Harley White
@harley314.bsky.social
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Worrying long term hidden fiscal drag
The family income threshold at which English students maintenance loans start to get reduced is just £25,000/yr.
It has been this level since the 2008/2009 academic year. We have had 64% (CPI) inflation since then. So it's been slashed hugely in real terms
The family income threshold at which English students maintenance loans start to get reduced is just £25,000/yr.
It has been this level since the 2008/2009 academic year. We have had 64% (CPI) inflation since then. So it's been slashed hugely in real terms
September 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Worrying long term hidden fiscal drag
The family income threshold at which English students maintenance loans start to get reduced is just £25,000/yr.
It has been this level since the 2008/2009 academic year. We have had 64% (CPI) inflation since then. So it's been slashed hugely in real terms
The family income threshold at which English students maintenance loans start to get reduced is just £25,000/yr.
It has been this level since the 2008/2009 academic year. We have had 64% (CPI) inflation since then. So it's been slashed hugely in real terms
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and then they came for the NSF: National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/s...
National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards
The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
and then they came for the NSF: National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/s...
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8.8 million people in the UK experience anxiety or depression each week. Just 361,000 get PIP for it. PIP isn’t for the ‘worried well’—it’s for those with serious, disabling illness. Labour knows this. They’re counting on the public not to. #WelfareNotWarfare #DisabilityBenefits
April 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
8.8 million people in the UK experience anxiety or depression each week. Just 361,000 get PIP for it. PIP isn’t for the ‘worried well’—it’s for those with serious, disabling illness. Labour knows this. They’re counting on the public not to. #WelfareNotWarfare #DisabilityBenefits
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Choosing to take money from disabled benefit claimants rather than levy a wealth tax is simply immoral 👇
Labour mollifies the rich, targets disabled people and claims moral justification. There isn’t any | Frances Ryan
Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Choosing to take money from disabled benefit claimants rather than levy a wealth tax is simply immoral 👇
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Framing changes:
➡️ Dept of Social Security → Dept of Work & Pensions
➡️ Unemployment benefit → Jobseeker’s Allowance → Universal Credit
➡️ Sick note → Fit note
➡️ Disabled people → People with health conditions
➡️ People on health-related benefits → Long-term unemployed
➡️ Dept of Social Security → Dept of Work & Pensions
➡️ Unemployment benefit → Jobseeker’s Allowance → Universal Credit
➡️ Sick note → Fit note
➡️ Disabled people → People with health conditions
➡️ People on health-related benefits → Long-term unemployed
March 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Framing changes:
➡️ Dept of Social Security → Dept of Work & Pensions
➡️ Unemployment benefit → Jobseeker’s Allowance → Universal Credit
➡️ Sick note → Fit note
➡️ Disabled people → People with health conditions
➡️ People on health-related benefits → Long-term unemployed
➡️ Dept of Social Security → Dept of Work & Pensions
➡️ Unemployment benefit → Jobseeker’s Allowance → Universal Credit
➡️ Sick note → Fit note
➡️ Disabled people → People with health conditions
➡️ People on health-related benefits → Long-term unemployed