Jay Rattray
@msjayteer.bsky.social
Autistic, ADHDer, chronic pain, write-off.
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Jay Rattray
@msjayteer.bsky.social
· Jun 30
For those who don’t know. If you apply for PIP you contact the DWP by phone and are sent a paper form to complete.
You’re then sent for assessment where an ‘independent assessor’ who is a medical professional (usually a physio or nurse) will ask questions based on the areas that PIP is awarded.
You’re then sent for assessment where an ‘independent assessor’ who is a medical professional (usually a physio or nurse) will ask questions based on the areas that PIP is awarded.
They’ve been at the forefront of ‘Autism and ADHD are over diagnosed’ bs, especially ADHD.
It’s now almost impossible to get an NHS diagnosis in Scotland, most health boards have closed waiting lists. The same is now happening in England.
It’s now almost impossible to get an NHS diagnosis in Scotland, most health boards have closed waiting lists. The same is now happening in England.
In the last decade, the BBC has legitimised climate change denialism, paved the way for Brexit, defended the coup that was prorogation, over-platformed Farage's Far Right projects, and is neutral on our abandonment of human rights norms.
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They’ve been at the forefront of ‘Autism and ADHD are over diagnosed’ bs, especially ADHD.
It’s now almost impossible to get an NHS diagnosis in Scotland, most health boards have closed waiting lists. The same is now happening in England.
It’s now almost impossible to get an NHS diagnosis in Scotland, most health boards have closed waiting lists. The same is now happening in England.
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Your new motto should be: if it’s fine for disabled people, it’s fine for me.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Your new motto should be: if it’s fine for disabled people, it’s fine for me.
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A remarkable choice of booking...
BBC slammed for asking Kelvin Mackenzie about journalism standards
Liverpool fans and others staggered by choice to invite former S*n editor on to discuss ongoing issues at the BBC
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A remarkable choice of booking...
I’ll support this when I’m able to enter stadiums again and not excluded due to being disabled.
5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣📈
Over 500 people have signed our petition to cap football ticket prices.
A cap has been in place in England for over a decade. No such cap exists in Scotland.
Add your support ⬇️
greens.scot/25PoundTickets
Over 500 people have signed our petition to cap football ticket prices.
A cap has been in place in England for over a decade. No such cap exists in Scotland.
Add your support ⬇️
greens.scot/25PoundTickets
Let's Cap Football Tickets at £25
Let's Cap Football Tickets at £25 -
greens.scot
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I’ll support this when I’m able to enter stadiums again and not excluded due to being disabled.
If you think this is a comprehensive list then what you’re saying is fuck Scotland, she can flout our laws, she can change our laws, she can publicly attack the First Minister, and her minions can harass NHS workers and rape crisis staff. You don’t give a fuck as long as it happens in Scotland.
A Comprehensive Timeline of J.K. Rowling's Descent Into Transphobia
From beloved children’s author to funding the legal battle to codify transphobia into law, we charted how Rowling became “queen TERF”
Next time someone asks how JKR is transphobic - send them this!
From beloved children’s author to funding the legal battle to codify transphobia into law, we charted how Rowling became “queen TERF”
Next time someone asks how JKR is transphobic - send them this!
A Comprehensive Timeline of J.K. Rowling's Descent Into Transphobia
From beloved children’s author to funding the legal battle to codify transphobia into law, we charted how Rowling became “queen TERF.”
www.them.us
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you think this is a comprehensive list then what you’re saying is fuck Scotland, she can flout our laws, she can change our laws, she can publicly attack the First Minister, and her minions can harass NHS workers and rape crisis staff. You don’t give a fuck as long as it happens in Scotland.
Can predator win please?!
There's a new Predator movie out so it's as good a time as any to say that, if I was given the opportunity to add an addition to any franchise, I'd have the Predator land in Glasgow in the 80s during an Old Firm fixture.
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Can predator win please?!
if you wondering how the NHS in Scotland is doing. I’m contemplating if it’s possible to break my tailbone so they’ll actually treat it as an acute issue.
I’ve had an inflamed tailbone for about three years and the NHS treatment plan seems to be ‘go fuck yourself’.
I’ve had an inflamed tailbone for about three years and the NHS treatment plan seems to be ‘go fuck yourself’.
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
if you wondering how the NHS in Scotland is doing. I’m contemplating if it’s possible to break my tailbone so they’ll actually treat it as an acute issue.
I’ve had an inflamed tailbone for about three years and the NHS treatment plan seems to be ‘go fuck yourself’.
I’ve had an inflamed tailbone for about three years and the NHS treatment plan seems to be ‘go fuck yourself’.
the government doesn’t care
Tens of thousands of disabled people and allies have made clear to the government that they reject any plans to cut spending on personal independence payment and other disability-related support.
#PIP #DWP #PathwaysToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tens-of-thou...
