#welfare — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #welfare, aggregated by home.social.
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Crescita zero e Sanità allo stremo. Ma i soldi per le armi si trovano sempre.
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Crescita zero e Sanità allo stremo. Ma i soldi per le armi si trovano sempre.
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Crescita zero e Sanità allo stremo. Ma i soldi per le armi si trovano sempre.
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondentExclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviews
#Unemployment #Workcareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #Economicpolicy #Business #Youthunemployment #Politics #UKnews #Money #Society #TheGuardian #RichardPartingtonSenioreconomicscorrespondent
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondentExclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviews
#Unemployment #Workcareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #Economicpolicy #Business #Youthunemployment #Politics #UKnews #Money #Society #TheGuardian #RichardPartingtonSenioreconomicscorrespondent
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondentExclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviews
#Unemployment #Workcareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #Economicpolicy #Business #Youthunemployment #Politics #UKnews #Money #Society #TheGuardian #RichardPartingtonSenioreconomicscorrespondent
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/15/labour-stop-writing-cheque-benefit-claimants-pat-mcfadden-welfare-reform #Unemployment #WorkCareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #EconomicPolicy #Business #YouthUnemployment #Politics #UkNews #Money #Society
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/15/labour-stop-writing-cheque-benefit-claimants-pat-mcfadden-welfare-reform #Unemployment #WorkCareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #EconomicPolicy #Business #YouthUnemployment #Politics #UkNews #Money #Society
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/15/labour-stop-writing-cheque-benefit-claimants-pat-mcfadden-welfare-reform #Unemployment #WorkCareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #EconomicPolicy #Business #YouthUnemployment #Politics #UkNews #Money #Society
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Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/15/labour-stop-writing-cheque-benefit-claimants-pat-mcfadden-welfare-reform #Unemployment #WorkCareers #Benefits #Welfare #Economics #EconomicPolicy #Business #YouthUnemployment #Politics #UkNews #Money #Society
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Disability benefits: why we shouldn’t call it ‘welfare’ | Letters
By Guardian StaffSusan Randall on Stephen Timms’ Pip review and those with longstanding mental illness and Ruth Lister on why social security spending shouldn’t be called ‘welfare’. Plus letters from Luke Howard and Katie Medd
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/disability-benefits-why-we-shouldnt-call-it-welfare
#Disability #Benefits #Welfare #Politics #Labour #AndyBurnham #Mentalhealth #Workcareers #Society #Coronavirus #Health #LongCovid #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Disability benefits: why we shouldn’t call it ‘welfare’ | Letters
By Guardian StaffSusan Randall on Stephen Timms’ Pip review and those with longstanding mental illness and Ruth Lister on why social security spending shouldn’t be called ‘welfare’. Plus letters from Luke Howard and Katie Medd
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/disability-benefits-why-we-shouldnt-call-it-welfare
#Disability #Benefits #Welfare #Politics #Labour #AndyBurnham #Mentalhealth #Workcareers #Society #Coronavirus #Health #LongCovid #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Malaysian healthcare and welfare providers are truly corrupt, I observed. I wish I could share more details. It's just that I wish words could do so. In the emergency room, I was medically harassed and gaslighted. Welfare providers verbally abused me and gaslit me. Hardships exist on a spectrum and do not deserve bureaucratic treatment.
#Malaysia #healthcare #welfare #corrupt #corruption #observation #details #medicine #medical #harassment #gaslighting #gaslighted #spectrum #bureaucracy
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Malaysian healthcare and welfare providers are truly corrupt, I observed. I wish I could share more details. It's just that I wish words could do so. In the emergency room, I was medically harassed and gaslighted. Welfare providers verbally abused me and gaslit me. Hardships exist on a spectrum and do not deserve bureaucratic treatment.
