As women we’re told: - “Be vigilant” - “Carry pepper spray” - “Don’t walk alone at night” Yet just recently we’ve had: 🇫🇷 A wife who was drugged by her husband so > 70 men could rape her over 10 years 🇳🇬 A 14yr old girl raped so violently she was left in a comatose state 🇵🇱

The government says they have no choice but to cut winter fuel allowance. That is a lie. They could bring in wealth taxes as a start. Instead, they are choosing to push more pensioners into poverty. Defend the principle of universalism — no cuts to welfare!

The idea Labour could withdraw the whip from any MP who votes against winter fuel cuts is unhinged. It wasn’t even in the manifesto and no-one in July was voting for austerity. They cannot afford to be this authoritarian and expend this much capital so early on and for so little

Given that public records are, errrrrr, public……. It’s really not such a challenge to find out how your MP voted in the winter fuel motion. inews.co.uk/news/how-mps-v…

This is leadership.

I relate so much with this. Especially "live and breathe through my calendar. If it’s not on my calendar it is as though it doesn’t exist" and "What parts of my personality are me? What parts are only there due to living unknowingly with ADHD for so long?". I'm 54 and self dx.

I love sprouts!!

Teaching today and could not get the word anonymity out 🤦

This. Carers allowance.

Between four of us we cover two shifts each and a third shift each once every 4 weeks. A shift is typically going straight from work circa 6pm to 6pm. Nobody is entitled to carers allowance.

Today we say farewell to our lovely friend from the catering team, Jacqui Lloyd and her husband Rob. Liverpool Hope University Selfishly I’m going to miss her so much, but I’m so happy that she is going to fulfil something that at times probably felt like a dream. Live your dreams.

It’s kind of apt that the fireworks her make it sound like the world is ending.

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

I can’t even. America, what have you done?

This viral tweet and accompanying video is a textbook example of how racists distort and manipulate media to incite pile-ons. Their target seems to be a lovely young woman but she isn't white and that's all the excuse these racists need. Here's the truth behind the video: /1

I'm going where the sky is blue. You can find me there. @drgp.bsky.social. I will retain this account for a short while before deleting. Hopefully see you there.

#20yrIsNotEnough for the horrific abuse Gisele Pelicot has suffered.

🚨 URGENT UPDATE🚨 Following the latest report on Future Nottingham, we held an emergency meeting with our branch members. During this meeting we: -Voted overwhelmingly to institute our strike on 24/7 -Voted overwhelmingly to start our ASOS on 24/7

Our branch is sending a clear message to our university: you made this mess and you will absolutely not put the consequences on our backs. Let's show this university what solidarity looks like. See you on the picket line. #StopTheCuts #SaveHE