@lizalaw.bsky.social
47yrs in nursing, end of life care educator, long suffering Wolves fan, read a lot, worried for my grandchildren's future
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
So true. If only we focused on socio-economic root causes of crime and illness (basically on redressing inequality)
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
So true. If only we focused on socio-economic root causes of crime and illness (basically on redressing inequality)
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Can only agree 😔
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Can only agree 😔
I worked hard for Labour at the last election. So sad to see it chasing and validating the Reform agenda. Don't feel it is a party I can belong to anymore
November 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I worked hard for Labour at the last election. So sad to see it chasing and validating the Reform agenda. Don't feel it is a party I can belong to anymore
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
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"We would never tolerate a government that chose to defund 70% of neonatal services, gambling that charities would fill the gap. Yet this is exactly the situation for end-of-life care."
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As a palliative care specialist, I’ve witnessed the human tragedy of our end-of-life care crisis | Rachel Clarke
While the government debates assisted dying, palliative care is an afterthought. And many more people face death without the care and support they need, says Rachel Clarke
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"We would never tolerate a government that chose to defund 70% of neonatal services, gambling that charities would fill the gap. Yet this is exactly the situation for end-of-life care."
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A big win for people more outraged by a silly edit at the BBC than by a man impeached by Congress for literally inciting an insurrection being back in the White House. Pathetic.
🔴 Breaking I Davie faced mounting criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A big win for people more outraged by a silly edit at the BBC than by a man impeached by Congress for literally inciting an insurrection being back in the White House. Pathetic.
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👇🏼A Tale Of Two Press Eras👇🏼
Pre Labour with Tories in Govt for 14 years no public fury re prisoners released in error
OK so between 2012-2023, 682 prisoners were released in error, 146 escaped, 1634 absconded but hey who’s counting🤷🏼♂️
Post Tories #TheGreatNoticing by MSM began..now they’re obsessed❗️
Pre Labour with Tories in Govt for 14 years no public fury re prisoners released in error
OK so between 2012-2023, 682 prisoners were released in error, 146 escaped, 1634 absconded but hey who’s counting🤷🏼♂️
Post Tories #TheGreatNoticing by MSM began..now they’re obsessed❗️
November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
👇🏼A Tale Of Two Press Eras👇🏼
Pre Labour with Tories in Govt for 14 years no public fury re prisoners released in error
OK so between 2012-2023, 682 prisoners were released in error, 146 escaped, 1634 absconded but hey who’s counting🤷🏼♂️
Post Tories #TheGreatNoticing by MSM began..now they’re obsessed❗️
Pre Labour with Tories in Govt for 14 years no public fury re prisoners released in error
OK so between 2012-2023, 682 prisoners were released in error, 146 escaped, 1634 absconded but hey who’s counting🤷🏼♂️
Post Tories #TheGreatNoticing by MSM began..now they’re obsessed❗️
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An essential precondition for authoritarianism is the neutering of sources of real news.
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
An essential precondition for authoritarianism is the neutering of sources of real news.
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Farage speaks and BBC reports it as a big news, despite Reform having just 5 MPs, whereas LibDems have 72 but @eddavey.libdems.org.uk gets blanked
Even when he U-Turns a policy made up on back of a fag pack that instead of being challenged by them as flawed, got reported as new
It’s nauseating❗️🥴😡
Even when he U-Turns a policy made up on back of a fag pack that instead of being challenged by them as flawed, got reported as new
It’s nauseating❗️🥴😡
Nigel Farage: Huge tax cuts not currently realistic - BBC News
The Reform UK leader rows back on his party's previous promise to deliver £90bn of tax cuts.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Farage speaks and BBC reports it as a big news, despite Reform having just 5 MPs, whereas LibDems have 72 but @eddavey.libdems.org.uk gets blanked
Even when he U-Turns a policy made up on back of a fag pack that instead of being challenged by them as flawed, got reported as new
It’s nauseating❗️🥴😡
Even when he U-Turns a policy made up on back of a fag pack that instead of being challenged by them as flawed, got reported as new
It’s nauseating❗️🥴😡
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@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
I've just watched your promo for your show on BBC News. It was crass. Do you want to undermine our democracy? Prisoners being released by mistake or escaping is NOTHING NEW. Prisons have been seriously underfunded for years.
I've just watched your promo for your show on BBC News. It was crass. Do you want to undermine our democracy? Prisoners being released by mistake or escaping is NOTHING NEW. Prisons have been seriously underfunded for years.
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
I've just watched your promo for your show on BBC News. It was crass. Do you want to undermine our democracy? Prisoners being released by mistake or escaping is NOTHING NEW. Prisons have been seriously underfunded for years.
I've just watched your promo for your show on BBC News. It was crass. Do you want to undermine our democracy? Prisoners being released by mistake or escaping is NOTHING NEW. Prisons have been seriously underfunded for years.