#Malaysia #healthcare #welfare #corrupt #corruption #observation #details #medicine #medical #harassment #gaslighting #gaslighted #spectrum #bureaucracy
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Children's commissioner quits as CLP set to pass controversial welfare changes
By Jacqueline BreenShahleena Musk's resignation comes as the Northern Territory government-dominated scrutiny committee backs the Country Liberal Party's changes to child protection laws, despite widespread opposition and confusion about a key aspect of the legislation.
#Welfare #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices #ChildAbuse #StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JacquelineBreen
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Children's commissioner quits as CLP set to pass controversial welfare changes
By Jacqueline BreenShahleena Musk's resignation comes as the Northern Territory government-dominated scrutiny committee backs the Country Liberal Party's changes to child protection laws, despite widespread opposition and confusion about a key aspect of the legislation.
#Welfare #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices #ChildAbuse #StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JacquelineBreen
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1 July changes: minimum wage rises, Centrelink indexation, payday super, parental leave and everything else coming for the 2026–27 financial year
By Ima CaldwellNew financial year will also see a tax cut, more anti-price-gouging measures and SMS sender ID changes designed to protect against scam texts
#Australianeconomy #Superannuation #Wagesgrowth #Tax #Supermarkets #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #Welfare #MedicareAustralia #Energy #Housing #Australianews #ImaCaldwell
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https://www.europesays.com/people/134669/ The Democratic Party is changing. Both parties need the wake-up call #AiBot #bartender #DemocraticParty #DemocraticSocialism #democrats #editor #health #Lewis #Million #NewDemocraticSocialist #Republicans #rise #TimeVoter #WakeUpCall #welfare #ZohranMamdani
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1 July changes: minimum wage rises, Centrelink indexation, payday super, parental leave and everything else coming for the 2026–27 financial year
By Ima CaldwellNew financial year will also see a tax cut, more anti-price-gouging measures and SMS sender ID changes designed to protect against scam texts
#Australianeconomy #Superannuation #Wagesgrowth #Tax #Supermarkets #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #Welfare #MedicareAustralia #Energy #Housing #Australianews #ImaCaldwell
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Burnham will stand or fall on his plans for youth employment: he must put the next generation first | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/29/andy-burnham-plans-youth-employment-labour #YouthUnemployment #Unemployment #YoungPeople #AndyBurnham #Society #UkNews #Labour #Welfare #Politics
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Ripensare l’intervento pubblico? Un pamphlet britannico https://sbilanciamoci.info/ripensare-lintervento-pubblico-un-pamphlet-britannico/ #Economiapubblica #settorepubblico #GranBretagna #primopiano #Burnham #welfare #Labour #Mondo
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Jury Equity, Contempt Of Court & Lawfare! When Protest Meets the Courtroom; Re Rajiv Menon KC and the Limits of Defence Advocacy!
A contempt referral in a protest trial shows how firmly the courts now police advocacy, jury messaging, and courtroom protest.
Editor’s note: This post is written from both an activist and legal-analytic perspective, but it stays anchored to the judgment and later appellate reporting. The point is not to soften the ruling’s force, but to state it accurately.
Alongside the political headline of prime minister Keir Starmer announcing his resignation yesterday, on 22 June 2026 Mr Justice Johnson found that there is a case to answer for contempt arising from Rajiv Menon KC’s closing speech in the “Filton Six” proceedings and referred the matter onward for consideration of whether formal contempt proceedings should be brought.1 That is a serious step. It means the court considered there was enough to move beyond complaint and into possible contempt action, though not yet a final finding of guilt.2 3
The judgment matters because it does not treat the issue as a technical slip. It records that Mr Menon was held to have informed the jury of “jury equity”, invited them to apply it, repeatedly told them the judge could not direct a conviction, and pushed the jury toward Gaza- and Elbit-related material the judge had already ruled inadmissible.3 4 The court’s analysis is that such conduct may amount to deliberate defiance of express rulings, creating a real risk of impeding the administration of justice.5 6 7
That is the legal import, and it should not be softened. The judgment says the speech may have subverted the jury’s role and forced the judge to give further directions to stabilise the trial process.11 12 In plain terms, the court is warning that advocacy can cross the line from forceful defence into contempt if it knowingly ignores rulings the jury has been told to follow.
