The pain of not being able to be with my husband when he died will never leave me - but I am unbearably proud to be part of the small team of ten bereaved people who have fought so hard to make sure that his name, and the names of all our loved ones lost to covid, will never be forgotten. ❤️

They're openly telling us in advance what's going to happen

🏠 What is the Local Housing Allowance ‘affordability gap’ and why is it growing? 🏠

I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge. Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots. A thread 🧵 1/8 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Facts matter

Thank you to @christianthiels.bsky.social for today's portrait of a #FoxOfTheDay

Public Law Project's latest report finds that the average universal credit sanction is hundreds of pounds more than a criminal fine.

Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this

I hate this policy so much. It's simply morally wrong. I wrote this a few months ago about how emotional it was seeing a refugee I once hosted get his citizenship and, finally, be safe and welcomed. open.substack.com/pub/christin...

Now out! Cerne Abbas: Secrets Beneath the Giant. A @timeteam.bsky.social special on @hugh-willmott.bsky.social's excavations. It's been a joy to work with Hugh, at Cerne, to do some digging, and to get to know the people and the landscape of so special a place. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY68...

The cumulative effects of losing community shared spaces will cost so much more...

“A world at 2.6C means global disaster..." "That all means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa, lethal heat and humidity”.

No matter how far right some politicians drift, the BBC continue to court them, it’s incomprehensible to me. Michael Gove never seems to be off their guest list. I’ve heard him twice this week alone and he’s never asked awkward questions about approving racist articles like these. #r4today #bbcpm

Crying. #cats

Trying to imagine what this policy would have meant for my grandfather and his friends, facing the constant uncertainty of when and whether they would have been deported, after fighting to save this country from the Nazis

One reason is that people who’ve fled for their lives need security and permanency to rebuild their lives. The last thing they need is unending anxiety about being sent back to what they escaped. This will cause huge stress, damage to mental health, harm to children, difficulties in integrating 3/

To reiterate, this is about making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists. Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.

'The annual olive harvest, when Palestinians try to access their farmland, often marks a spike in violence, but the attacks this year have broken UN records' 'since the Gaza War began in 2023...UN figures suggest that more than 3,200 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced'

People who have been persecuted, tortured or seen family members killed in brutal wars are not "asylum shopping." As our CEO told @thetimes.com, refugees don’t compare asylum systems before running for their lives. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Haunting words from Dr Susie who we spoke to earlier: "A huge number are leaving. Conditions [in NZ/Oz] are better because their system isn't as crumbling as ours, but if they make a life there - why would they come back?" Stand with your Resident Doctors. You'll miss them when they're gone.

The profit motive should have no place in any provision of care, healthcare or social care. When it does, it is often the most vulnerable who pay the price for #privatisation. Important work from @neweconomics.bsky.social neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi...

Trump is demanding that GOP side with him over Epstein's victims, Rep Ansari tells me. She had a harrowing exchange with one victim who recounts how her mom had cancer and he exploited that. Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds: newrepublic.com/article/2031...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Natasha Devon warned Michael Gove about the likely effects of his reforms on young people's mental health in 2012

"...cutting support does not lead to people getting work,” said Mikey Erhardt, policy lead at Disability Rights UK. “For many disabled people, the social security system and the safety net it provides is the only thing that keeps people alive, in their communities and in touch with the world.”

If the grouse shooting industry are to be believed, Susie probably stamped her own chicks to death before turning the gun on herself. Oh well. By a happy coincidence, less hen harriers means more red grouse for the toffs to shoot. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...

Note that every piece of anti-migrant propaganda I take personally. No, I’m not playing good immigrant, bad immigrant. This hate agenda is bad for ALL of us.

This is part of an ongoing assault on people seeking safety. Hotel contractors take huge sums from the government yet provide poor, unsafe accommodation and food. When someone speaks out, they are punished. It is horrifying and deeply worrying. national.thelead.uk/p/refugee-fa...

It can be decades after a conflict ends for a country to even start to be considered "safe". Many refugees may never be able to return due to long term trauma. Mahmood is specifically talking about leaving vulnerable people in limbo and fearful for their futures. #r4today www.bbc.com/news/article...

💜 Protecting others is kindness.💜 Kindness isn’t abstract. It’s wearing an N95 on the train. It’s staying home when sick. It’s sending a message to the friend who’s still housebound with Long Covid. #WorldKindnessDay #LongCovid #MaskUp 😷

The volunteers were at Parliament today to hear the government announce that our beautiful memorial is to be made permanent. It was an emotional day, as we have fought so long and hard to ensure that our beloved dead are not forgotten. We are grateful and happy. ❤️

Another @cjayanetti.bsky.social exclusive - Andy Burnham will issue a warning to Wes Streeting over the government’s abolition of a national network of “patient voice” bodies www.politicshome.com/news/article...

"...cutting support does not lead to people getting work,” said Mikey Erhardt, policy lead at Disability Rights UK. “For many disabled people, the social security system and the safety net it provides is the only thing that keeps people alive, in their communities and in touch with the world.”

Good morning, your #FoxOfTheDay today from @billiegee.bsky.social !

“A variety of websites now have processes to verify ages of users. AI can be used to analyse whether a photo of the person looks old enough. Photo ID, such as driving licence or passport, is another method, plus asking for a verified credit card. It’s a treasure trove for hackers”

Two of the top bosses of the BBC resigned this week, after allegations in a dossier claimed Panorama had altered a Trump quote. One problem: that dossier altered the Trump quote, too www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...

Public Law Project's latest report finds that the average universal credit sanction is hundreds of pounds more than a criminal fine.

“The political strategy, at its core - get into power and instead of looking after your base, devote the first year to p***ing off your base, in favour of voters who will probably never come to you - is so poor and predictably disastrous that I don’t understand how McSweeney is still in Downing St.”

Israeli settler attacks surge in West Bank since Gaza ceasefire www.channel4.com/news/israeli...

Factory farms are skirting climate rules in dozens of applications. One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions. Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t.

BREAKING: House Democrats just released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims — among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. tinyurl.com/5yj3dfpx

1/4 What if your pay simply…stopped? 💷 For many disabled workers in the UK, that’s the reality from this point in the year. #DisabilityPayGapDay #EqualPay #LearningDisability #DisabilityRights Figures come from Trades Union Congress (TUC)

🧵/ How far does the public support net zero? Support: 60% Oppose: 25% Net support by party Green: +81 Lib Dem: +67 Lab: +64 Con: +11 Reform: -44 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

Animals are so much better than humans

These three made my day😄

Today in #404DeepDive: People are modding Meta Ray-Bans to spy on you. Already, there are videos with millions of views of men using the glasses to film massage workers, asking for happy endings. What's Meta's response? @evystadium.bsky.social has more. More here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

Trump sues Everybody!

When it comes to this morning's Universal Credits stats, context is key 🔑 @alexclegg.bsky.social explains what you need to know ⤵️

Saline nasal sprays offer so much potential as a public health intervention to reduce viral illnesses. Easy to use, relatively cheap and widely available.