More on this here inews.co.uk/opinion/cant-f…

The best way to keep people with mental health struggles in work is to make sure they can access timely, appropriate and effective treatment, and to ensure all workplaces have fair and compassionate policies and procedures to support them. Not penalising people for being ill.

Rishi Sunak pays an illegal migrant £3,000 of (our) taxpayers money to take a trip to Rwanda, just so he can grab the headlines before polling day!

As we’ve long suspected, gov have bullied & hustled a ‘volunteer’ to go to Rwanda in return for £3K which will doubtless be used to fund a remigration. And we continue to churn humans in a grubby game of ‘anywhere but here’s. Despicable.

And awful headline from LBC.

Matt was our winner - creator of beautiful spaces #interiordesignmasters

✍🏾 My article on the flawed PIP system and the government’s hostile environment against disabled people.

politics.co.uk/mp-comment/202…

Ian Murray MP In just 8 years, England-as-Britain has had 6 PMs,6 chancellors of the exchequer,8 foreign secretaries & 8 home secretaries.

Not one elected by Scotland.

Some serious unprocessed trauma on #SortYourLifeOut

Great and brave question. Shabby response. Around 4% of the population suffers PTSD at any given time ... Stride's proposal is an election gimmick designed to stigmatise people experiencing crisis 👇🏽

Today, asylum seekers & undocumented people live in even more fear as the government is engaging in a shock Rwanda operation in time for elections in order to get votes.

This 🧵focuses on this harmful policy & migrants in & out of higher education.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

So to summarise, the Home Office plans to detain vulnerable people for months on end, for the sake of trying to win a few more votes for the Conservative party theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Shame on you, Heineken/ Bulmers - nearly 300 acres of apple trees wastefully levelled on the Offa's Dyke path in Monmouthshire:
'The UK's largest cider maker has chopped down a huge orchard, sparking fears for wildlife as it is a natural bird habitat.'
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Fuck's sake, Joyce #TheArchers

This has stopped me in my tracks this morning. Funny, moving, rage-inducing, and beautiful. A truly spectacular bit of writing by Lauren Bensted

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

The private sector socialise their losses and trousers its profits

Whitehall blueprint for Thames Water nationalisation could see state take on bulk of £15bn debt....
theguardian.com/business/2024/…

We now have to make checks on EU food imports because we no longer have access to the EU's EFSA database. It's another Brexit negative that's going to cost us £billions.

At #PMQs today, Rishi Sunak said taxes are “being cut by £900 for the average worker”.

This figure refers specifically to savings from recently announced reductions to National Insurance contributions. It doesn’t factor in the impact of ongoing tax threshold freezes. (1/3)

It’s the update you’ve all been waiting for !!!!! Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children a huge thank you to Moklisur at pals who found my blanket ! It arrived home today & I’m SO happy !!! London Euston Avanti West Coast

Your weekend task:
With elections taking place in many areas on Thursday May 2, if you are intending to vote in person
1: plan ahead and decide on a time you’ll go to the polling station
2: make sure you know where your photo ID is
3: Remind a friend
electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-ele…

The UK will finally impose checks on EU fresh food next week.

I've tracked the journey bacon takes from Denmark to the UK, to illustrate the new reality of Brexit - that while trade doesn't stop, it's about to become harder and that bit more expensive
bloomberg.com/news/features/…