@lizalaw.bsky.social
47yrs in nursing, end of life care educator, long suffering Wolves fan, read a lot, worried for my grandchildren's future
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This how HMRC deals with rich tax evaders, if it bothers to at all.
Nadhim Zahawi agreed to pay the £3,700,000 tax bill he lied about and hid from HMRC.
He should have been sent to jail for fraud.
Nadhim Zahawi agreed to pay the £3,700,000 tax bill he lied about and hid from HMRC.
He should have been sent to jail for fraud.
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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news.sky.com/story/number...
The far right lies exploded
The far right lies exploded
Number of homicides in London falls to lowest in over a decade, says Met Police
The 2025 number of 97 homicides is the lowest recorded since 2014 when there were 95, new figures suggest.
news.sky.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 AM
news.sky.com/story/number...
The far right lies exploded
The far right lies exploded
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Well said Gary
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Well said Gary
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As we approach 2026 a good time to remember that Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should and should not apply to
Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should & should not apply to. Because none of us then has rights, just privileges that can be taken away by those in power
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
As we approach 2026 a good time to remember that Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should and should not apply to
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Here is a convicted sexual predator sat next to a king at a banquet .
Here is a peaceful pensioner protesting against genocide being arrested.
Just working on the words for the learning to read series I am developing for children (reading words and reading a society’s priorities)
Here is a peaceful pensioner protesting against genocide being arrested.
Just working on the words for the learning to read series I am developing for children (reading words and reading a society’s priorities)
December 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Here is a convicted sexual predator sat next to a king at a banquet .
Here is a peaceful pensioner protesting against genocide being arrested.
Just working on the words for the learning to read series I am developing for children (reading words and reading a society’s priorities)
Here is a peaceful pensioner protesting against genocide being arrested.
Just working on the words for the learning to read series I am developing for children (reading words and reading a society’s priorities)
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English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
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Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any gov’t to say who those rights should & should not apply to. If that happens than none of us has rights, just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should & should not apply to. Because none of us then has rights, just privileges that can be taken away by those in power
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any gov’t to say who those rights should & should not apply to. If that happens than none of us has rights, just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
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2025 has been a speed competition in normalising racism. And as Toni Morrison said, the serious function of racism is distraction. So 2025 has topped the charts in distraction from the real work to achieve societal progress.
Wishing you a less distracted 2026.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Wishing you a less distracted 2026.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
The normalisation of far-right rhetoric on immigration
People who have escaped the unimaginable horror of torture are increasingly being targeted by far-right violence in the UK
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
2025 has been a speed competition in normalising racism. And as Toni Morrison said, the serious function of racism is distraction. So 2025 has topped the charts in distraction from the real work to achieve societal progress.
Wishing you a less distracted 2026.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Wishing you a less distracted 2026.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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The idea of “imported” violence against women and girls is a deeply comforting fiction - one that allows people to avoid looking at where it actually happens: within our homes and behind closed doors.
The Violence Isn’t Imported. It’s Domestic.
Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to blame violence against women on migrants doesn’t just collapse under scrutiny - it actively distracts us from where the harm really happens, and who is actually responsible.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The idea of “imported” violence against women and girls is a deeply comforting fiction - one that allows people to avoid looking at where it actually happens: within our homes and behind closed doors.
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"The narrative that Badenoch is trying to spin is nothing more than a comforting fiction that allows men in our own culture to avoid responsibility."
"It is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men who are known to the victim - partners, ex-partners, husbands, boyfriends, colleagues, classmates."
"It is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men who are known to the victim - partners, ex-partners, husbands, boyfriends, colleagues, classmates."
The idea of “imported” violence against women and girls is a deeply comforting fiction - one that allows people to avoid looking at where it actually happens: within our homes and behind closed doors.
The Violence Isn’t Imported. It’s Domestic.
Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to blame violence against women on migrants doesn’t just collapse under scrutiny - it actively distracts us from where the harm really happens, and who is actually responsible.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"The narrative that Badenoch is trying to spin is nothing more than a comforting fiction that allows men in our own culture to avoid responsibility."
"It is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men who are known to the victim - partners, ex-partners, husbands, boyfriends, colleagues, classmates."
"It is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men who are known to the victim - partners, ex-partners, husbands, boyfriends, colleagues, classmates."
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I've written this open letter to Keir Starmer &
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social because, though I am desperately worried about NHS patients over the next 5 days, I know this strike by resident doctors is a desperate act of last resort.
Please read.
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social because, though I am desperately worried about NHS patients over the next 5 days, I know this strike by resident doctors is a desperate act of last resort.
Please read.
December 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I've written this open letter to Keir Starmer &
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social because, though I am desperately worried about NHS patients over the next 5 days, I know this strike by resident doctors is a desperate act of last resort.
Please read.
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social because, though I am desperately worried about NHS patients over the next 5 days, I know this strike by resident doctors is a desperate act of last resort.
Please read.
