Mels

Football. Gym. Nerd. Tekkers. TeamBringIt.

[Mels @Me1sie]

@DanNeidle Have you done a historical comparison between the current tax levels and the cost of essentials? Historically tax may not look high, but it may feel high as people are squeezed as essentials are driven higher by inflation and interest rates, which are high relative to debt levels

[Molly Blackall @mollyblackall]

The UK is one of the worst countries for childcare, with British couples spending nearly a third of their income on fees.

As Jeremy Hunt announces a big boost for the UK childcare system, here's how we currently compare to the rest of the world🧵https://t.co/e5dLbQeian

[Siraj Datoo @dats]

The average cost of a full-time nursery slot in Britain is about £14,000 a year -- the highest in the OECD. In London, the prices can be double.

https://t.co/P1LMBb5kFZ

[Sara (Thundercats) Benwell @sarabenwell]

Lots of people talking about cost of nursery fees. We’re grappling with this at the moment.

There’s one nearby that cost £71 for a HALF day. Full time £113.60.

That’s £1,420 for 4wks half days £2,272 for 4wks full time.

Approx £18,460 part time annually. Or £29,536 full time

[Jon Holmes @jonboy79]

A tweet from a prominent Qatari journalist and columnist who works for Al Jazeera and has 57,000+ followers on a verified account.

“Everyone is welcome” at this #FIFAWorldCup, we were told…

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

This week, Rishi Sunak talked of building 'an economy that embraces the opportunities of Brexit'. Here's 5 mins on Brexit's impact on the economy so far. Produced by Mary Fuller and Nicholas Barrett. You can watch the full edition of 'On the Week' here: https://t.co/b1VMwMkmz0

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

Might want to have another go at that headline....

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

Incredible moment.

[Robert Peston @Peston]

In the year to date, the pound has fallen almost 19% against the US $ to circa $1.10 today. Not normally a badge of honour for a government, though we are in trouble if exporters can’t profit in those circumstances

[Ava-Santina @AvaSantina]

This dinner lady says she cries going into work - because she has to deny children school lunch.

[Mels @Me1sie]

@alexjwillis1 @Arsenal #TrustTheProcess

[Rod Gilmour @_rodgilmour]

Hopefully the start of many reports on England's latest squash star. What a debut week. Can it bolster the sport?

[Dave Ward @DaveWardGS]

BT Group made £1.3bn profit.

BT Group paid out £700m to shareholders.

BT Group CEO paid £3.5m this year.

BT Group have opened foodbanks at work because staff can’t get through the month on their own pay.

No more. No further. The line is drawn.

VOTE YES TODAY.

[Mark Elliott @ProfMarkElliott]

The Bill of Rights Bill has just been published.

I'll tweet some thoughts as I read through it...

https://t.co/eGoeTplDDU

/1

[Mels @Me1sie]

@Amy_Hupe Hero. Probably still easier than driving to France with my dad in the car...

[Second Tier podcast @secondtierpod]

So another Championship season has come to an end.

It’s the best league in the world and here’s the proof.

These are the highlights of the past year👇

(Trust me, you don’t want to miss this)

((THREAD 🧵))

[Mels @Me1sie]

@Amy_Hupe Super Bock @Jbootle

[Evie Breese @EvieBreese]

Imagine being the cleaner having to scrub red wine off the walls inside No10 while banned from visiting your own family at Christmas

[Sandra Tayler @SandraTayler]

The Onion is not playing today.