I totally understand the attitude that "Children in Need shouldn't exist cause children shouldn't be in need" and it's true. It's a disgusting stain on our society that vulnerable weans are relying on charity.
That said, amazing projects do rely on funding to keep going.
If you're uneasy about donating to CiN, consider finding a local charity to give directly to in order to make sure that kids aren't suffering as a result of things much, much bigger than themselves. Weans are the best of us and deserve an equal shot in life.
1152 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. 692 days since the Taliban banned women from going to university. Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to have such a ban on girls’ education. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
In many early medieval calendars, 7 November is the first day of winter. One Anglo-Saxon poem calls today 'Winter's Day': like an invading king it 'seizes sun-bright autumn with its army of ice and snow' and holds the earth captive until spring comes again https://t.co/CQnx2mL8QF
🚨 First steps announced on #SingleJusticeProcedure reform
Huge credit to Courts Minister @Heidi_Labour for agreeing to tackle the problems
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Could you help save Blaiklock Island Refuge?
This season, we are prioritising repairs at Blaiklock Island Refuge, a hut frozen in time but now in urgent need of repair.
We have four support options available – find out more below.
Thank you 🙏
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#OTD in 1864, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh was born. ‘The White Rose and the Red Rose’ is one of the finest surviving examples of her work in gesso, retaining its original finish and ornament.
This can be seen for free, on display in the #Hunterian Art Gallery at @UofGlasgow
Our annual winter warmer campaign has launched! See link on how to donate - we are collecting to buy kids warm jackets this winter, along with gifts for kids who otherwise might not get very much.
All donations and RTs for a wider reach are hugely appreciated 💚
Today is All Souls' Day. This day developed in the Middle Ages as a time for comfort and connection between the living and the dead: a day to ensure no one was left alone in death, and to reassure the living of their place within a vast community of souls. https://t.co/ZFx5Vtm3FN
1138 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. 678 days since the Taliban banned women from going to university. Upon the announcement of a new draconian law yesterday, it now looks as if the Taliban have forbidden women in Afghanistan from talking to each other. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
1137 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. 677 days since the Taliban banned women from going to university. Since 2021, the Taliban have issued over 100 edicts stripping Afghan women and girls of their most basic human rights. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
1136 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. 676 days since the Taliban banned women from going to university. Women are also banned from public parks, gyms and sports clubs. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
📣Exclusive📣: this week I sat down with a woman who very rarely gives interviews - the one and only Kate Bush. You can hear our conversation this morning only on @BBCr4today - where she reveals this and more… what a woman and what a conversation #r4today https://t.co/kOr8mhb1dR