@caroljr3.bsky.social
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One of my abiding impressions of Brexit is the way it slammed doors of opportunity in the faces of young people several rungs below Boris Johnson’s countless children on the ladders of privilege & advantage.
"Negotiators are aiming to finalise a deal by January that would allow the UK to participate in Erasmus from 2027 onwards, according to two UK and EU officials."
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme
Britain quit EU programme after Brexit, when Boris Johnson claimed it did not offer good value for money
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
One of my abiding impressions of Brexit is the way it slammed doors of opportunity in the faces of young people several rungs below Boris Johnson’s countless children on the ladders of privilege & advantage.
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The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
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Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
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Labour’s Employment Rights Bill - a rare effort to address inequality of power.
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee
It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reforms, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill - a rare effort to address inequality of power.
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Wes Streeting has been accused of taking a “chaotic and incoherent approach” to reforming the NHS which makes it unlikely the government will hit its own targets, according to a damning report by the Institute for Government (IfG)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform
Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity, with the health service unlikely to meet its targets
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wes Streeting has been accused of taking a “chaotic and incoherent approach” to reforming the NHS which makes it unlikely the government will hit its own targets, according to a damning report by the Institute for Government (IfG)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Thank you Anna Maxwell Martin for backing the @asgsfprotest.bsky.social campaign🙏
These unconscionable cuts to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering & were introduced without consultation, warning and no evidence base
These unconscionable cuts to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering & were introduced without consultation, warning and no evidence base
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Thank you Anna Maxwell Martin for backing the @asgsfprotest.bsky.social campaign🙏
These unconscionable cuts to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering & were introduced without consultation, warning and no evidence base
These unconscionable cuts to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering & were introduced without consultation, warning and no evidence base
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Spotted on a bridge in Pontllanfraith in
South Wales: 'Flags is it?'
South Wales: 'Flags is it?'
September 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Spotted on a bridge in Pontllanfraith in
South Wales: 'Flags is it?'
South Wales: 'Flags is it?'
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BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End 'Wall to Wall' Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of "following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
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1m people to have disability benefits cut by UK Labour govt.
This is wrong. There are numerous alternatives. But Chancellor refuses to inconvenience the rich.
Doesn't address causes - lack of healthcare, poverty, poor housing.
Must lead to rebellion in parliament.
archive.ph/46FfC
This is wrong. There are numerous alternatives. But Chancellor refuses to inconvenience the rich.
Doesn't address causes - lack of healthcare, poverty, poor housing.
Must lead to rebellion in parliament.
archive.ph/46FfC
1m people to have disability benefits cut by Labour
Rachel Reeves vows to ‘get a grip’ on the burgeoning welfare bill but cabinet ministers express disquiet over £5 billion savings
www.thetimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:09 AM
1m people to have disability benefits cut by UK Labour govt.
This is wrong. There are numerous alternatives. But Chancellor refuses to inconvenience the rich.
Doesn't address causes - lack of healthcare, poverty, poor housing.
Must lead to rebellion in parliament.
archive.ph/46FfC
This is wrong. There are numerous alternatives. But Chancellor refuses to inconvenience the rich.
Doesn't address causes - lack of healthcare, poverty, poor housing.
Must lead to rebellion in parliament.
archive.ph/46FfC
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✍️ Supported as a child, abandoned as an adult
The scandal of disability benefits that disappear when the recipient turns 16 – even when the need remains the same
By Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
The scandal of disability benefits that disappear when the recipient turns 16 – even when the need remains the same
By Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
Supported as a child, abandoned as an adult
The scandal of disability benefits that disappear when the recipient turns 16 – even when the need remains the same
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
✍️ Supported as a child, abandoned as an adult
The scandal of disability benefits that disappear when the recipient turns 16 – even when the need remains the same
By Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
The scandal of disability benefits that disappear when the recipient turns 16 – even when the need remains the same
By Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
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💥 DOCTORS!💥
Please share.
The #LengReview is running 2 engagement webinars for doctors:
🩺 Resident doctors: 6pm, 3 April
🩺 Other doctors: 1pm, 1 April
You can sign up for both here with your NHS email:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Please share.
The #LengReview is running 2 engagement webinars for doctors:
🩺 Resident doctors: 6pm, 3 April
🩺 Other doctors: 1pm, 1 April
You can sign up for both here with your NHS email:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
March 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
💥 DOCTORS!💥
Please share.
The #LengReview is running 2 engagement webinars for doctors:
🩺 Resident doctors: 6pm, 3 April
🩺 Other doctors: 1pm, 1 April
You can sign up for both here with your NHS email:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Please share.
