Clare Humphrey
@sighofdisapproval.bsky.social
Mistress of the Sigh of Disapproval. Ex-Deputy GP Practice Manager. Lazy gardener. Trans ally. Servant to 3 cats. Women's Officer Bracknell CLP.
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Wes Streeting insists that NHS health records are not for sale. But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust, warns our data lead Duncan McCann:
https://goodlaw.social/i1o0
https://goodlaw.social/i1o0
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Wes Streeting insists that NHS health records are not for sale. But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust, warns our data lead Duncan McCann:
https://goodlaw.social/i1o0
https://goodlaw.social/i1o0
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Juries are one of our most important safeguards against authoritarianism.
There is an emergency in our courts which needs tackling – but addressing that doesn’t require ripping up rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/02/david-lammy-proposals-jury-trials
There is an emergency in our courts which needs tackling – but addressing that doesn’t require ripping up rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/02/david-lammy-proposals-jury-trials
David Lammy expected to water down plans to scrap most jury trials
Justice secretary suggests he will stick to Leveson’s recommended three-year sentence threshold, after ‘cabinet feedback’
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Juries are one of our most important safeguards against authoritarianism.
There is an emergency in our courts which needs tackling – but addressing that doesn’t require ripping up rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/02/david-lammy-proposals-jury-trials
There is an emergency in our courts which needs tackling – but addressing that doesn’t require ripping up rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/02/david-lammy-proposals-jury-trials
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Tickets for Trans Mission are live 🎟️ 🩵 ✨
https://www.transmissionlive.uk/
https://www.transmissionlive.uk/
Trans Mission - Wednesday 11th March
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander team up for a Trans Mission: an all-star solidarity concert for the trans community at OVO Arena Wembley
www.transmissionlive.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Tickets for Trans Mission are live 🎟️ 🩵 ✨
https://www.transmissionlive.uk/
https://www.transmissionlive.uk/
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The media are still in a frenzy claiming the Chancellor lied to the country. Dear reader, it was the media who lied to the country based on speculation, unnamed sources and their interpretation of what was actually said pre budget. They were left with red faces and this is their revenge.
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The media are still in a frenzy claiming the Chancellor lied to the country. Dear reader, it was the media who lied to the country based on speculation, unnamed sources and their interpretation of what was actually said pre budget. They were left with red faces and this is their revenge.
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Anyone else feel like angry crying-laughing their heads off at these headlines?
Reform UK went into Durham Council promising to find huge savings. They have managed to GROW the authority's deficit by over £11m *in the last two months*.
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Anyone else feel like angry crying-laughing their heads off at these headlines?
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"JD Vance is married to a woman of Indian descent. He has mixed race children. If this man will not defend his wife and kids, do you think he gives a crap about you?"
Jennifer Welch
Jennifer Welch
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
"JD Vance is married to a woman of Indian descent. He has mixed race children. If this man will not defend his wife and kids, do you think he gives a crap about you?"
Jennifer Welch
Jennifer Welch
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It would be so helpful if you could RT my post above about my Etsy shop. I haven't been able to work for more than half the year due to severe depression/a breakdown. If you see this & could spare a few moments for a RT it would help me put my designs in front of a few more eyes. Thankyou so much🌿
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It would be so helpful if you could RT my post above about my Etsy shop. I haven't been able to work for more than half the year due to severe depression/a breakdown. If you see this & could spare a few moments for a RT it would help me put my designs in front of a few more eyes. Thankyou so much🌿
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GPs up & down the country warned Wes Streeting, Department of Health and Social Care 6w ago that forcing the implementation of online forms without safeguards was a fools errand & raise false expectations
Have now decided not to talk to @BMA_GP @doctor_katie @DavidGWrigley
So here we are 🤷🏻♂️
Have now decided not to talk to @BMA_GP @doctor_katie @DavidGWrigley
So here we are 🤷🏻♂️
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
GPs up & down the country warned Wes Streeting, Department of Health and Social Care 6w ago that forcing the implementation of online forms without safeguards was a fools errand & raise false expectations
Have now decided not to talk to @BMA_GP @doctor_katie @DavidGWrigley
So here we are 🤷🏻♂️
Have now decided not to talk to @BMA_GP @doctor_katie @DavidGWrigley
So here we are 🤷🏻♂️
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It’s only the latest and perhaps so far greatest revelation of the true nature of Farage’s Reform party. The name strikes me as ironic - if anything in our country needs reforming - it’s the Reform party…:)
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It’s only the latest and perhaps so far greatest revelation of the true nature of Farage’s Reform party. The name strikes me as ironic - if anything in our country needs reforming - it’s the Reform party…:)
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a time to remember all those who have been victims of vile hatred and transphobia.
