Dr Lesley Choucri
@lchoucs.bsky.social
Been a midwife for 45 years! Now Volunteering with NHS. Enjoying being a Teyta to Zachary. Thankfully we have Labour in charge!
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If I have one wish for 2026, it's that the people of the United Kingdom would engage their brains a little more when reading the 'news' and thinking first, before reacting.
Would significantly reduce my stress levels.
Would significantly reduce my stress levels.
January 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
If I have one wish for 2026, it's that the people of the United Kingdom would engage their brains a little more when reading the 'news' and thinking first, before reacting.
Would significantly reduce my stress levels.
Would significantly reduce my stress levels.
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People are still acting like Russian apologists over the boat incident today...so I think it's important people read the UK Defence Secretary's statement he was able to make this evening in the House of Commons.
Key points:
It was a stateless vessel
1/4
Key points:
It was a stateless vessel
1/4
January 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
People are still acting like Russian apologists over the boat incident today...so I think it's important people read the UK Defence Secretary's statement he was able to make this evening in the House of Commons.
Key points:
It was a stateless vessel
1/4
Key points:
It was a stateless vessel
1/4
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With the PM saying he wants to go further on aligning with the EU, I’ve written for the Guardian about what’s possible:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Keir Starmer has a historic opportunity to fix this awful Brexit – if he follows this plan | Naomi Smith
The new bill giving ministers the power to align trade with the EU has huge practical and symbolic value. Let it herald a new and exciting ambition, says Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
With the PM saying he wants to go further on aligning with the EU, I’ve written for the Guardian about what’s possible:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Just one week in to 2026 and despite global priorities there is a lot of domestic good news to share. Labour are rebuilding our country and we are seeing the benefits.
January 7, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Just one week in to 2026 and despite global priorities there is a lot of domestic good news to share. Labour are rebuilding our country and we are seeing the benefits.
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This explains so much.
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation
www.nature.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
This explains so much.
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excellent comment Thankyou!
So not cowering in a room somewhere. Not weak. Straight on it talking to the people that they have to speak to. The people involved which does not include the hysterical press, the far left bitch fest and anyone else who knows fuck all about everything. As it should be.
January 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Excellent comment Thankyou!
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Just what did the Labour government do in 2025?
Well here we look at over 2700 things they did do last year in Parliament.
From 865 written statements to 174 ministerial statements in the Commons
And 103 debates of Government bills in the Commons to 32 Government bills gained Royal Assent.
Well here we look at over 2700 things they did do last year in Parliament.
From 865 written statements to 174 ministerial statements in the Commons
And 103 debates of Government bills in the Commons to 32 Government bills gained Royal Assent.
Just what did the Labour government do in 2025?
A review of UK Government Business in Parliament in 2025
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Just what did the Labour government do in 2025?
Well here we look at over 2700 things they did do last year in Parliament.
From 865 written statements to 174 ministerial statements in the Commons
And 103 debates of Government bills in the Commons to 32 Government bills gained Royal Assent.
Well here we look at over 2700 things they did do last year in Parliament.
From 865 written statements to 174 ministerial statements in the Commons
And 103 debates of Government bills in the Commons to 32 Government bills gained Royal Assent.
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Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
Some on here would benefit from reading this.
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Some on here would benefit from reading this.
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Some numbers released. Highest Boxing Day footfall for 10 years. And I know why.
Minimum Wage up for 3m people. Wages up for many. Interest rates down. Mortgages down.
Thanks to a strong and stable economy. AKA Rachel Reeves.
www.smeweb.com/boxing-day-f...
Minimum Wage up for 3m people. Wages up for many. Interest rates down. Mortgages down.
Thanks to a strong and stable economy. AKA Rachel Reeves.
www.smeweb.com/boxing-day-f...
Boxing Day footfall hits 10-year high with late surge of bargain hunters
UK retailers enjoyed a surprise "bumper" Boxing Day as shoppers defied the gloom and 26 December footfall recorded its highest increase in 10 years.
www.smeweb.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Some numbers released. Highest Boxing Day footfall for 10 years. And I know why.
Minimum Wage up for 3m people. Wages up for many. Interest rates down. Mortgages down.
Thanks to a strong and stable economy. AKA Rachel Reeves.
www.smeweb.com/boxing-day-f...
Minimum Wage up for 3m people. Wages up for many. Interest rates down. Mortgages down.
Thanks to a strong and stable economy. AKA Rachel Reeves.
www.smeweb.com/boxing-day-f...
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The Media exists to sell its products and increase the wealth of its shareholders.
The Media has zero interest in the truth.
Pollsters sell their findings to The Media...
Labour is working wonders!
Starmer is a man of integrity who has a huge responsibility.
