Josh Aspden
@joshuaaspden.bsky.social
| 🚴Refugee Resettlement Team Leader | Expert in Refugee and Migrant Personal Finance |Aspiring Economist |Inter-country #adoptee
( #Ecuador / #UK)
( #Ecuador / #UK)
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The criss-crossing routes of soldiers and refugees returning home after the second world war led to some surreal encounters. The Economist reported on this wave of migration as it happened https://econ.trib.al/WcfwAyZ
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How The Economist reported on the final year of the second world war, week by week
econ.trib.al
June 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The criss-crossing routes of soldiers and refugees returning home after the second world war led to some surreal encounters. The Economist reported on this wave of migration as it happened https://econ.trib.al/WcfwAyZ
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Previous attempts to deliver a baby boom have tended to fail. The new pro-natalist policies of the transatlantic right might work a bit—but not at a reasonable cost, or without creating perverse incentives
Why MAGA’s pro-natalist plans are ill-conceived
Efforts to deliver a baby boom either fail or cost a fortune
econ.trib.al
June 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Previous attempts to deliver a baby boom have tended to fail. The new pro-natalist policies of the transatlantic right might work a bit—but not at a reasonable cost, or without creating perverse incentives
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✍️ “No-one in a mental health crisis should be chased for debts during the most vital stages of their recovery.”
Improving Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space so tens of thousands more people facing crisis can access it each year would be a step in the right direction. 1/2
Improving Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space so tens of thousands more people facing crisis can access it each year would be a step in the right direction. 1/2
May 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
✍️ “No-one in a mental health crisis should be chased for debts during the most vital stages of their recovery.”
Improving Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space so tens of thousands more people facing crisis can access it each year would be a step in the right direction. 1/2
Improving Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space so tens of thousands more people facing crisis can access it each year would be a step in the right direction. 1/2
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Last month, we brought together members of our Research Community and financial services representatives to explore the experiences of people from minoritised ethnic groups with mental health problems.
You can read more about this insightful event 👇
www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/recap-our-wo...
You can read more about this insightful event 👇
www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/recap-our-wo...
March 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Last month, we brought together members of our Research Community and financial services representatives to explore the experiences of people from minoritised ethnic groups with mental health problems.
You can read more about this insightful event 👇
www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/recap-our-wo...
You can read more about this insightful event 👇
www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/recap-our-wo...
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Today the Financial Conduct Authority published its review of firms’ treatment of customers in vulnerable circumstances. A quick 🧵 on the findings and our some of our reaction/thoughts at @moneyandmentalhealth.org
March 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today the Financial Conduct Authority published its review of firms’ treatment of customers in vulnerable circumstances. A quick 🧵 on the findings and our some of our reaction/thoughts at @moneyandmentalhealth.org
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I got an ebike – and discovered a secret side of France
I got an ebike – and discovered a secret side of France
Free to explore my hilly corner of the countryside, I found hidden paths to sacred springs, prehistoric monoliths, empty swimming holes …
When I moved from London to a hilly area of rural France in 2017, I brought my bike with me. A faithful secondhand…
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I got an ebike – and discovered a secret side of France
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Ecuador confirms incinerated bodies belong to missing ‘Guayaquil Four’ boys
Ecuador confirms incinerated bodies belong to missing ‘Guayaquil Four’ boys
Sixteen air force personnel who apprehended boys being held in custody as inquiry into deaths continues
Ecuador’s attorney general’s office has confirmed that incinerated bodies found on Christmas Eve belong to the four children missing since early…
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Ecuador confirms incinerated bodies belong to missing ‘Guayaquil Four’ boys
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Aleksey Bugaev: Russian footballer’s spiralling story ends with death in Ukraine
Aleksey Bugaev: Russian footballer’s spiralling story ends with death in Ukraine
Once one of the most talented defenders in Russia, Bugaev opted to fight in war rather than serve long prison sentence
Faced with a severe shortage of soldiers for the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s Russia started recruiting convicted criminals from…
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Aleksey Bugaev: Russian footballer’s spiralling story ends with death in Ukraine
A great and informative article for #debt Advisors in regards to refugee and migrant debt and understanding it.
I was consulted on the article.
#FinancialInclusion
#DebtAdvisors
medium.com/adviser/migr...
I was consulted on the article.
#FinancialInclusion
#DebtAdvisors
medium.com/adviser/migr...
Migrants and Debt
Megan Lloyd and John Donkersley look at the factors and tactics that debt advisers need to know and use when advising clients from outside…
medium.com
December 21, 2024 at 8:20 PM
A great and informative article for #debt Advisors in regards to refugee and migrant debt and understanding it.
I was consulted on the article.