With the recent Supreme Court ruling and concerns over upcoming EHRC advice, now is the time to double down on our support for our trans community.
With the recent Supreme Court ruling and concerns over upcoming EHRC advice, now is the time to double down on our support for our trans community.
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a time to remember all those who have been victims of vile hatred and transphobia.
With the recent Supreme Court ruling and concerns over upcoming EHRC advice, now is the time to double down on our support for our trans community.
With the recent Supreme Court ruling and concerns over upcoming EHRC advice, now is the time to double down on our support for our trans community.
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Remarkably simple solution. If you don't want the backing of the far-right for your immigration policy, or to have people point out that you have their backing, don't base your immigration policy on the far-right's rhetoric and ideology.
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
Shabana Mahmood hits out at Tommy Robinson’s backing of Labour’s migration policy
Shabana Mahmood has said she finds it “deeply offensive” when MPs quote Tommy Robinson at her in the Commons, after the far-right activist backed the government’s sweeping asylum reforms. Asked about ...
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Remarkably simple solution. If you don't want the backing of the far-right for your immigration policy, or to have people point out that you have their backing, don't base your immigration policy on the far-right's rhetoric and ideology.
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
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I'm sure the Londinistan guys will be delighted to read this... really good news... they'll be talking about something else altogether now... sure of it... because they were genuinely concerned weren't they
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I'm sure the Londinistan guys will be delighted to read this... really good news... they'll be talking about something else altogether now... sure of it... because they were genuinely concerned weren't they
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Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance. Trans people and their human rights are under attack around the globe. The Vagina Museum stands defiant against these attacks. We are a proudly trans inclusive space, even as discourse grows ever more toxic.
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance. Trans people and their human rights are under attack around the globe. The Vagina Museum stands defiant against these attacks. We are a proudly trans inclusive space, even as discourse grows ever more toxic.
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I have also to say, again, shame on the UK Supreme Court. Whatever led us here, it is absolutely not its apolitical application of the law.
Am increasingly with the very senior UK barrister who is telling her colleagues: "at least with the US Supreme Court you know what their politics are."
Am increasingly with the very senior UK barrister who is telling her colleagues: "at least with the US Supreme Court you know what their politics are."
At least it's honest, right? Intrusive questioning of women who don't conform to norms about how they should look, and women then being banned if they tell their inquisitor to mind his own sodding business, has always been the logical end point for the patriarchal project that is TERFdom.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I have also to say, again, shame on the UK Supreme Court. Whatever led us here, it is absolutely not its apolitical application of the law.
Am increasingly with the very senior UK barrister who is telling her colleagues: "at least with the US Supreme Court you know what their politics are."
Am increasingly with the very senior UK barrister who is telling her colleagues: "at least with the US Supreme Court you know what their politics are."
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance - a day to remember members of the trans community who have died or been killed because of who they are.
Trans people in the UK are feeling uncertainty & fear. We must stand up for trans people & their right to live free from prejudice & hate.
Trans people in the UK are feeling uncertainty & fear. We must stand up for trans people & their right to live free from prejudice & hate.
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance - a day to remember members of the trans community who have died or been killed because of who they are.
Trans people in the UK are feeling uncertainty & fear. We must stand up for trans people & their right to live free from prejudice & hate.
Trans people in the UK are feeling uncertainty & fear. We must stand up for trans people & their right to live free from prejudice & hate.
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It’s hard to get a GP appt! As GPs we agree because we are patients, parents, sons and daughter too.
But we also know how hard GPs are working to make sure it’s possible for as many people as possible to receive care.
The problem is there aren’t enough GPs in practices
Can’t see a GP blame MPs
But we also know how hard GPs are working to make sure it’s possible for as many people as possible to receive care.
