@anitabellows.bsky.social
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It's extraordinary, how Labour can have an election in Gorton and Denton triggered by an MP medically retiring from his post due to #LongCovid, yet be unable to say the word Covid, let along in conjunction with Long, or lift a finger to cut Covid infections or help those now living with Long Covid.
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
It's extraordinary, how Labour can have an election in Gorton and Denton triggered by an MP medically retiring from his post due to #LongCovid, yet be unable to say the word Covid, let along in conjunction with Long, or lift a finger to cut Covid infections or help those now living with Long Covid.
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
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Maybe why DWP seems not to want to change Carers Allowance @patrickjbutler.bsky.social @greyskiesthinking.bsky.social @francesryan.bsky.social .
DWP has £ targets for monetary value of fraud & error (discovered & corrected). The CA design makes it easier to score than other benefits.
DWP has £ targets for monetary value of fraud & error (discovered & corrected). The CA design makes it easier to score than other benefits.
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Maybe why DWP seems not to want to change Carers Allowance @patrickjbutler.bsky.social @greyskiesthinking.bsky.social @francesryan.bsky.social .
DWP has £ targets for monetary value of fraud & error (discovered & corrected). The CA design makes it easier to score than other benefits.
DWP has £ targets for monetary value of fraud & error (discovered & corrected). The CA design makes it easier to score than other benefits.
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Britain’s ‘unsung’ army – a million people in poorer working-age households now have full-time unpaid caring responsibilities .
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Britain’s ‘unsung’ army – a million people in poorer working-age households now have full-time unpaid caring responsibilities .
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There is no reason the Home Office could not apply the same humanity to other refugees and migrants - instead we get this pointless, performative cruelty.
Not to late to stop this - the consultation closes Friday and the govt still has the opportunity to reverse
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Not to late to stop this - the consultation closes Friday and the govt still has the opportunity to reverse
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
Thinktank analysis says proposed ‘earned settlement’ changes could trap families in prolonged insecurity
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 AM
There is no reason the Home Office could not apply the same humanity to other refugees and migrants - instead we get this pointless, performative cruelty.
Not to late to stop this - the consultation closes Friday and the govt still has the opportunity to reverse
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Not to late to stop this - the consultation closes Friday and the govt still has the opportunity to reverse
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Glasgow Turkish barber hits back at Nigel Farage comments with hilarious hairstyle snaps
Turkish barber hits back at Nigel Farage comments with hilarious hairstyle snaps
Artist the Rebel Bear helped G11 Barbers in Partick with the Farage haircut the Reform UK leader took aim at the growth in the number of high street barbers.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Glasgow Turkish barber hits back at Nigel Farage comments with hilarious hairstyle snaps
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I was asked to check this, the journal uses a Rail Fence Cipher, so you read each line up and down, left to right. The deciphered text in the article below is accurate, and names names. The file itself can be found here:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
I was asked to check this, the journal uses a Rail Fence Cipher, so you read each line up and down, left to right. The deciphered text in the article below is accurate, and names names. The file itself can be found here:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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"Creating a poorer, more vulnerable migrant class of workers who have no long-term stake in our society worsens wages & conditions for everyone & increases resentment towards immigrants."
This. This. This.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot-on on why Government's hostile migration plans hurt us all.
This. This. This.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot-on on why Government's hostile migration plans hurt us all.
Labour is creating a vulnerable migrant underclass
Chasing Reform on immigration will only entrench an unequal system and increase resentment
www.newstatesman.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
"Creating a poorer, more vulnerable migrant class of workers who have no long-term stake in our society worsens wages & conditions for everyone & increases resentment towards immigrants."
This. This. This.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot-on on why Government's hostile migration plans hurt us all.
This. This. This.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot-on on why Government's hostile migration plans hurt us all.
Government adviser on health, disability and work warns against Equality Act crackdown on employers www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-a... via @johnpringdns
Government adviser on health, disability and work warns against Equality Act crackdown on employers
The business leader heading the government’s efforts to keep ill and disabled people in work has suggested to MPs that he does not believe stricter enforcement of the Equality Act is the way to add…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Government adviser on health, disability and work warns against Equality Act crackdown on employers www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-a... via @johnpringdns
DWP disputes Access to Work claim made by its own disability minister www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-disputes... via @johnpringdns
DWP disputes Access to Work claim made by its own disability minister
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has disputed claims made by its own disability minister which explained why widespread cuts were made to disabled people’s Access to Work support packages…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
DWP disputes Access to Work claim made by its own disability minister www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-disputes... via @johnpringdns
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Disabled young people still face barriers that stop them taking part in school, college and university on an equal basis with non-disabled people, despite ongoing international calls for inclusive education, according to new government-funded research.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-stu...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-stu...
Disabled students still face barriers, research finds, just as ministers prepare to publish SEND white paper
Disabled young people in the UK still face barriers that stop them taking part in school, college and university on an equal basis with non-disabled people, despite ongoing international calls for …
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Disabled young people still face barriers that stop them taking part in school, college and university on an equal basis with non-disabled people, despite ongoing international calls for inclusive education, according to new government-funded research.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-stu...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-stu...
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Why the "earned settlement" proposals will harm not help integration and social cohesion (and, I'd add, the economy).
This by @colinyeo.bsky.social should be read by every Labour MP...
wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/labours-ea...
This by @colinyeo.bsky.social should be read by every Labour MP...
wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/labours-ea...
Labour's earned settlement proposals: destroying a British success story
The proposals confuse immigration policy with citizenship policy. They will harm not help integration.
wewantedworkers.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Why the "earned settlement" proposals will harm not help integration and social cohesion (and, I'd add, the economy).
This by @colinyeo.bsky.social should be read by every Labour MP...
wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/labours-ea...
