Recovery in the Bin
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A critical theorist and activist collective of survivors, service users, disabled people.
A critical theorist and activist collective of survivors, service users, disabled people.
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❗ Pensioners are cutting back on food, skipping showers and turning off the heating - because they have no money.
Rising food and energy costs are pushing older people to the brink, forcing many to rely on food banks.
This cannot continue.
Rising food and energy costs are pushing older people to the brink, forcing many to rely on food banks.
This cannot continue.
January 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
❗ Pensioners are cutting back on food, skipping showers and turning off the heating - because they have no money.
Rising food and energy costs are pushing older people to the brink, forcing many to rely on food banks.
This cannot continue.
Rising food and energy costs are pushing older people to the brink, forcing many to rely on food banks.
This cannot continue.
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Bullshit from the DWP recently that they probably don't want you to look too closely at 🧵⬇️
January 23, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Bullshit from the DWP recently that they probably don't want you to look too closely at 🧵⬇️
According to research from Citizens Advice,more than 80% of its advisers say that people currently eligible for the highest rate of the ‘new style’ ESA–which the government is planning to scrap– would be unlikely to return to work if & when they lose their benefits.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work
Long-term claimants of employment and support allowance could be moved over to a new, time-limited disability benefit – equating to cuts.
www.bigissue.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
According to research from Citizens Advice,more than 80% of its advisers say that people currently eligible for the highest rate of the ‘new style’ ESA–which the government is planning to scrap– would be unlikely to return to work if & when they lose their benefits.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
“MP’s have criticised the “absolutely unacceptable behaviour” of senior welfare officials over the carer’s allowance scandal in which hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers were unfairly landed with huge debts”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
MPs criticise behaviour of senior DWP officials over carer’s allowance scandal
Top DWP civil servant accused of giving out ‘a lot of blancmange’ over department’s response during hearing
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
“MP’s have criticised the “absolutely unacceptable behaviour” of senior welfare officials over the carer’s allowance scandal in which hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers were unfairly landed with huge debts”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
“Demand for care is so intense that hospitals are having to turn dining rooms, staff kitchens and rooms for viewing deceased people into overspill care areas”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
NHS corridor care is ‘torture’ leading to patient deaths and staff nightmares
Royal College of Nursing publishes dossier of evidence including case of elderly patient who choked to death in corridor
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
“Demand for care is so intense that hospitals are having to turn dining rooms, staff kitchens and rooms for viewing deceased people into overspill care areas”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Today we released our open appeal to the Timms review panellists, asking them to raise our concerns.
No matter what the review concludes, the final say rests with ministers. DPAC Cymru will do our part to ensure that disabled people & carers are prepared to defeat the Government again if necessary.
No matter what the review concludes, the final say rests with ministers. DPAC Cymru will do our part to ensure that disabled people & carers are prepared to defeat the Government again if necessary.
Open appeal to the Timms Review panellists - DPAC
Disabled People Against Cuts Cymru (DPAC Cymru) are raising concerns over the fairness of the review into the PIP disability benefit.
dpac.uk.net
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Today we released our open appeal to the Timms review panellists, asking them to raise our concerns.
No matter what the review concludes, the final say rests with ministers. DPAC Cymru will do our part to ensure that disabled people & carers are prepared to defeat the Government again if necessary.
No matter what the review concludes, the final say rests with ministers. DPAC Cymru will do our part to ensure that disabled people & carers are prepared to defeat the Government again if necessary.
“An NHS trust spent over £2.4m on a controversial surveillance system that films vulnerable inpatients 24/7, despite a damning internal report finding major issues with the technology and the company that owns it”
novaramedia.com/2026/01/15/n...
novaramedia.com/2026/01/15/n...
