Having to leave the job I loved has been one of the most devastating aspects of #LongCovid. I’m desperate to work, unable to do so, and government/media narratives about “workshy” or that horrible (and inaccurate) phrase “economically inactive” do nothing to help us get back to work.

If you’re looking for advice/guidance you could try Voluntary Action Sheffield

So lots of people get annoyed and this is fed back. So another strategy is written, but yes it has no... and so the cycle repeats itself....

There is lots of discussion about the value and importance of preventative policy/spend. Not nearly enough on how to actually budget for it in a recurrent way

When there is a budget it is sometimes handed out to third sector grant givers. It can fund genuinely innovative and impactful pilots. That then get suspended, because there is no recurrent funding to back them up.

I actually find it a really useful opener, I’m looking at whether they’ve done some basic research into what we do and whether they chime with our values. Indicates a lot about their self-reflection & motivations, and settles in before we get into technical/competency qs. Bullshit easy to spot!