Gill O’Leary
@gilloleary.bsky.social
Lots of years in mental health and social care now chilling, apart from when I think of state of the country and the world.
Hoping for better things for those who’ve been done over now that the Tories have gone. Francophile|Grecophile| read lots
Hoping for better things for those who’ve been done over now that the Tories have gone. Francophile|Grecophile| read lots
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Falls in the number of pupils have been hitting schools in London for a number of years - but now the problem is reaching beyond the capital.
It's a story of birthrates, housing, funding and disruption.
By me, for @schoolsweek.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/how-falling-...
It's a story of birthrates, housing, funding and disruption.
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How falling school rolls are not just London's crisis
Declining childbirth rates are hitting school demographics as the issue spreads across England
schoolsweek.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Falls in the number of pupils have been hitting schools in London for a number of years - but now the problem is reaching beyond the capital.
It's a story of birthrates, housing, funding and disruption.
By me, for @schoolsweek.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/how-falling-...
It's a story of birthrates, housing, funding and disruption.
By me, for @schoolsweek.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/how-falling-...
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❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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It is thought removing the two child benefit cap will lift 450,000 kids out of poverty. And that is what got the biggest jeer of the day from the Opposition.
Just remember. They may be flailing, failing & fading, but a lot of them are still total bastards who regard poverty as a moral failure.
Just remember. They may be flailing, failing & fading, but a lot of them are still total bastards who regard poverty as a moral failure.
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It is thought removing the two child benefit cap will lift 450,000 kids out of poverty. And that is what got the biggest jeer of the day from the Opposition.
Just remember. They may be flailing, failing & fading, but a lot of them are still total bastards who regard poverty as a moral failure.
Just remember. They may be flailing, failing & fading, but a lot of them are still total bastards who regard poverty as a moral failure.
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Delighted to see the abolition of the two-child limit for means-tested benefits. We should never punish children for the so-called 'sins' of their parents. Children turning up at school too hungry to learn is no way to build a country fit for the future
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Delighted to see the abolition of the two-child limit for means-tested benefits. We should never punish children for the so-called 'sins' of their parents. Children turning up at school too hungry to learn is no way to build a country fit for the future
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The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. It did not stop World War II.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Do not let history repeat itself.
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. It did not stop World War II.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Do not let history repeat itself.
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King’s ransom bit.ly/48rKqGO what the Royal Family really costs as its income ratchets up from the Sovereign Grant after soaring Buckingham Palace costs and offshore wind
How much does the royal family really cost the British public?
The Windsors are the most expensive royal family in Europe, with coronations, weddings, funerals all funded by UK taxpayers. Norman Baker crunches the numbers
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
King’s ransom bit.ly/48rKqGO what the Royal Family really costs as its income ratchets up from the Sovereign Grant after soaring Buckingham Palace costs and offshore wind
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So much of the UK’s steady decline post war can be explained by how easy it is for some people to fail upwards. Some spectacular examples with COVID and Brexit - often the same people in both. And easily identifiable by the frequency of their appearance on BBC Radio 4 Today programme
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
So much of the UK’s steady decline post war can be explained by how easy it is for some people to fail upwards. Some spectacular examples with COVID and Brexit - often the same people in both. And easily identifiable by the frequency of their appearance on BBC Radio 4 Today programme
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UK Covid inquiry:
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
UK Covid inquiry:
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK's response could be summarised as "too little, too late"
Lockdown could have been avoided - but action came too late
'Chaotic' government with key figures criticised including Dominic Cummings & Boris Johnson
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JD Vance on the same morning Trump calls for execution of elected Democrats: "He's not a violent person:"
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
JD Vance on the same morning Trump calls for execution of elected Democrats: "He's not a violent person:"
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Going out on a limb here, but if Tommy Robinson is tweeting praising your new immigration policy YOU MIGHT HAVE LOST YOUR MIND, MORAL COMPASS AND REASON TO EXIST Labour
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Going out on a limb here, but if Tommy Robinson is tweeting praising your new immigration policy YOU MIGHT HAVE LOST YOUR MIND, MORAL COMPASS AND REASON TO EXIST Labour
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Richard Aldington's Epilogue to Death of a Hero.
