Marie
@salisburyplain.bsky.social
Nevertheless, she persisted.
Own views.
“Once you see the game, it’s impossible to unsee it.”
Own views.
“Once you see the game, it’s impossible to unsee it.”
Pinned
Marie
@salisburyplain.bsky.social
· Jun 4
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." ~Hannah Arendt
Why am I not shocked that Reform wants to use disabled children as sacrificial lambs.
There are numerous reasons why we should be concerned about Reform being elected, they’re not even hiding their discrimination, it won’t end with our children.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
There are numerous reasons why we should be concerned about Reform being elected, they’re not even hiding their discrimination, it won’t end with our children.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Empty churches could be used for pupils with SEND, says Reform
A working group on tackling the SEND crisis is launched by Reform UK, to be led by former DfE minister Dame Andrea Jenkyns
www.tes.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Why am I not shocked that Reform wants to use disabled children as sacrificial lambs.
There are numerous reasons why we should be concerned about Reform being elected, they’re not even hiding their discrimination, it won’t end with our children.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
There are numerous reasons why we should be concerned about Reform being elected, they’re not even hiding their discrimination, it won’t end with our children.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
This I've skimmed briefly, although somewhat surprised to find my sons' deputy headmistress writing a piece for a think tank.
www.civitas.org.uk/content/file...
www.civitas.org.uk/content/file...
www.civitas.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This I've skimmed briefly, although somewhat surprised to find my sons' deputy headmistress writing a piece for a think tank.
www.civitas.org.uk/content/file...
www.civitas.org.uk/content/file...
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From the 'Shared Sky' exhibition by Indigenous #Australian painter Barbara Merritt #WomensArt #December14th #Peace🕯
December 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
From the 'Shared Sky' exhibition by Indigenous #Australian painter Barbara Merritt #WomensArt #December14th #Peace🕯
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Quick, you’ve still got time to see Wham at the BBC, on 2. Feeling nostalgic.
Since I’ve been treated/tortured with Christmas songs all day, this is pure indulgence.
Since I’ve been treated/tortured with Christmas songs all day, this is pure indulgence.
December 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Quick, you’ve still got time to see Wham at the BBC, on 2. Feeling nostalgic.
Since I’ve been treated/tortured with Christmas songs all day, this is pure indulgence.
Since I’ve been treated/tortured with Christmas songs all day, this is pure indulgence.
Enough politics for one day.
Enduring brilliance of The Cure, reminding me that I’m alive.
youtu.be/c3U2bAi4eYY?...
Enduring brilliance of The Cure, reminding me that I’m alive.
youtu.be/c3U2bAi4eYY?...
The Cure (Live) - Radio 2 In Concert (October 2024) - Full Show
YouTube video by Orange Monkey
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Enough politics for one day.
Enduring brilliance of The Cure, reminding me that I’m alive.
youtu.be/c3U2bAi4eYY?...
Enduring brilliance of The Cure, reminding me that I’m alive.
youtu.be/c3U2bAi4eYY?...
Tony Blair taking cash from the world’s 2nd richest man, obviously it’s all above board and not in the slightest murky. Oh wait what…
youtu.be/Q2k3BviEW1A?...
youtu.be/Q2k3BviEW1A?...
EXPOSED: Tony Blair & Israel’s Favourite Billionaire
YouTube video by Double Down News
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Tony Blair taking cash from the world’s 2nd richest man, obviously it’s all above board and not in the slightest murky. Oh wait what…
youtu.be/Q2k3BviEW1A?...
youtu.be/Q2k3BviEW1A?...
“It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.” - Voltaire
December 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.” - Voltaire
With all the noise surrounding autism diagnosis, there are relevant studies that may have gone unnoticed.
Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials (AIMS-2-TRIALS) | King's College London www.kcl.ac.uk/research/aim...
Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials (AIMS-2-TRIALS) | King's College London www.kcl.ac.uk/research/aim...
Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials (AIMS-2-TRIALS) | King's College London
A research programme that will explore the biology of autism to tailor treatments and develop new medicines.
www.kcl.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
With all the noise surrounding autism diagnosis, there are relevant studies that may have gone unnoticed.
Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials (AIMS-2-TRIALS) | King's College London www.kcl.ac.uk/research/aim...
Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials (AIMS-2-TRIALS) | King's College London www.kcl.ac.uk/research/aim...
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PolitlcsUK Twitter account has c 400k followers. Labour ministers often give exclusive interviews
But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100
Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'
But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100
Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
PolitlcsUK Twitter account has c 400k followers. Labour ministers often give exclusive interviews
But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100
Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'
But it's part-owned by an ex-Tory MP turned lobbyist - who bought it for £100
Ben Howlett:'I'm like that Nigerian guy on the internet, always working out who the stupid person is, except for politics'
Unusual question 1st thing on a Sunday, but I've been thinking (always dangerous when I think :) )
Policy under Blair, The Third Way, specifically how it incorporated different agencies like the CSA, Cafcass, & Police. Anyone know of policy docs from this period I can view or relevant research pls?
Policy under Blair, The Third Way, specifically how it incorporated different agencies like the CSA, Cafcass, & Police. Anyone know of policy docs from this period I can view or relevant research pls?
December 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Unusual question 1st thing on a Sunday, but I've been thinking (always dangerous when I think :) )
Policy under Blair, The Third Way, specifically how it incorporated different agencies like the CSA, Cafcass, & Police. Anyone know of policy docs from this period I can view or relevant research pls?
Policy under Blair, The Third Way, specifically how it incorporated different agencies like the CSA, Cafcass, & Police. Anyone know of policy docs from this period I can view or relevant research pls?
It looks like the medal I won in the parents egg and spoon race.
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It looks like the medal I won in the parents egg and spoon race.
Saturday night tv, a bunch of celebrities sat on a wheel humouring Michael McIntyre (not the funniest man alive, in fact I’ve been to funerals with more comedic Vickers) singing along to Vindaloo and I pay a licence fee for this.
Yes, I know I can switch over but boy wonder enjoys naming songs.
Yes, I know I can switch over but boy wonder enjoys naming songs.
December 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Saturday night tv, a bunch of celebrities sat on a wheel humouring Michael McIntyre (not the funniest man alive, in fact I’ve been to funerals with more comedic Vickers) singing along to Vindaloo and I pay a licence fee for this.
Yes, I know I can switch over but boy wonder enjoys naming songs.
Yes, I know I can switch over but boy wonder enjoys naming songs.
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Right-wing Law & Order parties fielding violent criminals won't like this
'Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates [and Councillors too!] would lead to “better protected workplaces”' www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
'Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates [and Councillors too!] would lead to “better protected workplaces”' www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates would lead to "better protected workplaces"
GMB London Region has welcomed plans by MPs to bar parliamentary candidates from standing if they do not pass an enhanced DBS check.
www.thecanary.co
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Right-wing Law & Order parties fielding violent criminals won't like this
'Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates [and Councillors too!] would lead to “better protected workplaces”' www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
'Full DBS checks for Parliamentary candidates [and Councillors too!] would lead to “better protected workplaces”' www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Investments Groups involved in supplying NHS services prioritise profit over patient care and safety, isn’t this commonly known.
Hard to believe that CQC had no incline prior to families going public about abuse. Nothing therapeutic about their treatment. Horrendous.
www.msn.com/en-gb/health...
Hard to believe that CQC had no incline prior to families going public about abuse. Nothing therapeutic about their treatment. Horrendous.
www.msn.com/en-gb/health...
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Investments Groups involved in supplying NHS services prioritise profit over patient care and safety, isn’t this commonly known.
Hard to believe that CQC had no incline prior to families going public about abuse. Nothing therapeutic about their treatment. Horrendous.
www.msn.com/en-gb/health...
Hard to believe that CQC had no incline prior to families going public about abuse. Nothing therapeutic about their treatment. Horrendous.
www.msn.com/en-gb/health...
And it was all going so well.
Don’t say you’ve not been warned.
