Sarah Thompson Turvey
@sturvey.bsky.social
East London
Passionate about mental health, politics, social housing and social care.
Loves podcasts, dogs and walking.
Passionate about mental health, politics, social housing and social care.
Loves podcasts, dogs and walking.
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Save British Farming lead, Liz Webster, explains some chilling facts about food safety after the UKGOV failed to get a SPS deal in the recent EU/UK "reset" summit.
(SPS is related to the quality & standards of Agricultural/food produce in the EU)
(SPS is related to the quality & standards of Agricultural/food produce in the EU)
🧵✅ Recent regulatory changes open the door to hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken.
Even if ministers deny it publicly, here’s how it works:
⚖️ 1. Post-Brexit UK regulation is no longer tied to EU food safety standards (SPS rules)
Even if ministers deny it publicly, here’s how it works:
⚖️ 1. Post-Brexit UK regulation is no longer tied to EU food safety standards (SPS rules)
July 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Save British Farming lead, Liz Webster, explains some chilling facts about food safety after the UKGOV failed to get a SPS deal in the recent EU/UK "reset" summit.
(SPS is related to the quality & standards of Agricultural/food produce in the EU)
(SPS is related to the quality & standards of Agricultural/food produce in the EU)
We all know the crisis in UK social care damages lives and the economy: it’s the Treasury we must convince
May 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We all know the crisis in UK social care damages lives and the economy: it’s the Treasury we must convince
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The government has published no evidence to suggest that cutting disability benefits will get people back to work.
The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink
The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the government to rethink its cruel, shameful & completely irresponsible plan to cut benefits which will plunge 250,000 people, including 50,000 children into poverty - on its own impact analysis
This is how you can help
youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...
This is how you can help
youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...
I’m joining Trussell in calling on the Gov’t to rethink its cruel & shameful plan to cut benefits
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
April 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The government has published no evidence to suggest that cutting disability benefits will get people back to work.
The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink
The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink
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"It is well-known that most of the mainstream media do not approach a Labour Government in a neutral way.
Some blatantly misrepresent what is happening, but more often they simply do not report activity, leaving people with a sense that the government is doing nothing."
Some blatantly misrepresent what is happening, but more often they simply do not report activity, leaving people with a sense that the government is doing nothing."
Government is busy: but the media are not telling you
Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"It is well-known that most of the mainstream media do not approach a Labour Government in a neutral way.
Some blatantly misrepresent what is happening, but more often they simply do not report activity, leaving people with a sense that the government is doing nothing."
Some blatantly misrepresent what is happening, but more often they simply do not report activity, leaving people with a sense that the government is doing nothing."
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Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
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Did Musk fire hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees to increase "efficiency"? I don't think so. There is a better explanation:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Did Musk fire hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees to increase "efficiency"? I don't think so. There is a better explanation:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Why is there a witch hunt against Rachel Reeves?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
February 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Why is there a witch hunt against Rachel Reeves?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: I’ve got the balls to take an axe to Britain’s benefits bill – we’ll be RUTHLESS with cuts if needed.
How brave of him to impoverish the old, sick, poor, disabled, public sector workers; not curbing profiteering, corporate tax abuses.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...
How brave of him to impoverish the old, sick, poor, disabled, public sector workers; not curbing profiteering, corporate tax abuses.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...
I've got the balls to take an axe to Britain's benefits bill, vows Starmer
SIR Keir Starmer insists he has “the balls” to take an axe to Britain’s bloated benefits bill. After two weeks of market turbulence, economists and banks have doubted the Labour government’s …
www.thesun.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: I’ve got the balls to take an axe to Britain’s benefits bill – we’ll be RUTHLESS with cuts if needed.
How brave of him to impoverish the old, sick, poor, disabled, public sector workers; not curbing profiteering, corporate tax abuses.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...
How brave of him to impoverish the old, sick, poor, disabled, public sector workers; not curbing profiteering, corporate tax abuses.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...
