UN called out the UK Government for their callous treatment of disabled people.  Why is nobody reporting on this? From the UN report: “There is a pervasive framework and rhetoric that devalues disabled people and undermines their human dignity.” thecanary.co/global/world-a…

The North East is so close to electing a Mayor with transformative policies. Want to make it happen? Donate and offer @MayorJD's campaign whatever you can 👇 gofundme.com/f/jamie-drisco…

Without trade unions we wouldn't have: • Annual leave • Sick pay • A two day weekend • Maternity leave • Protection from workplace discrimination • 8 hour working days • Redundancy pay • A minimum wage • Health and safety in the workplace • Workplace pensions

Not sure what PIP assessments Rishi’s been sitting in on but I went to mine with pages of medical evidence, after which I was simply told on every single point I made “you told us you struggle with X but I disagree” and was given 0 points. Huh.

My "high functioning autism" is basically everyone else seeing me as completely normal but maybe just a bit picky/particular... while internally, it's me in constant sensory overload, social overload, and fighting against my executive dysfunction to just do stuff... Anyone else?

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People are very wedded to the idea that they entirely control their own destiny. If you’re ill and/or broke, it’s on you. If you’re rich and/or “successful”, it’s also on you. Not taking into account accidents, luck, family history, privilege, genes, gender pay gap, etc…

5. Then the authors talk about an absence epidemic because families are not engaged. There’s little reflection on how schools or the ed system may be failing children. How they might become child ready. There is no scrutiny of the education system. Just families. And children.

Keir Starmer says he won’t shy away from “unpopular decisions” but it’s funny how the decisions are never unpopular to the super rich. After 14 years of austerity, Labour’s “tough choices” can’t yet again fall on the working class. It’s time someone else made some sacrifices.

So Huw Edwards gets a suspended sentence for buying and making pornographic images of children, while peaceful environmental defenders seeking to prevent social catastrophe get 3, 4 and 5 years. Some justice, this.

Someone said to me today, if a child was upset whilst at school about going home to their parents at the end of the school day..there would be (understandably) a lot of concern from school. YET when their child is anxious about going TO school..no one is listening.

7 years ago, we bought a plot of land on the US-Mexico border to stop racist billionaire Donald Trump’s dumb wall. But this year, an even richer, more racist billionaire—@ElonMusk—fucked that land with tractors and garbage, so we’re suing for $15 million. ElonOwesYou100Dollars.com

Jonathan Reynolds and two senior staff went to Glastonbury as guests of YouTube. Until then, Labour was promising to increase the digital service tax from 2% to 10%. Literally the day after the festival, it emerged that Reynolds had ditched the policy. novaramedia.com/2024/09/23/rep…