🚨UN committee sounds alarm over Labour's benefits bill:: 'It should shame the government' A rare intervention by the UN as the watered-down UC Bill is voted on today for the final time #BinUCBill www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

JUST LAUNCHED: Trócaire’s new report ‘Fuelling Injustice: Ireland’s fossil fuel problem’ exposes how Ireland is enabling climate harm. Ireland must stop enabling climate destruction. Read the report here: www.trocaire.org/documents/fu...

This day next week, the music event of the year, right here in Belfast🎵 #sing4stroke Sign up here forms.office.com/pages/respon...

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Disability and Migration Network respond to Government plans to axe the care worker visa - a dangerous distraction from decades of decaying social care at the hands of government policies. Read our full statement here👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...

Great article by @peadarheaney.bsky.social on the impact of climate change on GBV belfastmedia.com/climate-chan...

A grand day for this sort of thing

Really recommend taking 20mins to watch this fantastic documentary. What stands out is the strength and resilience of the stroke survivors involved. The documentary is clear that we can't wait any longer for a 24/7 thrombectomy service. www.stroke.org.uk/northern-ire...

Live in Northern Ireland? Want to support trans rights? Use our online tool to send an email to your MLAs! The more voices we have speaking up for trans communities, the better. Share with your friends and family 🏳️‍⚧️ www.rainbow-project.org/transrights/

#WelfareNotWarfare Yesterday DPAC Northern Ireland sent a strong message outside Northern Ireland Office to Hilary Benn to take back to The Labour Party. #WelfareCuts #Disability #Disabled #DisabledLife

The Chancellor said today that she would not do anything to put household finances in danger Yet the government’s own assessment shows their cuts to health related benefits risk pushing 250,000 people into poverty, including 50,000 children 📢 Their assessment also found... 1/3

#WelfareNotWarfare #DisabilityBenefits DPAC Northern Ireland's Tony O'Reilly speaks to UTV News about the welfare cuts towards disabled people in yesterday's statement at Westminster by Rachel Reeves.

People who can’t handle criticism are unfit to lead. Weak leaders fear dissent as a threat to their power. They silence their critics to shield their egos. Strong leaders welcome dissent as an opportunity for growth. They silence their egos to learn from their critics.

Northern Ireland's power-sharing government is in breach of a nearly 20-year-old statutory obligation to develop an anti-poverty strategy www.reuters.com/world/uk/nor...

The UN has found the UK's two-child limit breaches international human rights obligations. This policy is driving families into poverty and undermining children's rights to an adequate standard of living. It must be scrapped. @liamgeraghty.bsky.social www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

It was great to be at the @allianceparty.bsky.social conference today. Thanks to all the delegates who took the time to speak with us #APNI25

There was a time when Labour would have taxed the richest rather than taking from the poorest. A shameful and totally counterproductive move.

When politicians say they're "stopping the boats" or "smashing the gangs", what does it really mean? It means making the journeys people have to take more and more dangerous - and it literally costs lives. The only way to stop dangerous journeys is by giving people safe ways to claim asylum.

Hibs fans yesterday showed Israeli Genocide the Red Card 👏🟥🇵🇸

Thank you Oli Glasner #FPL

Blessed are the peacemakers 🍉🕊

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for stroke, often going undiagnosed until it's too late. Our newly launched AF Screening Tool is designed to transform stroke prevention by making early detection easier and more accessible. Read more 👀🔗 ow.ly/2ZfF50UPumi

Great to see the Health Foundation share their hashtag for Blue Sky #REALChallenge

Tá an tEarrach Linn 🌱

"Around 18 months before Andrew took ill, he was hospitalised for having high blood pressure, which was twice the recommended limit. At the time, he was unaware that high blood pressure is the cause of almost half of all strokes." www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Saw this lovely postcard in our house again today. It says 'In the darkness of the night, new beginnings are born'. An apposite thought for the time of year.

No better time to try #veganuary 🌱✌️

🏥 We have launched a report on the right to health in the UK, highlighting its erosion. From underfunding and privatisation to the impacts of poverty, racism, and climate change, health inequalities are deepening. Read more: justfair.org.uk/the-right-to...

Human rights abuses - tick Funded by petro dollars - tick Boiling temperatures - tick A local football league that collects aging football stars like butterflies on pins - tick All the ingredients for a great world cup... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

“the safeguards in this Bill are just not robust enough, and leave too many details to be decided later, particularly at a time when there is already great inequality in our healthcare system”. bylinetimes.com/2024/11/26/l...

"Peterson’s readings are curiously like a medieval exegesis of the text.." Fantastic review by Rowan Williams 🔥

📜 Every five years the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights reviews the UK to assess if our everyday rights – food, housing, healthcare, education, work – are being violated. 📚Read this blog to learn about the process and why it matters justfair.org.uk/holding-the-...

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