Media attention is rightly focused on Southend and the 400 job losses: those are the big headlines, and that's what's been confirmed in writing. But the VC isn't sharing shocking details like this publicly.

We only know about Pathways because a colleague pressed her on it at an all-staff meeting.

following this thread with interest, thanks all for this discussion!

oh so precious. she unpretzel for kisses

no wonder he looks so exquisite and soft. kissed to perfection

no actually i take it back i want to kiss left hand one on forehead diamond

omg their lovely faces. i would kiss the left hand one between their ears and the right hand one on their tiny little nose splodge

NOOOOOO

so gracious <3

she is kissing u <3

my Sam is a hippocat too and I love it

(both gorgeous but omg i love a wide stanced hippo cat <3 )

both!!

kiss the dog instead maybe

deVOUR

lol. in due course I suppose bum trim is a kind of kiss

oh ELMA! one hundred kisses for Elma

kiss dog (twice)

you can kiss his head

:(