For activists, the lesson is blunt. The courtroom is not a protest stage, and a political cause does not give counsel a licence to reintroduce excluded arguments through closing speech.11 12 If a judge bars contextual evidence or limits the route to verdict, the lawful response is to challenge that ruling by proper procedure, preserve objections, and build an appealable record — not to bypass the ruling by appealing directly to conscience.
The judgment also sharpens the warning around “jury equity” tactics. The court had already prohibited counsel from inviting the jury to disregard legal directions, juror oaths, or the court’s route to verdict, and had expressly forbidden informing the jury of the principle described as jury equity.10 That means the old instinct to invoke jury conscience can now trigger contempt risk where the judge has clearly marked the boundary.
None of this removes the court’s obligation to weigh fairness, freedom of expression, and the role of defence counsel. The judgment expressly recognises the pressure on advocates and the chilling effect contempt proceedings can have.28 29 30 But that recognition does not neutralise conduct the court considers deliberate non-compliance. The court’s position is that activist defence must still remain lawful advocacy.
The institutional message is sharper still. The court says it must be able to enforce its directions, particularly where further trials are pending and the same issues may recur.32 That makes this judgment about more than one barrister. It is about how the courts will manage protest trials, how tightly they will police advocacy, and how far they will go to stop criminal proceedings becoming a vehicle for importing excluded political argument into the jury box.8 17
Later reporting on the appeal confirms that the central dispute was also procedural jurisdiction, including who should properly have been asked to act first on any contempt referral.14 21 That does not erase the underlying warning: it means the route to contempt matters as much as the allegation itself.
The key lesson is simple: if you want to fight the law, do it by challenging the law, not by disobeying the judge’s rulings in front of the jury. Once a court has ruled a line off-limits, turning that line into the centrepiece of your closing speech may look, to the court, less like fearless advocacy and more like contempt.
What activists should note
- If a judge excludes contextual material, challenge it procedurally and preserve the point for appeal.
- Do not use closing speeches to smuggle back in arguments the court has ruled off-limits.
- Do not invite the jury to apply “jury equity” or conscience-based nullification where the judge has prohibited it.
- Keep political messaging separate from courtroom advocacy.
- Remember that contempt risk can arise even where the courtroom strategy is framed as fearless or morally urgent.
Transcript extracts and findings
Transcript excerptJuSTICE JOHNSON’s findingLines 3–14; 32–59Invited the jury to put aside judicial directions and consider Middle East context; this contradicted pre-trial rulings that such material was inadmissible.9Lines 118–146Suggested the prosecution had accepted defence evidence on excluded points; the judge found this misleading and incompatible with prior rulings.4Lines 166–172Gave an inaccurate account of the court’s answer to a jury question; the judge found the account incompatible with the ruling actually given.4 15Lines 213–245; 239–240; 244–245; 308–309On six occasions told the jury a judge could not direct a conviction; the judge held repetition of this point was an invitation to disregard the legal route to verdict.4 10Lines 246–280; 281–289Informed the jury of “jury equity” and invited them to apply it; the judge had previously directed counsel not to inform the jury of, or invite them to apply, jury equity.3 10 15Lines 68–108; 148–152Suggested the court was protecting Elbit Systems; the judge found this may have been an improper suggestion of partiality amounting to contempt if proved.4 20Footnotes
- Re Rajiv Menon KC, Approved Judgment, Mr Justice Johnson, Royal Courts of Justice, 22 June 2026, para 1. ↩ Link to actual judgment here.