Always worth revisiting on Remembrance Sunday.
Always worth revisiting on Remembrance Sunday.
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Richard Aldington's Epilogue to Death of a Hero.
Always worth revisiting on Remembrance Sunday.
Always worth revisiting on Remembrance Sunday.
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Chris Mason is what happens when a Hospital Radio DJ, whose sole qualification appears to be a sort of soporific inoffensiveness, is somehow promoted to BBC Politics Editor - a position that demands unflinching insight, objectivity, and sharpness. It's like a puddle trying to be the ocean.
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Chris Mason is what happens when a Hospital Radio DJ, whose sole qualification appears to be a sort of soporific inoffensiveness, is somehow promoted to BBC Politics Editor - a position that demands unflinching insight, objectivity, and sharpness. It's like a puddle trying to be the ocean.
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If you're just waking, it's been a good night for Democrats across the US, with voters rejecting Trump nationwide. 🎉
Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win.
news.sky.com/story/zohran...
Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win.
news.sky.com/story/zohran...
Zohran Mamdani: 'Trump's worst nightmare' celebrates New York election result - as US president responds
The Democrat candidate ran on a significantly left-wing platform which included promising city-owned grocery shops and eliminating bus fares. Donald Trump is no fan and warned he could withhold federa...
news.sky.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
If you're just waking, it's been a good night for Democrats across the US, with voters rejecting Trump nationwide. 🎉
Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win.
news.sky.com/story/zohran...
Mamdani's comfortable win in New York, on the highest turnout since 1969, provides further proof that you don't have to pander to the right to win.
news.sky.com/story/zohran...
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🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Click for more:
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Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Samir Zoutini, a heroic GNER staff member whose incredible bravery saved lives during the mass stabbing on Saturday, has confounded racists by being a Muslim.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Click for more:
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
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October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
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Far, far too late.
The King and Royal Family covered for slimeball Andrew until they had no alternative.
This outdated hereditary institution is fundamentally rotten.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The King and Royal Family covered for slimeball Andrew until they had no alternative.
This outdated hereditary institution is fundamentally rotten.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and move out of Royal Lodge
King’s brother will become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says, in latest fallout from Epstein scandal
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Far, far too late.
The King and Royal Family covered for slimeball Andrew until they had no alternative.
This outdated hereditary institution is fundamentally rotten.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The King and Royal Family covered for slimeball Andrew until they had no alternative.
This outdated hereditary institution is fundamentally rotten.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Elon Musk is once again inciting violence on British streets because the government has taught him there are literally no consequences for doing so.
They even carry on using his far-right social network to promote government policy as he does it. The absence of backbone is *astounding*.
They even carry on using his far-right social network to promote government policy as he does it. The absence of backbone is *astounding*.
October 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Elon Musk is once again inciting violence on British streets because the government has taught him there are literally no consequences for doing so.
They even carry on using his far-right social network to promote government policy as he does it. The absence of backbone is *astounding*.
They even carry on using his far-right social network to promote government policy as he does it. The absence of backbone is *astounding*.
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We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong. Tax is how we build a fair society. It’s how we express our shared responsibility. The real immorality lies in avoiding tax. In this video, I explain why tax is not a burden but the foundation of democracy itself. youtu.be/4UXpnRL3WVE?...
The moral case for tax: why fairness depends on it
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong. Tax is how we build a fair society. It’s how we express our shared responsibility. The real immorality lies in avoiding tax. In this video, I explain why tax is not a burden but the foundation of democracy itself. youtu.be/4UXpnRL3WVE?...
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Labour doesn’t really have a ‘dilemma’. It has a choice: change direction or die. Keep chasing Reform voters and Labour will be wiped out in the local elections and then wiped out in the general election.
Remember that they’re supposed to be on the left, and they could still win it all again.
Remember that they’re supposed to be on the left, and they could still win it all again.
October 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Labour doesn’t really have a ‘dilemma’. It has a choice: change direction or die. Keep chasing Reform voters and Labour will be wiped out in the local elections and then wiped out in the general election.
Remember that they’re supposed to be on the left, and they could still win it all again.
Remember that they’re supposed to be on the left, and they could still win it all again.