He's not been elected to entertain us!
The Media has zero interest in the truth.
Pollsters sell their findings to The Media...
Labour is working wonders!
Starmer is a man of integrity who has a huge responsibility.
He's not been elected to entertain us!
December 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Media exists to sell its products and increase the wealth of its shareholders.
The Media has zero interest in the truth.
Pollsters sell their findings to The Media...
Labour is working wonders!
Starmer is a man of integrity who has a huge responsibility.
He's not been elected to entertain us!
The Media has zero interest in the truth.
Pollsters sell their findings to The Media...
Labour is working wonders!
Starmer is a man of integrity who has a huge responsibility.
He's not been elected to entertain us!
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The pound is stronger than under the Tories. The FTSE has hit record highs. Inflation is down. Interest rates are down. Business confidence is up. Sales booming. And yet the latest YouGov poll and the narrative pushed by the media is that Reeves is doing a terrible job & the economy tanking.
December 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The pound is stronger than under the Tories. The FTSE has hit record highs. Inflation is down. Interest rates are down. Business confidence is up. Sales booming. And yet the latest YouGov poll and the narrative pushed by the media is that Reeves is doing a terrible job & the economy tanking.
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This is how Labour have spent the last 18 months. Laying the foundations to their 10 year plan to improve our Country. Making it safer, wealthier and more tolerant. A toast to Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves. More of this in 2026!!
December 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This is how Labour have spent the last 18 months. Laying the foundations to their 10 year plan to improve our Country. Making it safer, wealthier and more tolerant. A toast to Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves. More of this in 2026!!
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This is exactly what the Government is doing, and ffs did he miss the Employment Rights Act which has literally just been passed. I sometimes feel we're living in a parallel universe, here's a wee reminder of what this Government has achieved to date.
December 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
This is exactly what the Government is doing, and ffs did he miss the Employment Rights Act which has literally just been passed. I sometimes feel we're living in a parallel universe, here's a wee reminder of what this Government has achieved to date.
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With Labour, interest rates have been cut 6 times.
December 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
With Labour, interest rates have been cut 6 times.
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Nuffield Trust Fellow, Stelios Vassiliou spoke to @fullfact.org about doctor pay changes: “You can paint a very different picture of real-terms changes to resident doctors’ pay packets over time, depending on the methods you use..."
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Have resident doctors really had a 21% real-terms pay cut? – Full Fact
The figure cited by the BMA is based on an unreliable measure of inflation. Other measures suggest the drop has been less. Our analysis using a measure backed by the Royal Statistical Society puts the...
fullfact.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Nuffield Trust Fellow, Stelios Vassiliou spoke to @fullfact.org about doctor pay changes: “You can paint a very different picture of real-terms changes to resident doctors’ pay packets over time, depending on the methods you use..."
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Absolutely fantastic video, with a bit of a festive theme.
It actively demonstrates how our Labour government are implementing policies that link together to build up to something bigger and better that really helps people!
Great work @rosiewrightingmp.bsky.social thank you to you & all of Labour!
It actively demonstrates how our Labour government are implementing policies that link together to build up to something bigger and better that really helps people!
Great work @rosiewrightingmp.bsky.social thank you to you & all of Labour!
December 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Absolutely fantastic video, with a bit of a festive theme.
It actively demonstrates how our Labour government are implementing policies that link together to build up to something bigger and better that really helps people!
Great work @rosiewrightingmp.bsky.social thank you to you & all of Labour!
It actively demonstrates how our Labour government are implementing policies that link together to build up to something bigger and better that really helps people!
Great work @rosiewrightingmp.bsky.social thank you to you & all of Labour!
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Excellent news!
The Bank of England has cut interest rates again, lowering them from 4% to 3.75%.
They have also given an update on inflation expectations.
They expect a small rise in December, before Q1 next year seeing falls to 3% and Q2 2026 expecting further falls towards 2%.
The Bank of England has cut interest rates again, lowering them from 4% to 3.75%.
They have also given an update on inflation expectations.
They expect a small rise in December, before Q1 next year seeing falls to 3% and Q2 2026 expecting further falls towards 2%.
Bank Rate reduced to 3.75% - December 2025 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.
www.bankofengland.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Excellent news!
The Bank of England has cut interest rates again, lowering them from 4% to 3.75%.
They have also given an update on inflation expectations.
They expect a small rise in December, before Q1 next year seeing falls to 3% and Q2 2026 expecting further falls towards 2%.
The Bank of England has cut interest rates again, lowering them from 4% to 3.75%.
They have also given an update on inflation expectations.
They expect a small rise in December, before Q1 next year seeing falls to 3% and Q2 2026 expecting further falls towards 2%.