- Ibid., paras 2–4. ↩
- Ibid., paras 3(10) and 4(1)–(2). ↩
- Ibid., paras 4(1)–(7), 18–20, 24–26. ↩
- Ibid., paras 17–19. ↩
- Ibid., paras 18–19. ↩
- Ibid., paras 24–26. ↩
- Ibid., paras 33–36. ↩
- Ibid., paras 3(2)–(6), 4(4), 18–19. ↩
- Ibid., para 3(10) and paras 4(1)–(2), 4(1), 10. ↩
- Ibid., paras 32–36. ↩
- Ibid., paras 28–31. ↩
- Ibid., paras 1, 34–36. ↩
- Later reporting on the appellate history confirms the jurisdictional dispute and the route through the Attorney General or other proper authority. ↩
- Ibid., transcript lines 246–289, Appendix 1. ↩
- Nikula v Finland (2004) 38 EHRR 45, para 49. Open authority. ↩
- Ibid., paras 33–36. ↩
- Ibid., paras 22–25. ↩
- Ibid., paras 18–19, 24–26. ↩
- Ibid., para 20. ↩
- Ibid., para 9. ↩
- Ibid., para 19. ↩
- Ibid., para 19. ↩
- Ibid., paras 22–23. ↩
- Ibid., para 24. ↩
- Ibid., para 25. ↩
- Ibid., para 27. ↩
- Ibid., para 28. ↩
- Ibid., para 29. ↩
- Ibid., para 31. ↩
- Ibid., para 31. ↩
- Ibid., paras 32–36. ↩
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Jury Equity, Contempt Of Court & Lawfare! When Protest Meets the Courtroom; Re Rajiv Menon KC and the Limits of Defence Advocacy!
A contempt referral in a protest trial shows how firmly the courts now police advocacy, jury messaging, and courtroom protest.
Editor’s note: This post is written from both an activist and legal-analytic perspective, but it stays anchored to the judgment and later appellate reporting. The point is not to soften the ruling’s force, but to state it accurately.
Alongside the political headline of prime minister Keir Starmer announcing his resignation, on 22 June 2026 Mr Justice Johnson found that there is a case to answer for contempt arising from Rajiv Menon KC’s closing speech in the “Filton Six” proceedings and referred the matter onward for consideration of whether formal contempt proceedings should be brought.1 That is a serious step. It means the court considered there was enough to move beyond complaint and into possible contempt action, though not yet a final finding of guilt.2 3
The judgment matters because it does not treat the issue as a technical slip. It records that Mr Menon was held to have informed the jury of “jury equity”, invited them to apply it, repeatedly told them the judge could not direct a conviction, and pushed the jury toward Gaza- and Elbit-related material the judge had already ruled inadmissible.3 4 The court’s analysis is that such conduct may amount to deliberate defiance of express rulings, creating a real risk of impeding the administration of justice.5 6 7
That is the legal import, and it should not be softened. The judgment says the speech may have subverted the jury’s role and forced the judge to give further directions to stabilise the trial process.11 12 In plain terms, the court is warning that advocacy can cross the line from forceful defence into contempt if it knowingly ignores rulings the jury has been told to follow.
For activists, the lesson is blunt. The courtroom is not a protest stage, and a political cause does not give counsel a licence to reintroduce excluded arguments through closing speech.11 12 If a judge bars contextual evidence or limits the route to verdict, the lawful response is to challenge that ruling by proper procedure, preserve objections, and build an appealable record — not to bypass the ruling by appealing directly to conscience.
The judgment also sharpens the warning around “jury equity” tactics. The court had already prohibited counsel from inviting the jury to disregard legal directions, juror oaths, or the court’s route to verdict, and had expressly forbidden informing the jury of the principle described as jury equity.10 That means the old instinct to invoke jury conscience can now trigger contempt risk where the judge has clearly marked the boundary.
None of this removes the court’s obligation to weigh fairness, freedom of expression, and the role of defence counsel. The judgment expressly recognises the pressure on advocates and the chilling effect contempt proceedings can have.28 29 30 But that recognition does not neutralise conduct the court considers deliberate non-compliance. The court’s position is that activist defence must still remain lawful advocacy.
