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Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) @smkcampaigners.bsky.social · 1d

Want to up your digital campaigning game? Sign up for the 16th Oct workshop, facilitated by More Onion's Jess Day. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/digital-campaigning/

#campaigntraining

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 1d

The deadline to submit evidence to inform what action the Government should take to put an end to unpaid internships is this Thursday ⤵️

The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · Jul 17

🚨 Call for evidence on banning unpaid internships 🚨

Today, the Department for Business and Trade has announced a new call for evidence to inform what action the Government should take to put an end to unpaid internships!

This a very positive announcement ⤵️

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, steps like a goose etc.

www.ft.com/content/cfda... #cpc25

Robert Jenrick says UK ministers should have power to pick judges

Shadow justice secretary widely seen as favourite to challenge Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

www.ft.com

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 1d

"Why do you hate capitalism / America / freedom etc"

BTW, teens are themselves more positive on an under-16s social media ban than you might imagine (37% against, 35% for, see 11th June here: www.survation.com/archive/http...)

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 1d

Strongly popular with parents, too.

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 2d

Why would anyone vote for a Reform tribute act, when they could vote for Reform?
#CPC25

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British Future @britishfuture.bsky.social · 2d

How do those working for fairness and inclusion in the workplace differentiate hostile backlash from legitimate critique and challenge?
If you’re at @conservatives.bsky.social party conference today, join us to discuss (Midland Hotel, Trafford, 6pm)
#CPC25 [1/3]

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 3d

"play a critical role in ensuring #refugees supported by Breaking Barriers access meaningful opportunities... lead employer outreach and partnership building" 👀

Dr Penny Rabiger @pennyrabiger.bsky.social · 3d

Employer Engagement Manager
Breaking Barriers | Birmingham,
Manchester, London #Edujobs #EduSky

www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/breakin...

Employer Engagement Manager | Breaking Barriers | CharityJob

Apply now for Employer Engagement Manager. , £39,000 – £42,000 (London) and £38,000 - £41,000 (outside of London), find a career with meaning today

www.charityjob.co.uk

Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 3d

'Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme the move was not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions"... This will include powers to ban protests outright, the government said'.

Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 3d

As ever, it never seems to occur to the government that protest - of all kinds - can act as a safety valve for public anger, rather than a sign the protestor means to do something violent.

Police to get broader powers to restrict repeated protests www.bbc.com/news/article...

Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests

Officers will be able to tell organisers to move demonstrations if protests have caused "repeated disorder".

www.bbc.com

Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 4d

Employee sacked because they needed 8 hrs sleep a night & wouldn't work past midnight.
www.ft.com/content/550b... #HR

Centerview Partners to face trial over junior banker’s long hours

Fired analyst Kathryn Shiber said elite boutique should have accommodated her need for sleep over mood disorder

www.ft.com

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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 5d

But the Green Party have one clear advantage over Your Party - while voters split on whether they see them as a serious party (38-39) that is far higher than for Your Party 16-50 and Your Party's splits have created a bigger opening for the Greens.

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John Peters @johnthejack.bsky.social · 5d

Letter from @enversol.bsky.social in Times today

Text:

Golden ticket claim
Sir, Further to your report “Starmer promises to end asylum seekers’ golden ticket to UK” (Oct 2), to people who have been persecuted, tortured or seen family members killed in brutal wars or by despots, asylum is a lifeline. Talk of them having a golden ticket risks overlooking this fundamental reality and promoting the corrosive myth that the UK gets more refugees than other countries in Europe or the wider world. Ninety per cent of refugee family reunion visas go to women and children. Further restrictions on these visas would risk closing one of the few safe and legal routes to the UK for women and children who need protection. This would be good, if not golden, news for the people smugglers.
Enver Solomon
CEO, Refugee Council

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 7d

Across the UK, people are organising to hold Reform UK to account and push back against their hate.

Get involved 👇

secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/157246/...

Reform UK is on the rise — Join the local fightback

Reform UK is pushing hate and division, but thousands of people are already fighting back. From local action to challenging hate online, and building strong, united, communities, supporters like you a...

secure.hopenothate.org.uk

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Miranda Green @greenmirandahere.bsky.social · 7d

REMINDER: FT Schools provides free access to FT.com for 16-19 year olds and their teachers at schools around the world. More than 73,000 students in 132 countries are already reading us through the programme professional.ft.com/en-gb/servic...

professional.ft.com

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 8d

Are you the only person from a background like yours in your organisation? You might not be as alone as you think…

www.linkedin.com/posts/duncan... #charities

#charities #ngos | Duncan Exley

Are you the only person from a background like yours in your organisation? You might not be as alone as you think… When a number of new pieces of research & analysis were released in the last few wee...

