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been listening to the house of commons live today and its hard to hold back tears knowing the Labour Party has genuinely lost it's soul. They're willing to throw away live lives of any future PIP claimants, willing to commit mass social murder for what? 5 billion pounds.
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Do you know what benefits you are entitled to? A staggering £9.6bn of universal credit went unclaimed in 2024.
Universal credit worth staggering £9.6bn went unclaimed in 2024
www.bigissue.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Do you know what benefits you are entitled to? A staggering £9.6bn of universal credit went unclaimed in 2024.
just got profiled by AI in a shop as a ""likely shoplifter"" because I have a bag.
Age of digital ID-cards and mass surveillance is about to get so much worse with this dogshit AI trend.
Age of digital ID-cards and mass surveillance is about to get so much worse with this dogshit AI trend.
August 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
just got profiled by AI in a shop as a ""likely shoplifter"" because I have a bag.
Age of digital ID-cards and mass surveillance is about to get so much worse with this dogshit AI trend.
Age of digital ID-cards and mass surveillance is about to get so much worse with this dogshit AI trend.
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'This is happening in the wake of the killing of six Al Jazeera journalists, considered by the IDF to be fair game.
'One might have thought that there would be a pause in the parochial axe-grinding to show some journalistic solidarity with deceased colleagues. Apparently not' || LETTERS 👇
'One might have thought that there would be a pause in the parochial axe-grinding to show some journalistic solidarity with deceased colleagues. Apparently not' || LETTERS 👇
August 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
'This is happening in the wake of the killing of six Al Jazeera journalists, considered by the IDF to be fair game.
'One might have thought that there would be a pause in the parochial axe-grinding to show some journalistic solidarity with deceased colleagues. Apparently not' || LETTERS 👇
'One might have thought that there would be a pause in the parochial axe-grinding to show some journalistic solidarity with deceased colleagues. Apparently not' || LETTERS 👇
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour have fallen completely silent on their support for NHS nurse Sandie Peggie after a series of her racist and transphobic remarks became public
July 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Labour have fallen completely silent on their support for NHS nurse Sandie Peggie after a series of her racist and transphobic remarks became public
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"They were a different class"💚
Hundreds gather for Lisbon Lion and Celtic legend John Clark's farewell
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"They were a different class"💚
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I see comments on our stories all the time saying Israel/Palestine have nothing to do with Scotland.
Meanwhile ...
NEW: Edinburgh University among 'the most financially entangled' to Israel in the UK, UN report finds
www.thenational.scot/news/2528121...
Meanwhile ...
NEW: Edinburgh University among 'the most financially entangled' to Israel in the UK, UN report finds
www.thenational.scot/news/2528121...
Scottish university among 'the most financially entangled' to Israel in the UK
A SCOTTISH university has been named as one of "the most financially entangled" institutions in the UK to Israel by a United Nations…
www.thenational.scot
July 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I see comments on our stories all the time saying Israel/Palestine have nothing to do with Scotland.
Meanwhile ...
NEW: Edinburgh University among 'the most financially entangled' to Israel in the UK, UN report finds
www.thenational.scot/news/2528121...
Meanwhile ...
NEW: Edinburgh University among 'the most financially entangled' to Israel in the UK, UN report finds
www.thenational.scot/news/2528121...
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"It's not just PIP"
I've written an overview of the government's disability benefit plans - covering not just PIP and the Timms review, but also Universal Credit, contributory ESA and statistics around PIP reviews - and what's being voted on when
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
I've written an overview of the government's disability benefit plans - covering not just PIP and the Timms review, but also Universal Credit, contributory ESA and statistics around PIP reviews - and what's being voted on when
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Absolutely everything you need to know about Labour's benefits bill
Here, in granular detail, Big Issue breaks down absolutely everything you need to know about its benefits bill and reform of welfare.
www.bigissue.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"It's not just PIP"
I've written an overview of the government's disability benefit plans - covering not just PIP and the Timms review, but also Universal Credit, contributory ESA and statistics around PIP reviews - and what's being voted on when
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
I've written an overview of the government's disability benefit plans - covering not just PIP and the Timms review, but also Universal Credit, contributory ESA and statistics around PIP reviews - and what's being voted on when
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Today's welfare series latest:
We speak to one of the longest-serving MPs, Jeremy Corbyn, on how he saw governments take apart the welfare state
"Things only become too expensive, it seems, when you're helping people on low incomes or in poverty"
www.thenational.scot/news/2527826...
We speak to one of the longest-serving MPs, Jeremy Corbyn, on how he saw governments take apart the welfare state
"Things only become too expensive, it seems, when you're helping people on low incomes or in poverty"
www.thenational.scot/news/2527826...
I've been an MP for 42 years. I've seen Westminster take apart the welfare state
WHEN Jeremy Corbyn was two years old, Winston Churchill was elected as prime minister of the United Kingdom for the second time.
www.thenational.scot
July 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today's welfare series latest:
We speak to one of the longest-serving MPs, Jeremy Corbyn, on how he saw governments take apart the welfare state
"Things only become too expensive, it seems, when you're helping people on low incomes or in poverty"
www.thenational.scot/news/2527826...
We speak to one of the longest-serving MPs, Jeremy Corbyn, on how he saw governments take apart the welfare state
"Things only become too expensive, it seems, when you're helping people on low incomes or in poverty"
www.thenational.scot/news/2527826...