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This is a VERY important reference regarding misinformation as political strategy by the populist right.
I’d strongly advise reading the open access paper.
I’d strongly advise reading the open access paper.
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is a VERY important reference regarding misinformation as political strategy by the populist right.
I’d strongly advise reading the open access paper.
I’d strongly advise reading the open access paper.
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Brian Bell of the MAC wants asylum seekers to be able to work in 6 months.
Labour dropped this policy in opposition. It wants to focus on processing claims within 6 months. (Claims were taking an average of 22 months in the last parliament)
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Labour dropped this policy in opposition. It wants to focus on processing claims within 6 months. (Claims were taking an average of 22 months in the last parliament)
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
‘Let asylum seekers work if claim takes more than six months’
Professor Brian Bell, chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee, believes the move would save taxpayers money and help integration
www.thetimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Brian Bell of the MAC wants asylum seekers to be able to work in 6 months.
Labour dropped this policy in opposition. It wants to focus on processing claims within 6 months. (Claims were taking an average of 22 months in the last parliament)
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Labour dropped this policy in opposition. It wants to focus on processing claims within 6 months. (Claims were taking an average of 22 months in the last parliament)
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Let's see how long Meta's "no fact checking" policy lasts.
January 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Let's see how long Meta's "no fact checking" policy lasts.
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In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
January 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
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Starmer condemning those defending Tommy Robinson, calling out the "far-right playbook" and "lies and misinformation" on child sexual abuse seems significant. This isn't really about Elon Musk but an existential threat to the principles of liberal democracy. It's a fight Starmer will have to take on
January 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Starmer condemning those defending Tommy Robinson, calling out the "far-right playbook" and "lies and misinformation" on child sexual abuse seems significant. This isn't really about Elon Musk but an existential threat to the principles of liberal democracy. It's a fight Starmer will have to take on
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Your reminder that neither the Conservative Party nor Reform UK called for a new inquiry into grooming gangs in their manifestos just six months ago. I won’t bother searching for editorials from the same period but I don’t imagine such calls were there either
January 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Your reminder that neither the Conservative Party nor Reform UK called for a new inquiry into grooming gangs in their manifestos just six months ago. I won’t bother searching for editorials from the same period but I don’t imagine such calls were there either
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The Home Office has been urged to correct systemic failures with asylum accommodation support after a severely disabled child and his mother won a challenge at the High Court.
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
High Court win for disabled asylum-seeking child housed in hotel room - CYP Now
The Home Office has been urged to correct systemic failures with asylum accommodation support after a severely disabled child and his mother won a challenge at the High Court.
www.cypnow.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Home Office has been urged to correct systemic failures with asylum accommodation support after a severely disabled child and his mother won a challenge at the High Court.
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
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After witnessing what happened with COVID outbreaks, I'll never understand how everyone simply decided to return to these floating germ factories without any meaningful infection control changes.
Cruise ships hit by worst year for stomach bugs in over a decade, CDC data reveals | CNN
2024 was the worst year for gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruise ships in over a decade, thanks to a surge in norovirus, according to figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
After witnessing what happened with COVID outbreaks, I'll never understand how everyone simply decided to return to these floating germ factories without any meaningful infection control changes.
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Boris Johnson, 2019:
“awful lot of money & an awful lot of police time now goes into these historic offences...£60m I saw was being spaffed up a wall on some investigation into historic child abuse...what on earth is that going to do to protect the public now?”
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
“awful lot of money & an awful lot of police time now goes into these historic offences...£60m I saw was being spaffed up a wall on some investigation into historic child abuse...what on earth is that going to do to protect the public now?”
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Boris Johnson under fire over remarks about child abuse inquiries
Labour criticises suggestion that investigating ‘historic’ offences is a waste of money
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Boris Johnson, 2019:
“awful lot of money & an awful lot of police time now goes into these historic offences...£60m I saw was being spaffed up a wall on some investigation into historic child abuse...what on earth is that going to do to protect the public now?”