Don’t say you’ve not been warned.
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
And it was all going so well.
Don’t say you’ve not been warned.
Don’t say you’ve not been warned.
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Last year Sky News was rending its garments over Starmer's free eyeglasses: WHAT INFLUENCE DID LORD ALLI BUY?
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Last year Sky News was rending its garments over Starmer's free eyeglasses: WHAT INFLUENCE DID LORD ALLI BUY?
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
Now, RefUK get £9m from a crypto bro, they have not one word about the donor's interests; just BRAVO NIGEL, barely concealed glee, and "what a huge boost... money goes where momentum is". 🤡
This image could represent an array of different injustices, and relatable if you’re an abuse victim who’s had any dealings with the system that protects men at all levels.
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This image could represent an array of different injustices, and relatable if you’re an abuse victim who’s had any dealings with the system that protects men at all levels.
16 days campaign against gender based violence could easily go unnoticed unless you’ve been directly impacted.
Abuse is all encompassing, if doctors, police, social workers are all ignorant to the signs or undermine victims then they too are complicit, and nothing changes.
Abuse is all encompassing, if doctors, police, social workers are all ignorant to the signs or undermine victims then they too are complicit, and nothing changes.
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
16 days campaign against gender based violence could easily go unnoticed unless you’ve been directly impacted.
Abuse is all encompassing, if doctors, police, social workers are all ignorant to the signs or undermine victims then they too are complicit, and nothing changes.
Abuse is all encompassing, if doctors, police, social workers are all ignorant to the signs or undermine victims then they too are complicit, and nothing changes.
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NEW POST: In an SNJ exclusive, @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk highlights how ADHD and Autism “Right to Choose” assessments have been paused in at least nine NHS areas, as ICBs tell their contracted private providers to stop offering new appointments www.specialneedsjungle.com/a...
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: In an SNJ exclusive, @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk highlights how ADHD and Autism “Right to Choose” assessments have been paused in at least nine NHS areas, as ICBs tell their contracted private providers to stop offering new appointments www.specialneedsjungle.com/a...
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Sam Freedman in The Observer: “The big challenge is that there’s no way to save money without changing the eligibility for EHCPs. This looks like being one of the big political battles of 2026.” observer.co.uk/news/opinion-...
We disagree—and we have a plan:
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
We disagree—and we have a plan:
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Sam Freedman in The Observer: “The big challenge is that there’s no way to save money without changing the eligibility for EHCPs. This looks like being one of the big political battles of 2026.” observer.co.uk/news/opinion-...
We disagree—and we have a plan:
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
We disagree—and we have a plan:
www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...
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If this is accurate it’s troubling.
Plans to fund SEND from central government budgets will mean a £6billion a year shortfall with no savings yet found, the spending watchdog has warned. The OBR says only using the core schools budget may see mainstream school funding fall by 1.7% per pupil schoolsweek.co.uk/government...
Government faces £6bn SEND shortfall once override ends
Spending watchdog warns 'no savings have been identified' to offset pressure on government coffers
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If this is accurate it’s troubling.
For all the criticism, leaks and missteps, this is really welcome and I fully support scrapping the cap.
Today’s budget makes a vital first step: ending the two-child benefit limit.
Big Issue founder John Bird responds - and calls for the bold child poverty strategy the UK still urgently needs. Share if you agree and help us fight for every child affected by poverty across the UK.
Big Issue founder John Bird responds - and calls for the bold child poverty strategy the UK still urgently needs. Share if you agree and help us fight for every child affected by poverty across the UK.
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
For all the criticism, leaks and missteps, this is really welcome and I fully support scrapping the cap.
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Delia Derbyshire (1937- 2001) UK musician/composer, pioneer of electronic music, working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1960s, she created the arrangement of the theme music for UK science-fiction TV series #DoctorWho
#WomensArt
#WomensArt
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Delia Derbyshire (1937- 2001) UK musician/composer, pioneer of electronic music, working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1960s, she created the arrangement of the theme music for UK science-fiction TV series #DoctorWho
#WomensArt
#WomensArt