@mollymmcc.bsky.social
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As the calls to reinstate Sure Start grow louder, @ruthswailes.bsky.social outlines the lasting effects it had for those who used its services in the 2000s; 'reducing services means reducing friendships.'
A very personal blog: getting by with a little help from our friends
When Ruth’s husband was diagnosed with cancer, friends she’d made via Sure Start rallied round. But what about today’s young families?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
As the calls to reinstate Sure Start grow louder, @ruthswailes.bsky.social outlines the lasting effects it had for those who used its services in the 2000s; 'reducing services means reducing friendships.'
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Hard to believe they’re talking about the same event.
May 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hard to believe they’re talking about the same event.
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Following Trump's harrying of South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office, this time citing fake news, will any world leader ever be brave enough to call him out, on camera, citing abusive coercive control?
Trump and Vance: diplomacy, bullying or coercive control?
Trump and Vance’s Oval Office exchange with Zelenskyy was more than bullying – it was a textbook case of coercive control in action
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Following Trump's harrying of South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office, this time citing fake news, will any world leader ever be brave enough to call him out, on camera, citing abusive coercive control?
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Seemingly even the Telegraph weren't shameless enough for this - it's been taken down, and all links go to the homepage, which leads with attacks on trans people, and blaming Starmer for Brexit.
So they're still shameless about some stuff.
So they're still shameless about some stuff.
May 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Seemingly even the Telegraph weren't shameless enough for this - it's been taken down, and all links go to the homepage, which leads with attacks on trans people, and blaming Starmer for Brexit.
So they're still shameless about some stuff.
So they're still shameless about some stuff.
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Israeli strikes over past 24 hours killed at least 38 people in Gaza, health officials say
Israeli strikes over past 24 hours killed at least 38 people in Gaza, health officials say
Civil defence agency says some people are still under rubble after attacks on Deir al-Balah and Jabaliya
Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours have killed at least 38 people in Gaza, health officials in the Palestinian territory have said, bringing the death toll to more than 100 in less than three days.
An attack on a tent housing displaced people in the central city of Deir al-Balah killed a mother and her two children, according to Gaza’s health ministry. Another strike in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza killed at least five, including two women and a child, it added. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Israeli strikes over past 24 hours killed at least 38 people in Gaza, health officials say
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Liverpool share points with Crystal Palace before getting party started
Liverpool share points with Crystal Palace before getting party started
Mohamed Salah scored a late equaliser for Liverpool as they warmed up for the Premier League trophy presentation with a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Liverpool share points with Crystal Palace before getting party started
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“The Overton window has shifted. Sir Keir is telling Labour’s own story at last: he is on the front foot, and he has declined to make any concessions in the argument with Brexiters. So it is left to them to rage impotently from the sidelines” 👏
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Pecksniff: EU deal: Glass half full, but Starmer’s chance to fill it to the brim
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“The Overton window has shifted. Sir Keir is telling Labour’s own story at last: he is on the front foot, and he has declined to make any concessions in the argument with Brexiters. So it is left to them to rage impotently from the sidelines” 👏
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
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This is SO weird.
Click bait?
A joke that got out of hand?
A mock up article that somehow got published?
What happened?
Click bait?
A joke that got out of hand?
A mock up article that somehow got published?
What happened?
The Telegraph has deleted the seemingly made-up article titled “We earn £345k but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays” featuring “Al & Alexandra Moy” from its website... but, if interested, you can access an archived version here. h/t @alanrew.bsky.social
archive.is/s1GPF
archive.is/s1GPF
May 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is SO weird.
Click bait?
A joke that got out of hand?
A mock up article that somehow got published?
What happened?
Click bait?
A joke that got out of hand?
A mock up article that somehow got published?
What happened?