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So:
Interest rate cut to 3.75%
Growth forecast to be up to 1.5% 2026
Inflation down to 3.2%
UK PMI composite output index up to 52.1 in December
FTSE100 up
My goodness that Budget was dire
Interest rate cut to 3.75%
Growth forecast to be up to 1.5% 2026
Inflation down to 3.2%
UK PMI composite output index up to 52.1 in December
FTSE100 up
My goodness that Budget was dire
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
So:
Interest rate cut to 3.75%
Growth forecast to be up to 1.5% 2026
Inflation down to 3.2%
UK PMI composite output index up to 52.1 in December
FTSE100 up
My goodness that Budget was dire
Interest rate cut to 3.75%
Growth forecast to be up to 1.5% 2026
Inflation down to 3.2%
UK PMI composite output index up to 52.1 in December
FTSE100 up
My goodness that Budget was dire
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Let's try that again! Welcome, surprise fall in UK inflation this morning with CPI at 3.2% in November, down from 3.6% in October (market and BoE expectations were for a smaller fall). This release surely nails on a rate cut from BoE tomorrow. Short thread to follow...
December 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Let's try that again! Welcome, surprise fall in UK inflation this morning with CPI at 3.2% in November, down from 3.6% in October (market and BoE expectations were for a smaller fall). This release surely nails on a rate cut from BoE tomorrow. Short thread to follow...
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Nice little reminder.
We are very lucky to have such a dedicated, hard working Government.
We are very lucky to have such a dedicated, hard working Government.
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Nice little reminder.
We are very lucky to have such a dedicated, hard working Government.
We are very lucky to have such a dedicated, hard working Government.
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Busiest day of announcements I can remember. Our Labour Government do more in a day than the Tories did in 14 years.
Our workers are better protected, our Politics will be better protected and our BBC will be updated. And that’s not to mention house building 👏👏👏
Our workers are better protected, our Politics will be better protected and our BBC will be updated. And that’s not to mention house building 👏👏👏
December 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Busiest day of announcements I can remember. Our Labour Government do more in a day than the Tories did in 14 years.
Our workers are better protected, our Politics will be better protected and our BBC will be updated. And that’s not to mention house building 👏👏👏
Our workers are better protected, our Politics will be better protected and our BBC will be updated. And that’s not to mention house building 👏👏👏
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So in the past 24 hours ‘blue’ Labour have delivered:
The employment rights bill
The planning and infrastructure bill
Rejoining Erasmus
The Johnson/Farage Russian investigation
Inflation at 3.2%
It’s all over the headlines
but Starmer or something
The employment rights bill
The planning and infrastructure bill
Rejoining Erasmus
The Johnson/Farage Russian investigation
Inflation at 3.2%
It’s all over the headlines
but Starmer or something
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
So in the past 24 hours ‘blue’ Labour have delivered:
The employment rights bill
The planning and infrastructure bill
Rejoining Erasmus
The Johnson/Farage Russian investigation
Inflation at 3.2%
It’s all over the headlines
but Starmer or something
The employment rights bill
The planning and infrastructure bill
Rejoining Erasmus
The Johnson/Farage Russian investigation
Inflation at 3.2%
It’s all over the headlines
but Starmer or something
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I am in tears
The Employment Rights Bill has passed the Lords and goes for Royal Assent this week
Sick pay for everyone
No more zero hours contracts
No more trade union act 2016 years
So much more
Doing what you sent a Labour government here to do
The Employment Rights Bill has passed the Lords and goes for Royal Assent this week
Sick pay for everyone
No more zero hours contracts
No more trade union act 2016 years
So much more
Doing what you sent a Labour government here to do
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I am in tears
The Employment Rights Bill has passed the Lords and goes for Royal Assent this week
Sick pay for everyone
No more zero hours contracts
No more trade union act 2016 years
So much more
Doing what you sent a Labour government here to do
The Employment Rights Bill has passed the Lords and goes for Royal Assent this week
Sick pay for everyone
No more zero hours contracts
No more trade union act 2016 years
So much more
Doing what you sent a Labour government here to do
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And just like that, the historic Employment Rights Bill lands. Sick pay from day one. Day-one parental leave. Unfair dismissal rights after six months. Ban fire-and-rehire. Bereavement leave. Protections for pregnant women. Tougher redundancy rules. Fair Work Agency to enforce rights. #ukpolitics
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
And just like that, the historic Employment Rights Bill lands. Sick pay from day one. Day-one parental leave. Unfair dismissal rights after six months. Ban fire-and-rehire. Bereavement leave. Protections for pregnant women. Tougher redundancy rules. Fair Work Agency to enforce rights. #ukpolitics