Catherine F

[Heritarches❤ @Heritarcheshire]

The "Cathedral of South Cheshire" & one of the finest medieval churches in England-St Mary's Nantwich
The ceiling of the chancel consists of a stone lierne vault with almost 70 carved bosses dating from the C14th.
@visitnantwich #architecturalhistory
#churches #divinecarpentry

[Brendan May @bmay]

This appears to be a lynch mob surrounding and attacking a black man in Manchester.

Any politician who doesn’t unequivocally condemn this, keeps trying to ‘explain’ it, and uses the ‘enough is enough’ phrase, is guilty.

Arrest them all. Zero tolerance.

[MCFC Fans Foodbank Support @MCFCfoodbank]

City must reverse this disability tax immediately.

Not defensible or acceptable on any level, not now or ever.

Whoever made this decision and whoever signed off on it are a disgrace to the club.

Full support to DSA and other fan groups fighting against this.

[Catherine F @cfaulkner123]

I just signed the petition calling on Chancellor @RachelReevesMP not to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance for MILLIONS of struggling pensioners - just as energy bills are about to go up again! Will you add your name too? https://t.co/leO9R0cxpY

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet (and comment) on this post if you see it, to help my bird account be seen!🙏😊
To make it worth sharing, here's a Blackbird singing to the setting sun! 😍🐦
Thank you very much! 😊

[Chetham's Library @chethamslibrary]

From 15 August, you can see the original four-poster bed made in 1485 for King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York at Chetham's Library. Their marriage united the Yorkists and the Lancastrians, who had been at war for 30 years. Find out more and book a tour https://t.co/reAaFkev09

[Paul Lewis @paullewismoney]

Remember, even if you only get 1p a week extra that will trigger the £200/£300 winter fuel payment this winter and, at age 75, the free TV licence. Also help with council tax and, if you pay it, rent.

[Jenny Jones @GreenJennyJones]

Well @RachelReevesMP ?

[Elaine #50sWomen Deserve Justice ⚖️ @terryelaineh1]

Urgent!

Save the #WinterFuelAllowance

Sign and retweet please
⬇️ Especially #50sWomen

https://t.co/fqTdsAoWPD

[Age UK Campaigns @ageukcampaigns]

In less than 24 hours, almost 50,000 of you signed our petition to save the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of struggling pensioners. Thank you!

Together we can fight this decision. Please sign and share the petition to keep up the pressure: https://t.co/V5xOIcixtu

[Paul Lewis @paullewismoney]

Bank of England gets £44.5bn to cover losses https://t.co/X6yQGgdaxn Ten times the £4bn loss pensioners will suffer this winter due to changes announced by Rachel Reeves.

[Catherine F @cfaulkner123]

I just signed the petition calling on Chancellor @RachelReevesMP not to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance for MILLIONS of struggling pensioners - just as energy bills are about to go up again! Will you add your name too? https://t.co/leO9R0d5fw

[Catherine F @cfaulkner123]

Save the Winter Fuel Payment! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/5XvczbKm3u via @UKChange

[Age UK Campaigns @ageukcampaigns]

Government changes to the Winter Fuel Payment are deeply concerning.

Millions of struggling pensioners won't receive up to £300 to help with energy bills this winter.

Help us save this vital payment.

Sign our petition: https://t.co/vO7IhNeky2

[john whitelaw @johnwhi20764601]

If pensioners who get 12k per year are considered too well off to receive the winter fuel allowance, shouldn't MP's on 96k per year be considered too rich to receive housing, heating, travel, and meal subsidies?

[Age UK Campaigns @ageukcampaigns]

(1/13) We strongly oppose the means-testing of Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) because our initial estimate is that as many as two million pensioners who badly need the money to stay warm this winter will not receive it. Read our full statement:

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

New austerity.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves hits pensioners.

Those not receiving pension credits or means-tested benefits will not receive winter fuel payments.

Thousands will be hit at the boundary. Will need to find money from somewhere or freeze.

No tax rises for the rich.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

News. The Chancellor's just announced Winter Fuel Payments will no longer be universal to all pensioners, now only pensioners on benefits will get it - in my view that's too narrow a group. Here's my formal statement to @RachelReevesMP ...
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The targeting of Winter Fuel Payments is too narrow with the winter we have coming. Pensioners were already due to get less as this will be the first time since winter 2022 they haven’t got the up to £300 extra winter fuel cost of living top-up.

The Energy Price Cap is likely to rise 10% this October and stay high across the winter, leaving most energy bills nearly double those pre-crisis, at levels unaffordable for millions.

Many pensioners eke out the £100 to £300 Winter Fuel Payments to allow them to keep some heating on through the cold months. While there's an argument for ending its universality due to tight national finances, it's being squeezed to too narrow a group – just those on benefits and Pension Credit.

Yet again, those just above the thresholds will be hardest hit. This is often justified as there's a 'lack of household income data' to allow other targeting. However, there's a usable precedent from the emergency energy crisis measures announced in April 2022, which I'd urge the Government to look at.

Then, a payment was made to homes in council tax bands A to D – as an imperfect but workable proxy for lower household incomes. That'd allow an additional group of lower to middle-income pensioners to keep the payments and mitigate bill shocks. Councils' discretionary funds could also be funded as in April 2022, for the limited numbers who still need help but don't qualify.

Plus, with this announcement, the Government has a huge moral imperative to ensure the 800,000 people eligible for Pension Credit who don't get it, are informed, educated and helped through the process. It is planning an awareness-raising campaign, but it needs to ensure that reaches every corner – and if possible proactively and personally contact people.

Pension Credit is a crucial gateway benefit, giving access to a host of other entitlements, and now with the link to the Winter Fuel Payment, it makes it even more important to ensure fewer miss out."

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

No one in the UK should have to turn to a food bank to survive.

Like and RT if you agree. 💚

[Clean Up Britain @cleanupbritain]

NO EXCUSE
This highly littered and dilapidated sign on the M62 sums up @NationalHways. They're negligent at maintaining the motorways. There's filthy and broken signs everywhere; litter splattered all over the network and corroded road signs obscured by overgrown bushes.