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Lynn McAlister UE 
#BIFHSGO conference begins tomorrow. The topic is research into ancestors affected by poor laws, #workhouses and pauperism. Most people have this in their background somewhere, so it's a great thing to learn about. #genealogy #geneadons
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDOn #ThisDayInHistory in 1889 #CharlesChaplin was born into poverty in south London. Remembering his childhood in Victorian #workhouses, he stood against #capitalism, #militarism, and #racism throughout his life and in his films, some of which remain among the greatest ever made.
damian entwistleToday's poem:
Christmas Day In the Workhouse
- by George Robert Sims
https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/778347220788494336/christmas-day-in-the-workhouse?source=share
#poverty #deprivation #GeorgeRobertSims #workhouses #SocialCommentary #SocialInjustice #inequality #PiousSentiment
VanessaChristmas Day in the Workhouse: the Tory dream | Morning Star
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AutisticMumTo3 She/Her or They/ThemChristmas Day in the Workhouse: the Tory dream | Morning Star
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#Workhouses
#Tories
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AutisticMumTo3Christmas Day in the Workhouse: the Tory dream | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/christmas-day-workhouse
Nearlyknowledgeable 👻📢 New Episode 📢
The fifth episode of The Shropshire Witches Podcast is now live. In this episode, we explore the history and enduring legacy of The Workhouse. The human aspect of this episode made this difficult to record, but we believe it is so important.
https://rss.com/podcasts/the-shropshire-witches-podcast-pod1/1795478/
#Folklore #History #Shropshire #Workhouses #Victorian #Podcasts #Podcasting #Historypodcast
Dave SpectorIn other words the #SOCTUS has no problem criminalizing “existing while poor.”
Truly a plot worthy of #Weill and #Brecht.
I’m sure they’ll offer of a free market solution like maybe #prison-#workhouses where the second class citizen-poor can not be a bother to society and the non-lazy, productive citizen units … and I am sure mandatory euthanasia for those refuse to comply.
It’s what clearly what free market capitalism demands…
If the Tories really cared about mental health, they’d stop trying to score cheap points | Micha Frazer-Carroll | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/22/tories-cared-mental-health-mel-stride
#Tories
#MentalHealth
#Stride
#Benefits
#WarOnDisabled
#WarOnTheIll
#WarOnThePoor
#WarOnTheMentallyIll
#WarOnTheChronicallyIll
#WorkRelatedStress
#BadJobs
#BackToWork
#Jobcentres
#TherapistsAtJobcentres
#Workfare
#Workhouses
#CBT
#Medicines
#RecoveryInTheBin
#Poverty
#Homelesness
#Austerity