The institutional message is sharper still. The court says it must be able to enforce its directions, particularly where further trials are pending and the same issues may recur.32 That makes this judgment about more than one barrister. It is about how the courts will manage protest trials, how tightly they will police advocacy, and how far they will go to stop criminal proceedings becoming a vehicle for importing excluded political argument into the jury box.8 17
Later reporting on the appeal confirms that the central dispute was also procedural jurisdiction, including who should properly have been asked to act first on any contempt referral.14 21 That does not erase the underlying warning: it means the route to contempt matters as much as the allegation itself.
The key lesson is simple: if you want to fight the law, do it by challenging the law, not by disobeying the judge’s rulings in front of the jury. Once a court has ruled a line off-limits, turning that line into the centrepiece of your closing speech may look, to the court, less like fearless advocacy and more like contempt.
What activists should note
- If a judge excludes contextual material, challenge it procedurally and preserve the point for appeal.
- Do not use closing speeches to smuggle back in arguments the court has ruled off-limits.
- Do not invite the jury to apply “jury equity” or conscience-based nullification where the judge has prohibited it.
- Keep political messaging separate from courtroom advocacy.
- Remember that contempt risk can arise even where the courtroom strategy is framed as fearless or morally urgent.
Transcript extracts and findings
Transcript excerptJudge’s findingLines 3–14; 32–59Invited the jury to put aside judicial directions and consider Middle East context; this contradicted pre-trial rulings that such material was inadmissible.9Lines 118–146Suggested the prosecution had accepted defence evidence on excluded points; the judge found this misleading and incompatible with prior rulings.4Lines 166–172Gave an inaccurate account of the court’s answer to a jury question; the judge found the account incompatible with the ruling actually given.4 15Lines 213–245; 239–240; 244–245; 308–309On six occasions told the jury a judge could not direct a conviction; the judge held repetition of this point was an invitation to disregard the legal route to verdict.4 10Lines 246–280; 281–289Informed the jury of “jury equity” and invited them to apply it; the judge had previously directed counsel not to inform the jury of, or invite them to apply, jury equity.3 10 15Lines 68–108; 148–152Suggested the court was protecting Elbit Systems; the judge found this may have been an improper suggestion of partiality amounting to contempt if proved.4 20Footnotes
- Re Rajiv Menon KC, Approved Judgment, Mr Justice Johnson, Royal Courts of Justice, 22 June 2026, para 1. ↩
- Ibid., paras 2–4. ↩
- Ibid., paras 3(10) and 4(1)–(2). ↩
- Ibid., paras 4(1)–(7), 18–20, 24–26. ↩
- Ibid., paras 17–19. ↩
- Ibid., paras 18–19. ↩
- Ibid., paras 24–26. ↩
- Ibid., paras 33–36. ↩
- Ibid., paras 3(2)–(6), 4(4), 18–19. ↩
- Ibid., para 3(10) and paras 4(1)–(2), 4(1), 10. ↩
- Ibid., paras 32–36. ↩
- Ibid., paras 28–31. ↩
- Ibid., paras 1, 34–36. ↩
- Later reporting on the appellate history confirms the jurisdictional dispute and the route through the Attorney General or other proper authority. ↩
- Ibid., transcript lines 246–289, Appendix 1. ↩
- Nikula v Finland (2004) 38 EHRR 45, para 49. Open authority. ↩
- Ibid., paras 33–36. ↩
- Ibid., paras 22–25. ↩
- Ibid., paras 18–19, 24–26. ↩
- Ibid., para 20. ↩
- Ibid., para 9. ↩
- Ibid., para 19. ↩
- Ibid., para 19. ↩
- Ibid., paras 22–23. ↩
- Ibid., para 24. ↩
- Ibid., para 25. ↩
- Ibid., para 27. ↩
- Ibid., para 28. ↩
- Ibid., para 29. ↩
- Ibid., para 31. ↩
- Ibid., para 31. ↩
- Ibid., paras 32–36. ↩
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La luna e il dito. Repressione e lavoro precario: un punto di vista antilavorista
Repressione sociale
I vari decreti sicurezza ormai sono stati quasi tutti beatamente approvati e sono entrati a far parte dell’armamentario punitivo dello Stato: più sgom
https://umanitanova.org/la-luna-e-il-dito-repressione-e-lavoro-precario-un-punto-di-vista-antilavorista/
#2026 #Analisi #Articoli #Culture #DalMondo #DallItalia #numero_20 #lavoro #precariato #repressione #sindacalismo #sindacato #welfare -
https://www.europesays.com/britain/63124/ UK allies ‘stressed’ about Starmer’s future as he returns to world stage at G7 – POLITICO #AndyBurnham #BenJudah #Buildings #Courts #DanBloom #DavidCameron #DavidLammy #Defense #Finance #ForeignPolicy #France #Germany #GordonBrown #Iran #JohnHealey #KeirStarmer #Mayors #Military #pentagon #Rights #RishiSunak #Security #Services #Space #Stability #UK #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Welfare #YvetteCooper
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At the time when the top brass at the #MinistryOfDefense resign, and basically call for defunding #Welfare in favour of #Warfare ... I find this #graffiti seen yesterday near Waterloo quite telling...
