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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 36m

One-in-ten adults on low-to-middle incomes are now carers.

This has widened the gap between lower and higher income families when it comes to caring responsibilities.

Chart showing proportion of working-age adults who are caring for a sick, disabled or elderly person for at least five hours a week, by income group: UK
The chart shows that throughout the 2000s and 2010s, adults in low-to-middle income families were consistently more likely to provide care for at least five hours a week than those on higher incomes, with rates hovering around 8 per cent and 6 per cent respectively. (This can include caring for someone in the same household or a different household, and the person being cared for can be any age, including disabled children and pensioners). Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, caring rates among
low-to-middle income families have increased further, widening the gap; by 2023-24, one-in-ten (10 per cent) low-to-middle income adults had caring responsibilities.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 35m

A rather lovely carved wooden bench in amongst the autumn leaves in Victoria Park in the west of Glasgow.

#glasgow #autumn #victoriapark #streetart #fish #sculpture #woodcarving

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 7h

To all you patriots (and UK authorities)

Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?

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Bruce Mason (Deleriad) @deleriad.bsky.social · 5h

I have a question. How are we supposed to get to this venue by bicycle? As far as I can tell, the only way to cross the bypass from Edinburgh is on the unlit canal path at night. This includes two very narrow sections under bridges. Also, no sign of cycle parking at the venue.

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SueD @0drat.bsky.social · 6d

The usual story of the "UK" being used to hide an actual reduction in deaths of homeless people in Scotland

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 1d

What you won’t see on the BBC:

Scotland:

Drug Deaths ↓13%
Alcohol Deaths ↓7%
Knife Homicides no increase/decrease
Homelessness Deaths ↓18%

England:

Drug Deaths ↑11%
Alcohol Deaths ↑7%
Knife Homicides in 2023/24 ↑8%
Homelessness Deaths ↑ 16%

(@pjwoodside)

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Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · 22h

John Swinney says Scottish government will sponsor visas for foreign care workers reports @severincarrell.bsky.social

First minister tells SNP conference older people should not ‘pay the price for Westminster’s prejudice’ over immigration

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Swinney says Scottish government will sponsor visas for foreign care workers

First minister tells SNP conference older people should not ‘pay the price for Westminster’s prejudice’ over immigration

www.theguardian.com

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 22h

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 1d

Private school VAT raid ‘did not drive pupils to state sector’

Local councils reject claims by the Scottish Council of Independent Schools that Labour’s policy has added to burden on taxpayers

Private school VAT raid ‘did not drive pupils to state sector’

www.thetimes.com

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Madi; fighting myself to stay alive 🇵🇸 @madi-faith.bsky.social · 4d

; Celebrity Traitors plot twist;

if/when Charlotte Church is banished/murdered drops the accent and reveals that she isn't Welsh! 🙃

#CelebrityTraitors #Traitors

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 5d

How to feel old….My daughter knows the people on the celebrity traitors depending on if they have read a CBeebies bedtime story …so far she’s rooting for Celia Imrie and Mark Bonnar accordingly …. #traitors

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 2d

I can't remember the last TV show that bought me as much joy as Celebrity Traitors

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kmc @kimberconvery.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t always like or tolerate reality tv but I’m loving Traitors UK so much
Those brits are such charming nice people

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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 2d

That sounds lovely!

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Vegan Tipples @vegantipples.bsky.social · 2d

Man Meets Mountain is an outstanding Malbec - great to pair with hearty dishes such as vegan soups & stews: “Celebrating those conquering nature’s challenges. A harmonious Malbec packed with blueberry, blackcurrant & plum. A complex & delicious finish.” £11.99

www.vegantipples.co.uk/item/2248/Th...

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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 2d

Worth noting that Labour deputy leadership candidate Bridget Phillipson has been handed £60,000 by the Israel lobby, and that pro-Israel former hedge fund manager Stuart Roden has donated £80,000 supporting the office costs of Phillipson and Lisa Nandy? #bbclaurak

Israel lobby funded half of Keir Starmer’s cabinet

Exclusive: Labour’s top team has accepted hundreds of thousands of pounds from pro-Israel funders.

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Stefan Siebert @stefansiebert.bsky.social · 2d

Agree, and I think that is a major problem as some in Labour/govt actually seem to think the responses on X reflect public opinion! So their policies shift to align and “lobby” to that audience, leading to a vicious cycle.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 2d

Can't resist.

How do you approach an angry Reform UK leader in Wales?

Caerphilly!

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3d

World has reached a ‘critical turning point’ in switch to renewable energy www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

World has reached a ‘critical turning point’ in switch to renewable energy

Solar and wind power outpaced the growth in worldwide electricity demand

www.independent.co.uk

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 3d

I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.

Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.

Choose sanity. Vote Binface.

(Photo dated 9th October 2025)

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d

Former PM Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office.

Secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture,
Used senior contacts in the Saudi govt to pitch for a consultancy firm.

Lust for private wealth is the main cause of UK decline.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 3d

I would recommend it!

Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 3d

Just seen Riverdance, the 30th Anniversary show tonight, at the Playhouse in Edinburgh!

An awesome show… brilliantly performed.

#TheatreSky

The Global Shorelines project @comshorelines.bsky.social · 4d

So the Riverdance 30th Anniversary show has all the original sections and excitement of the original. Well worth catching, if you are able to. Brought back great memories, as a cousin of mine sang in the original show.

#Riverdance #Ireland #Dancing #ConnexinHull

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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

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