Neal B
@whyamibothering.bsky.social
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I wrote this. I kind of had to. maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/is-the-gov...
Is the government going to take away the rights of children with Special Needs?
It is beginning to look like it.
maybeimamazed.substack.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I wrote this. I kind of had to. maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/is-the-gov...
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As father of a 20 year old with autism & SEND, this a million times over from @johnharris1969.bsky.social.
Making it harder for parents to force Councils to meet legal obligations would be cruel, undemocratic & typical of the false economies blighting Britain.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Making it harder for parents to force Councils to meet legal obligations would be cruel, undemocratic & typical of the false economies blighting Britain.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Children with special needs are now the focus of the culture war and the budget debate – Labour must tread carefully | John Harris
With the yawning gap between available funding and rising demand, parents are right to fear the government’s reaction, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 6:05 PM
As father of a 20 year old with autism & SEND, this a million times over from @johnharris1969.bsky.social.
Making it harder for parents to force Councils to meet legal obligations would be cruel, undemocratic & typical of the false economies blighting Britain.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Making it harder for parents to force Councils to meet legal obligations would be cruel, undemocratic & typical of the false economies blighting Britain.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Reflecting on Starmer’s comments on the CS yday and on the response it’s got in Whitehall since.
If there’s any piece of advice I’d give Starmer - and at this fragile juncture I want to shout it from the rooftops - it would be:
‘Blame the system, not the people’.
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If there’s any piece of advice I’d give Starmer - and at this fragile juncture I want to shout it from the rooftops - it would be:
‘Blame the system, not the people’.
🧵
December 6, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Reflecting on Starmer’s comments on the CS yday and on the response it’s got in Whitehall since.
If there’s any piece of advice I’d give Starmer - and at this fragile juncture I want to shout it from the rooftops - it would be:
‘Blame the system, not the people’.
🧵
If there’s any piece of advice I’d give Starmer - and at this fragile juncture I want to shout it from the rooftops - it would be:
‘Blame the system, not the people’.
🧵
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I wrote about the way the SEND crisis is quietly unpicking women's lives - destroying careers, dismantling relationships, damaging physical and mental health.
And all this goes on unacknowledged.
Long read for The i Paper:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
And all this goes on unacknowledged.
Long read for The i Paper:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
'I quit to fight for my son': how the SEND crisis is wrecking women's careers
Four in 10 parents of children with special educational needs have stopped working, and mothers are hit the hardest
inews.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 3:41 PM
I wrote about the way the SEND crisis is quietly unpicking women's lives - destroying careers, dismantling relationships, damaging physical and mental health.
And all this goes on unacknowledged.
Long read for The i Paper:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
And all this goes on unacknowledged.
Long read for The i Paper:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
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I pay annually for a VPN. I do nothing dodgy but I love seeing the adverts you get on YouTube from all over the world. UK adverts seriously have nothing on Algeria.
November 8, 2024 at 10:25 AM
I pay annually for a VPN. I do nothing dodgy but I love seeing the adverts you get on YouTube from all over the world. UK adverts seriously have nothing on Algeria.
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The cherry on the cake being that they have been 'forced' back into work for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the Labour party and everything to do with the fact that it in fact takes work to oversee a 60-property rental estate! I mean, who knew!?
October 31, 2024 at 9:33 AM
The cherry on the cake being that they have been 'forced' back into work for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the Labour party and everything to do with the fact that it in fact takes work to oversee a 60-property rental estate! I mean, who knew!?
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Here's K.Badenoch, who thinks an autism diagnosis entails "economic advantages and protections". She also queries providing school transport for autistic kids & has no idea what neurodiversity/divergence are, and why they have abs nothing to do with, say, anxiety. Pls repost
October 13, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Here's K.Badenoch, who thinks an autism diagnosis entails "economic advantages and protections". She also queries providing school transport for autistic kids & has no idea what neurodiversity/divergence are, and why they have abs nothing to do with, say, anxiety. Pls repost
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And to think, I though this morning's newsletter wouldn't have much of an afterlife.
October 9, 2024 at 2:43 PM
And to think, I though this morning's newsletter wouldn't have much of an afterlife.
@stephenkb.bsky.social You're headlining at Glastonbury! I didn't have that on my 2024 bingo card
May 1, 2024 at 12:26 PM
@stephenkb.bsky.social You're headlining at Glastonbury! I didn't have that on my 2024 bingo card
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spotted at trump international hotel just now
January 26, 2024 at 10:41 PM
spotted at trump international hotel just now
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Gunfight at the Not-Really-OK Corral: my SKETCH of Today in Tory grudge matches. thecritic.co.uk/gunfight-at-...
Gunfight at the Not-Really-OK Corral | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
At first glance, the chamber of the House of Commons seemed quiet. It was lunchtime on Tuesday afternoon, and the only crowd was in the Scottish corner, where members were trying to introduce the…
thecritic.co.uk
January 16, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Gunfight at the Not-Really-OK Corral: my SKETCH of Today in Tory grudge matches. thecritic.co.uk/gunfight-at-...
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A great public servant died this weekend, so I've given over today's newsletter to one of our experts to write about what we can learn from him:
Pouring scorn on teachers is a press strategy, not a plan for reform
Commemorating Tim Brighouse, whose work in improving schools and championing the profession touched the lives of many
www.ft.com
December 18, 2023 at 5:13 PM
A great public servant died this weekend, so I've given over today's newsletter to one of our experts to write about what we can learn from him:
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We filed our appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive yesterday. If we are unsuccessful in our fight, libraries won’t be allowed to own and lend digital books, only license them from big media corporations. Why is that bad for YOU? 🧵in comments blog.archive.org/2023/12/15/i...
Internet Archive Defends Digital Rights for Libraries | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
December 16, 2023 at 10:09 PM
We filed our appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive yesterday. If we are unsuccessful in our fight, libraries won’t be allowed to own and lend digital books, only license them from big media corporations. Why is that bad for YOU? 🧵in comments blog.archive.org/2023/12/15/i...
Seems like an escalation over on BBC News....
December 4, 2023 at 8:55 AM
Seems like an escalation over on BBC News....
Glasto 2024 tixs sorted! Definitely one of the most stressful ones this year - sneaked in just before sold out.
November 19, 2023 at 10:19 AM
Glasto 2024 tixs sorted! Definitely one of the most stressful ones this year - sneaked in just before sold out.