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This short article from The Detail is a really succinct outline of why it's completely unacceptable that child poverty was NOT mentioned in the PfG. Relative child poverty is up 6% and the last strategy had ZERO funding attributed to it.

A brilliant symposium BPS Developmental conference on the impact of socioeconomic circumstances on #childdev This is so imp work. Couldn’t stop thinking of Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick during Nesta presentation on impacts of 2 child policy. Dr Emma Blakey well done on org. #bpsdev2024

Happy Birthday ⁦BBC Northern Ireland⁩ - you have kept me informed, entertained and have infuriated me over the years. Here’s to the next century. 🎂🎉🎈 BBC celebrates 100 years in Northern Ireland - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

So while I was waiting on the case being heard, this is a small snapshop of what was before the magistrate this morning: A man charged with slashing a woman across the forehead with a bottle aggravated by domestic abuse. A man charged with assault and coercive control of his ex

An abridged version of “Hamlet, a love story” will be broadcast BBC Radio 4 at 3.30pm, read by the wonderful Lisa Dwyer Hogg. Abridgement is such a skill, kudos to Katrin Williams. The story in its entirety is in the #BBCNSSA anthology, out now Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Looking forward to this! Huge thanks to Brian Pelan and Goretti for putting so much into organising it and to VIEWdigital for interview in advance! Policy Press Ginny Mills Danny Dorling News Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick Please spread the work to Northern Irish folks! austeritybitesuk10yearson.com

Monday 30th September!

Really great to hear the Health Minister's commitment to NHS Healthy Start Scheme in NI considering that NI has the lowest awareness levels of this important support Along with atlas we produced a local video to raise awareness of #HealthyStart youtube.com/watch?v=_1AyWO…

Danny Dorling News is right. It’s the best off we need to convince. Georgia Banjo is right. More socio-economic diversity in the media would help tell better stories about the impact of living with the highest level of inequality in Europe. Fairness Foundation The Equality Trust Policy Press

Another disturbing account of more failures into the crimes against women by Jonathan Creswell. After this case closed there would be no reports noted on police files and he would go on later to kill Katie Simpson, with no arrest until 6 months later. armaghi.com/news/armagh-ne…

This is a good start. NI data currently shows that just over half of those entitled are claiming Healthy Start. NI can also make the payments more generous and widen the eligibility criteria. Like everything in NI, we need action. #NHShealthystart

Congrats PPR & Town & Country Planning Association on packed central London mtg. last night on community plans to put housing & employment on the Belfast Mackies site. Scandalously this 20 hectare, largely publicly owned site, has lain unused for 25 yrs while homelessness rises. Change is coming.

Great to see a room filled with planners, architects, funders & people in the building/construction world all interested & committed to helping move the project on.

Did I hear the news right? A 71% decrease in the butterfly population?

Please sign this. It literally takes 10 seconds. There is an 8,000 target, and they aren't even a quarter of the way there #NatureCrisis

We normalize so many things in Northern Ireland that are sinister beyond belief

Looking forward to this conversation! All very welcome, registration link below.