‘Though much is taken, much abides…To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.’
This week’s poetry recital.
Remember there is life to be lived post stroke.
Get your blood pressure checked and keep sending me your requests.
#stroke#strokerecovery#Ulysses#Tennyson
@edwardlucas Shame it’s not showing in my home town or county. Hey ho…. Read ‘Paris ‘44’ by Patrick Bishop fascinating insight into The Big Man’s ego. Cheers
NEW: Hidden NEETs are much closer to the labour market than NEETs who are claiming benefits.
Our new analysis, out today, looks at young people who are not in education, employment or training and do not claim benefits: https://t.co/eQI24jrm33
It's 35 years to the day since Roger Black, Derek Redmond, John Regis and Kriss Akabusi struck gold in the 4x400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo ��🇵
The quartet combined to clock 2:57.53, beating the US foursome, who ran 2:57.57 🥇
Goodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politics - One of the greatest TV series ever made. Treat yourself. #BabylonBerlin https://t.co/1jc3n1SSPf
Are you tired of the utopian/dystopian AI predictions from CEOs? Do you want to hear what's ACTUALLY happening, from the people it's actually happening TO? If so, I have good news: I felt the same, so I have worn out my shoe-leather & written this book! https://t.co/qW76MRT12p...
Really pleased with this new review in Times Literary Supplement @TheTLS of my book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War" by @HurstPublishers.
"A genuinely engrossing book on the subject"
https://t.co/Hg98Vi4M89
This guy is incredible - running #Londonmarathon with a fridge on his back, and then running 32 more marathons around Ireland in 32 days for #dementiaawareness! 🙌 https://t.co/91yLkSdCN0 Please consider donating to this cause close to my heart. Link to donate in comments. ❤️
Very striking report showing the cost to poorer families of young people taking apprenticeships rather than staying in full time education. The benefit system penalises apprenticeships. It shouldn't. https://t.co/TRSYeDFahA
Universal Credit costs £100bn a year. It goes to a quarter of working age families. It is better than what went before. But it still creates disincentives, unfairness and complexity. Understanding why, and what the trade-offs are, is important.
https://t.co/YmHIuoA8L0