I am delighted to see my article on a bilingual pun in Catullus 50 published today in Greece & Rome 😊.
If you fancy reading it, you can find it here: bit.ly/45NmD0a#ClassicsTwitter
As I suggested to new Tory shadow ministers, perhaps the former minister for common sense can help them find some.
This Labour government has chosen investment over decline.
Will the Conservative Party really vote against it?
If so, what would they do differently?
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In the ancient city of Halaesa Archonidea (now known as Tusa), on the northern coast of Sicily, archaeologists have uncovered a series of monumental structures and remains.
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I'm pleased to say that we did a good few of these on my recent school trip to Sicily. I will have to go back without the school group to tick off the rest of this list.
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What does the Budget mean for education? 💭
Updates below on:
🥯 Breakfast clubs
🏗️ School rebuilding
❤️🩹 Children's social care
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Today's Budget will fix the foundations to deliver change.
Here are just some of the things announced by @RachelReevesMP today 👇
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Some of the things Rachel Reeves announced in the Budget
Pay rise for 3 million workers.
New funding to deliver an extra two million NHS operations, scans and appointments a year.
Freeze on fuel duty.
No tax increases in your payslip.
£30 million to provide free breakfast clubs.
£240 million package to get Britain working again.
£1.4 billion to rebuild 500 schools.
£500m investment to build 5,000 new social homes.
Increase in the state pension by up to £470. Former mineworkers will receive £1.5 billion that was kept from their pensions.
The biggest increase to Carer's Allowance eligibility since its introduction.
£1 billion to help those facing financial hardship via the Household Support Fund.
40% relief on business rates, hospitality and leisure sectors.
Nom-dom tax status abolished.
£500 million to fix local roads and fill a million potholes.
Increase in the employment allowance to support small businesses.
Crack down on fraud, tax avoidance and waste.
“Winter, summer, the watchman sat there looking out
from the roof of Atreus’ palace. Now he has
good news to report. In the distance he saw the fire light up.”
– Manuscript of Cavafy’s poem “When the Watchman Saw the Light”. Cavafy Archive.
#poetry#cavafy
I led my first school trip since COVID last week. A group of 40 to Sicily. It was a really good trip, but I forgot how unbelievably tiring the whole experience is. It was lovely to see these amazing sites again.
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🚨 The new minimum wages from April 2025
Over 21s: £11.44 > £12.21 - 6.7% increase
18-20: £8.60 > £10.00 - 16.3% increase
Under 18s & apprenctices: £6.40 > £7.55 - 18% increase
Labour will soon remove the 'discriminatory age bands' so all 18 workers are paid the same rate
🚨 BREAKING: Rachel Reeves has announced the National Living Wage will increase from £11.44 to £12.21 in April 2025
Under 21s will go from £8.60 to £10.00