Fraser Bell
@embeddedfraser.bsky.social
The Research and Analysis Manager at the Centre for Thriving Places (CTP)
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We’re angry - you should be too.
If you've had to pay a fortune to put loved ones through care. You have a SEND child whose needs are not met. Or you went through the care system as a kid.
You would not expect money for the services designed to help, to be ripped away as profit. ⛴️🏝️⛴️ 🏝️⛴️🏝️⛴️ 🏝️
If you've had to pay a fortune to put loved ones through care. You have a SEND child whose needs are not met. Or you went through the care system as a kid.
You would not expect money for the services designed to help, to be ripped away as profit. ⛴️🏝️⛴️ 🏝️⛴️🏝️⛴️ 🏝️
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We’re angry - you should be too.
If you've had to pay a fortune to put loved ones through care. You have a SEND child whose needs are not met. Or you went through the care system as a kid.
You would not expect money for the services designed to help, to be ripped away as profit. ⛴️🏝️⛴️ 🏝️⛴️🏝️⛴️ 🏝️
If you've had to pay a fortune to put loved ones through care. You have a SEND child whose needs are not met. Or you went through the care system as a kid.
You would not expect money for the services designed to help, to be ripped away as profit. ⛴️🏝️⛴️ 🏝️⛴️🏝️⛴️ 🏝️
Reposted by Fraser Bell
That in the #NorthEast, £94m has been made in profit from social and children's care over 3 years. Of which over a third (£34.5m) has been made by providers owned by private equity orgs, companies based in tax havens, or by orgs that fall into both brackets.
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
That in the #NorthEast, £94m has been made in profit from social and children's care over 3 years. Of which over a third (£34.5m) has been made by providers owned by private equity orgs, companies based in tax havens, or by orgs that fall into both brackets.
Reposted by Fraser Bell
What news editors and politicians think people want: "Just tell them they'll get a tram somewhere in their city if they're nice."
What people really want: "SHOW ME THE FULL GPS ROUTE PLAN COMPLETE WITH LINKS TO THE WIKIPEDIA PAGES OF THE DISUSED RAILWAY LINES THAT COULD COME BACK INTO USE."
What people really want: "SHOW ME THE FULL GPS ROUTE PLAN COMPLETE WITH LINKS TO THE WIKIPEDIA PAGES OF THE DISUSED RAILWAY LINES THAT COULD COME BACK INTO USE."
June 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
What news editors and politicians think people want: "Just tell them they'll get a tram somewhere in their city if they're nice."
What people really want: "SHOW ME THE FULL GPS ROUTE PLAN COMPLETE WITH LINKS TO THE WIKIPEDIA PAGES OF THE DISUSED RAILWAY LINES THAT COULD COME BACK INTO USE."
What people really want: "SHOW ME THE FULL GPS ROUTE PLAN COMPLETE WITH LINKS TO THE WIKIPEDIA PAGES OF THE DISUSED RAILWAY LINES THAT COULD COME BACK INTO USE."
If it's any help don't bother with the Manchester Metrolink extension to Stockport, it doesn't exist!
June 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
If it's any help don't bother with the Manchester Metrolink extension to Stockport, it doesn't exist!