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Another crucial (but often overlooked) factor re SPL is what I call the "Birthday Peg" - WHEN fathers can take enhanced paid leave is often just as important as WHETHER they can take it. If enhanced pay is pegged to the birth date - uptake becomes much less likely / useful.

This would support the view that there needs to a be a period of non-transferable leave given to all parents (something I called for in my response to the Govt consultation) dadonspl.co.uk/2019/12/my-sub…

@fifiglover Hi Fi - heard your #sharingthebaby podcast re #sharedparentalleave - great stuff. You might be interested in my Shared Parental *League* . Feel free to check out my other SPL work on my website. dadonspl.co.uk/p/shared-paren…

Hi @DrClaireLynch - I heard you on the BBC's #sharingthebaby Great stuff! You might be interested in my interview with a mum in a same sex couple re #sharedparentalleave (and more generally in my work in this area) cheers! @fifiglover dadonspl.co.uk/2019/09/alice-…

@MariannaHunt5 Sure will do.

@dadonspl Hi could you drop me an email Marianna.hunt@telegraph.co.uk?

@MariannaHunt5 Hi Marianna - I saw your recent article on shared parental leave. You might be interested in my Shared Parental League (sharedparentalleague.com) which highlights some of the best policies available in the UK. Do let me know if you'd like any further information.

I've appeared on @CareerDadUK podcast and the Legally speaking podcast talking about these issues. You'll also find a series of interviews on my blog with other professionals that have taken SPL. If you'd like to discuss any of my work further - do send me a msg / email. Thanks!

I think it's easy to say SPL has been a failure, but looking at my league, I'd actually say #SPL has been pivotal catalyst in helping change attitudes. You mention @avivaplc Aviva, but @SLA_plc offer by far the best SPL policy in UK and others are following their lead.

.@LexyTopping Hi! Great article on #parentalleave - you might be interested in my response to the govt consultation dadonspl.co.uk/2019/12/my-sub… covering #spl and my #sharedparentalleague sharedparentalleague.com which compares best SPL policies

Treated myself to a new toy to distract me from #brexitday 🇪🇺 Headphones on; overdrive up - if you can't beat them, drown them out with loud guitar! @blackstaramps @fender telecasterplayers #telecaster #guitars… instagram.com/p/B8CIgn6AFLm/…

@kayaburgess @rhysblakely @whippletom @katlay @Chris_Smyth @Effy_Yeomans Hello - Congratulations! you might be interested in my blog on #SPL / parental leave dadonspl.co.uk including interviews with other dads that have taken leave and more!

Dear all, I'm off on three months of parental leave, back in May Please send @RhysBlakely and @WhippleTom health stories til March 3rd and send to @KatLay from March 4th Send health policy stories to @Chris_Smyth Please send @Effy_Yeomans religion stories Thanks and have fun!

.@wmarybeard Well, I finally got the ex libris stamp made! Thanks so much for your help. ...and if you get a spare minute, you can check out the story behind the stamp here: dadonspl.co.uk/2019/11/of-mar… @GetStampeduk #spl #sharedparentalleave #exlibrisstamp #exlibris #latin

“in 20 years time I want to mention to the kids that I did SPL and I want them to say ‘so what dad?’ because it’s something commonplace, done by most fathers.” Love this interview with @MrAlexLawson by @dadonspl buff.ly/30fcwAD

@lawkas @MrAlexLawson ...the new normal?? great stuff. #sharedparentalleave #spl #equality #genderequality #nct #NewNormal

@MrAlexLawson @dadonspl Our entire NCT group did it. A really good thing to do.

Really interesting to read about @MrAlexLawson’s experience of #sharedparentalleave from @dadonspl well done for being the first person to take it! Trailblazer dadonspl.co.uk/2020/01/alex-l…

#numberone - so why try harder? #1 #dadanddaughter #sharedparentalleave #spl #hoodies #smile @ Brick Lane instagram.com/p/B6obIxTAJAg/…

@joswinson Hi Jo, whatever happens today, please know that because of you, I was able to have some of the best times of my life taking 6 months' #sharedparentalleave with my daughter, Millicent. You have changed… instagram.com/p/B5-lUgmg4yd/…

@CushWakeUK Congratulations on your new #sharedparentalleave policy! Which gives men 6 weeks enhanced full pay. Can I ask, why didn't you match your maternity allowance (26 wks full pay), so that parents are incentivised to split leave equally?

@savechildrenuk Well done for increasing your #spl paid leave to 12 wks (and for allowing it during the whole first year)! Can I ask, why didn't you increase it to 21 wks - the total maternity pay you offer - is STC's view that women are the preferred/natural childcare giver?

@CareerDadUK Does he want to do an interview for my blog??!