The #LengReview is running 2 engagement webinars for doctors:
🩺 Resident doctors: 6pm, 3 April
🩺 Other doctors: 1pm, 1 April
You can sign up for both here with your NHS email:
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Join Andrea Jenkyns on her march against solar panels today!
Just a note team.
Steer clear of the ones with a plaque reading:
“This solar panel represents the 16,120 solar panels that provide solar electricity directly to Wakefield Manufacturing Site. Opened by Andrea Jenkyns MP 8 September 2017”
Just a note team.
Steer clear of the ones with a plaque reading:
“This solar panel represents the 16,120 solar panels that provide solar electricity directly to Wakefield Manufacturing Site. Opened by Andrea Jenkyns MP 8 September 2017”
March 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Join Andrea Jenkyns on her march against solar panels today!
Just a note team.
Steer clear of the ones with a plaque reading:
“This solar panel represents the 16,120 solar panels that provide solar electricity directly to Wakefield Manufacturing Site. Opened by Andrea Jenkyns MP 8 September 2017”
Just a note team.
Steer clear of the ones with a plaque reading:
“This solar panel represents the 16,120 solar panels that provide solar electricity directly to Wakefield Manufacturing Site. Opened by Andrea Jenkyns MP 8 September 2017”
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I’ll be on BBCR4 Today programme just after 7.30am discussing the Covid Inquiry’s extraordinary decision not to question a single PPE supplier this week - what an absolute whitewash.
March 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I’ll be on BBCR4 Today programme just after 7.30am discussing the Covid Inquiry’s extraordinary decision not to question a single PPE supplier this week - what an absolute whitewash.
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Workers put in £31 billion worth of unpaid overtime in 2024 - an average of £8,000 a year of lost wages, research from the @tuc.org.uk has found
February 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Workers put in £31 billion worth of unpaid overtime in 2024 - an average of £8,000 a year of lost wages, research from the @tuc.org.uk has found
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"Today is my 92nd birthday...we want the redress paid in full, the full 100%"
Betty Brown appeals to Post Office minister, Gareth Thomas MP, for compensation after she spent more than £50,000 of her savings to cover shortfalls in accounts.
#Newsnight
[Part 1]
Betty Brown appeals to Post Office minister, Gareth Thomas MP, for compensation after she spent more than £50,000 of her savings to cover shortfalls in accounts.
#Newsnight
[Part 1]
January 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Today is my 92nd birthday...we want the redress paid in full, the full 100%"
Betty Brown appeals to Post Office minister, Gareth Thomas MP, for compensation after she spent more than £50,000 of her savings to cover shortfalls in accounts.
#Newsnight
[Part 1]
Betty Brown appeals to Post Office minister, Gareth Thomas MP, for compensation after she spent more than £50,000 of her savings to cover shortfalls in accounts.
#Newsnight
[Part 1]
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"Streeting can still speed up the social care review. Why on earth isn’t Casey reporting back this summer, with final recommendations ready in a year?"
The Sunday Times editorial today:
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
The Sunday Times editorial today:
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
NHS corridor scenes must hasten social care reform
Overcrowded hospitals typically have many distressed elderly patients some of whom could be discharged if only they had a care plan
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Streeting can still speed up the social care review. Why on earth isn’t Casey reporting back this summer, with final recommendations ready in a year?"
The Sunday Times editorial today:
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
The Sunday Times editorial today:
www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...
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If only this from the Sunday Times were new - the truth is even worse: that trusts have been advertising for “corridor nurses” for years. A horrendous illustration of how overwhelmed our hospitals are every year, all year. This isn’t “flu” - it’s flu + lack of beds + failure to address social care 🧵
January 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
If only this from the Sunday Times were new - the truth is even worse: that trusts have been advertising for “corridor nurses” for years. A horrendous illustration of how overwhelmed our hospitals are every year, all year. This isn’t “flu” - it’s flu + lack of beds + failure to address social care 🧵
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The astonishing cognitive dissonance of a health secretary who insists he'll save the NHS - yet kicks the social care crisis into touch until 2028.
1 in 8 medically fit NHS patients cannot leave hospital for lack of social care.
Of course A&E is overwhelmed 🤷♀️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
1 in 8 medically fit NHS patients cannot leave hospital for lack of social care.
