“One reason SEND reform is so fraught is that parents with experience of fighting for the crucial [EHC] plans... are already highly politicized. They have fought the system before — and they know the law inside out”  You betcha! #saveourchildrensrights politi.co/44mnMxC

"It took years of wrestling with bureaucracy before my local authority agreed to provide the services that my child is legally entitled to – so I won’t be handing back our hard-won SEND provision without a fight" says James Moore #saveourchildrensrights independent.co.uk/voices/send-sp…

Removing disabled children’s rights and forcing them into units without any choice in order to save money is an appallingly regressive move. This is segregation, not inclusion. #SaveOurChildrensRights theguardian.com/education/2025…

“It seems likely that EHCPs will not survive in their current form, with existing plans phased out over two or more years.”

I cannot tell you how much this angers me. Last year my husband had a breakdown. Nothing can prepare you for seeing the man you have loved for nearly 20 years turn into an empty shell. He was referred for NHS therapy June last year, he is yet to get his 1st appointment. 1/

As someone who was hospitalised with rubella as a child ... Vaccinate your fucking kids

"Removing Education, Health and Care Plans will cause chaos... The idea that children with SEND can be adequately catered for by placing them all together in a “unit” in a mainstream school with no legal protection is preposterous." apple.news/AYvLUfVJ4RkWML…

Congratulations to Doudou Lu from our group @Bristolchem on winning one of the Poster Prizes at the recent RSC Nucleic Acids Forum 2025 - #G4photocontrol 🙌

A couple of weeks ago, we attended #Biotrans2025 with Sacha Charlton and Harrison Johnson-Evans presenting their work harnessing the power of Diels-Alderases! It was an exceptional week of science, networking and swimming in the Rhine! SWBio DTP Bristol Chemistry 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🧫

Congratulations to everyone who graduated Bristol Chemistry this week but a particular congratulations to our two PhD alumni Josie Harcourt and Kaiman Cheung and our four MSci students Alex, Ayden, Ollie and Rhiannon!! 🥂🎉⚗️🧪🎉🥂

That's nice. At 16 I spent the year: living on my own & then while doing 9 GCSEs: caring for my younger sister while my mum was sectioned in a psychiatric hospital & my dad was in a hospice dying. After that (still 16) got my 1st job paying tax & going to college. Solidarity bae.

As a chemist, I find it frustrating when fellow chemists act as though we don’t understand what people mean by “chemical-free.” Of course we do. Chemophobia is a real issue—and mocking public language choices only reinforces it rather than helping to educate or inform.

Healthy life expectancy declining in Scotland for almost a decade (data released today). What's going on?? Why are we going backwards on people ageing in a healthy way despite a thriving self-help & wellness industry? My new book takes a closer look... penguin.co.uk/books/458539/h…

Full report here with shocking stats- 60 is so low! -> "In 2021-2023 healthy life expectancy at birth was 60.0 years for females, and 59.6 years for males" -> "Healthy life expectancy at birth has been decreasing since 2014-2016 for females and males" nrscotland.gov.uk/publications/h…

“When people who oppose all forms of violence, who are trying to stop war and terrorism, are arrested on terrorism charges, nothing makes sense any more” - spot on from George Monbiot 👇 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

By trying to bully nations out of recognising Palestine, Trump is making himself the biggest hurdle to a two-state solution and a lasting peace. The UK must stand strong with Canada and our allies, we should recognise the Palestinian state right now. No more delays.

All Lib Dem MPs have written to the PM asking that he: - immediately recognise a state of Palestine - pressure Israel to fully reopen aid routes into Gaza - push to secure the release of all remaining hostages.

'The rat infested, bin lined streets, where sewage is pumping out the ground.' Tom Swarbrick reacts to the new Coinbase advert mocking the state of Britain, saying it sums up 'exactly how people feel about the country at the moment.'

Dear @Boltoncouncil Please contact #BankofDave & we will take care of all costs for this damage to be made right. Fred Dibnah MBE is a legend and was a wonderful man who did so much for lots of good causes and helped put Bolton & the North on the map #FredDibnah #Legend #Bolton

Check out our latest work with Javier Ramos-Soriano Adrian Mulholland deng bowen Michael O'Hagan Doudou Lu, Sofia Oliveira and others @bristolchem on a new bridged azobenzene with reversible photocontrolled binding to a G-Quadruplex DNA/Duplex junction. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…