#UKpolitics #LabourParty
#JohnHealay #AlCarns #Starmer
#MinustryOfWar
#ArmsLobbyists #Warnongers #PeaceNotWar
#WelfareNotWarfare #PeaceNotWar
#SocialCare #HealthCare #NHS #Education #SuperHeroes
#Waterloo #London #UK -
At the time when the top brass at the #MinistryOfDefense resign, and basically call for defunding #Welfare in favour of #Warfare ... I find this #graffiti seen yesterday near Waterloo quite telling...
#UKpolitics #LabourParty
#JohnHealay #AlCarns #Starmer
#MinustryOfWar
#ArmsLobbyists #Warnongers #PeaceNotWar
#WelfareNotWarfare #PeaceNotWar
#SocialCare #HealthCare #NHS #Education #SuperHeroes
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The cruelty was always the point
https://piefed.social/c/political_memes/p/2133162/the-cruelty-was-always-the-point
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The cruelty was always the point
https://piefed.social/c/political_memes/p/2133162/the-cruelty-was-always-the-point
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Inchiesta per corruzione sul Ponte sullo Stretto, Conte: “Quei 13,5 miliardi vadano a famiglie e sanità”. Opposizioni: “Meloni riferisca in Parlamento”.
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/06/09/ponte-stretto-corruzione-opposizioni-notizie/8413939/
#PonteSulloStretto #StrettoDiMessina #Corruzione #Conte #GiuseppeConte #M5s #Movimento5Stelle #Sanità #Welfare
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Inchiesta per corruzione sul Ponte sullo Stretto, Conte: “Quei 13,5 miliardi vadano a famiglie e sanità”. Opposizioni: “Meloni riferisca in Parlamento”.
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/06/09/ponte-stretto-corruzione-opposizioni-notizie/8413939/
#PonteSulloStretto #StrettoDiMessina #Corruzione #Conte #GiuseppeConte #M5s #Movimento5Stelle #Sanità #Welfare
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Inchiesta per corruzione sul Ponte sullo Stretto, Conte: “Quei 13,5 miliardi vadano a famiglie e sanità”. Opposizioni: “Meloni riferisca in Parlamento”.
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/06/09/ponte-stretto-corruzione-opposizioni-notizie/8413939/
#PonteSulloStretto #StrettoDiMessina #Corruzione #Conte #GiuseppeConte #M5s #Movimento5Stelle #Sanità #Welfare
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Inchiesta per corruzione sul Ponte sullo Stretto, Conte: “Quei 13,5 miliardi vadano a famiglie e sanità”. Opposizioni: “Meloni riferisca in Parlamento”.
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/06/09/ponte-stretto-corruzione-opposizioni-notizie/8413939/
#PonteSulloStretto #StrettoDiMessina #Corruzione #Conte #GiuseppeConte #M5s #Movimento5Stelle #Sanità #Welfare
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Inchiesta per corruzione sul Ponte sullo Stretto, Conte: “Quei 13,5 miliardi vadano a famiglie e sanità”. Opposizioni: “Meloni riferisca in Parlamento”.
