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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 1h

Bear Grylls puts focus on hidden homelessness in new short film: 'We can break the stigma'
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Bear Grylls: 'We can break the stigma of hidden homelessness'

Adventurer Bear Grylls turned actor for a new short film highlighting hidden homelessness, featuring Big Issue.

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 3h

New film celebrates 10 years since ‘moment in time’ victory over care charges in London borough
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New film celebrates 10 years since ‘moment in time’ victory over care charges in London borough

A new film released to celebrate 10 years since activists won a campaign to stop their local council charging for care shows how disabled people can achieve important victories by taking collective…

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 6h

The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain
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Hidden homelessness is unseen, hard to define and even more difficult to measure
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The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain

We can all see rough sleepers on our streets, but a much higher number of people are experiencing homelessness out of view.

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 9h

Nobel committee chair roasts Trump: ‘We only give the award to people of courage and integrity’
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Nobel committee chair roasts Trump: ‘We only give the award to people of courage and integrity’

When Nobel Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes was asked why Trump wasn’t given the award, he suggested Trump wasn’t worthy.

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 9h

Have you seen this @marisharay.bsky.social @mentalhealthfdn.bsky.social

Olly Glover, MP 🔶 @ollyglover.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks World Mental Health Day - an important day to remember that our mental health is just as vital as our physical health.

It's essential that we keep working to protect and improve mental health services for everyone, such as reducing long wait times to be seen.

Lib Dems World Mental Health Day poster with girl on the right

aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 11h

Coach firm to pay thousands to accessible transport activist after driver lied that he threatened violence
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Coach firm to pay thousands to accessible transport activist after driver lied that he threatened violence

A coach operator that passed on defamatory lies about a well-known disabled activist who exposed the inaccessibility of one of its coaches will have to pay him substantial damages, and make a humil…

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 1d

High Court steps in to delay Labour council’s controversial privatisation of dementia care home
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High Court steps in to delay Labour council's controversial privatisation of dementia care home

Kirklees families band together to protest against privatisation of two local care homes, urge council to adopt non-profit model

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 1d

Access to Work dossier of evidence shows ‘real harm’ and job losses caused by DWP cuts and failings
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Access to Work dossier of evidence shows ‘real harm’ and job losses caused by DWP cuts and failings

The Access to Work scheme is failing Deaf and disabled people, and its “decline” in the last two years has caused them “real harm”, with some support packages cut by 80 per cent, according to a det…

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 1d

Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone
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TODAY is World Mental Health Day. It’s a reminder of the importance of good mental health and the need to prioritise and invest in it
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World Mental Health Day 2025

World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10 October. The theme is set by the World Federation of Mental Health.

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 1d

Digital ID cards will put the UK on a dangerous path – just ask India
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Digital ID will put UK on a dangerous path – just ask India

I spent years reporting on digital IDs like the Brit Card. This is what I found

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 1d

Government ‘has lost its way’ on accessible housing, after new towns report ignores disabled people
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Government ‘has lost its way’ on accessible housing, after new towns report ignores disabled people

The government has been accused of losing its way on accessible housing, after refusing to explain why a report by its “taskforce” on delivering a series of new towns across England does not includ…

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 2d

DWP just admitted it will now be spying on claimants in Jobcentres as well
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DWP just admitted it will now be spying on claimants in Jobcentres as well

DWP security have used body-worn cameras for ages - but it has only just put a formal policy in place saying it can use the footage

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 2d

Mental health procurement found to have major issues
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MSE ICB had awarded a large mental health services contract to a company that was on the brink of possibly not existing by the time the contract was due to start in August 2025
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Mental health procurement found to have major issues - The Lowdown

Major issues have come to light around the procurement process for a new mental health service in Mid and South Essex. A report from the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel (IPCPP) found…

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 2d

DWP job coaches will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
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"It really worries me that people will avoid medical help as they won't feel safe if this happens."
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DWP job coaches could be coming to a GP surgery near you

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced plans for job coaches to be placed in GP surgeries.

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 2d

A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk... @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers

Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 2d

NHS trust’s facilities staff vote to strike over pay discrimination claim
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Union accuses hospital group of ‘institutional racism’ as cleaners and porters get lower pay than colleagues
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NHS trust’s facilities staff vote to strike over pay discrimination claim

Union accuses hospital group of ‘institutional racism’ as cleaners and porters get lower pay than colleagues

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 2d

Ladbrokes loses appeal in disability discrimination case
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Failure to allow a disabled worker additional hours that were given to her more “flexible” non-disabled colleague was direct disability discrimination
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Ladbrokes loses appeal in disability discrimination case

A disabled employee was denied overtime while a non-disabled employee was not — leading to a finding of disability discrimi

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 3d

Social care: Fair Pay Agreement ‘potentially seismic’ change for carers, say GMB
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"If we get it right, FPAs are a potentially seismic change in the care sector" @gmb.org.uk
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Verifying connection

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 3d

Stretched job centre work coaches say they are struggling to find employers who can accommodate disabled people and get them into work
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"It feels like you are fighting with one arm behind your back"
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Stretched job centre staff struggling to get disabled people into work

The government wants work coaches to provide personalised support, but some have caseloads of up to 200 people.

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 3d

Why are Black women still fighting for respect?
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Labour market inequalities mean Black women are more likely to be in insecure, low-paid roles, with fewer protections or safe avenues for reporting abuse
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It’s 2025. Why are Black women still fighting for respect?

Despite having a 38 year career as a public servant, Diane continues to be subjected to horrific levels of misogynoir which comes as threats of sexual assault, rape and murder. This is a stark…

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 3d

Revealed: Thousands of rogue bosses have failed to pay tribunal awards
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Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards

The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 3d

Politics isn't working. It's time to end the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes
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First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system

It only takes 30 seconds

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 3d

The UK’s insecure work crisis is deepening, with 4 million people now trapped in jobs that deny them stability, dignity, and fundamental rights
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The experience of insecure work

The UK’s insecure work crisis is deepening, with 4 million people now trapped in jobs that deny them stability, dignity, and fundamental rights. One in eight workers face precarious…

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 4d

Labour ignores disabled people and accessible housing crisis – again – as it announces plans for new towns
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Labour ignores disabled people and accessible housing crisis – again – as it announces plans for new towns

Labour has again ignored disabled people when making a major housing announcement, after revealing plans for a “new generation of new towns” but refusing to explain how it will ensure they are desi…

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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 4d

It starts with Palestine protests. Where will the crackdown on Britain’s democratic freedoms end?
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In making dissent a privilege, not a right, Labour is crafting a repressive toolkit.
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It starts with Palestine protests. But where will the crackdown on Britain’s democratic freedoms end? | Owen Jones

In making dissent a privilege, not a right, Labour is crafting a repressive toolkit. Imagine it in the hands of a Farage government, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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