This by @colinyeo.bsky.social should be read by every Labour MP...
wewantedworkers.substack.com/p/labours-ea...
William Shakespeare, 400 years ago
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
William Shakespeare, 400 years ago
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Labour's earned settlement proposals: destroying a British success story
open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...
open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...
Labour's earned settlement proposals: destroying a British success story
The proposals confuse immigration policy with citizenship policy. They will harm not help integration.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Labour's earned settlement proposals: destroying a British success story
open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...
open.substack.com/pub/wewanted...
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Labour's changes to immigration rules, including potentially applying them retroactively, would be some of the most draconian anti-immigration policies in decades. They're the hostile environment on speed.
This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them
archive.today/2026.02.03-2...
This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them
archive.today/2026.02.03-2...
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Labour's changes to immigration rules, including potentially applying them retroactively, would be some of the most draconian anti-immigration policies in decades. They're the hostile environment on speed.
This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them
archive.today/2026.02.03-2...
This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them
archive.today/2026.02.03-2...
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Journalists should be asking the Labour candidate at the Gorton & Denton byelection - and any senior Labour figures who turn up to campaign - whether they support these proposals or not.
If they are genuinely serious about rejecting Goodwin/Reform's racism and bigotry, there's only one answer..
If they are genuinely serious about rejecting Goodwin/Reform's racism and bigotry, there's only one answer..
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Journalists should be asking the Labour candidate at the Gorton & Denton byelection - and any senior Labour figures who turn up to campaign - whether they support these proposals or not.
If they are genuinely serious about rejecting Goodwin/Reform's racism and bigotry, there's only one answer..
If they are genuinely serious about rejecting Goodwin/Reform's racism and bigotry, there's only one answer..
All avoidable deaths if only DWP followed their own procedures
DWP actions blamed in string of claimant deaths, coroner reports reveal morningstaronline.co.uk/article/dwp-... #morningstaronline
DWP actions blamed in string of claimant deaths, coroner reports reveal morningstaronline.co.uk/article/dwp-... #morningstaronline
DWP actions blamed in string of claimant deaths, coroner reports reveal
A DAMNING coroner’s report has concluded that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) played a significant role in the suicide of a vulnerable young woman, Tamara Jade Logon.This case is the latest...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
All avoidable deaths if only DWP followed their own procedures
DWP actions blamed in string of claimant deaths, coroner reports reveal morningstaronline.co.uk/article/dwp-... #morningstaronline
DWP actions blamed in string of claimant deaths, coroner reports reveal morningstaronline.co.uk/article/dwp-... #morningstaronline
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This from @jeevunsandher.bsky.social on Goodwin's ethnonationalism is fine AFAIG.
But rings hollow unless he addresses his own party's plan to change the rules to deny settlement/citizenship to people who came here in good faith and work/have families here.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
But rings hollow unless he addresses his own party's plan to change the rules to deny settlement/citizenship to people who came here in good faith and work/have families here.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Matt Goodwin isn't very British
Britain’s finest hour was a fundamental rejection of petty ethnonationalism. Reform should remember that
www.newstatesman.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This from @jeevunsandher.bsky.social on Goodwin's ethnonationalism is fine AFAIG.
But rings hollow unless he addresses his own party's plan to change the rules to deny settlement/citizenship to people who came here in good faith and work/have families here.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
But rings hollow unless he addresses his own party's plan to change the rules to deny settlement/citizenship to people who came here in good faith and work/have families here.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
One bit of good news, at least. This is the end of the 2 child limit policy. A nasty and vindictive policy aimed at punishing the poorest people.
February 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
One bit of good news, at least. This is the end of the 2 child limit policy. A nasty and vindictive policy aimed at punishing the poorest people.
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Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
Reform UK says it would re-impose two-child benefit cap for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
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The authors "estimate that by 2025, the Brexit process had reduced UK GDP per capita by 6 to 8 percent, investment by 12 to 18 percent, employment by 3 to 4 percent, and productivity by 3 to 4 percent. These effects grew gradually over time." www.nber.org/202602/diges...
What a total disaster... 🇪🇺🇬🇧
What a total disaster... 🇪🇺🇬🇧
February 3, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The authors "estimate that by 2025, the Brexit process had reduced UK GDP per capita by 6 to 8 percent, investment by 12 to 18 percent, employment by 3 to 4 percent, and productivity by 3 to 4 percent. These effects grew gradually over time." www.nber.org/202602/diges...
What a total disaster... 🇪🇺🇬🇧
What a total disaster... 🇪🇺🇬🇧
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Disabled people have a poverty rate 8 percentage points higher than people with no disability.
🗣️ Hear Lead Analyst @datataha.bsky.social set out some of the additional structural barriers that disabled people face, and why the government must increase their support. 👇
🗣️ Hear Lead Analyst @datataha.bsky.social set out some of the additional structural barriers that disabled people face, and why the government must increase their support. 👇
February 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Disabled people have a poverty rate 8 percentage points higher than people with no disability.
🗣️ Hear Lead Analyst @datataha.bsky.social set out some of the additional structural barriers that disabled people face, and why the government must increase their support. 👇
🗣️ Hear Lead Analyst @datataha.bsky.social set out some of the additional structural barriers that disabled people face, and why the government must increase their support. 👇
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MPs will soon debate the annual benefits ‘Uprating Order' on how much benefits rise this year. But shockingly, support has never been set according to any logical calculation, like ensuring Universal Credit covers life's essentials - which @jrf-uk.bsky.social estimates cost £120 a week🧵1/4
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
MPs will soon debate the annual benefits ‘Uprating Order' on how much benefits rise this year. But shockingly, support has never been set according to any logical calculation, like ensuring Universal Credit covers life's essentials - which @jrf-uk.bsky.social estimates cost £120 a week🧵1/4