Jaci Quennell
@jellenq.bsky.social
Nanny, Snowflake, Socialist, Social worker, Psychotherapist, Humanist funeral celebrant
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This feels personal. My child is in school in Glasgow. She's likely recorded as not speaking English as first language, even though it is basically her first. Everybody I know is extremely impressed that she's fully bilingual (me, too). Now these people are coming after her. Coming after children.
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This feels personal. My child is in school in Glasgow. She's likely recorded as not speaking English as first language, even though it is basically her first. Everybody I know is extremely impressed that she's fully bilingual (me, too). Now these people are coming after her. Coming after children.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Dr Abu Safiya is a hero. He sacrificed everything to save lives in Gaza – and now Israel is holding him, and reportedly torturing him, without charges. Doctors around the world are rising to free him and other Gaza medics.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Dr Abu Safiya is a hero. He sacrificed everything to save lives in Gaza – and now Israel is holding him, and reportedly torturing him, without charges. Doctors around the world are rising to free him and other Gaza medics.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Free Dr Abu Safiya
Israel has Gaza’s top paediatrician and around 90 other Palestinian medics in military prisons. Join the global call for their freedom!
secure.avaaz.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Dr Abu Safiya is a hero. He sacrificed everything to save lives in Gaza – and now Israel is holding him, and reportedly torturing him, without charges. Doctors around the world are rising to free him and other Gaza medics.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Dr Abu Safiya is a hero. He sacrificed everything to save lives in Gaza – and now Israel is holding him, and reportedly torturing him, without charges. Doctors around the world are rising to free him and other Gaza medics.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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“We thank the committee for this report – we remain committed to transforming palliative and end of life care through our 10-Year Health Plan.”
I’ve read the NHS 10-year plan cover to cover.
It’s 171 pages long.
Guess how many times the words “palliative care” appear?
Once.
I’ve read the NHS 10-year plan cover to cover.
It’s 171 pages long.
Guess how many times the words “palliative care” appear?
Once.
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
“We thank the committee for this report – we remain committed to transforming palliative and end of life care through our 10-Year Health Plan.”
I’ve read the NHS 10-year plan cover to cover.
It’s 171 pages long.
Guess how many times the words “palliative care” appear?
Once.
I’ve read the NHS 10-year plan cover to cover.
It’s 171 pages long.
Guess how many times the words “palliative care” appear?
Once.
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🧵/ Today a damning parliamentary report on the state of palliative care services in England was published.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🧵/ Today a damning parliamentary report on the state of palliative care services in England was published.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
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The GPs overachieve with diminishing resources
🚨FORTY MILLION APPOINTMENTS🚨
2/3 of the population in one month 🤯
‘Lazy, laggards, stuck in the 20th century’ Wes
GPs & their teams are not getting thanks but worse they are not getting the resources & criticised for asking for help
🚨FORTY MILLION APPOINTMENTS🚨
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
2/3 of the population in one month 🤯
‘Lazy, laggards, stuck in the 20th century’ Wes
GPs & their teams are not getting thanks but worse they are not getting the resources & criticised for asking for help
🚨FORTY MILLION APPOINTMENTS🚨
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The GPs overachieve with diminishing resources
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At least 342 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the truce on October 10.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
At least 342 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the truce on October 10.
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🚨 Financier’s £8.5m flat frozen amid tax investigation over PPE deal
Horlick ‘bought an £8.5m London flat after supplying 50m faulty PPE masks during pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property’ 💥
(Of course it was a VIP Lane deal 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Horlick ‘bought an £8.5m London flat after supplying 50m faulty PPE masks during pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property’ 💥
(Of course it was a VIP Lane deal 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Financier’s £8.5m flat frozen amid tax investigation over PPE deal
Tim Horlick bought the Pimlico property shortly after his company was awarded the now-contentious £255m contract by the government
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🚨 Financier’s £8.5m flat frozen amid tax investigation over PPE deal
Horlick ‘bought an £8.5m London flat after supplying 50m faulty PPE masks during pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property’ 💥
(Of course it was a VIP Lane deal 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Horlick ‘bought an £8.5m London flat after supplying 50m faulty PPE masks during pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property’ 💥
(Of course it was a VIP Lane deal 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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🚨Last year I revealed in @bylinetimes.bsky.social that HMRC were investigating upto 4 PPE firms.
We now know the names of two of those firms:- Luxe Lifestyle and Ayanda.
💥Both were awarded deals via VIP Lane and both had Conservative Party ties. 🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/09/w...
We now know the names of two of those firms:- Luxe Lifestyle and Ayanda.
💥Both were awarded deals via VIP Lane and both had Conservative Party ties. 🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/09/w...
Woman Arrested in Fraud Investigation Linked to £25m 'VIP' Covid PPE Deal Referred by Conservative Minister
The director of the company awarded a multimillion pound Government contract was arrested on suspicion of fraud, conspiracy to cheat the public revenue and fraudulent evasion of income tax
bylinetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🚨Last year I revealed in @bylinetimes.bsky.social that HMRC were investigating upto 4 PPE firms.
We now know the names of two of those firms:- Luxe Lifestyle and Ayanda.
💥Both were awarded deals via VIP Lane and both had Conservative Party ties. 🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/09/w...
