MsGornall
@msgornall.bsky.social
Retired-ish working class lecturer. Research: Academic Literacies, International students, communities of practice. Senior Fellow HEA. She/her
Socialist.
Socialist.
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The government was wrong to cut winter fuel payments.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
May 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The government was wrong to cut winter fuel payments.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
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🧵NOT BY ME, this is a post from someone who wants to remain anonymous but works extensively with trans people pre-transition. They were asked by someone “why do you think that’s so much [coverage of trans people] in the news at the moment?”
This was their response:
This was their response:
April 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🧵NOT BY ME, this is a post from someone who wants to remain anonymous but works extensively with trans people pre-transition. They were asked by someone “why do you think that’s so much [coverage of trans people] in the news at the moment?”
This was their response:
This was their response:
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Difficult choices for who? The Prime Minister couldn't answer my question when I asked why he's choosing to make life harder for older people, children and disabled people instead of making the super-rich pay their fair share.
March 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Difficult choices for who? The Prime Minister couldn't answer my question when I asked why he's choosing to make life harder for older people, children and disabled people instead of making the super-rich pay their fair share.
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This is absolutely shocking. Surely instead of cutting benefits for disabled people, the moral thing to do would be to introduce a wealth tax on the very wealthiest people in our society?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
A million to lose disability benefit as Labour slashes £5bn off welfare bill
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said the wide reaching reforms were needed as the welfare bill was ‘unsustainable’
www.independent.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is absolutely shocking. Surely instead of cutting benefits for disabled people, the moral thing to do would be to introduce a wealth tax on the very wealthiest people in our society?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Absolutely shocking to see a Labour secretary of state stand at the despatch box and proudly announce slashing support for some of those who need it most - including removing the UC health top-up for young people, as if young disabled people don't exist?! #DisabilityBenefits
March 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Absolutely shocking to see a Labour secretary of state stand at the despatch box and proudly announce slashing support for some of those who need it most - including removing the UC health top-up for young people, as if young disabled people don't exist?! #DisabilityBenefits
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Instead of slashing welfare and disability benefits — forcing more disabled people and children into poverty — the government could introduce a 2% tax on assets over £10 million.
It would raise £24 billion — five times the savings from these cuts.
This is austerity 2.0
It would raise £24 billion — five times the savings from these cuts.
This is austerity 2.0
March 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Instead of slashing welfare and disability benefits — forcing more disabled people and children into poverty — the government could introduce a 2% tax on assets over £10 million.
It would raise £24 billion — five times the savings from these cuts.
This is austerity 2.0
It would raise £24 billion — five times the savings from these cuts.
This is austerity 2.0
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Brilliant column by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social, which everyone in the UK should read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Many said the Starmer era would be just Tory-lite – now it’s worse than that. Time to stop the pretence
He’ll be radical, the PM’s allies claimed. Well, look now, as the poor are targeted and ministers boast of wearing Tory clothes better than the Tories, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Brilliant column by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social, which everyone in the UK should read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you want to write to your Labour MP about disability benefit cuts but have limited spoons, here’s a template from @sensecharity.bsky.social you can use:
t.co/E8QB6EDi9o
Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!
t.co/E8QB6EDi9o
Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!
https://action.sense.org.uk/page/167765/action/1?ea.tracking.id=twt-org
t.co
March 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
If you want to write to your Labour MP about disability benefit cuts but have limited spoons, here’s a template from @sensecharity.bsky.social you can use:
t.co/E8QB6EDi9o
Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!
t.co/E8QB6EDi9o
Public backlash *does* work at times so let’s keep the pressure up. You too, non-disabled allies!
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1/2 My view on potential welfare cuts:
If a government drives people who are unwell into exploitative and insecure work, the illness doesn’t go away.
We'll see more people on waiting lists, visiting food banks, & pushed into services that are past breaking point.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
If a government drives people who are unwell into exploitative and insecure work, the illness doesn’t go away.
We'll see more people on waiting lists, visiting food banks, & pushed into services that are past breaking point.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Cuts to benefits would be a 'grave mistake', Keir Starmer warned by his own MPs
Labour MPs have hit back at ministers for plotting disability benefit cuts worth billions of pounds. Instead, they call for a wealth tax.
www.bigissue.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
1/2 My view on potential welfare cuts:
If a government drives people who are unwell into exploitative and insecure work, the illness doesn’t go away.
We'll see more people on waiting lists, visiting food banks, & pushed into services that are past breaking point.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
If a government drives people who are unwell into exploitative and insecure work, the illness doesn’t go away.
We'll see more people on waiting lists, visiting food banks, & pushed into services that are past breaking point.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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One more time for ministers at the back: it’s entirely possible to be a taxpayer and to receive benefits.
As someone currently in the mid-tax band and on PIP, I’m more than happy for my earnings to help people who can’t work - and to pick up the state support I’m entitled to.
As someone currently in the mid-tax band and on PIP, I’m more than happy for my earnings to help people who can’t work - and to pick up the state support I’m entitled to.
March 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
One more time for ministers at the back: it’s entirely possible to be a taxpayer and to receive benefits.
