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On the list of “must read articles you might have missed in 2025”, this on one man dealing with NHS wheelchair services is up there (and is much more fascinating and maddening than it might sound). www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service
The long read: After I was paralysed in a climbing accident, I discovered how inconsiderate, illogical and incompetent many wheelchair providers can be
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
On the list of “must read articles you might have missed in 2025”, this on one man dealing with NHS wheelchair services is up there (and is much more fascinating and maddening than it might sound). www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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“Just outside Gaza, tons of food, clean water, medical supplies, shelter items & fuel sit untouched with humanitarian organisations blocked from accessing or delivering them," write 109 aid agencies today.
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
July 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“Just outside Gaza, tons of food, clean water, medical supplies, shelter items & fuel sit untouched with humanitarian organisations blocked from accessing or delivering them," write 109 aid agencies today.
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
Israel is committing Palestinian genocide and it is monstrous.
Credit: Anatolu/Getty Images
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Tonight. Share everywhere. 🙏
July 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Tonight. Share everywhere. 🙏
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Bluesky is dying?!
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...
Bluesky is dying
Bluesky was invented to create a nicer space than Twitter. The problem is that too few people have joined and most are smug and boring.
www.spectator.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Bluesky is dying?!
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...
Really?
Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...
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Wrote for @theguardian.com about Ballymena and Northern Ireland's long history of violence against women ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Ballymena violence has nothing to do with ‘protecting women’. It is racism, pure and simple | Sarah Creighton
Northern Ireland has always seen high levels of violence against women and girls. Blaming migrants is a useful way to distract from that, says political commentator from Northern Ireland Sarah Creight...
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Wrote for @theguardian.com about Ballymena and Northern Ireland's long history of violence against women ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A GoFundMe has been set up by a Ballymena woman for assisting some of the people affected by the pogrom in Ballymena.
Fuck knows Stormont won't look out for them
gofund.me/309db4ae
Fuck knows Stormont won't look out for them
gofund.me/309db4ae
Donate to Help Ballymena Filipinos, organized by Zuzanna Dziwulska
Hi,
We all know about the incidents which have been on going in Ballymena. This fundraiser… Zuzanna Dziwulska needs your support for Help Ballymena Filipinos
gofund.me
June 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A GoFundMe has been set up by a Ballymena woman for assisting some of the people affected by the pogrom in Ballymena.
Fuck knows Stormont won't look out for them
gofund.me/309db4ae
Fuck knows Stormont won't look out for them
gofund.me/309db4ae
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After saying Israel is ethnic cleansing the Palestinians #C4News
Claire Manera, Emergency Coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières says,
"I just can't believe the world is standing by watching this"
Claire Manera, Emergency Coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières says,
"I just can't believe the world is standing by watching this"
May 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
After saying Israel is ethnic cleansing the Palestinians #C4News
Claire Manera, Emergency Coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières says,
"I just can't believe the world is standing by watching this"
Claire Manera, Emergency Coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières says,
"I just can't believe the world is standing by watching this"
Loving Eurovision this year.
May 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Loving Eurovision this year.
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Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
May 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
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Vaccines save lives. Pass it on.
It’s #WorldImmunizationWeek
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute.
A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.
#VaccinesWork
bit.ly/wiw2025
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute.
A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.
#VaccinesWork
bit.ly/wiw2025
April 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Vaccines save lives. Pass it on.
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🔥 “The needs of SEND children are not a figment of their parents’ imaginations, however inconvenient they may be for those who hold the purse strings…”
An open letter to Bridget Phillipson on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
A parent’s response to Phillipson’s position on SEND funding
westenglandbylines.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🔥 “The needs of SEND children are not a figment of their parents’ imaginations, however inconvenient they may be for those who hold the purse strings…”
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He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.
Happy Imbolc to those who celebrate🌸
February 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Happy Imbolc to those who celebrate🌸
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Just in from mammoth interview session to two bits of news. One that a DV perp got locked up because of something I did and that a vulnerable constituent had a a massive wrongful debt written off after our intervention. This is why I came to politics, this is why I'll just keep cracking on.
January 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Just in from mammoth interview session to two bits of news. One that a DV perp got locked up because of something I did and that a vulnerable constituent had a a massive wrongful debt written off after our intervention. This is why I came to politics, this is why I'll just keep cracking on.
I hope Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook will join soon.
November 15, 2024 at 2:02 PM
I hope Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook will join soon.
It has been great watching all the new people arrive today and seeing the numbers of followers fly up.
November 14, 2024 at 10:11 PM
It has been great watching all the new people arrive today and seeing the numbers of followers fly up.
Emily Maitlis liked my post today - if that isn’t a good omen I don’t know what is.
November 14, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Emily Maitlis liked my post today - if that isn’t a good omen I don’t know what is.
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To celebrate 2,000 BlueSky followers, I'm going to do a little giveaway.
Repost and follow and I'll pick one lucky person at random to win a 12-month Gift Subscription at Bert's Books worth OVER £100.
You have until noon on Sunday 17th November
Repost and follow and I'll pick one lucky person at random to win a 12-month Gift Subscription at Bert's Books worth OVER £100.
You have until noon on Sunday 17th November
a man wearing a floral sweater says " and good luck with that "
ALT: a man wearing a floral sweater says " and good luck with that "
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 9:09 AM
To celebrate 2,000 BlueSky followers, I'm going to do a little giveaway.
Repost and follow and I'll pick one lucky person at random to win a 12-month Gift Subscription at Bert's Books worth OVER £100.
You have until noon on Sunday 17th November
Repost and follow and I'll pick one lucky person at random to win a 12-month Gift Subscription at Bert's Books worth OVER £100.
You have until noon on Sunday 17th November
Joining Bluesky as disillusioned by the other place.
August 18, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Joining Bluesky as disillusioned by the other place.