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Hi Stuart. I was actually going to message you privately as I’ve had a LOT of messages in the last 24 hours, and many from colleagues and former colleagues of

Hello! I’m in a cross-party Govt commission this afternoon about the future of the welfare system (and redesigning it so it works for everyone) post-C19 and I’ve written my notes

Oh also, fuck off using select pieces of my work to try to ‘prove’ it’s possible to eat on a budget. Don’t share the recipes without sharing the very real

I see a load of sentient hams on here think they can do my job today, cobbling together and costing an omelette. Pity they left out the price of rent,

That intersection between ADHD and autism where you can’t just put away a few things that are mildly untidy in the house, you have to take everything else OUT, make

Smartprice 23p baked beans have vanished from the store, there’s not even a Shelf Edge Label for them any more which implies they may be gone gone. I found a

OH! Before I write a single word I am OFF TO THE SUPERMARKET with my £20!! I usually do two trips - I can’t carry everything home in one go

I have an entire lever arch file of notes on people who died after being sanctioned or denied benefits; I knew this was going to be difficult bt JFC someone

Parents of children going into Y6, talk to me about where you're at with 11+. My son is bright but also highly strung, hard on himself re perceived failure, struggles

One of the worst things about being single is when you fancy a massive piece of nutty creamy carrot cake or crisply glazed lemon drizzle but you can’t be arsed

Okay finally for tonight's Twitter picnic, we've got cake and sandwiches, so what's your fave savoury portable snack? I'm going to kick off with a homemade haggis-encased scotch egg, orange

The last time the UK went into recession, the books were 'balanced*' on the shoulders of the poorest, the most vulnerable, the elderly, childrens centres, people with disabilities, women's refuges.