsissay]

Please share. The HACKNEY Xmas Dinner team have been meeting for the past month to put on an Xmas dinner for care leavers on Christmas Day. Here is the How To Guide. https://t.co/tq0oAjtrtl We meet in Hackney. Can you join us?

@tcdhackney

#Hackney

[Paddington @paddingtonbear]

Perhaps it's time for a little more kindness.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Everyone's timeline needs a cleanse and it doesn't get cleansier than Snoop Dogg dancing for a horse at the Olympics:

[The Royal Society @royalsociety]

Throughout August, we'll be meeting some of our new Fellows and asking them about their research. First up, Professor Richard Jardine FRS tells us about his work in geomechanics and how it could save efforts to produce offshore wind energy up to 400 billion pounds: #ClimateChange

[vivienne stern @viviennestern]

Love this: ⁦@bphillipsonMP⁩ speech “Be in no doubt: international students are welcome in the UK. This new government values their contribution – to our universities, to our communities, to our country.” https://t.co/y5WzR8kBoM