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/06/09/ponte-stretto-corruzione-opposizioni-notizie/8413939/
#PonteSulloStretto #StrettoDiMessina #Corruzione #Conte #GiuseppeConte #M5s #Movimento5Stelle #Sanità #Welfare
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Podcast Episode: The Most Important Lesson from Mutualism: Save Now
In the late 19th century, when workers in northern Chile arrived to work in the nitrate fields, there were no pension funds, no public health insurance, and no unemployment benefits. They had something more fragile yet more powerful: organized solidarity. It was called mutualism.
What Mutualism Was
Mutual aid societies and workers’ associations were nonprofit organizations created by workers for workers. They emerged to cover needs the State at the time did not address: healthcare, death benefits, education, housing, and a basic pension. Their financing mechanism was straightforward: each member paid a monthly fee. Those funds went into a common pool used to support members in need.
At its peak, between 1891 and 1924, the mutualist movement was the most important social organization in Chile. It paved the way for trade unions, political parties, and the social legislation that governs labor today.
The Paradox of Decline
The irony of mutualism is that the very social laws it helped advance eventually made mutual aid societies less essential. As the State assumed responsibility for healthcare, pensions, and labor protection, mutuals lost their core purpose.
Today, 223 mutual aid societies operate in Chile with approximately 40,000 members. Their benefits are largely limited to death allowances and burial space. The giant that helped build modern Chile now lies dormant.
The Enduring Lesson
One lesson from mutualism has not aged: no one is coming to rescue you. Not then, not now. Mutualists understood this 130 years ago and built their own social security, contribution by contribution. They did not wait for the State or employers to act; they took action.
Today the context is different, but the principle remains. We live in a world of uncertainty, with inadequate pensions, rising healthcare costs, and persistent job instability. The collective response of mutualism is no longer available in the same way. The individual response of saving is.
Saving as an Act of Freedom
Saving is not for the wealthy. It is for anyone who understands that the future is built through present decisions. The power of compound interest—where saved money earns returns that generate further returns—works exactly the same with five thousand Chilean pesos as with five million. The only determining variable is time.
The question you should ask today is not whether you can save, but how much you can start saving now. Because the best time to start was ten years ago. The second-best time is today.
Tu voto:
#autonomy #Chile #community #compound #discipline #education #finance #foresight #freedom #future #history #interest #labor #life #longterm #mentalHealth #mutualism #Nitrate #organization #pensions #podcast #politics #protection #responsibility #savings #security #solidarity #welfare #workers -
Podcast Episode: The Most Important Lesson from Mutualism: Save Now
In the late 19th century, when workers in northern Chile arrived to work in the nitrate fields, there were no pension funds, no public health insurance, and no unemployment benefits. They had something more fragile yet more powerful: organized solidarity. It was called mutualism.
What Mutualism Was
Mutual aid societies and workers’ associations were nonprofit organizations created by workers for workers. They emerged to cover needs the State at the time did not address: healthcare, death benefits, education, housing, and a basic pension. Their financing mechanism was straightforward: each member paid a monthly fee. Those funds went into a common pool used to support members in need.
At its peak, between 1891 and 1924, the mutualist movement was the most important social organization in Chile. It paved the way for trade unions, political parties, and the social legislation that governs labor today.
The Paradox of Decline
The irony of mutualism is that the very social laws it helped advance eventually made mutual aid societies less essential. As the State assumed responsibility for healthcare, pensions, and labor protection, mutuals lost their core purpose.
Today, 223 mutual aid societies operate in Chile with approximately 40,000 members. Their benefits are largely limited to death allowances and burial space. The giant that helped build modern Chile now lies dormant.
The Enduring Lesson
One lesson from mutualism has not aged: no one is coming to rescue you. Not then, not now. Mutualists understood this 130 years ago and built their own social security, contribution by contribution. They did not wait for the State or employers to act; they took action.