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
“awful lot of money & an awful lot of police time now goes into these historic offences...£60m I saw was being spaffed up a wall on some investigation into historic child abuse...what on earth is that going to do to protect the public now?”
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Funny how these "difficult conversations" about the UK always involve attacking already vilified minority groups, rather than say, offering even the mildest criticism of the richest man in the world running an unhinged racist misinformation campaign against us
January 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Funny how these "difficult conversations" about the UK always involve attacking already vilified minority groups, rather than say, offering even the mildest criticism of the richest man in the world running an unhinged racist misinformation campaign against us
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maybe I’m missing something but seems curious that Nigel Farage hasn’t turned up for the House of Commons debate on grooming gangs
January 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
maybe I’m missing something but seems curious that Nigel Farage hasn’t turned up for the House of Commons debate on grooming gangs
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This soup is simultaneously cozy and fresh. It’s just the kind of thing you want to eat when you’re sick and seeking something that’ll perk you up and get you through it. nyti.ms/4a56KVY
January 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This soup is simultaneously cozy and fresh. It’s just the kind of thing you want to eat when you’re sick and seeking something that’ll perk you up and get you through it. nyti.ms/4a56KVY
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Can't end England's social care crisis without ending privatisation.
2011-2023: 804 out of 816 homes closed by regulator were for-profit homes.
30%-40% of public money vanishes in profits.
Low staffing/wages, lack of investment, regulation/safety breaches, poor care.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-03...
2011-2023: 804 out of 816 homes closed by regulator were for-profit homes.
30%-40% of public money vanishes in profits.
Low staffing/wages, lack of investment, regulation/safety breaches, poor care.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-03...
New analysis: most care homes closed by industry regulator are run
A new analysis led by researchers at the University of Oxford and funded by the Nuffield Foundation has found that virtually all care homes forced to close in England by the Care Quality Commission
www.ox.ac.uk
January 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Can't end England's social care crisis without ending privatisation.
2011-2023: 804 out of 816 homes closed by regulator were for-profit homes.
30%-40% of public money vanishes in profits.
Low staffing/wages, lack of investment, regulation/safety breaches, poor care.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-03...
2011-2023: 804 out of 816 homes closed by regulator were for-profit homes.
30%-40% of public money vanishes in profits.
Low staffing/wages, lack of investment, regulation/safety breaches, poor care.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-03...
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Former No 10 adviser Samuel Kasumu has said Robert Jenrick crosses the line on prejudice much more than Farage
Jenrick says the foundational issue is "importing hundreds of thousands of people from fundamentally alien cultures"
He did not name the fundamentally alien cultures
Jenrick says the foundational issue is "importing hundreds of thousands of people from fundamentally alien cultures"
He did not name the fundamentally alien cultures
January 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Former No 10 adviser Samuel Kasumu has said Robert Jenrick crosses the line on prejudice much more than Farage
Jenrick says the foundational issue is "importing hundreds of thousands of people from fundamentally alien cultures"
He did not name the fundamentally alien cultures
Jenrick says the foundational issue is "importing hundreds of thousands of people from fundamentally alien cultures"
He did not name the fundamentally alien cultures
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Labour is powerful enough to reform social care but choosing not to
Govts have shown that they don’t want to get things done on social care
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social cross party consensus helps in the long run but start now, prove it works & build trust in a working plan. That’s leadership
Govts have shown that they don’t want to get things done on social care
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social cross party consensus helps in the long run but start now, prove it works & build trust in a working plan. That’s leadership
January 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Labour is powerful enough to reform social care but choosing not to
Govts have shown that they don’t want to get things done on social care
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social cross party consensus helps in the long run but start now, prove it works & build trust in a working plan. That’s leadership
Govts have shown that they don’t want to get things done on social care
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social cross party consensus helps in the long run but start now, prove it works & build trust in a working plan. That’s leadership