NHS Trust Spent Millions on Controversial ‘Spy Camera’ Tech Despite Damning Internal Report
Exclusive: An NHS trust spent over £2.4m on Oxevision, a technology that films vulnerable patients in their bedrooms 24/7, even after its own internal evaluation report highlighted significant issues ...
novaramedia.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
“An NHS trust spent over £2.4m on a controversial surveillance system that films vulnerable inpatients 24/7, despite a damning internal report finding major issues with the technology and the company that owns it”
novaramedia.com/2026/01/15/n...
novaramedia.com/2026/01/15/n...
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Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
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This worries me a lot.
It's potentially very dangerous to people too ill to work.
Also, it's apparently "funded by employers", so does that mean it will be biased e.g. looking to action whatever the employer wants as opposed to what's best for the ill patient?
It's potentially very dangerous to people too ill to work.
Also, it's apparently "funded by employers", so does that mean it will be biased e.g. looking to action whatever the employer wants as opposed to what's best for the ill patient?
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 AM
This worries me a lot.
It's potentially very dangerous to people too ill to work.
Also, it's apparently "funded by employers", so does that mean it will be biased e.g. looking to action whatever the employer wants as opposed to what's best for the ill patient?
It's potentially very dangerous to people too ill to work.
Also, it's apparently "funded by employers", so does that mean it will be biased e.g. looking to action whatever the employer wants as opposed to what's best for the ill patient?
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70% of stroke units are short of at least one consultant
53 of 84 hospitals had vacancies for a total of 96 consultants.
NHS relies heavily on locum doctors to fill holes, caused by the difficulty in recruiting
10% of NHS 423 substantive consultants are due to retire in the next 5yrs
53 of 84 hospitals had vacancies for a total of 96 consultants.
NHS relies heavily on locum doctors to fill holes, caused by the difficulty in recruiting
10% of NHS 423 substantive consultants are due to retire in the next 5yrs
Shortage of NHS stroke specialists resulting in thousands dead or disabled, say doctors
Exclusive: Lack of consultants in UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in time, say senior medics
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
70% of stroke units are short of at least one consultant
53 of 84 hospitals had vacancies for a total of 96 consultants.
NHS relies heavily on locum doctors to fill holes, caused by the difficulty in recruiting
10% of NHS 423 substantive consultants are due to retire in the next 5yrs
53 of 84 hospitals had vacancies for a total of 96 consultants.
NHS relies heavily on locum doctors to fill holes, caused by the difficulty in recruiting
10% of NHS 423 substantive consultants are due to retire in the next 5yrs
“The CSJ recommended fit note responsibility be moved away from ‘overstretched’ GPs and into a new Work and Health Service and ‘embed employment and occupational health support at the point of sign-off’.”
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...
Calls to end GP-issued fit notes after 40,000 per day issued in 2025
Some 40,000 people were signed off with fit notes each working day last year, according to analysis by a policy thinktank.
www.pulsetoday.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
“The CSJ recommended fit note responsibility be moved away from ‘overstretched’ GPs and into a new Work and Health Service and ‘embed employment and occupational health support at the point of sign-off’.”
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...
We live in dystopian times, where jobseekers are forced to spend, 35 hours a week searching and applying for jobs that are often non-existent, advertised to create the illusion that the company is doing well enough to take on new employees
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ghost jobs, robot gatekeepers and AI interviewers: let me tell you about the bleak new age of job hunting | Eleanor Margolis
In my six months of looking for work, I’ve found that from fake ads to AI screening software, the search is more soul-destroying than ever, says columnist for the i newspaper and Diva, Eleanor Margoli...
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
We live in dystopian times, where jobseekers are forced to spend, 35 hours a week searching and applying for jobs that are often non-existent, advertised to create the illusion that the company is doing well enough to take on new employees
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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more than 50,000 supported homes – that’s equivalent to 1 in 10 – are at imminent risk of closure.
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'I fear living in a tent': Supported housing closures risk homelessness surge
More than 70,000 people could be at risk of homelessness due to cuts, the National Housing Federation warns
inews.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
more than 50,000 supported homes – that’s equivalent to 1 in 10 – are at imminent risk of closure.
inews.co.uk/news/i-fear-...
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inews.co.uk/news/i-fear-...
