Laura
@laurajerramp.bsky.social
Equality, Disability Rights, Early Years Education, Long Covid, Social Care, Art and Humour. Views my own.
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Whether we look at it through Shamima Begum’s case or what is happening in USA with mass deportations/targeting of naturalised status, the terrifying reality is this: if you have dual heritage or “foreign” roots your citizenship rights are not secure. From 2019 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain deports people who grew up here. This racialised system must end | Zubaida Haque
Citizenship is being denied to people whose home is the UK, says Dr Zubaida Haque, deputy director of the Runnymede Trust
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Whether we look at it through Shamima Begum’s case or what is happening in USA with mass deportations/targeting of naturalised status, the terrifying reality is this: if you have dual heritage or “foreign” roots your citizenship rights are not secure. From 2019 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Holding anyone without conviction for over a year without trial, under highly restrictive conditions, raises serious ethical and legal concerns. The prisoners all have, as would be expected in a fair justice system, a right to bail and a fair trial.” Totally agree!
The rights and health of UK hunger strikers must be protected to prevent avoidable tragedy - Rita Issa in the BMJ doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
The rights and health of UK hunger strikers must be protected to prevent avoidable tragedy
The government must remove the punitive remand conditions for protesters, writes Rita Issa
Eight young people have recently been on hunger strike in UK prisons. This is the largest coordinated hunge...
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January 1, 2026 at 8:21 AM
“Holding anyone without conviction for over a year without trial, under highly restrictive conditions, raises serious ethical and legal concerns. The prisoners all have, as would be expected in a fair justice system, a right to bail and a fair trial.” Totally agree!
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This 73 year old cartoon by Yuliy Ganf called "At This Restaurant Only One Person Is Served," is as true today as it ever was.
January 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This 73 year old cartoon by Yuliy Ganf called "At This Restaurant Only One Person Is Served," is as true today as it ever was.
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For many disabled people, showing up at a protest requires planning. Will there be an ASL interpreter or will you need to find a volunteer? Will the space be wheelchair accessible? For me, as a Deafblind person, I need a seat or table for my Braille computer and keyboard. 1/5
June 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For many disabled people, showing up at a protest requires planning. Will there be an ASL interpreter or will you need to find a volunteer? Will the space be wheelchair accessible? For me, as a Deafblind person, I need a seat or table for my Braille computer and keyboard. 1/5
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Blind people can’t see the royal crown, so we should be allowed to touch it, right? Edinburgh Castle wanted to increase accessibility while managing the security concerns posed by large crowds. What do you think of their creative solution?
Transcript: habengirma.com/2025/11/12/w...
Transcript: habengirma.com/2025/11/12/w...
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Blind people can’t see the royal crown, so we should be allowed to touch it, right? Edinburgh Castle wanted to increase accessibility while managing the security concerns posed by large crowds. What do you think of their creative solution?
Transcript: habengirma.com/2025/11/12/w...
Transcript: habengirma.com/2025/11/12/w...
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Chemist Alice Ball died #OTD in 1916.
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
December 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Chemist Alice Ball died #OTD in 1916.
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
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🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
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
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December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
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Again, we learn that most people can make sensible decisions regardless of their level of income or wealth. Trouble is, many politicians base their careers on the myth of the irresponsible poor
A new trial gave homeless people £2,000 to spend however they choose. What they spent the money on may surprise you.
Homeless people were given free money, no strings attached. Here's what happened
www.bigissue.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Again, we learn that most people can make sensible decisions regardless of their level of income or wealth. Trouble is, many politicians base their careers on the myth of the irresponsible poor
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The government’s housing and regeneration agency has failed to explain why its new five-year strategy fails to mention disabled people, or the need to address the accessible housing crisis.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/governments-...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/governments-...
Government’s housing agency fails to mention accessible homes in new five-year strategy
The government’s housing and regeneration agency has failed to explain why its new five-year strategy fails to mention disabled people, or the need to address the accessible housing crisis. Homes E…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The government’s housing and regeneration agency has failed to explain why its new five-year strategy fails to mention disabled people, or the need to address the accessible housing crisis.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/governments-...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/governments-...
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"She said some players would take pills to delay their period."
Women literally having to change the way their body works to accommodate men refusing to wear clothes of a different colour. What a world.
Women literally having to change the way their body works to accommodate men refusing to wear clothes of a different colour. What a world.
Times at school I tried to hide that I'd bled through. Working in a male dominated environment for my entire career.
The job for a Japanese firm I didn't take because the workwear was white.
Thank you Alex.
Women shouldn't be scared to discuss periods - Hartley - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
The job for a Japanese firm I didn't take because the workwear was white.
Thank you Alex.
Women shouldn't be scared to discuss periods - Hartley - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Ashes 2025-26: Talking about periods should be normalised - Alex Hartley
Former England spinner Alex Hartley says women
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"She said some players would take pills to delay their period."
Women literally having to change the way their body works to accommodate men refusing to wear clothes of a different colour. What a world.
Women literally having to change the way their body works to accommodate men refusing to wear clothes of a different colour. What a world.
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If you’re still planning to respond to the Government’s #NationalSENDConversation survey here are our tips to help. The survey FAILS to mention rights or EHCPs, so we have lots of guidance about what is already law that you can remind the government! www.specialneedsjungle.com/t...