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Between March 2013-March 2023 672 prisoners were released in error and 115 were released in error in the last year of Tory misrule, funny how the media missed it eh.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Between March 2013-March 2023 672 prisoners were released in error and 115 were released in error in the last year of Tory misrule, funny how the media missed it eh.
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“His main theme was that the country was fucked. Largely because of Brexit. Weirdly, he has no memory of being the main architect behind the Brexit vote. He seems to think it happened in a world in which he played no part.”
Farage - the foghorn of failure.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage - the foghorn of failure.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech | John Crace
Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
“His main theme was that the country was fucked. Largely because of Brexit. Weirdly, he has no memory of being the main architect behind the Brexit vote. He seems to think it happened in a world in which he played no part.”
Farage - the foghorn of failure.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage - the foghorn of failure.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
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A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
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@libdems.org.uk smash Reform in yet another by-election 🍾🥳✊🏼✊🏼
Hmmm but why isn’t it on BBC & Sky News/MSM considering they report whenever Farage & Reform win anything.. even if it’s a raffle
It’s like they’re Reform’s PR team 🤔
Sky has at least 2 reports in Reeves talk about flog a dead horse🙄 🤷🏼♂️
Hmmm but why isn’t it on BBC & Sky News/MSM considering they report whenever Farage & Reform win anything.. even if it’s a raffle
It’s like they’re Reform’s PR team 🤔
Sky has at least 2 reports in Reeves talk about flog a dead horse🙄 🤷🏼♂️
Fantastic result in Bromsgrove, congratulations to Sam Ammar and the local team!
Across the country, it’s the Liberal Democrats who are taking the fight to Reform and winning 💪
Across the country, it’s the Liberal Democrats who are taking the fight to Reform and winning 💪
Bromsgrove South (Worcestershire) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 AM
@libdems.org.uk smash Reform in yet another by-election 🍾🥳✊🏼✊🏼
Hmmm but why isn’t it on BBC & Sky News/MSM considering they report whenever Farage & Reform win anything.. even if it’s a raffle
It’s like they’re Reform’s PR team 🤔
Sky has at least 2 reports in Reeves talk about flog a dead horse🙄 🤷🏼♂️
Hmmm but why isn’t it on BBC & Sky News/MSM considering they report whenever Farage & Reform win anything.. even if it’s a raffle
It’s like they’re Reform’s PR team 🤔
Sky has at least 2 reports in Reeves talk about flog a dead horse🙄 🤷🏼♂️
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Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
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Yes, because Badenoch’s was a criminal offence carrying a custodial sentence, whereas Reeves’ was not.
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Kemi Badenoch has said hacking into Harriet Harman's website when she was younger is "not the same" as Rachel Reeves failing to get a £900 rental licence for her home.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yes, because Badenoch’s was a criminal offence carrying a custodial sentence, whereas Reeves’ was not.
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So the letting agent has apologised for their screwup, not applying for a rental license on Reeve’s behalf..
So how long will Chris Mason & Laura Kuenssberg pick this to pieces, given they buried Farage allegedly avoiding £44K stamp duty, and his girlfriend, being investigated for fraud so fast🤔
So how long will Chris Mason & Laura Kuenssberg pick this to pieces, given they buried Farage allegedly avoiding £44K stamp duty, and his girlfriend, being investigated for fraud so fast🤔
Letting agent apologises to Reeves for not applying for rental licence on her behalf
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So the letting agent has apologised for their screwup, not applying for a rental license on Reeve’s behalf..
So how long will Chris Mason & Laura Kuenssberg pick this to pieces, given they buried Farage allegedly avoiding £44K stamp duty, and his girlfriend, being investigated for fraud so fast🤔
So how long will Chris Mason & Laura Kuenssberg pick this to pieces, given they buried Farage allegedly avoiding £44K stamp duty, and his girlfriend, being investigated for fraud so fast🤔
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The Reeves house story is the main headline on BBC News. Nothing much said on Farage's house in Clacton when it broke and now it's pretty much buried. This is not unbiased reporting. It's on purpose. #RachelReeves #Farage #Reform
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Reeves house story is the main headline on BBC News. Nothing much said on Farage's house in Clacton when it broke and now it's pretty much buried. This is not unbiased reporting. It's on purpose. #RachelReeves #Farage #Reform
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
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The nursing union has urged the government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it said was putting staff at risk.
That this needs to be said is shocking. Sadly, it is necessary.
That this needs to be said is shocking. Sadly, it is necessary.
This is what tolerance of anti-migrant political rhetoric leads to. A surge in racial abuse against nurses and care workers. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The nursing union has urged the government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it said was putting staff at risk.
That this needs to be said is shocking. Sadly, it is necessary.
That this needs to be said is shocking. Sadly, it is necessary.