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Toby Young decided to take on Bash Back, who decided to bash back in style….
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
Hack by trans activists exposes 'Free Speech Union' funders
The list of Free Speech Union donors includes those who raised funds to defend transphobe Graham Linehan. Some individuals donated upwards of
www.thecanary.co
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Toby Young decided to take on Bash Back, who decided to bash back in style….
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
“Housing charities…had seen cases of people over-60 developing health problems from being forced to sleep in their car for months, having to sleep on camp beds in emergency shelters & seeking homelessness support even while suffering illnesses such as cancer.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Growing numbers of over-60s facing homelessness, charities warn
Housing crisis reaches UK’s oldest generations as high private rents and lack of social housing hits pensioners
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
“Housing charities…had seen cases of people over-60 developing health problems from being forced to sleep in their car for months, having to sleep on camp beds in emergency shelters & seeking homelessness support even while suffering illnesses such as cancer.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Despite how difficult and dark things can sometimes feel at the moment, we would like to wish everyone here a Happy New Year & all the very best for 2026. Thank you for being here & for being who you are. Lots of love from everyone at RiTB
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Despite how difficult and dark things can sometimes feel at the moment, we would like to wish everyone here a Happy New Year & all the very best for 2026. Thank you for being here & for being who you are. Lots of love from everyone at RiTB
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Whether directly or indirectly, inflammatory anti-migrant rhetoric harms us all
Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Whether directly or indirectly, inflammatory anti-migrant rhetoric harms us all
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The idea that AI can “detoxify” people reframes emotional overwhelm as a software problem, and it treats loneliness and strain as things to route into a machine rather than conditions that require support, care, and structural repair. 1/*
These rebranding attempts are getting more ridiculous.
The CEO of Microsoft AI says AI chatbots are a powerful way for humans to offload emotions and 'detoxify ourselves'
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI's CEO, has described using AI for guidance on life decisions as "something that the world needs."
www.businessinsider.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The idea that AI can “detoxify” people reframes emotional overwhelm as a software problem, and it treats loneliness and strain as things to route into a machine rather than conditions that require support, care, and structural repair. 1/*
“Days after the publication of the review, the DWP’s top civil servant in charge of carers’ allowance, Neil Couling, said carers themselves were at fault for the decade-long failures.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Pressure grows on DWP over ‘misleading’ response to carer’s allowance scandal
Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“Days after the publication of the review, the DWP’s top civil servant in charge of carers’ allowance, Neil Couling, said carers themselves were at fault for the decade-long failures.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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My favourite thing about this post is a for-profit company likening their surveillance tech to the invention of stethoscopes or safety equipment in Formula 1 cars. "Over time, the radical becomes reasonable", they say. 1/2
As of writing this egregious post referencing the Lampard Inquiry is still up www.linkedin.com/pulse/signal...
Signals of change: Is contactless monitoring becoming 'ordinary' in mental health care?
When Formula 1 introduced the halo – a titanium bar circling the cockpit of a racing car to protect drivers from flying debris and high-impact crashes – it was met with strong resistance. Fans called ...
www.linkedin.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My favourite thing about this post is a for-profit company likening their surveillance tech to the invention of stethoscopes or safety equipment in Formula 1 cars. "Over time, the radical becomes reasonable", they say. 1/2
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So the Government:
Cuts disability benefits.
Cuts practical support at work (the ‘access to work scheme’).
Reduces targets for accessible homes.
And now dismisses calls to improve wheelchair services.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Cuts disability benefits.
Cuts practical support at work (the ‘access to work scheme’).
Reduces targets for accessible homes.
And now dismisses calls to improve wheelchair services.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
December 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
So the Government:
Cuts disability benefits.
Cuts practical support at work (the ‘access to work scheme’).
Reduces targets for accessible homes.
And now dismisses calls to improve wheelchair services.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Cuts disability benefits.
Cuts practical support at work (the ‘access to work scheme’).
Reduces targets for accessible homes.
And now dismisses calls to improve wheelchair services.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...