After the riots, Keir Starmer should tell us the truth about our country. This is what he should say, and why he won't say it. This week’s column theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Altruistic August - Day 22: Give people the gift of your full attention actionforhappiness.org/altruistic-aug… #AltruisticAugust

'We have screamed in frustration. We have felt numb and abandoned and yet we have stood up again and again and again and again demanding intervention because it is morally unbearable when deaths are preventable.' Van Badham 🥥 🌴 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

BBC News - Afghan women to finish medical studies in Scotland bbc.com/news/articles/…

Hope this tragedy gets as much coverage as the yacht. We need to at least know their names, what conflicts they were fleeing and what family members they were looking to join in the UK. Sadly, refugees are reduced to the means of their arrivals. We urgently need safe routes.

The thing is, I don't want the NHS to be run like a market. I want it to be run like a National Health Service.

No Labour government should be spending their rare moments in power flagging benefit fraud. Benefit rates in this country are so low that many claimants can’t afford food, utilities or rent. That’s the story. If a Labour PM can’t be trusted to know that, something is very wrong.

Scotland has detected no cases of cervical cancer in women born between 1988-1996 who were fully vaccinated against HPV between the ages of 12 and 13. statnews.com/2024/01/25/hpv…

Thank you, Reem Alsalem, Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls for your to brilliant open letter to PACE of Council of Europe calling on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to reject the draft resolution and report “Protecting the human rights and improving the lives of sex workers and victims of

“On the future of children’s homes…The evidence is clear: market incentives have distorted access and lowered quality too.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The workload is heavy, & that's a reality. But do we HAVE to attach such value to busyness & 'being productive' ALL the time? What if we valued space for quiet reflection, for rest, for having a cuppa with a colleague to share different perspectives... as a core part of our work?

Long overdue. Psychotherapy & counselling hasn't been regulated over here because it hasn't been taken seriously, and still often isn't. That comes with consequences. This is a much needed step toward decreasing harm, as well as that changing. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

I was talking to a grandmother last week about schooling. ‘I can see the difference’ she said. ‘When my children were young, primary school was relaxed. If the weather was good, they went outside and ran around. If they were sick, they stayed at home. Now with my grandchildren

“In prolonged grief disorder, the bereaved individual may experience intense longings for the deceased or preoccupation with thoughts of the deceased…” - That this’s deemed a disorder is the stupidest nonsense I have heard.

The government has announced the most devastating cuts to disability benefits on record. These plans should shame the government to its core. Here's our initial response to the new Welfare Green Paper 🧵👇

#Solidarity: PCS Union (pcs.org.uk) has vowed to work with allies “to oppose the cruel welfare cuts announced by Work & Pensions secretary Liz Kendall today, a blatant attack on the most vulnerable in our society.”

"Erasing women and women-specific language and needs based on their sex is not only wrong, but also demeaning, regressive and constitutes one of the worst forms of violence that women and girls can experience," Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls Reem Alsalem told the United Nations Human Rights Council. #HRC59