Landlordism is a scourge on this country.
£2k a month rent on a £75k house but landlords are all over the press trying to convince us that they’re struggling. Laughable.
In Afghanistan, the university entrance exam is called “Kankor”. Without the exam, it is impossible to attend university.
Today, the Taliban banned the Kankor exam for all high school girls.
They are running a calculated campaign to erase women and girls from society.
MPs just voted on a motion to remove private schools' £1,700,000,000 tax break.
That could pay for free school meals for *all* primary school pupils almost twice over.
But Tory MPs voted it down, choosing to protect elite private schools, not improve opportunities for all kids.
I don’t understand after a year of sending bags of clothes to charity shops (at least 9 bags) I still have shit to get rid of. makes me sick knowing I’ve just wasted so much money on shit clothes for the last 10 years 🤢
I will say though I am super proud of how my spending habits have changed in the last year or two. more conscious of the quality of clothing I buy, and how it fits into my wardrobe. I do wonder how people’s spending habits have changed especially on clothing…
For those who don't fully understand what is up with the NHS, here is a thread for you that might help.
I'm a consultant physician working as a doctor in the NHS in Yorkshire and Wales for 32 years now. I have experienced the NHS at its best (2008) and its worst (2022).
Today at the final of the World Cup, I only hope the players on the field and the whole world remembers that there’s a man and fellow footballer called Amir Nasr, on death row, only for speaking in favor of Women’s rights.