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Angela Catley

@angelacat.bsky.social

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Overly enthusiastic & talkative doer Believer in citizens & community Finding creative, quirky ways to think about care & wellbeing. Co founder When I Get Old www.WIGO.org.uk. Roles @TLAP.bsky.social @Commcats.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Nov 14

We're all getting older & may need care in later life. BUT our options in the UK are limited & can be disrespectful. Many of us will pay for care we don't actually want! With allies, Sian Lockwood & I are creating a movement for conversations, challenge, change & CHOICE www.wigo.org.uk . Join us

Home - When I get old

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · 5d

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · 5d

My top 6 issues...especially in Harrogate are: 1.Social care, 2. social care, 3. social care, 4.social care, 5. social care, 6. social care. NOT how to make the status quo better...more how to change what we have into what our future selves actually want www.wigo.org.uk

Home - When I get old

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Charlotte Augst @charlotteaugst.bsky.social · 9d

An angry, important thread.

Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 9d

When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15d

This is an excellent point. 👇

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 16d

Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?

He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.

So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

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Liam Daley @liamdaley.bsky.social · 21d

Utterly heartbreakingly perfect writing as ever from Andreou. As an immigrant myself it hits hard.

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 22d

I wrote something about feeling like a guest in a country that is my home.

bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...

My place or yours? - Flags and the far right from someone who looks different to you

By Alex Andreou

bestforbritain.substack.com

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 25d

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons.

Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27d

I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · 29d

I feel the same every time I go to the GP...which is rare. #progress

Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Sep 4

Listening to @wesstreeting.bsky.social on radio 4. New Martha's law gives people in acute hospitals the right to an urgent second opinion. A ☎️ to call. 👏👏👏 Struck me that people with a learning disability locked up by the system could do with something similar @learningdiseng.bsky.social

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · Sep 2

The LeDeR report is finally out.

Do note the changes in reporting as they have included stats from 2021-2023. #LearningDisability

www.kcl.ac.uk/research/leder

Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR)

The latest annual LeDeR report in collaboration with our academic partners on behalf of NHS England.

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 29

That sounds brilliant Jenny...bet Kieran does a cracking job too.

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 29

The greens...I just got a sense that they weren't for me from a podcast I heard last week.

Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you

Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 29

I had a parcel (not) delivered that was a present from a friend in Oz. Once I did the app, bot combo the delivery company website said they could help no more...and could not be contacted. The next step they advised me to take was to get my friend...in Oz...to chase from her end!! #customerservice

Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 28

Feeling really angry about the current narrative on refugees & asylum seekers. Asked a friend for advice on what I could do to help/dissent. They sent me this - Leeds specific - but so many transferable tips I thought i would share lassn.org.uk/standing-tog... #hope #humanity #ACT

Standing Together in Leeds - Practical Ways to Show Solidarity - Leeds Asylum Seekers' Support Network

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you for letting me know that Jenny 😊

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 26

I did have a look Jenny...that or the Lib Dems might be the way to go. Heard some worrying things on a pod recently though...which made me unsure if I am honest! Thanks for the tip 👍

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 26

@evanhd.bsky.social sorry this goes against the grain but I cannot stand one more minute of this wipped up furore. Switching off. #BBCToday #BBCRadio4

Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 26

Am feeling like I should join a political party. Don't really want to & have no idea which one to join BUT it all feels a bit 'nail your blinking colours' Like I have to somehow find a way to say loudly & proudly that this nonsense currently getting so so so much airtime does not represent me AT ALL

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 16

Lots of recipes on line but try this as a starter www.taste.com.au/recipes/zucc... I don't tend to add the bacon but my Aussie friend always does.

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Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 16

Slice not slide!

Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social · Aug 16

Australian zucchini slide is my go to...yummy hot and cold and freezable. Really recommend

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Alexis Paton @dralexispaton.bsky.social · Aug 3

I see this every time I work with community groups. Women stepping in to fill gaps left by LAs and government, only to find the more they step in, the more gaps appear, as government sees this free labour as a solution that their funding crises. It is not. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK has got ‘fat’ on decades of free labour by women, says MP Jess Phillips

Minister points to ‘sexist’ practice of country relying on women to provide services so government did not have to

www.theguardian.com

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