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Autism Special school has 45 applicants a week. This is key: “There isn’t enough of these types of school & it's not just down to 'Well, can we make mainstream better?'" Mainstream at all costs, or do some children just need a different environment? www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/...
Impington special school has 45 applicants each week
Head teacher Steph Smith says her school is oversubscribed and that more like it are needed.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Autism Special school has 45 applicants a week. This is key: “There isn’t enough of these types of school & it's not just down to 'Well, can we make mainstream better?'" Mainstream at all costs, or do some children just need a different environment? www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/...
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I don’t post a lot of news about crime - life and social media is tough enough - but male violence is an epidemic and it should be impossible to ignore it. The man’s name gets the headlines but it is the women and children who - at the very least - deserve to be remembered. Say their names.
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I don’t post a lot of news about crime - life and social media is tough enough - but male violence is an epidemic and it should be impossible to ignore it. The man’s name gets the headlines but it is the women and children who - at the very least - deserve to be remembered. Say their names.
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Fucking hell. "mental health conditions including autism and ADHD," says the BBC. Beyond crap.
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Fucking hell. "mental health conditions including autism and ADHD," says the BBC. Beyond crap.
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By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
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Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
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Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve | Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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British politics has become a race to the bottom - despair, hatred, decline.
But the Green Party under @zackpolanski.bsky.social is offering a way out.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But the Green Party under @zackpolanski.bsky.social is offering a way out.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The politics of despair have engulfed Britain. But Zack Polanski is offering a way out | Owen Jones
The leader of the Greens wants to focus on battles that unite – such as taxing wealth – without yielding an inch on minority rights, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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October 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
British politics has become a race to the bottom - despair, hatred, decline.
But the Green Party under @zackpolanski.bsky.social is offering a way out.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But the Green Party under @zackpolanski.bsky.social is offering a way out.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How the Labour government would have banned the Labour movement.
My latest column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot
The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How the Labour government would have banned the Labour movement.
My latest column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rather than pointing out how much tax I've put back into the system thanks in part to my 'rip-off' English degree, I'll point out how much it broadened my knowledge of a subject I studied because I cared about it. It also gave me the critical faculties to see through sneering balls like this.
October 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Rather than pointing out how much tax I've put back into the system thanks in part to my 'rip-off' English degree, I'll point out how much it broadened my knowledge of a subject I studied because I cared about it. It also gave me the critical faculties to see through sneering balls like this.
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"It feels amazing to have a strong voice in politics standing up for what's right."
Join the Green Party today ⤵️
Join the Green Party today ⤵️
September 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"It feels amazing to have a strong voice in politics standing up for what's right."
Join the Green Party today ⤵️
Join the Green Party today ⤵️
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The most shameful bit…
Trump’s inner circle knows he’s unfit for office & a national embarrassment
But they’re too compromised, power-hungry, cruel or corrupted to call it out
They’ve let America be dragged, on an incalculable scale, because of their own cowardice & greed.
Trump’s inner circle knows he’s unfit for office & a national embarrassment
But they’re too compromised, power-hungry, cruel or corrupted to call it out
They’ve let America be dragged, on an incalculable scale, because of their own cowardice & greed.
September 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The most shameful bit…
Trump’s inner circle knows he’s unfit for office & a national embarrassment
But they’re too compromised, power-hungry, cruel or corrupted to call it out
They’ve let America be dragged, on an incalculable scale, because of their own cowardice & greed.
Trump’s inner circle knows he’s unfit for office & a national embarrassment
But they’re too compromised, power-hungry, cruel or corrupted to call it out
They’ve let America be dragged, on an incalculable scale, because of their own cowardice & greed.
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I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees.
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
August 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees.
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
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The Overton Window decides what can – and cannot – be said in politics. youtu.be/Bw7OT8edfJA?...
But who builds this “window of acceptability”? In this video, I argue it’s not the public and not politicians – it’s the billionaire-owned mainstream media.
But who builds this “window of acceptability”? In this video, I argue it’s not the public and not politicians – it’s the billionaire-owned mainstream media.
The Overton Window decides what can – and cannot – be said in politics.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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August 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The Overton Window decides what can – and cannot – be said in politics. youtu.be/Bw7OT8edfJA?...
But who builds this “window of acceptability”? In this video, I argue it’s not the public and not politicians – it’s the billionaire-owned mainstream media.
But who builds this “window of acceptability”? In this video, I argue it’s not the public and not politicians – it’s the billionaire-owned mainstream media.
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The algo obviously HATES us talking about this.
So would you do us a favour and share?
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4
So would you do us a favour and share?
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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July 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The algo obviously HATES us talking about this.
So would you do us a favour and share?
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4
So would you do us a favour and share?
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4
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Labour HQ can mock “Your Party” but it is objectively an enormous failure that the Left has felt it necessary to set up an alternative. Even Tony Blair managed to keep Labour a broad church. “Your Party” isn’t just a new party - it’s an indictment of Starmer’s immoral policies and dire leadership.