December 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
If you’re still planning to respond to the Government’s #NationalSENDConversation survey here are our tips to help. The survey FAILS to mention rights or EHCPs, so we have lots of guidance about what is already law that you can remind the government! www.specialneedsjungle.com/t...
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Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray, 18thc French midwife who designed various innovative textile models to teach midwife trainees about delivering babies, saving the lives of thousands of mothers & infants #Womensart Find out more re women's weird/wonderful textile arts in bookshop.org/beta-search?...
December 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray, 18thc French midwife who designed various innovative textile models to teach midwife trainees about delivering babies, saving the lives of thousands of mothers & infants #Womensart Find out more re women's weird/wonderful textile arts in bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.
June 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.
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In another blow to Starmer & Mahmood’s cruel immigration policy
French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea!
We should be listening carefully to their concerns
Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk
French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea!
We should be listening carefully to their concerns
Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In another blow to Starmer & Mahmood’s cruel immigration policy
French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea!
We should be listening carefully to their concerns
Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk
French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea!
We should be listening carefully to their concerns
Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk
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December 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers
Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers
Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers
Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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These unconscionable cuts by the Labour government to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child.
They must be reversed
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
They must be reversed
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
Devastating cuts for some of most vulnerable children in England is not what I expect from Labour
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
These unconscionable cuts by the Labour government to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child.
They must be reversed
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
They must be reversed
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
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❤️ Dame Maggie Smith was born #OTD in 1934.
What a #legend--as brilliant in dramatic roles as she was in comedic roles, making every single one of her characters memorable.
She is the first & only Triple Crown of #Acting winner with 7 qualifying awards: 2 Oscars, 4 Emmys, 1 Tony.
What a #legend--as brilliant in dramatic roles as she was in comedic roles, making every single one of her characters memorable.
She is the first & only Triple Crown of #Acting winner with 7 qualifying awards: 2 Oscars, 4 Emmys, 1 Tony.
December 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
❤️ Dame Maggie Smith was born #OTD in 1934.
What a #legend--as brilliant in dramatic roles as she was in comedic roles, making every single one of her characters memorable.
She is the first & only Triple Crown of #Acting winner with 7 qualifying awards: 2 Oscars, 4 Emmys, 1 Tony.
What a #legend--as brilliant in dramatic roles as she was in comedic roles, making every single one of her characters memorable.
She is the first & only Triple Crown of #Acting winner with 7 qualifying awards: 2 Oscars, 4 Emmys, 1 Tony.
Education,Health & Care Plans give legally enforceable rights to pupils with special educational needs& disabilities - and they are under threat!
So don’t listen to the government when they say EHCPs are the problem. They are absolutely not!!
More details here-
#disability #SEN #equality
So don’t listen to the government when they say EHCPs are the problem. They are absolutely not!!
More details here-
#disability #SEN #equality
10 false claims about #EHCPs: Here are the facts www.specialneedsjungle.com/1...
#Disability #SENDSky
#Disability #SENDSky
10 false claims about EHCPs: Here are the facts - Special Needs Jungle
Special Needs Jungle provides parent-centred information, news, special needs resources and informed opinion about SEND - Special educational needs and disability, Education, Health and Care Plans, EHCPs, EOTAS, SEND Tribunal, children's mental health, rare disease, SEND politics
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December 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Education,Health & Care Plans give legally enforceable rights to pupils with special educational needs& disabilities - and they are under threat!
So don’t listen to the government when they say EHCPs are the problem. They are absolutely not!!
More details here-
#disability #SEN #equality
So don’t listen to the government when they say EHCPs are the problem. They are absolutely not!!
More details here-
#disability #SEN #equality
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And the finest Christmas tradition has arrived — #DuvetKnowItsChristmas is today! 1) Follow @rhodri.biz 2) post your pics of your makeshift Christmas Eve sleeping arrangements and 3) give money to the homeless @centrepointuk.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
And the finest Christmas tradition has arrived — #DuvetKnowItsChristmas is today! 1) Follow @rhodri.biz 2) post your pics of your makeshift Christmas Eve sleeping arrangements and 3) give money to the homeless @centrepointuk.bsky.social
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Watching the total donations shooting up after the Xmas Day Message is so beautiful.
Thank you all! 💚🎄
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Thank you all! 💚🎄
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December 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Watching the total donations shooting up after the Xmas Day Message is so beautiful.
Thank you all! 💚🎄
www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Thank you all! 💚🎄
www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
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Reform UK have repeatedly said that Kent is their "flagship" council and "the shop window" for how they intend to run things.
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
December 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Reform UK have repeatedly said that Kent is their "flagship" council and "the shop window" for how they intend to run things.
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
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It's a lot harder than a lot of people realise to be recognised as a victim of modern slavery, or trafficking, not the same thing.
Labour has followed the Conservatives on weakening protections though under a false claim that there is widespread abuse of systems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Labour has followed the Conservatives on weakening protections though under a false claim that there is widespread abuse of systems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds
Exclusive: Thinktank’s findings undermine successive home secretaries’ statements about misuse of system in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It's a lot harder than a lot of people realise to be recognised as a victim of modern slavery, or trafficking, not the same thing.
Labour has followed the Conservatives on weakening protections though under a false claim that there is widespread abuse of systems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Labour has followed the Conservatives on weakening protections though under a false claim that there is widespread abuse of systems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...