#FinancialInclusion
#DebtAdvisors
medium.com/adviser/migr...
I was consulted on the article.
#FinancialInclusion
#DebtAdvisors
medium.com/adviser/migr...
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AOC may have shifted to the center, but the Democrats aren’t ready for change
AOC may have shifted to the center, but the Democrats aren’t ready for change
Gerry Connolly, 74, beat AOC’s bid to become lead Democrat on the House oversight committee thanks to Nancy Pelosi, then 85
They may have lost the presidency, the House, and the Senate, but when it comes to avoiding introspection, the Democrats are…
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 2:28 PM
AOC may have shifted to the center, but the Democrats aren’t ready for change
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How to gift wrap a book… my cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
December 21, 2024 at 11:13 AM
How to gift wrap a book… my cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
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Perversely, Britain now forces a one-to-one tradeoff between one of the most bloated and inefficient bits of government (the asylum system) and one of the most cost-effective (development aid in the poorest countries).
My piece in this week's @economist.com:
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
My piece in this week's @economist.com:
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
December 12, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Perversely, Britain now forces a one-to-one tradeoff between one of the most bloated and inefficient bits of government (the asylum system) and one of the most cost-effective (development aid in the poorest countries).
My piece in this week's @economist.com:
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
My piece in this week's @economist.com:
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
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The fall of a tyrant must be celebrated. And while Syria faces great uncertainty, a nation exhausted by war could yet choose the long road towards peace. Here is how econ.st/4feXK1w
December 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The fall of a tyrant must be celebrated. And while Syria faces great uncertainty, a nation exhausted by war could yet choose the long road towards peace. Here is how econ.st/4feXK1w
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Across Europe there is an invisible epidemic of violence against women as many women do not report incidents of violence, finds a survey from @eu-eurostat.extwitter.link /
@eurightsagency.bsky.social / EIGE.
Every woman deserves to be heard & supported.
Find out more: 🔗https://europa.eu/!cfGdFT
@eurightsagency.bsky.social / EIGE.
Every woman deserves to be heard & supported.
Find out more: 🔗https://europa.eu/!cfGdFT
December 16, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Across Europe there is an invisible epidemic of violence against women as many women do not report incidents of violence, finds a survey from @eu-eurostat.extwitter.link /
@eurightsagency.bsky.social / EIGE.
Every woman deserves to be heard & supported.
Find out more: 🔗https://europa.eu/!cfGdFT
@eurightsagency.bsky.social / EIGE.
Every woman deserves to be heard & supported.
Find out more: 🔗https://europa.eu/!cfGdFT
If you work in the debt advice sector, interesting article I was consulted on below:
Migrants and Debt:
Megan Lloyd and John Donkersley look at the factors and tactics that #debt advisers need to know and use when advising clients from outside the UK
medium.com/adviser/migr...
Migrants and Debt:
Megan Lloyd and John Donkersley look at the factors and tactics that #debt advisers need to know and use when advising clients from outside the UK
medium.com/adviser/migr...
Migrants and Debt
Megan Lloyd and John Donkersley look at the factors and tactics that debt advisers need to know and use when advising clients from outside…
medium.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:56 AM
If you work in the debt advice sector, interesting article I was consulted on below:
Migrants and Debt:
Megan Lloyd and John Donkersley look at the factors and tactics that #debt advisers need to know and use when advising clients from outside the UK
medium.com/adviser/migr...
Migrants and Debt:
Megan Lloyd and John Donkersley look at the factors and tactics that #debt advisers need to know and use when advising clients from outside the UK
medium.com/adviser/migr...
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People in the UK: tell us what your hopes and concerns are for your finances in 2025
People in the UK: tell us what your hopes and concerns are for your finances in 2025
We would like to hear from people in the UK and what they predict will happen to their finances next year
We want to find out more about how people in the UK feel about the state of their finances and what the new year might bring for them.
What are…
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:23 AM
People in the UK: tell us what your hopes and concerns are for your finances in 2025
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Syrian rebels enter Damascus: everything we know so far
Syrian rebels enter Damascus: everything we know so far
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly left Syria after rebel forces completed a stunning advance on the capital
* Live coverage: Assad flees as rebels enter the capital
Syria’s rebel forces, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (HTS),…
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Syrian rebels enter Damascus: everything we know so far
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Cuba’s national grid collapses leaving millions without electricity
Cuba’s national grid collapses leaving millions without electricity
Blackouts reported across country as government grapples with economic crisis, fuel shortages and hurricanes
Cuba’s national electrical system collapsed early on Wednesday morning after the country’s largest power plant failed, the government said, the…
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Cuba’s national grid collapses leaving millions without electricity