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Uh-huh 🤷♂️
Russian bots becoming so much more sophisticated in their spread of division
Russian bots becoming so much more sophisticated in their spread of division
May 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Uh-huh 🤷♂️
Russian bots becoming so much more sophisticated in their spread of division
Russian bots becoming so much more sophisticated in their spread of division
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An independent councillor in a Reform ‘run’ council:
“They’re the wrong people in the wrong job.They have the ear of the country but they’re mainly racist white men of a certain age…
We’ll be in special measures in 6 months”
Imagine what they’d do to the country.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“They’re the wrong people in the wrong job.They have the ear of the country but they’re mainly racist white men of a certain age…
We’ll be in special measures in 6 months”
Imagine what they’d do to the country.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Posturing’: Farage’s Reform-quake so far limited to small acts of ‘war on woke’
Reform promised much to voters and now runs £8bn worth of public services. After three weeks, what has party accomplished?
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
An independent councillor in a Reform ‘run’ council:
“They’re the wrong people in the wrong job.They have the ear of the country but they’re mainly racist white men of a certain age…
We’ll be in special measures in 6 months”
Imagine what they’d do to the country.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“They’re the wrong people in the wrong job.They have the ear of the country but they’re mainly racist white men of a certain age…
We’ll be in special measures in 6 months”
Imagine what they’d do to the country.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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🌍 "Labour’s ‘red lines’ on its relationship reset with the European Union, including no return to the Single Market or the EU Customs Union, must now be revisited and revised.”
Chancellor must ‘supercharge EU reset’ to escape economic black holes
"Getting the UK back in the Single Market and the Customs Union is a prerequisite for creating sustained growth that can improve opportunities for British people across the board"
northeastbylines.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🌍 "Labour’s ‘red lines’ on its relationship reset with the European Union, including no return to the Single Market or the EU Customs Union, must now be revisited and revised.”
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Blimey. One of Nigel Farage's biggest donors, and the owner of 55 Tufton Street, is helping the Russian military effort www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...
March 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Blimey. One of Nigel Farage's biggest donors, and the owner of 55 Tufton Street, is helping the Russian military effort www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...
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Errrr - no thanks. I think I'll pass. ✋😆
March 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Errrr - no thanks. I think I'll pass. ✋😆
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Cackling glee over literally condemning millions of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable to death due to eliminating USAID; on the verge of tears over his falling stock price. This is Elon Musk in a nutshell.
Musk: I mean, have you Tim Walz, who is a huge jerk, running on stage with the Tesla stock price.. What an evil thing to do. What a creep, what a jerk. Like who derives joy from that?
March 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Cackling glee over literally condemning millions of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable to death due to eliminating USAID; on the verge of tears over his falling stock price. This is Elon Musk in a nutshell.
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Beauty clinics in UK offering banned treatments derived from human cells
Beauty clinics in UK offering banned treatments derived from human cells
Experts warn of serious health risks of using exosome products that are harvested from human donors
Banned biological products harvested from human cells are being used in UK beauty clinics, according to experts who warn that the luxury treatments could carry serious health risks.
Exosomes have been touted as the latest “miracle” skincare treatment, with A-list celebrities such as Kim Kardashian seeking their rejuvenating effects and cosmetic clinics offering exosome facials and microneedling for hundreds of pounds a session. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Beauty clinics in UK offering banned treatments derived from human cells
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Best one yet
‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
March 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Best one yet
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Spring statement: Should a Labour government be making these cuts? – Politics Weekly UK
Spring statement: Should a Labour government be making these cuts? – Politics Weekly UK
Amid poor economic growth forecasts and global instability, Rachel Reeves is trying to balance the books by cutting spending on benefits. So why is a Labour government choosing this path? John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and political correspondent Kiran Stacey to unpick what was in the spring statement, and what it will mean for you Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Spring statement: Should a Labour government be making these cuts? – Politics Weekly UK
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If I were a betting man….
✍️ Musk’s days are numbered, say bookies
Elon Musk’s Tesla reign may be nearing its end as plunging stocks, political ties, and strategic missteps fuel investor unrest
By Tony Burke
Elon Musk’s Tesla reign may be nearing its end as plunging stocks, political ties, and strategic missteps fuel investor unrest
By Tony Burke
Musk’s days are numbered, say bookies
Elon Musk’s Tesla reign may be nearing its end as plunging stocks, political ties, and strategic missteps fuel investor unrest
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
March 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If I were a betting man….