The problem is there aren’t enough GPs in practices
Can’t see a GP blame MPs
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It’s hard to get a GP appt! As GPs we agree because we are patients, parents, sons and daughter too.
But we also know how hard GPs are working to make sure it’s possible for as many people as possible to receive care.
The problem is there aren’t enough GPs in practices
Can’t see a GP blame MPs
But we also know how hard GPs are working to make sure it’s possible for as many people as possible to receive care.
The problem is there aren’t enough GPs in practices
Can’t see a GP blame MPs
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'If the rank and file of the party has any sense, it will forcefully cut off this death spiral leadership now, fight back against the latest capitulation to Nigel Farage and stand up for its principles to build a fairer, more equal society'.
This should be compulsory reading for every Labour MP...
This should be compulsory reading for every Labour MP...
Shabana Mahmood is wrong - Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government.
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Shabana Mahmood is wrong
Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
'If the rank and file of the party has any sense, it will forcefully cut off this death spiral leadership now, fight back against the latest capitulation to Nigel Farage and stand up for its principles to build a fairer, more equal society'.
This should be compulsory reading for every Labour MP...
This should be compulsory reading for every Labour MP...
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For fairly obvious reasons when people flee their countries of origin to seek asylum elsewhere they can't carry much. Often things like jewellery are all they have to hold onto. This isn't just stripping people of "assets", it is stealing their memories. 57/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
For fairly obvious reasons when people flee their countries of origin to seek asylum elsewhere they can't carry much. Often things like jewellery are all they have to hold onto. This isn't just stripping people of "assets", it is stealing their memories. 57/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Check your student loan account NOW! Over a million of you can reclaim £100s or £1,000s you've paid!
For more info including when you can’t reclaim watch the full episode of The Martin Lewis Money Show this came from on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
For more info including when you can’t reclaim watch the full episode of The Martin Lewis Money Show this came from on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
Martin Lewis: Check your student loan account NOW! Over a million of you can reclaim £100s
YouTube video by Martin Lewis
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Check your student loan account NOW! Over a million of you can reclaim £100s or £1,000s you've paid!
For more info including when you can’t reclaim watch the full episode of The Martin Lewis Money Show this came from on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
For more info including when you can’t reclaim watch the full episode of The Martin Lewis Money Show this came from on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
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ICE-style raids on Britain’s streets: that’s all Labour’s brutal asylum reforms will achieve
Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
ICE-style raids on Britain’s streets: that’s all Labour’s brutal asylum reforms will achieve
Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Hi Wes,
It’s because haircuts and medical appointments are not the same. They are completely different things. Hope that helps!
xx
It’s because haircuts and medical appointments are not the same. They are completely different things. Hope that helps!
xx
Can you see the problem 🤷🏻♂️
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Hi Wes,
It’s because haircuts and medical appointments are not the same. They are completely different things. Hope that helps!
xx
It’s because haircuts and medical appointments are not the same. They are completely different things. Hope that helps!
xx
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The move to make refugees wait 20 years to get settlement and have their status reviewed every 30 months, along with restricted family reunion rights, is a crueller version of something the Conservatives tried in the Nationality and Borders Act. It didn't reduce dangerous journeys then and won't now
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The move to make refugees wait 20 years to get settlement and have their status reviewed every 30 months, along with restricted family reunion rights, is a crueller version of something the Conservatives tried in the Nationality and Borders Act. It didn't reduce dangerous journeys then and won't now
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This is tremendously short-sighted - if you don't hire junior people, where are your experienced, senior people going to come from in 10 years' time?
Chilling piece on employment effects of AI on early careers. Includes this line, which will probably become the norm for many firms: "Managers at Shopify must now justify hiring a human by first explaining why AI can’t do the job."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is tremendously short-sighted - if you don't hire junior people, where are your experienced, senior people going to come from in 10 years' time?
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You don't fight the forces of darkness by being dark but differently dark.
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
You don't fight the forces of darkness by being dark but differently dark.
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Dear Mahmood/Labour,
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
Tommy Robinson is claiming credit for the language/policy being used by the Labour government (about deporting people found to be refugees once their home country is deemed safe)
November 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Dear Mahmood/Labour,
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK