Sheffield Another day, more train cancellations, colder temperatures and snow flurries as the train moved north. We had stood up from Bristol to Birmingham as all of us crowded into every nook and cranny in order to fit into the train, so it was almost a relief to finally sit and look out the window, …
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Sanctions, Starvation, and Clawbacks in England’s Universal Credit
Bristol The “beast of the east” weather front roaring from Siberia to the United Kingdom was collecting front page headlines as it dumped snow on southern England, trapping some people in stuck trains for 12 or more hours and worse. Coming from Paris, I had hoped to escape the storm, but waking up early I …
Standing Room Only in Paris and Interesting Question about Free Speech
Paris What do I know? The young organizer was worried that the room we had for screening the documentary on ACORN called “The Organizer” in Paris was too small. More than 40 people had said they were coming on Facebook. I assured her we would be lucky to break 20 or 25, especially since the …