July 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Labour HQ can mock “Your Party” but it is objectively an enormous failure that the Left has felt it necessary to set up an alternative. Even Tony Blair managed to keep Labour a broad church. “Your Party” isn’t just a new party - it’s an indictment of Starmer’s immoral policies and dire leadership.
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Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
This is real police state behaviour.
This is real police state behaviour.
July 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
This is real police state behaviour.
This is real police state behaviour.
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There may come a day when the BBC puts on air one of the other 29,999 headteachers currently estimated to be working in UK schools, but that day is not today
June 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
There may come a day when the BBC puts on air one of the other 29,999 headteachers currently estimated to be working in UK schools, but that day is not today
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“Occupational therapy provided by local authorities to state school pupils not available to those who opt out of the state system, under legislation brought in by the Tories”
There, fixed it for you.
There, fixed it for you.
June 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“Occupational therapy provided by local authorities to state school pupils not available to those who opt out of the state system, under legislation brought in by the Tories”
There, fixed it for you.
There, fixed it for you.
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It is as if Labour hate children and most especially children with needs or those in poverty, and is intent on doing everything they can to make life as hard as possible for them and all those who care for them. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
Labour really are bastards, and are intent on proving it
On Friday, I described Labour as bastards. I don’t regret doing so. No one seemed to disagree with me. I did so with regard to the plan Labour now seems to have to continue with the two-child benefit ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
May 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It is as if Labour hate children and most especially children with needs or those in poverty, and is intent on doing everything they can to make life as hard as possible for them and all those who care for them. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
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Kids are locked out of home ownership, burdened with tuition fees, suffer massive poverty, are threatened by the climate crisis and AI, had their live chances whacked by Brexit, have no healthcare support, and are constantly monstered by the press.
They don't need "grit"; they need fairness.
They don't need "grit"; they need fairness.
May 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Kids are locked out of home ownership, burdened with tuition fees, suffer massive poverty, are threatened by the climate crisis and AI, had their live chances whacked by Brexit, have no healthcare support, and are constantly monstered by the press.
They don't need "grit"; they need fairness.
They don't need "grit"; they need fairness.
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The government's benefits cuts, two-child cap and freeze in Local Housing Allowance are all *false economies*. They don't save money. They merely push spending into different parts of the budget, while causing untold suffering.
Cruel, perfomative and pointless.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
Cruel, perfomative and pointless.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
April 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The government's benefits cuts, two-child cap and freeze in Local Housing Allowance are all *false economies*. They don't save money. They merely push spending into different parts of the budget, while causing untold suffering.
Cruel, perfomative and pointless.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
Cruel, perfomative and pointless.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
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Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
And it's the mistake that the Labour Party is making. Trying to appease those who hate the Labour party and will never vote for it.
And it's the mistake that the Labour Party is making. Trying to appease those who hate the Labour party and will never vote for it.
April 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
And it's the mistake that the Labour Party is making. Trying to appease those who hate the Labour party and will never vote for it.
And it's the mistake that the Labour Party is making. Trying to appease those who hate the Labour party and will never vote for it.
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More UK households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft.
Normal people pushed into crime by real wage/benefit cuts, poverty, austerity, profiteering.
Inflation busting rises in cost of energy, water, transport, rents. Govts do nothing about legalized robbery.
Normal people pushed into crime by real wage/benefit cuts, poverty, austerity, profiteering.
Inflation busting rises in cost of energy, water, transport, rents. Govts do nothing about legalized robbery.
More British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners say
Annual value of gas and electricity stolen from Great Britain’s grids already estimated at £1.5bn
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
More UK households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft.
Normal people pushed into crime by real wage/benefit cuts, poverty, austerity, profiteering.
Inflation busting rises in cost of energy, water, transport, rents. Govts do nothing about legalized robbery.
Normal people pushed into crime by real wage/benefit cuts, poverty, austerity, profiteering.
Inflation busting rises in cost of energy, water, transport, rents. Govts do nothing about legalized robbery.
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Amid a cost-of-living crisis, Birmingham bin workers were told to swallow an £8,000 pay cut.
Now they’re being vilified for refusing.
They’re absolutely right to strike — and they have my full solidarity.
Victory to the workers! ✊🏽
Now they’re being vilified for refusing.
They’re absolutely right to strike — and they have my full solidarity.
Victory to the workers! ✊🏽
April 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Amid a cost-of-living crisis, Birmingham bin workers were told to swallow an £8,000 pay cut.
Now they’re being vilified for refusing.
They’re absolutely right to strike — and they have my full solidarity.
Victory to the workers! ✊🏽
Now they’re being vilified for refusing.
They’re absolutely right to strike — and they have my full solidarity.
Victory to the workers! ✊🏽