Today the context is different, but the principle remains. We live in a world of uncertainty, with inadequate pensions, rising healthcare costs, and persistent job instability. The collective response of mutualism is no longer available in the same way. The individual response of saving is.
Saving as an Act of Freedom
Saving is not for the wealthy. It is for anyone who understands that the future is built through present decisions. The power of compound interest—where saved money earns returns that generate further returns—works exactly the same with five thousand Chilean pesos as with five million. The only determining variable is time.
The question you should ask today is not whether you can save, but how much you can start saving now. Because the best time to start was ten years ago. The second-best time is today.
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"All this talk about ‘difficult’ cuts, yet the largest part of Britain’s welfare bill is never mentioned. Why?"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/21/politicians-hard-choices-welfare-bill-pensions
"Pensioners vote and young people don’t, so the truism goes. That’s no longer any reason to avoid dealing with the triple lock"
#UK #ukpol #politics #pension #pensions #welfare #benefits #Austerity
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NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/15/budget-ndis-cuts-funding-gap-changes-strict-criteria #Disability #AustralianPolitics #MarkButler #AustraliaNews #AnthonyAlbanese #LaborParty #Welfare #Health #NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme #AustralianBudget2026
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NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/15/budget-ndis-cuts-funding-gap-changes-strict-criteria #Disability #AustralianPolitics #MarkButler #AustraliaNews #AnthonyAlbanese #LaborParty #Welfare #Health #NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme #AustralianBudget2026
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Billions for the murder of innocents abroad, but not one cent for the defense of democracy (nor basic human dignity at home)
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Billions for the murder of innocents abroad, but not one cent for the defense of democracy (nor basic human dignity at home)
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https://www.kpopnsfw.com/256450/260507-ansunganimalcare-instagram-update-twices-jeongyeon-jihyo-and-actress-gong-seungyeon-donate-signed-handmade-charity-t-shirts-for-animal-welfare-fundraiser-in-seoul-%f0%9f%92%9a/ 260507 ansunganimalcare Instagram Update – TWICE’s Jeongyeon & Jihyo and actress Gong Seungyeon donate signed handmade charity T-shirts for animal welfare fundraiser in Seoul 💚 #Actress #amp #Animal #ansunganimalcare #charity #donate #fundraiser #Gong #Handmade #instagram #jeongyeon #jihyo #Seoul #Seungyeon #Signed #Tshirts #Twice #TWICEs #update #welfare
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🧑🏫 If you are at the #Population Association of #America #PAA conference in #StLouis today, find out about CPC-CG members' research in these presentations 👇
08:30 - Who receives #housing #support from #parents or #relatives in the #UK?
08:30 | Rooms 220 - 22710:30 -#Welfare reforms and the crowding-in of #parental #coresidence in #GreatBritain
10:30 | Rooms 220 - 227#demography #socialscience #welfarereforms #housingsupport #family #families #boomerang
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‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/23/apprenticeship-penalty-poorer-uk-families-benefits-young-people-quit-training #Apprenticeships #ChildBenefits #UniversalCredit #Benefits #Poverty #SocialExclusion #Welfare #Education #Society #Politics #UkNews
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‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/23/apprenticeship-penalty-poorer-uk-families-benefits-young-people-quit-training #Apprenticeships #ChildBenefits #UniversalCredit #Benefits #Poverty #SocialExclusion #Welfare #Education #Society #Politics #UkNews
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How the American right managed to convince itself that the programs to alleviate poverty are responsible for the consequences of poverty will someday be studied as a notorious mass illusion. In the meantime, real children — kids who get earaches and like Big Bird and are crabby when they aren’t fed and whose eyes widen in wonder when they meet Santa Claus — will pay the price for this pernicious folly.
Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1995-12-24), “Look to the Children of the Poor in This Season of Budget-Slashing,” Fort Worth Star-TelegramMore about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/83595/
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