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Oh
Michael Gove on June 21st 2016, two days before the Brexit referendum,
"By voting to leave, we can not only take back control of hundreds of millions that we sent to the European Union, we will also be detaching ourselves from the sinking ship that is the European Union economy"
"By voting to leave, we can not only take back control of hundreds of millions that we sent to the European Union, we will also be detaching ourselves from the sinking ship that is the European Union economy"
March 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Oh
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Ofcom launches investigation into GB News over LGBTQ+ slur
Broadcast that received more than 70,000 complaints over a lie linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia will be subject to a formal investigation.
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
Broadcast that received more than 70,000 complaints over a lie linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia will be subject to a formal investigation.
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
Ofcom launches investigation into GB News over LGBTQ+ slur | Good Law Project
Broadcast that received more than 70,000 complaints over a lie linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia will be subject to a formal investigation.
goodlawproject.org
March 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ofcom launches investigation into GB News over LGBTQ+ slur
Broadcast that received more than 70,000 complaints over a lie linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia will be subject to a formal investigation.
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
Broadcast that received more than 70,000 complaints over a lie linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia will be subject to a formal investigation.
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
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✍️ The sick youth of Europe: the UK’s mental health problem.
Why so many young people are becoming mentally unfit for work and education, and what we need to do about it…
By Dr Pam Jarvis
Why so many young people are becoming mentally unfit for work and education, and what we need to do about it…
By Dr Pam Jarvis
The sick youth of Europe: the UK’s mental health problem
Why so many young people are becoming mentally unfit for work and education, and what we need to do about it
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
✍️ The sick youth of Europe: the UK’s mental health problem.
Why so many young people are becoming mentally unfit for work and education, and what we need to do about it…
By Dr Pam Jarvis
Why so many young people are becoming mentally unfit for work and education, and what we need to do about it…
By Dr Pam Jarvis
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“Until there’s more awareness of autism and underlying systems and gaps founded on lack of awareness are tackled, autistic people will face discrimination and worse”
Systemic violations of the rights of autistic people in the UK
Until there’s more awareness of autism and underlying systems and gaps founded on lack of awareness are tackled, autistic people will face discrimination and worse
bylines.cymru
March 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“Until there’s more awareness of autism and underlying systems and gaps founded on lack of awareness are tackled, autistic people will face discrimination and worse”
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Left: Kemi Badenoch claims council tax on expenses
Right: That time Kemi Badenoch said she believes in personal responsibility, that government should nurture a fair society, and governments that try to do everything will run out of other people's money
Right: That time Kemi Badenoch said she believes in personal responsibility, that government should nurture a fair society, and governments that try to do everything will run out of other people's money
March 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Left: Kemi Badenoch claims council tax on expenses
Right: That time Kemi Badenoch said she believes in personal responsibility, that government should nurture a fair society, and governments that try to do everything will run out of other people's money
Right: That time Kemi Badenoch said she believes in personal responsibility, that government should nurture a fair society, and governments that try to do everything will run out of other people's money
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One US based law firm has responded by breaking the law in the United Kingdom - and we are suing it. Sympathetic though one might be, in the UK, US firms must abide by our law. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community
President ordered attorney general to refer partisan lawsuits to White House and recommend sanctions against firms
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
One US based law firm has responded by breaking the law in the United Kingdom - and we are suing it. Sympathetic though one might be, in the UK, US firms must abide by our law. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Labour benefit cuts may breach equality law, says human rights watchdog
Equality commission to consider how Liz Kendall’s £5b welfare reforms will impact disabled people
How on earth has it come to this
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Equality commission to consider how Liz Kendall’s £5b welfare reforms will impact disabled people
How on earth has it come to this
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Labour benefit cuts may breach equality law, says human rights watchdog
Equality commission to consider how Liz Kendall’s £5b welfare reforms will impact disabled people
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Labour benefit cuts may breach equality law, says human rights watchdog
Equality commission to consider how Liz Kendall’s £5b welfare reforms will impact disabled people
How on earth has it come to this
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Equality commission to consider how Liz Kendall’s £5b welfare reforms will impact disabled people
How on earth has it come to this
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...