We now know the names of two of those firms:- Luxe Lifestyle and Ayanda.
💥Both were awarded deals via VIP Lane and both had Conservative Party ties. 🤦🏻♂️
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/09/w...
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Call for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell fire inquiry.
Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”
72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.
Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”
72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.
Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry
TV personality wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Call for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell fire inquiry.
Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”
72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.
Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”
72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.
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FTA: "if NHS nurses can have the courage to walk towards Covid patients in paper masks and bin bags... And if NHS doctors are willing to speak out about the dangers to patients... then a prime minister should surely be capable of more than deadly vacillation."
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
FTA: "if NHS nurses can have the courage to walk towards Covid patients in paper masks and bin bags... And if NHS doctors are willing to speak out about the dangers to patients... then a prime minister should surely be capable of more than deadly vacillation."
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A powerful piece from @drrachelclarke.com
"The collective amnesia of those damned by the Covid inquiry is pernicious and unforgivable..."
We will never forget. ❤️
"The collective amnesia of those damned by the Covid inquiry is pernicious and unforgivable..."
We will never forget. ❤️
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A powerful piece from @drrachelclarke.com
"The collective amnesia of those damned by the Covid inquiry is pernicious and unforgivable..."
We will never forget. ❤️
"The collective amnesia of those damned by the Covid inquiry is pernicious and unforgivable..."
We will never forget. ❤️
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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We are calling for all taxpayer-funded support for Boris Johnson, as a former PM, to be withdrawn.
Bereaved families should not be expected to fund the lifestyle of the man whose decisions led to the deaths of our loved ones.
Sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
Bereaved families should not be expected to fund the lifestyle of the man whose decisions led to the deaths of our loved ones.
Sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
Sign the Petition
End Publicly Funded Privileges For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry
www.change.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We are calling for all taxpayer-funded support for Boris Johnson, as a former PM, to be withdrawn.
Bereaved families should not be expected to fund the lifestyle of the man whose decisions led to the deaths of our loved ones.
Sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
Bereaved families should not be expected to fund the lifestyle of the man whose decisions led to the deaths of our loved ones.
Sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
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UNICEF says baby girl among several children killed this week as Israel carried out a wave of bombings despite truce.
At least 67 Palestinian children killed in Gaza since ‘ceasefire’ began: UN
UNICEF says baby girl among several children killed this week as Israel carried out a wave of bombings despite truce.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
UNICEF says baby girl among several children killed this week as Israel carried out a wave of bombings despite truce.
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🌊Fun Fact: Coral reefs support 25% of all marine life despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor. They are incredibly biodiverse and are often called the rainforests of the sea🌳
📸 Gaby Salvador
library.kogia.org/works/cmat80...
#OceanRegeneration #Biodiversity #YourDevocean #SustainableSeas
📸 Gaby Salvador
library.kogia.org/works/cmat80...
#OceanRegeneration #Biodiversity #YourDevocean #SustainableSeas
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🌊Fun Fact: Coral reefs support 25% of all marine life despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor. They are incredibly biodiverse and are often called the rainforests of the sea🌳
📸 Gaby Salvador
library.kogia.org/works/cmat80...
#OceanRegeneration #Biodiversity #YourDevocean #SustainableSeas
📸 Gaby Salvador
library.kogia.org/works/cmat80...
#OceanRegeneration #Biodiversity #YourDevocean #SustainableSeas
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From the CWS Archive. June 2022 and August 2020.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
From the CWS Archive. June 2022 and August 2020.
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
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Outside the Department of Health with WeOwnIt making our message clear - there is no place for PFI in our NHS.
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Outside the Department of Health with WeOwnIt making our message clear - there is no place for PFI in our NHS.
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Using private finance for NHS infrastructure is like taking out a payday loan
A MASSIVE rip off that affects patient care
Today 53 academics tell Rachel Reeves: no new PFI in the budget
Sign the petition weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
Join us today at 1pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
A MASSIVE rip off that affects patient care
Today 53 academics tell Rachel Reeves: no new PFI in the budget
Sign the petition weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
Join us today at 1pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
Petition: No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services
Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres
weownit.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Using private finance for NHS infrastructure is like taking out a payday loan
A MASSIVE rip off that affects patient care
Today 53 academics tell Rachel Reeves: no new PFI in the budget
Sign the petition weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
Join us today at 1pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
A MASSIVE rip off that affects patient care
Today 53 academics tell Rachel Reeves: no new PFI in the budget
Sign the petition weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
Join us today at 1pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
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An open letter to the Chancellor: abandon this dangerous and damaging proposal.
53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why Rachel reeves should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.
53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why Rachel reeves should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.
An open letter to the Chancellor: abandon this dangerous and damaging proposal
In this open letter to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, 53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why she should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.
weownit.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
An open letter to the Chancellor: abandon this dangerous and damaging proposal.
53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why Rachel reeves should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.
53 academics of accounting and finance from UK universities explain why Rachel reeves should abandon the idea of new private finance for the NHS.
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No one should gloss over how appalling this is. A president who feels this comfortable demeaning women, and so many others, is nothing short of embarrassing and shameful.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
No one should gloss over how appalling this is. A president who feels this comfortable demeaning women, and so many others, is nothing short of embarrassing and shameful.