Rosi Sexton
@rosisexton.bsky.social
A collection of random hyperfoci held together by anxiety & sticky tape. Osteopath, climber, maths PhD, pianist, former professional MMA fighter. Dabbled in politics (Green). Passionate about health, health inequality, mental health, neurodivergence.
"The average person has one breast and one testicle".
One of the problems with Starmer's triangulation is he is roughly aiming at where the average person but that person doesn't listen to political speeches. And it annoys everyone who does. Then the average person catches the bad vibes.
February 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"The average person has one breast and one testicle".
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To be clear - these are not "surplus" homes - they're much-wanted social homes, that social landlords are considering selling to alleviate financial pressure.
The proposed solution here is that they're sold to an investment vehicle to be let to homeless people at higher rents.
The proposed solution here is that they're sold to an investment vehicle to be let to homeless people at higher rents.
February 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
To be clear - these are not "surplus" homes - they're much-wanted social homes, that social landlords are considering selling to alleviate financial pressure.
The proposed solution here is that they're sold to an investment vehicle to be let to homeless people at higher rents.
The proposed solution here is that they're sold to an investment vehicle to be let to homeless people at higher rents.
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And, today, attacking a party for who might be tangentially associated with them is a bit rich from a party which appointed Mandelson as ambassador to the US practically yesterday.
February 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
And, today, attacking a party for who might be tangentially associated with them is a bit rich from a party which appointed Mandelson as ambassador to the US practically yesterday.
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I was once a very junior news agency reporter, which among its many elements exposes you briefly to quite a lot of famous/influential people for whom you are quite unimportant. How they treated you could be illuminating. Peter Mandelson was – twice – by *far* the most dismissive and unpleasant.
February 3, 2026 at 9:54 AM
I was once a very junior news agency reporter, which among its many elements exposes you briefly to quite a lot of famous/influential people for whom you are quite unimportant. How they treated you could be illuminating. Peter Mandelson was – twice – by *far* the most dismissive and unpleasant.
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It's kind of crazy-making how much this sounds like unhinged conspiracist nonsense, but is actually a collection of extremely well-established facts, given an interpretation which, based on other known facts, is completely reasonable.
What we have there is an illegally-funded secret wrecking campaign in the main opposition party, carried out collaboratively between the party’s Bribes Acceptance officer and the British press, aimed at deliberately throwing the election and installing the secret wreckers as the new leadership.
January 25, 2026 at 11:50 AM
It's kind of crazy-making how much this sounds like unhinged conspiracist nonsense, but is actually a collection of extremely well-established facts, given an interpretation which, based on other known facts, is completely reasonable.
One for my neurodivergent friends and followers. @himal.bsky.social is brilliant, and manages to find a beautiful way of articulating so many things that resonate with me. This blog, along with others, has been really helpful. Thank you. 🙏
Being offered some other work out of the blue. A good opportunity to use my "how I work" post, especially the section on the conditions I need to do my best work. It isn't just a blog post, it's a decision making framework.
himalmandalia.medium.com/how-i-work-c...
himalmandalia.medium.com/how-i-work-c...
January 25, 2026 at 11:40 AM
One for my neurodivergent friends and followers. @himal.bsky.social is brilliant, and manages to find a beautiful way of articulating so many things that resonate with me. This blog, along with others, has been really helpful. Thank you. 🙏
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We're looking for two part-time volunteers with lived experience of ADHD: a Content Designer and Graphic Designer.
Both roles are flexible (4–6 hours/week).
Want to help us prototype a guidance service and build our new website and visual identity? Email: adhdpathfinding@googlegroups.com
Both roles are flexible (4–6 hours/week).
Want to help us prototype a guidance service and build our new website and visual identity? Email: adhdpathfinding@googlegroups.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:56 AM
We're looking for two part-time volunteers with lived experience of ADHD: a Content Designer and Graphic Designer.
Both roles are flexible (4–6 hours/week).
Want to help us prototype a guidance service and build our new website and visual identity? Email: adhdpathfinding@googlegroups.com
Both roles are flexible (4–6 hours/week).
Want to help us prototype a guidance service and build our new website and visual identity? Email: adhdpathfinding@googlegroups.com
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Wes claims his turbo teams have cut NHs waiting lists & it’s “not only a technocratic back office exercise” - 🤔 I suspect that’s exactly what it is, my own experiences of being on list was sneaky tricks to bump me off it, including letters sent over Xmas demanding instant response to stay on list.
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Wes claims his turbo teams have cut NHs waiting lists & it’s “not only a technocratic back office exercise” - 🤔 I suspect that’s exactly what it is, my own experiences of being on list was sneaky tricks to bump me off it, including letters sent over Xmas demanding instant response to stay on list.
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I've made myself angry again, but this is exactly what is wrong with our politics. You have parties passing legislation they don't understand then posturing against it based solely on vibes and without any actual principles. No ideology, just owning their imagined enemies.
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I've made myself angry again, but this is exactly what is wrong with our politics. You have parties passing legislation they don't understand then posturing against it based solely on vibes and without any actual principles. No ideology, just owning their imagined enemies.
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Is this what Kemi Badenoch means when she says the Conservatives will introduce an “ICE-style removals force”?
This is another angle of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
You can clearly see the officer fire three shots at the driver of the vehicle. The officer is clearly visible (though half his face is covered) as he walks back from the vehicle, which crashed a short distance away.
You can clearly see the officer fire three shots at the driver of the vehicle. The officer is clearly visible (though half his face is covered) as he walks back from the vehicle, which crashed a short distance away.
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Is this what Kemi Badenoch means when she says the Conservatives will introduce an “ICE-style removals force”?
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It's completely unacceptable in every sense, except the very literal one, in which we are going to accept it.
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
January 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It's completely unacceptable in every sense, except the very literal one, in which we are going to accept it.
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Starmer's tweet couldn't be clearer but a bit awkward when one of the main government comms platforms literally does this as a feature now
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Starmer's tweet couldn't be clearer but a bit awkward when one of the main government comms platforms literally does this as a feature now
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The festive season can be hard for many. It can amplify anxiety and overwhelm, people withdrawing to cope while still wanting connection.
Unsupported ADHD and neurodivergence makes this harder.
So if things feel heavy or confusing: you’re not broken and you’re not alone. Be kind to yourself.
Unsupported ADHD and neurodivergence makes this harder.
So if things feel heavy or confusing: you’re not broken and you’re not alone. Be kind to yourself.
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The festive season can be hard for many. It can amplify anxiety and overwhelm, people withdrawing to cope while still wanting connection.
Unsupported ADHD and neurodivergence makes this harder.
So if things feel heavy or confusing: you’re not broken and you’re not alone. Be kind to yourself.
Unsupported ADHD and neurodivergence makes this harder.
So if things feel heavy or confusing: you’re not broken and you’re not alone. Be kind to yourself.
What was BadEnoch saying about "cultures that don't respect women"?
I await a protest led by renowned garden-gnome and defender of are wimmin, Timmy Ribena
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Former Tory councillor in court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife
Philip Young appears at Swindon magistrates court charged with 56 offences relating to 13-year period
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What was BadEnoch saying about "cultures that don't respect women"?
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Adding to this of course is problem that right wing brains are currently being boiled in racist Twitter frog sauce, with many noisy and not very astute right wing politicians, journos think tankers etc genuinely seeming to think that the median voter is Tommy Robinson adjacent on race. They aren’t.
December 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Adding to this of course is problem that right wing brains are currently being boiled in racist Twitter frog sauce, with many noisy and not very astute right wing politicians, journos think tankers etc genuinely seeming to think that the median voter is Tommy Robinson adjacent on race. They aren’t.
This is something that more healthcare professionals need to understand.
Neurodivergent people often present with very different symptoms, body language and descriptions or pain compared to neurotypical patients.
This often leads to important diagnoses getting overlooked or dismissed.
Neurodivergent people often present with very different symptoms, body language and descriptions or pain compared to neurotypical patients.
This often leads to important diagnoses getting overlooked or dismissed.
Physical pain and autism don’t always mix the way people expect.
For many autistic adults, it’s not that pain is worse, it’s that it’s processed differently.
And that changes everything. 1/6
For many autistic adults, it’s not that pain is worse, it’s that it’s processed differently.
And that changes everything. 1/6
December 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This is something that more healthcare professionals need to understand.
Neurodivergent people often present with very different symptoms, body language and descriptions or pain compared to neurotypical patients.
This often leads to important diagnoses getting overlooked or dismissed.
Neurodivergent people often present with very different symptoms, body language and descriptions or pain compared to neurotypical patients.
This often leads to important diagnoses getting overlooked or dismissed.
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Physical pain and autism don’t always mix the way people expect.
For many autistic adults, it’s not that pain is worse, it’s that it’s processed differently.
And that changes everything. 1/6
For many autistic adults, it’s not that pain is worse, it’s that it’s processed differently.
And that changes everything. 1/6
December 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Physical pain and autism don’t always mix the way people expect.
For many autistic adults, it’s not that pain is worse, it’s that it’s processed differently.
And that changes everything. 1/6
For many autistic adults, it’s not that pain is worse, it’s that it’s processed differently.
And that changes everything. 1/6
Who would have thought that trusts cutting costs by replacing health professionals by less experienced staff with lower qualifications would have negative consequences for patients?
See also: GPs, physiotherapists, consultants, etc etc etc
See also: GPs, physiotherapists, consultants, etc etc etc
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation:
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Who would have thought that trusts cutting costs by replacing health professionals by less experienced staff with lower qualifications would have negative consequences for patients?
See also: GPs, physiotherapists, consultants, etc etc etc
See also: GPs, physiotherapists, consultants, etc etc etc
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The main thing to conclude from this Labour strategy to compare the Greens to Reform is that they don’t understand the threat that Reform pose.
They’re not bothered by fascism.
They’re not bothered by fascism.
December 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The main thing to conclude from this Labour strategy to compare the Greens to Reform is that they don’t understand the threat that Reform pose.
They’re not bothered by fascism.
They’re not bothered by fascism.
The answer to this seems reasonably obvious....
Trump’s mental decline is getting worse. Can he be trusted to handle the nuclear codes?
December 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The answer to this seems reasonably obvious....
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Leaving aside the comedy value of an MP in Starmer's Labour Party complaining about division, this is also just nonsense.
The interests of the extremely rich are at odds with those of the rest of the population. Objectively.
The division is real, material, structural. You can't just wish it away.
The interests of the extremely rich are at odds with those of the rest of the population. Objectively.
The division is real, material, structural. You can't just wish it away.
We can’t meet our challenges with division. We meet our challenges with a vision to unite Britain.
A vision that understands that we don’t live life in isolation, but in the places where we rub shoulders with each other. Pubs, sports clubs, churches and temples.
A vision that understands that we don’t live life in isolation, but in the places where we rub shoulders with each other. Pubs, sports clubs, churches and temples.
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Leaving aside the comedy value of an MP in Starmer's Labour Party complaining about division, this is also just nonsense.
The interests of the extremely rich are at odds with those of the rest of the population. Objectively.
The division is real, material, structural. You can't just wish it away.
The interests of the extremely rich are at odds with those of the rest of the population. Objectively.
The division is real, material, structural. You can't just wish it away.
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I feel similarly. I think an essential prerequisite to acceptably safe assisted dying laws is to make high quality palliative & social care accessible to everyone and free at the point of use. Anything short of this risks people feeling coerced into ending their lives to avoid being a "burden".
December 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I feel similarly. I think an essential prerequisite to acceptably safe assisted dying laws is to make high quality palliative & social care accessible to everyone and free at the point of use. Anything short of this risks people feeling coerced into ending their lives to avoid being a "burden".
Twice in one weekend? 2025, you are spoiling us.
Bread might be expensive, but at least the circuses are delivering.
Bread might be expensive, but at least the circuses are delivering.
In further boxing news it seems Andrew Tate had his arse handed to him on a very big plate by a novice... because that guy is all arse
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing...
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing...
Andrew Tate loses Misfits boxing debut to Chase DeMoor
Andrew Tate was making his boxing debut as he took on Misfits heavyweight champion Chase DeMoor in Dubai on Saturday night
www.mirror.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Twice in one weekend? 2025, you are spoiling us.
Bread might be expensive, but at least the circuses are delivering.
Bread might be expensive, but at least the circuses are delivering.