Rowan

Project Assistant @SaveChildrenUK, UK Impact Child Poverty, Host @BlackhorseWS, BSc Economics Graduate

[hannah greer @hannahgreerhere]

We can’t wait any longer. With over 50 partners today @savechildrenuk urges the new PM to #FixThisCrisis and increase Universal Credit and benefits. Permanently.

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

Children shouldn’t pay the price of the #CostOfLivingCrisis ❌

We're calling for a #ChildrensCostofLivingSupportPackage.

#CostOfLiving

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

The #CostOfLivingCrisis is on a scale of the #pandemic.

Govt support for families & children should reflect this.

An #EmergencyBudget must include significant investment in #UniversalCredit.

https://t.co/KSALMmC93D

[Katie Schmuecker @KatieSchmuecker]

Why is the cost of living crisis wreaking such havoc?

On one level it’s obvious: prices.

On another it’s about exposure. New @jrf_uk work charts the deepening of poverty over 20 yrs. People in very deep poverty rose to 6.5m pre-pandemic.

🧵1/11

https://t.co/DW1bsAvpuN

[Rowan @KiffinMurray]

A quote that came to mind when I think of the @RMTunion and the #railstrikes

[ICYESTTWAT @FUCCl]

“no one ever notices when you’re being provoked, they just notice when you retaliate...”

[Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk]

'despite the help it's going to be rough for millions of families'

UK News Lead @Kate_M_Proctor and Head of Child Poverty @AliceFuller react to the Chancellor's statement and what it means for families on low incomes.

#CostOfLivingCrisis

[Runnymede Trust @RunnymedeTrust]

Our latest report with @fawcettsociety, #BrokenLadders, shows what women of colour across the UK already know – that racial barriers, racism and microaggressions at work is the norm.

Read the report and our recommendations 👇
https://t.co/ojiTikaEEe

[Alice Fuller @AliceFuller]

Big opportunity for Gov today. @savechildrenuk’s tests for the #costofliving package:

✅ Targeted – at those on lowest incomes + families w/ children

✅ Sufficient - large enough to make a genuine difference to household budgets (£10bn can’t be a mixture of stuff for everyone)

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

Yesterday’s ofgem announcement means that if overall inflation reaches 10% later this year the poorest will be facing 14% inflation because they spend such a large fraction of their budget on energy.

Their benefits are up 3%.

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

Inflation overall is 9%. But our analysis suggests that the poorest are facing an inflation rate or around 11%. That’s because they spend a large fraction of their budget on energy and food. Their benefits of course rose by just 3.1%.

[Sarah Rose Murray @SarahRMurray1]

"But we need to be clear about the nature of the current crisis. Targeted action to help families keep their heads above water should be the priority right now.

That inevitably means strengthening social security."

@SCrabbPembs on #CostOfLivingCrisis

https://t.co/EQzMci1VYy

[Rowan @KiffinMurray]

Weirdest part about the “move to a better-paid” job argument is that the lower paid job you vacate will need to be filled by someone else.

Just shifting the issue to another person rather than tackling it.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

A government minister has suggested that people struggling with the cost of living should take on more hours or move to a better-paid job.

Read more: https://t.co/x0S3ZgrhX6

[SavetheChildren News @SaveUKNews]

.@DanPaskins 🗣️“The cost-of-living crisis is an emergency the UK government should be dealing with right now. The #QueensSpeech was a major opportunity to support those most affected by rising costs, and the government didn’t take it."

Full statement 👇
https://t.co/2Zu7pF57s3

[HOPE not hate @hopenothate]

📢NEW POLLING: 42% of people aged 18-24 are not aware local elections are taking place on 5th May.

Make sure to RT to remind people to #GetOutToVote on Thursday and follow our thread for more polling stats 🗳 @NEUnion 1/5

[Rowan @KiffinMurray]

(Small win 🥳) Reached 100 Subscribers on my YouTube channel and a 750 day streak on Duolingo 🇫🇷

[Rowan @KiffinMurray]

Some designs that everyone else made ✨🤩

[Rowan @KiffinMurray]

I’ve been attending a creative activism workshop run by @BlackhorseWS. To learn how to creatively use materials, as a tool for making change!

We met the artist Olivia Twist (IG:yesoliviatwist) who taught the group how to designs to make powerful placards! #livingwage

[Rowan @KiffinMurray]

*it was supposed to be the word living replacing the word minimum, but it didn’t go exactly to plan, which is okay!