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It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear Reform UK has become the most referenced oppositional party on the BBC and ITV’s major news coverage, new research has found
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
Reform become most referenced oppositional party on BBC and ITV News at Ten coverage
Reform UK was the most referenced oppositional party on the BBC and ITV's major news coverage in September 2025, new research has found.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear Reform UK has become the most referenced oppositional party on the BBC and ITV’s major news coverage, new research has found
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
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Fun fact - The Daily Mail has not favoured a party other than the Tories since its support for the British Union of Fascists - a pattern that would end with an endorsement of Reform UK.
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Fun fact - The Daily Mail has not favoured a party other than the Tories since its support for the British Union of Fascists - a pattern that would end with an endorsement of Reform UK.
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Incredibly brave. Imagine the faceless bores the BBC will have making their programmes if they continue down this path.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Incredibly brave. Imagine the faceless bores the BBC will have making their programmes if they continue down this path.
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Not sure how long Farage is going to get away with this sort of thing….
Long enough to get into No.10 where he can fully screw the country over? Or could he (for love of god) be investigated before then?
Racism aside (which should end his career), he’s just so bloody corrupt…
(Private Eye)
Long enough to get into No.10 where he can fully screw the country over? Or could he (for love of god) be investigated before then?
Racism aside (which should end his career), he’s just so bloody corrupt…
(Private Eye)
December 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Not sure how long Farage is going to get away with this sort of thing….
Long enough to get into No.10 where he can fully screw the country over? Or could he (for love of god) be investigated before then?
Racism aside (which should end his career), he’s just so bloody corrupt…
(Private Eye)
Long enough to get into No.10 where he can fully screw the country over? Or could he (for love of god) be investigated before then?
Racism aside (which should end his career), he’s just so bloody corrupt…
(Private Eye)
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Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
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Last night's #BBCQT is best seen in the below short version. From the 📹 circulating, I deliberately cut Fiona Bruce's thin-skinned reply at the end. It's irrelevant & distracts from @zackpolanski.bsky.social 's excellent points. And this, too, is a lesson: Let's focus on people who offer solutions.
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Last night's #BBCQT is best seen in the below short version. From the 📹 circulating, I deliberately cut Fiona Bruce's thin-skinned reply at the end. It's irrelevant & distracts from @zackpolanski.bsky.social 's excellent points. And this, too, is a lesson: Let's focus on people who offer solutions.
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Fiona Bruce desperately tries to smear Zack Polanski and the Green Party as supporting open borders as if it is the worst thing in the world.
But 56% of the UK support Free Movement.
It is actually her demonisation of migration which is supported by only 20% of the UK.
But 56% of the UK support Free Movement.
It is actually her demonisation of migration which is supported by only 20% of the UK.
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Fiona Bruce desperately tries to smear Zack Polanski and the Green Party as supporting open borders as if it is the worst thing in the world.
But 56% of the UK support Free Movement.
It is actually her demonisation of migration which is supported by only 20% of the UK.
But 56% of the UK support Free Movement.
It is actually her demonisation of migration which is supported by only 20% of the UK.
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The media are still in a frenzy claiming the Chancellor lied to the country. Dear reader, it was the media who lied to the country based on speculation, unnamed sources and their interpretation of what was actually said pre budget. They were left with red faces and this is their revenge.
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The media are still in a frenzy claiming the Chancellor lied to the country. Dear reader, it was the media who lied to the country based on speculation, unnamed sources and their interpretation of what was actually said pre budget. They were left with red faces and this is their revenge.
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This is the main thing the resident doctor strike action is about, not the pay - though that helps retain doctors.
If resident doctors cannot get posts, which is the case currently, they cannot progress and may leave our NHS.
Down the line we will have a shortage senior doctors such as consultants
If resident doctors cannot get posts, which is the case currently, they cannot progress and may leave our NHS.
Down the line we will have a shortage senior doctors such as consultants
This year, 30,000 doctors applied for only 10,000 training posts. These are highly trained professionals who want long term NHS careers, yet thousands are being denied the ability to progress in their careers. Many are left moving between short-term roles or leaving.
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/se...
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/se...
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is the main thing the resident doctor strike action is about, not the pay - though that helps retain doctors.
If resident doctors cannot get posts, which is the case currently, they cannot progress and may leave our NHS.
Down the line we will have a shortage senior doctors such as consultants
If resident doctors cannot get posts, which is the case currently, they cannot progress and may leave our NHS.
Down the line we will have a shortage senior doctors such as consultants
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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What a wonderful story - and a beautiful illustration of the power of the arts.
Great writing expands our imagination. It helps us to see the world in new ways.
And that has consequences that can never be measured by "average starting salaries" or "contribution to GDP".
Great writing expands our imagination. It helps us to see the world in new ways.
And that has consequences that can never be measured by "average starting salaries" or "contribution to GDP".
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
What a wonderful story - and a beautiful illustration of the power of the arts.
Great writing expands our imagination. It helps us to see the world in new ways.
And that has consequences that can never be measured by "average starting salaries" or "contribution to GDP".
Great writing expands our imagination. It helps us to see the world in new ways.
And that has consequences that can never be measured by "average starting salaries" or "contribution to GDP".