It genuinely feels like we now live in two different countries.
In one Britain, people drag themselves to work, pay eye‑watering taxes, National Insurance, council tax, energy bills, travel costs – and still stare at their bank balance wondering how they’re going to afford new shoes for the kids.
In the other Britain, a growing army are parked on benefits with rising sickness and disability claims, pulling in combined payments that can beat a full‑time wage and then stacking extra perks, from cut‑price bills to leisure and lifestyle discounts, on top.
The same government that says it is “cash‑strapped” and “tough choices” for services somehow finds endless billions for a welfare system its own Prime Minister now calls “unsustainable, indefensible and unfair” – but the only people expected to swallow it are the workers footing the bill.
We pay. They benefit.
That’s the deal. And it is ripping any sense of basic solidarity to shreds.
🟠 Could learning a new language help with ageing?
Multilingualist expert @Christos_lab speaks to @SophyRidgeSky and @WilfredFrost about bilingualism and brain health 🧠
https://t.co/8rkMfmuvOh
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After a PhD, a pandemic, and 12+ years since my last journal article… I’ve got a new publication! 🎉
Intercultural competence and the Young Interpreter Scheme.
@ludoserratrice @YIscheme @UniofReading@UniRdg_Psych
🔗 https://t.co/ihUNHBgx8D
#AcademicChatter#PhDLife
So proud of this one! Lana left Ukraine alone with just her backpack and was in my class for the intensive summer English course a few weeks later. Fast forward 3 years and she graduated today! 🎉👏 #UoRgrad@UniofReading
Another call for participants for my MSc student -
Have you experienced the loss of a parent or primary caregiver during childhood (before the age of 18)? This could be through death, separation, divorce or abandonment. Please help us and share!
https://t.co/58AogsxXnL
So happy that Daisy's Dream has been selected as Charity of the Year @UniofReading. After learning of them a few years back, I wish this had been available to me as child.
https://t.co/1yhcK6HJTh
Research participants needed for my MSc student. Thank you in advance!
The Impact of Childhood Parental Loss on Emotion Regulation and Resilience in Romantic Relationships: The Mediating Role of Attachment
https://t.co/I0gM4WUJPV
Are you a parent or teacher supporting a child with demand avoidance behaviours? My MSc student is researching how best to support these children.
👩🏫 Teachers: https://t.co/Ekaj5JXIfB
👨👩👧 Parents: https://t.co/3sx0JlwvSR
#DemandAvoidance#Neurodiversity
Not usually one for this kind of stuff but this is my uncle Les - he’s already fought cancer and now the bastard is back. Please help IF you can. X https://t.co/BabmMim5R2
Congratulations on being nominated & shortlisted for the Community Professional Services Award Ash for your volunteering at the Reading University Gardening Society for the last four years. @UniRdg_Psych@UniofReading