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We are in solidarity with campaigners outside parliament and everyone impacted by this Government’s cuts to social security.
July 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We are in solidarity with campaigners outside parliament and everyone impacted by this Government’s cuts to social security.
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🚨HAPPENING NOW: MPs must vote against the UK government’s cruel plans to cut social security for people with disabilities.
Poverty is a political choice and choosing to cut support for disabled people and not taxing the super rich is shameful.
Poverty is a political choice and choosing to cut support for disabled people and not taxing the super rich is shameful.
July 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🚨HAPPENING NOW: MPs must vote against the UK government’s cruel plans to cut social security for people with disabilities.
Poverty is a political choice and choosing to cut support for disabled people and not taxing the super rich is shameful.
Poverty is a political choice and choosing to cut support for disabled people and not taxing the super rich is shameful.
been listening to the house of commons live today and its hard to hold back tears knowing the Labour Party has genuinely lost it's soul. They're willing to throw away live lives of any future PIP claimants, willing to commit mass social murder for what? 5 billion pounds.
July 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
been listening to the house of commons live today and its hard to hold back tears knowing the Labour Party has genuinely lost it's soul. They're willing to throw away live lives of any future PIP claimants, willing to commit mass social murder for what? 5 billion pounds.
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It's well-documented that men struggle to maintain friendships – the problem could be avoided by not treating life as a competition.
Do men struggle with friendships because we're too competitive?
www.bigissue.com
May 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's well-documented that men struggle to maintain friendships – the problem could be avoided by not treating life as a competition.
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"Denouncing Biden’s run now that he’s a political nonentity—out of office and perhaps very near death—isn’t taking a brave stand against the internal culture of the Democratic Party. It’s a reflection of it"
May 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Denouncing Biden’s run now that he’s a political nonentity—out of office and perhaps very near death—isn’t taking a brave stand against the internal culture of the Democratic Party. It’s a reflection of it"
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The new laws would kill the AI industry you say, Nick? Good, let’s get on it
May 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The new laws would kill the AI industry you say, Nick? Good, let’s get on it
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RMT General Secretary, Eddie Dempsey speaking at the With Banners Held High festival.
May 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
RMT General Secretary, Eddie Dempsey speaking at the With Banners Held High festival.
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"Peace be with you! Dearest brothers and sisters, this was the first greeting of the Risen Christ...I, too, would like this greeting of peace to enter your hearts, to reach your families, and all people, and all the earth: Peace be with you!" #PopeLeo
May 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Peace be with you! Dearest brothers and sisters, this was the first greeting of the Risen Christ...I, too, would like this greeting of peace to enter your hearts, to reach your families, and all people, and all the earth: Peace be with you!" #PopeLeo
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GOD BLESS POPE LEO XIV!
May 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
GOD BLESS POPE LEO XIV!
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BREAKING: Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history. He'll take the name Leo XIV. bit.ly/3Za7Efw
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
BREAKING: Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history. He'll take the name Leo XIV. bit.ly/3Za7Efw
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Tomorrow, #STUC25 begins. Our congress is united: we must drive out hatred, fascism and division from our communities and politics.
Read more from @rozfoyer.bsky.social with @neilmackay.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2511835...
Read more from @rozfoyer.bsky.social with @neilmackay.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2511835...
'Scotland's needs a wake-up call' Why STUC chief fears a disturbing dystopian future
In a wide-ranging interview with our Writer at Large, Scotland’s leading trade unionist paints a dark vision of the future
www.heraldscotland.com
April 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Tomorrow, #STUC25 begins. Our congress is united: we must drive out hatred, fascism and division from our communities and politics.
Read more from @rozfoyer.bsky.social with @neilmackay.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2511835...
Read more from @rozfoyer.bsky.social with @neilmackay.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2511835...
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NEW: John Swinney has reaffirmed his support for trans rights as he reflected on 'feelings of enormous uncertainty and anxiety' in the community
John Swinney reaffirms support for trans people amid 'uncertainty and anxiety'
www.thenational.scot
April 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
NEW: John Swinney has reaffirmed his support for trans rights as he reflected on 'feelings of enormous uncertainty and anxiety' in the community
In light of the supreme court decision that links sexuality to """biological sex,""" I am going to predict a rise in invasive procedures from police, home office et al. that seek to prove who is / is not gay or lesbian using biological essentialist criteria.
April 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In light of the supreme court decision that links sexuality to """biological sex,""" I am going to predict a rise in invasive procedures from police, home office et al. that seek to prove who is / is not gay or lesbian using biological essentialist criteria.
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NEW: A special mass has been held in Glasgow to pay respects to Pope Francis
Special mass held in Glasgow to pay respects to Pope Francis
Catholics in Glasgow paid their respects to Pope Francis with a special Easter Sunday mass at St Andrew’s Cathedral.
www.thenational.scot
April 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
NEW: A special mass has been held in Glasgow to pay respects to Pope Francis
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“Almost every night since October 2023, even during his hospitalization, Pope Francis made a daily phone call to the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip to check on their safety.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social on how Pope Francis was, to the horror of conservative Christians, a social justice pope.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social on how Pope Francis was, to the horror of conservative Christians, a social justice pope.
April 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Almost every night since October 2023, even during his hospitalization, Pope Francis made a daily phone call to the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip to check on their safety.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social on how Pope Francis was, to the horror of conservative Christians, a social justice pope.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social on how Pope Francis was, to the horror of conservative Christians, a social justice pope.