"Debt" repayments from benefits are one of the most pernicious things that this country does to people on low incomes, leaving people with not enough to live on, nearly half of people on UC are affected, most of the "debts" aren't anyone's fault but the system, as I set out above

Our ThreadsOfSurvival online workshops begin again this Thursday 6.30 - 8.30pm. Join for the chat, ideas and visions .. CLICK here to find out more bit.ly/3KI7nrK Dr Stephen Pritchard Doctors’ Association UK KONP North East Keep Our NHS Public Dr Ellen Welch Grayson Perry Keep Glos NHS Public

Lloyds Bank Foundation said these deductions were “confusing, unmanageable, & forcing people into hardship, often through no fault of their own”, & were “primarily the explicit result of government policy, not individual behaviour”. opendemocracy.net/en/dwp-rejects…

Handy bust card from Green & Black Cross - Join us on Bluesky/ Insta if you’re having degenerate anti-monarchy thought crimes. Useful for attending any demonstration in the country tbh

On 1 Oct most energy bills'll rise an avg 27% under the new price guarantee. Yet all homes get £400 back, with that it's an avg 6.5% rise (less for low users, more for high). Big changes too for fixes, LPG, oil & more. My 16 need-to-knows takes u thru it moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/#hiya

Boss blaming you for their decision? Join a union.

Why I agree with Miriam Margolyes about Jeremy Hunt. The idea he's a moderate in whose hands public services are now safe, requires a very selective memory about what Hunt did to the NHS... opendemocracy.net/en/jeremy-hunt…

BREAKING: Steve Barclay appointed Health Secretary (again) Last time round health leaders told us he viewed the NHS as a 'bottomless pit, resistant to change and unaccountable' They also described him as 'vindictive, arrogant, a bully & micro-manager of the wrong things'

🚨Suella Braverman has called people seeking safety here an 'invasion' on the South Coast. One day after a far-right firebomb attack on an asylum centre. Heinous. We cannot allow Braverman's dehumanising language + decision-making to continue. She's putting lives at risk.

We know what would prevent perilous crossings, protect lives & help *everyone* in our communities. And that's - safe routes here (Ukraine scheme shows this is possible) - claims being processed fairly + efficiently - housing in communities - right to work for ppl seeking asylum

A quick briefing on what a safe, fair & accessible asylum system would look like 👇🏽 We only wish Suella Braverman would read it. jcwi.org.uk/what-would-a-s…

"Are you on the side of the workers?" Last night, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch gave a blistering speech at the Trades Union Congress rally, and now he's trending on Twitter again. Please watch and share and help us #DemandBetter

THREAD on the clinically extremely vulnerable and Covid... please read! First off, NHS estimates there are *3.7 million people* (6.6% of England population) who are clinically extremely vulnerable to Covid infection. 1/15

This Sunday 20th Nov, join the March with Midwives in Stroud! (Field Road, 10.30am). Read more in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/860b9b5a74a3/m… #Stroud #MarchWithMidwives #Gloucestershire

Support striking health workers this week! Read our latest newsletter for information, picket line locations and ideas on help mailchi.mp/fd90b02bc5aa/m… #RCNstrike #NursesStrike #SaveOurNHS #NHSpay

💥It is time for those who support NHS privatisation to explain why they are happy to accept deaths so that for-profit private companies can make profits. The evidence is clear: #NHSPrivatisationKills RT this video and get the message out.

Rally in Gloucester and London Protest this Saturday 11th March: Save the NHS - Support Striking Workers - #SOSNHS mailchi.mp/e4e96ede6a5a/s… Health Campaigns Together Keep Our NHS Public #SOSNHSdemo

So if anyone *does* show up for MotD tommorrow without Gary Lineker they're basically a scab right?

Unite Community Day of Action on Tuesday 1st October - mailchi.mp/29aefb4b256e/e…