Contrast the claim that it's a struggle for some people to live on a 100k salary with this week's latest poverty statistics 🚨4.3 million children in relative poverty - the highest ever 🚨3.6 million children in absolute poverty - up 300k [as Sam Freedman rightly highlighted yday]

1. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021- a thread. There’s been lots of misinformation abt the Act's imminent commencement; especially re misgendering being prosecuted as a “stirring up of hatred” offence. Here are some points of clarification about the provisions

I once reported someone for launching a Twitter poll asking if they should murder the gay guys seated next to them. No action taken, apparently within twitters rules. I reported again. Nothing. Meanwhile…

That’s what, four or five this week? Do they even bother vetting?

Horrendous child poverty stats this week, complete breakdown of public services including the NHS which is on life support, homelessness soaring and climate catastrophe threatening our very existence But make sure you email your MP about an embroidered flag on a football shirt

Life endangering means to justify unachievable and unnecessary ends. This is not normal. The ongoing mistreatment and dehumanisation of migrants does not make this normal. This is an outrage, even for a situation so outraged-out.

It's really important to remember every time you read a right-wing commentator claiming the NHS model has failed and needs to be ripped up that it was at its peak of success and popularity just 14 years ago.

I see we've descended to the stage where Farage threatening to eat an easter egg is now considered 'news'.

Here, Jenrick cannot believe that prolific thieves aren’t sent to prison again and again and again. Does he stop to think why someone steals 100 times? Or that drivers of crime (poverty, education, housing, addiction) need addressing? And prison might *exacerbate* those factors?

It could be better. We could park any instinct for pure retribution in lower level criminality and look starkly at why people offend and how we might solve it. It needs investment and intelligence. It needs a little less newspaper bravado and a little more bravery from our MPs.

Cheers mum for the panicked 6.30am text about forgetting to get me an Easter egg. But I'm 38. (Still a bit gutted though.)

Wait, I thought Easter was the time for indoctrinating kids into the furry fandom?

Two headlines from today's Times which tell you everything you need to know about Rishi Sunak's government.

Rishi Sunak(January 2023): "We're either delivering for you or we're not... so judge us... on the results that we achieve." The Times(1st April 2024: "Over 250 A&E patients die each week due to long NHS waiting times."

Not so long ago we were a country confident enough in itself that the the merest tinted shadow of a union flag in a design was Cool Britannia. These foaming tossers have destroyed that in the name of their "pride".

Testicular cancer awareness month. To those who have 'em, check your bollocks.

Anyone know where @ShaneLevitt11's got to?