Of course A&E is overwhelmed 🤷♀️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day
Exclusive: 414,137 people believed to have experienced some level of harm in last year, Guardian analysis finds
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The astonishing cognitive dissonance of a health secretary who insists he'll save the NHS - yet kicks the social care crisis into touch until 2028.
1 in 8 medically fit NHS patients cannot leave hospital for lack of social care.
Of course A&E is overwhelmed 🤷♀️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
1 in 8 medically fit NHS patients cannot leave hospital for lack of social care.
Of course A&E is overwhelmed 🤷♀️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Devastating from @liamthorp.bsky.social on the hellish conditions for patients & staff alike inside our A&Es.
This is why the crisis in social care needs fixing now. Not in 2028 - now.
Because when hospitals run out of beds, the results are catastrophic 😔
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is why the crisis in social care needs fixing now. Not in 2028 - now.
Because when hospitals run out of beds, the results are catastrophic 😔
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
'It is beyond broken' - inside our terrifying NHS crisis
Special report: Patients waiting in ambulances for 24 hours, exhausted and desperate staff feeling helpless and a health service now on life support
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Devastating from @liamthorp.bsky.social on the hellish conditions for patients & staff alike inside our A&Es.
This is why the crisis in social care needs fixing now. Not in 2028 - now.
Because when hospitals run out of beds, the results are catastrophic 😔
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is why the crisis in social care needs fixing now. Not in 2028 - now.
Because when hospitals run out of beds, the results are catastrophic 😔
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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A man keels over in a chaotic emergency room, an 88-year-old woman waits for 24 hours in the back of an ambulance, a depressed and frustrated paramedic can’t face his job anymore
This is the reality of the state of the NHS right now and it’s terrifying 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is the reality of the state of the NHS right now and it’s terrifying 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
'It is beyond broken' - inside our terrifying NHS crisis
Special report: Patients waiting in ambulances for 24 hours, exhausted and desperate staff feeling helpless and a health service now on life support
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A man keels over in a chaotic emergency room, an 88-year-old woman waits for 24 hours in the back of an ambulance, a depressed and frustrated paramedic can’t face his job anymore
This is the reality of the state of the NHS right now and it’s terrifying 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is the reality of the state of the NHS right now and it’s terrifying 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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The NHS is in a perilous state right now. Emergency rooms are overflowing as ambulances wait for hours in queues to handover ill and injured patients. This should be front page news everywhere.
This is what I’ve found investigating the scale of the crisis 🧵
This is what I’ve found investigating the scale of the crisis 🧵
January 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The NHS is in a perilous state right now. Emergency rooms are overflowing as ambulances wait for hours in queues to handover ill and injured patients. This should be front page news everywhere.
This is what I’ve found investigating the scale of the crisis 🧵
This is what I’ve found investigating the scale of the crisis 🧵
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Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman claims:
Italy has built a wall on its land border with Turkey. She went to see it. Drones patrol the wall leading to the number of migrants crossing to fall.
Problem: Two countries don't share a land border.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sue...
Italy has built a wall on its land border with Turkey. She went to see it. Drones patrol the wall leading to the number of migrants crossing to fall.
Problem: Two countries don't share a land border.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sue...
Suella Braverman claims she has seen the 'land border' between Italy and Turkey
Suella Braverman has baffled social media users after suggesting she has seen a "land border" between Italy and Turkey.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman claims:
Italy has built a wall on its land border with Turkey. She went to see it. Drones patrol the wall leading to the number of migrants crossing to fall.
Problem: Two countries don't share a land border.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sue...
Italy has built a wall on its land border with Turkey. She went to see it. Drones patrol the wall leading to the number of migrants crossing to fall.
Problem: Two countries don't share a land border.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sue...
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Phew! Published this with a few minutes to spare!
I was determined to get this finished before Xmas day.
Iceland looks like it may rejoin the EU and has announced a referendum. Here is what I believe is the authoritative account on it so far. Enjoy! 👇
I was determined to get this finished before Xmas day.
Iceland looks like it may rejoin the EU and has announced a referendum. Here is what I believe is the authoritative account on it so far. Enjoy! 👇
Is Iceland getting ready to join the EU?
A new change in Iceland’s government means that joining the EU is back on the cards for Iceland.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Phew! Published this with a few minutes to spare!
I was determined to get this finished before Xmas day.
Iceland looks like it may rejoin the EU and has announced a referendum. Here is what I believe is the authoritative account on it so far. Enjoy! 👇
I was determined to get this finished before Xmas day.
Iceland looks like it may rejoin the EU and has announced a referendum. Here is what I believe is the authoritative account on it so far. Enjoy! 👇