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 9d

If we want to solve the housing crisis without trashing nature, consider that our current housing stock would fit, twice over, in the space currently taken up by golf courses, which are a sustainability nightmare.
#Lab25

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 12d

“exploration of the gaps between the values & policy preferences of politicians & the public provides a clear & evidence-based framework for understanding the seismic political shifts we’ve been living through in recent years” (@jburnmurdoch.ft.com on Laurenz Guenther’s insights).

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12d

Did the political establishment pave the way for Trump and Farage? on.ft.com/4pIrR7X | opinion

Did the political establishment pave the way for Trump and Farage?

New research suggests mainstream politicians created an opening for the populist right

on.ft.com

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 15d

Want to push back against the increasingly emboldened racism in our streets, politics & media but don’t know how to do so effectively? To send a message to those who feel threatened that ‘you’re one of us, we’ve got your back’?

@hopenothate.org.uk have your back:

www.linkedin.com/posts/duncan...

Biggest record of hope against hate | Duncan Exley

Want to push back against the increasingly emboldened racism in our streets, politics & media but don’t know how to do so effectively? Want to send a message to those who feel threatened that ‘you bel...

www.linkedin.com

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 16d

How people at the sharp end of social & economic issues struggle to find jobs – or a hearing – in #charities dealing with those issues: Analysis & data just released..
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#charities #charities | Duncan Exley

How people at the sharp end of social & economic issues struggle to find jobs – or a hearing – in #charities dealing with those issues: Analysis & data just released... The underrepresentation of peo...

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 17d

“sections of the working class can be drawn to the far right not because they are hardcore racists but because most of the old political outlets for their discontent have eroded [&] inability of the left to speak to working-class grievances” (@kenanmalik.bsky.social)

Kenan Malik @kenanmalik.bsky.social · 17d

“A demonstration of the toxic melding of the inchoateness of popular discontent, the inability of the left to speak to working-class grievances and the venomous malevolence of the far right that shapes so much of politics.” My ‪@theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...

‘No one listens to us’: the working-class despair fuellin...

Under the racist chants at last week’s rally lies a deep sense of political betrayal

observer.co.uk

Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 19d

“Staff from working class backgrounds continue to be underrepresented in the charity sector, & the real living wage helps to ensure no one has to turn down a job because they don’t have access to savings or financial help from family”
#charities #dei

Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 20d

One in eight charity jobs pay below real living wage,
@livingwageuk.bsky.social analysis finds

One in eight charity jobs pay below real living wage, analysis finds

www.civilsociety.co.uk

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Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 20d

"companies with robust EDI strategies are 120% more likely to reach their financial goals.. When organisations fail to support neurodivergent staff, they... erode their own missions.
Actions for neuroinclusion... boost performance & protect wellbeing for all".
#Charities #DEI #Neuroinclusion

Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 20d

Neurodivergent project manager Carrick Brown discusses how charities can better support their staff and volunteers based on his own experiences

Carrick Brown: Failing neurodivergent charity staff drains potential and purpose

Neurodivergent project manager Carrick Brown discusses how charities can better support their staff and volunteers based on his own experiences…

www.civilsociety.co.uk

Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 20d

See also this report by @eyfoundation.bsky.social on how to give the charity sector access to a wider talent pool & increase representation of people from ordinary backgrounds.
www.eyfoundation.com/en_uk/news/e...

www.eyfoundation.com

Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 20d

See also this report by @eyfoundation.bsky.social on how to give the charity sector access to a wider talent pool & increase representation of people from ordinary backgrounds.
www.eyfoundation.com/en_uk/news/e...

EY Foundation charity sector report

Action needed to increase representation of low-income backgrounds in the charity sector

www.eyfoundation.com

Duncan Exley @duncanexley.bsky.social · 20d

“Charity & think tank leaders have the power to advocate for a broad range of groups [but] Without action, the risk is that the voices of working-class people remain unrepresented in the rooms where their lives & futures are discussed” @carlcullinane.bsky.social / @suttontrust.bsky.social #charities

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