As someone currently in the mid-tax band and on PIP, I’m more than happy for my earnings to help people who can’t work - and to pick up the state support I’m entitled to.
As someone currently in the mid-tax band and on PIP, I’m more than happy for my earnings to help people who can’t work - and to pick up the state support I’m entitled to.
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The disability benefits bill is always 'soaring'. I can't think of time when it wasn't described as such. Our current era of 'soaringness' has lots of causes but the main one is the arbitary decision to fix a notion there is a 'right amount' of benefits spending
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Mental ill-health is behind soaring disability benefits bill in England and Wales, report says
Institute for Fiscal Studies says half of the rise in working-age people claiming the benefit last year is linked to mental health
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The disability benefits bill is always 'soaring'. I can't think of time when it wasn't described as such. Our current era of 'soaringness' has lots of causes but the main one is the arbitary decision to fix a notion there is a 'right amount' of benefits spending
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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“A rerun of Tory austerity by making poor people poorer isn't what Labour should be about. Instead, the government should explore raising extra funds from wealthy corporations and individuals”
March 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
“A rerun of Tory austerity by making poor people poorer isn't what Labour should be about. Instead, the government should explore raising extra funds from wealthy corporations and individuals”
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“Every time you see a headline on “the cost of the benefits bill”, what you are really reading is “the cost of disabled people”.
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a shameful tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it? | Frances Ryan
Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
“Every time you see a headline on “the cost of the benefits bill”, what you are really reading is “the cost of disabled people”.
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If we really want security, why don’t we start with energy security (aka energy independence)
March 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If we really want security, why don’t we start with energy security (aka energy independence)
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Since Labour took office, 10,000 more children have been plunged into poverty by the refusal to scrap the two-child benefit cap.
Increasing military spending while millions of children go hungry is not a tough decision. It’s the wrong decision.
Increasing military spending while millions of children go hungry is not a tough decision. It’s the wrong decision.
February 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Since Labour took office, 10,000 more children have been plunged into poverty by the refusal to scrap the two-child benefit cap.
Increasing military spending while millions of children go hungry is not a tough decision. It’s the wrong decision.
Increasing military spending while millions of children go hungry is not a tough decision. It’s the wrong decision.
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The government has announced it will pay for more weapons and bombs by cutting support for the world's poorest people.
A deplorable decision that will only create a more unstable and unequal world.
What is the government doing to bring about peace?
A deplorable decision that will only create a more unstable and unequal world.
What is the government doing to bring about peace?
February 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The government has announced it will pay for more weapons and bombs by cutting support for the world's poorest people.
A deplorable decision that will only create a more unstable and unequal world.
What is the government doing to bring about peace?
A deplorable decision that will only create a more unstable and unequal world.
What is the government doing to bring about peace?
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Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...
February 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...
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Repost if you agree we should nationalise water 🔄 💦 💚
February 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Repost if you agree we should nationalise water 🔄 💦 💚
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Labour under Attlee, with far greater economic challenges than today, had boldness, vision & a compelling story. Starmer’s Labour fails on all 3 counts, which amounts to laying out a welcome mat to Farage.
On eve of publication of #AnotherEngland in paperback, I write for @prospectmagazine.co.uk👇
On eve of publication of #AnotherEngland in paperback, I write for @prospectmagazine.co.uk👇
Keir Starmer and his government are suffering from a crisis of confidence—in themselves and the public. The beneficiary is Nigel Farage, writes @carolinelucas.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Who benefits from Labour’s lack of radicalism? Reform and Farage
Keir Starmer and his government are suffering from a crisis of confidence—in themselves and the public
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Labour under Attlee, with far greater economic challenges than today, had boldness, vision & a compelling story. Starmer’s Labour fails on all 3 counts, which amounts to laying out a welcome mat to Farage.
On eve of publication of #AnotherEngland in paperback, I write for @prospectmagazine.co.uk👇
On eve of publication of #AnotherEngland in paperback, I write for @prospectmagazine.co.uk👇
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“Guess who’s back?”: the inside story of Nigel Farage’s quest for power.
A must read piece on the rise of Reform UK - and what happens next - by our @rowenamason.bsky.social & @benquinn75.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A must read piece on the rise of Reform UK - and what happens next - by our @rowenamason.bsky.social & @benquinn75.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Guess who’s back?’: the inside story of Nigel Farage’s quest for power
With a new HQ and digital-savvy staff, Reform UK is trying to tighten its operation – but there are tensions over fringe views and trouble brewing at the grassroots
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Guess who’s back?”: the inside story of Nigel Farage’s quest for power.
A must read piece on the rise of Reform UK - and what happens next - by our @rowenamason.bsky.social & @benquinn75.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A must read piece on the rise of Reform UK - and what happens next - by our @rowenamason.bsky.social & @benquinn75.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Classic ego before empathy! Students deserve a better professor! #academicsky inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
I'm a lecturer - mollycoddling universities are setting young people up to fail
Students can watch lectures online at home and avoid presentations if they make them too anxious - we're failing to prepare them for the world of work
inews.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Classic ego before empathy! Students deserve a better professor! #academicsky inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...