#PIP #DWP #PathwaysToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tens-of-thou...
Tens of thousands tell government: We reject any plans to cut PIP
Tens of thousands of disabled people and allies have made clear to the government that they reject any plans to cut spending on personal independence payment (PIP) and other disability-related supp…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
the government doesn’t care
it’s the Scottish government it’s not like they’ll implement it.
The Scottish Government's new Climate Change Plan is welcome, but must be matched by a laser-like focus on delivery and implementation.
Read our full response: www.futureeconomy.scot/press/216-re...
Read our full response: www.futureeconomy.scot/press/216-re...
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
it’s the Scottish government it’s not like they’ll implement it.
“Set in the Scottish highlands” because nowhere else in Scotland exists.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Set in the Scottish highlands” because nowhere else in Scotland exists.
Why would you throw someone in the sea, they might survive. And why the monarch, that wouldn’t change anything.
But you do seem to be under the impression we don’t do angry mobs. That’s a dramatic reinterpretation of history
But you do seem to be under the impression we don’t do angry mobs. That’s a dramatic reinterpretation of history
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Why would you throw someone in the sea, they might survive. And why the monarch, that wouldn’t change anything.
But you do seem to be under the impression we don’t do angry mobs. That’s a dramatic reinterpretation of history
But you do seem to be under the impression we don’t do angry mobs. That’s a dramatic reinterpretation of history
I used to think @journoresources.org.uk were great but they’re actually advising journalists how to use AI in their work for research etc.
How are we supposed to trust journalists when they are using the plagiarising hallucination machine for research?
How are we supposed to trust journalists when they are using the plagiarising hallucination machine for research?
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I used to think @journoresources.org.uk were great but they’re actually advising journalists how to use AI in their work for research etc.
How are we supposed to trust journalists when they are using the plagiarising hallucination machine for research?
How are we supposed to trust journalists when they are using the plagiarising hallucination machine for research?
Robison is basically saying she wants people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to suffer benefit cuts.
The hypocrisy of the SNP knows no bounds
UK tax hike would have 'massive' impact on Scotland - Robison www.bbc.com/news/article...
The hypocrisy of the SNP knows no bounds
UK tax hike would have 'massive' impact on Scotland - Robison www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK tax hike would have 'massive' impact on Scotland - Robison
The finance secretary says an increase in income tax south of the border could lead to a £1bn shortfall at Holyrood.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Robison is basically saying she wants people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to suffer benefit cuts.
The hypocrisy of the SNP knows no bounds
UK tax hike would have 'massive' impact on Scotland - Robison www.bbc.com/news/article...
The hypocrisy of the SNP knows no bounds
UK tax hike would have 'massive' impact on Scotland - Robison www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X
The platform has quietly dragged British politics into a dark place
inews.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
It was number one when I was born and I turn 50 in a few weeks.
Apparently Bohemian Rhapsody is 50 yrs old today.
Well that’s just a rude.
Well that’s just a rude.
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It was number one when I was born and I turn 50 in a few weeks.
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🔨 "If large swathes of the public imagine asylum seekers to be dangerous, or politicians to be cynics on the take, it’s at least partly because newsrooms told them they should. Sometimes this is because of their own political agendas; just as often it’s because that’s how you generate web traffic."
"For reasons that have nothing to do with informing, educating and entertaining, but are likely instead about some team’s target stats, the BBC decided to actively tell millions of people they should be frightened by asylum seekers. Brilliant work."
Newsletter's out.
Newsletter's out.
Clickbait Will Kill Us All
This week: a brief rant about news values; some stuff that probably shouldn’t be taught in schools; and a journey planner for your trip to early modern Europe.
jonn.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🔨 "If large swathes of the public imagine asylum seekers to be dangerous, or politicians to be cynics on the take, it’s at least partly because newsrooms told them they should. Sometimes this is because of their own political agendas; just as often it’s because that’s how you generate web traffic."
21 - the tism is in effect!
6 points
coconut - texture like styrofoam
pickles - rotten food
ranch dressing - no cum thanks
grits - *heaving noises*
canned tuna - its cat food its literally cat food
mayonnaise - see ranch dressing
coconut - texture like styrofoam
pickles - rotten food
ranch dressing - no cum thanks
grits - *heaving noises*
canned tuna - its cat food its literally cat food
mayonnaise - see ranch dressing
October 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
21 - the tism is in effect!
What does he think the teuchtars are gonnae do that asylum seekers need to be in a secure loc… oh I see.
For fucks sake.
For fucks sake.
Lib Dem MP here expressing concerns that “migrants” (in fact asylum seekers, or “human beings”, as they’re also known) might be allowed to live next door to people, and near a high street
October 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What does he think the teuchtars are gonnae do that asylum seekers need to be in a secure loc… oh I see.
For fucks sake.
For fucks sake.
This is why on its current path the UK has no future. Because if you live in Scotland or Wales the next election is next year.
These elections decide the people who control our health, education, part of social security (in Scotland), and so much more.
These elections decide the people who control our health, education, part of social security (in Scotland), and so much more.
Lots of Labour despair on the timeline today.
The next election is likely more than three years away. The route to winning it starts by acknowledging that some more short term pain is probably required to get into a position where victory is possible.
This budget is going to be painful. But 1/3
The next election is likely more than three years away. The route to winning it starts by acknowledging that some more short term pain is probably required to get into a position where victory is possible.
This budget is going to be painful. But 1/3
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is why on its current path the UK has no future. Because if you live in Scotland or Wales the next election is next year.
These elections decide the people who control our health, education, part of social security (in Scotland), and so much more.
These elections decide the people who control our health, education, part of social security (in Scotland), and so much more.
This terrifies me. The SNP are vaguely fine on most centre left policies, but they’re not that great on disability and they’re awful on neurodivergence.
Poll Analysis: Survation 22nd of September - 14th of October 2025
Holyrood seats projection:
SNP ~ 62
Reform UK ~ 21
Labour ~ 17
Conservative ~ 10
Green ~ 10
Lib Dem ~ 9
Holyrood seats projection:
SNP ~ 62
Reform UK ~ 21
Labour ~ 17
Conservative ~ 10
Green ~ 10
Lib Dem ~ 9
Poll Analysis: Survation 22nd of September – 14th of October 2025
Reform's best ever poll in vote terms doesn't quite get there in seats as a splintered vote continues to allow the SNP to exert intense pressure on proportionality.
ballotbox.scot
October 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This terrifies me. The SNP are vaguely fine on most centre left policies, but they’re not that great on disability and they’re awful on neurodivergence.
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"For the government it’s quite mad to keep using X. It’s active participation in its own destruction and against its own interests. I cannot fathom the logic of doing it. It would be like a Reform government communicating entirely through the Guardian comments section." 👏 @samfr.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"For the government it’s quite mad to keep using X. It’s active participation in its own destruction and against its own interests. I cannot fathom the logic of doing it. It would be like a Reform government communicating entirely through the Guardian comments section." 👏 @samfr.bsky.social
Every poll for the past 12 years, basically shows either side between 45% and 55%.
But both sides just keep banging on about how their way is the right way.
Politicians with morals would be interested in finding a compromise. Scottish politicians are interested in increasing division.
But both sides just keep banging on about how their way is the right way.
Politicians with morals would be interested in finding a compromise. Scottish politicians are interested in increasing division.
🚨NEW POLL - Majority back Scottish independence!
YES - 55%
NO - 45%
YES - 55%
NO - 45%
October 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Every poll for the past 12 years, basically shows either side between 45% and 55%.
But both sides just keep banging on about how their way is the right way.
Politicians with morals would be interested in finding a compromise. Scottish politicians are interested in increasing division.
But both sides just keep banging on about how their way is the right way.
Politicians with morals would be interested in finding a compromise. Scottish politicians are interested in increasing division.
So @moonshoterin.bsky.social thinks the UK should be isolated and urban areas destroyed
I see most terfs are protected from destruction, but not trans people or their allies.
Also, what did the Republican of Ireland do to merit three cities marked for destruction?
I see most terfs are protected from destruction, but not trans people or their allies.
Also, what did the Republican of Ireland do to merit three cities marked for destruction?
October 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
So @moonshoterin.bsky.social thinks the UK should be isolated and urban areas destroyed
I see most terfs are protected from destruction, but not trans people or their allies.
Also, what did the Republican of Ireland do to merit three cities marked for destruction?
I see most terfs are protected from destruction, but not trans people or their allies.
Also, what did the Republican of Ireland do to merit three cities marked for destruction?
All I want is a book set in lowland Scotland, with a grown ass adult as the protagonist and that’s not a crime thriller. I would prefer historical fiction but I’m not sure that exists (that I haven’t already read).
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
October 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
All I want is a book set in lowland Scotland, with a grown ass adult as the protagonist and that’s not a crime thriller. I would prefer historical fiction but I’m not sure that exists (that I haven’t already read).
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
I’m reading a book about Mary Shelley when she was sent to live in Scotland and it’s driving me up the wall.
So where she stayed in Dundee is literally where I grew up (my primary school was in the same street, I passed she would’ve stayed on the way to my grandparents).
So where she stayed in Dundee is literally where I grew up (my primary school was in the same street, I passed she would’ve stayed on the way to my grandparents).
October 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’m reading a book about Mary Shelley when she was sent to live in Scotland and it’s driving me up the wall.
So where she stayed in Dundee is literally where I grew up (my primary school was in the same street, I passed she would’ve stayed on the way to my grandparents).
So where she stayed in Dundee is literally where I grew up (my primary school was in the same street, I passed she would’ve stayed on the way to my grandparents).