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Josephine Cumbo
@JosephineCumbo
Visiting Fellow, LSE European Institute lse.ac.uk Pension committee member representative. Formerly #FT pensions correspondent. Own views.
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    Josephine Cumbo
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    Dec 31, 2021
    Why is @BBC giving airtime to the Maxwell family on their main news bulletin? Ghislaine was found guilty of sex trafficking. The Maxwell family cannot accept the verdict. Families of abusers who travel on buses, not luxury cars or yachts, do not get this platform.
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    Josephine Cumbo
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    Aug 15, 2024
    Thank you everyone so much for the tips and support re son's A-Level dilemma. Son was offered an engineering place at Sheffield - a fantastic university and great student City. It has been a mad scramble but I am delighted for him. Onwards.
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    Josephine Cumbo
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    Aug 15, 2024
    Son achieved AAA in Physics, Further Maths and Maths and no offer from First Choice or Insurance University. Now doing mad scramble for Clearing places. Stress levels are high.
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    Josephine Cumbo
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    Aug 14, 2024
    Tension is running high in the household ahead of A-Level results tomorrow, which determine university places for hundreds of thousands of 18 year-olds in the UK. Meanwhile A-Level son has calmly trotted off to the pub. #A-Level2024
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    Josephine Cumbo
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    Aug 15, 2024
    Son has AAAB in Physics, Maths, Further Maths and Chemistry for A-Levels. Currently scrambling through Clearing for him. He has his heart set on Mechanical Engineering. Poor kid just missed his conditional offer at MCR.
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    Josephine Cumbo
    @JosephineCumbo
    Feb 28, 2022
    BREAKING: The UK High Court has over-turned a decision to deny legal action by academics against the #USS pension scheme over the handling of the controverisal #2020 valuation. #UCU #USS #UUK Details follow.
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    Josephine Cumbo
    @JosephineCumbo
    Dec 1, 2019
    Thousands of Maltese citizens hold candles and sing the national anthem at the conclusion of an emotional and angry rally in Valletta for murdered journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia
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    Josephine Cumbo
    @JosephineCumbo
    Feb 23, 2022
    I have covered UK university sector disputes over #pension cuts since 2017 and can say that I have not seen members so angry as they are today over fresh cuts to their retirement benefits. The anger has reached a new depth. This does feel like a turning point. #USS #UUK #UCU
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    Josephine Cumbo
    @JosephineCumbo
    Aug 23, 2020
    One of Nigella Lawson’s tips for living a happier life; don’t prevaricate on saying ‘no’.
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    Josephine Cumbo
    @JosephineCumbo
    Aug 18, 2022
    BREAKING: The #USS pension plan has reported a SURPLUS of £1.8bn - nearly 18 months after reporting a £14bn deficit. The surplus is disclosed in the scheme's June monitoring report published today. Details to follow
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    Josephine Cumbo
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    Aug 15, 2024
    Replying to @JosephineCumbo
    Genuinely heart broken for son. He worked so hard for his results and was 10 points off A stars in Further Maths/Physics. No university course yet offered to him.
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    Josephine Cumbo
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    Feb 21, 2022
    NEW: The deficit at the UK's largest private-sector pension scheme, the #USS, has been slashed from £14bn in March 2020, to £2.9bn at the end of January this year, as the schemne's assets recovered to pre-pandemic levels. #UUK #UCU More follows.
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    Josephine Cumbo
    @JosephineCumbo
    Nov 29, 2022
    NEW: Striking UK university staff have called for the reversal of cuts to their #USS pensions after new data showed the retirement scheme had moved to a £5 billion funding surplus. More follows:
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    Josephine Cumbo
    @JosephineCumbo
    Feb 10, 2022
    BREAKING: A potentially significant development today in the UK university #pension disupte. #UCU says compromise pension proposals - put forward by the union to avert strike action - have been deemed "both viable and implementable" by the #USS pension plan. More follows:
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    Josephine Cumbo
    @JosephineCumbo
    Jan 10, 2020
    The BBC’s legal team argued Jeremy Vine was paid more because of his ability to be “cheeky ” and have a “glint in his eye”, an argument dismissed by the tribunal, which said “the light-hearted tone and any cheekiness” came from a script, which was prepared by other BBC staff.
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    Jan 10, 2020
    Samira Ahmed wins BBC gender discrimination case on.ft.com/35IF4Dq