Essential weekend reading - does the SG have a fiscal black hole? is the UK in hock to the bond markets? And more on child poverty statistics

The amount of unpaid carers being let down re no support for their cared for, is adding extreme exhaustion/burnout and not forgetting distress to the cared for, I understand staff sickness/holidays, but not hiring staff & leaving these people abandoned is morally wrong 💷💰🤮

Mr Tolley said the possessions taken included his two teddy bears, which he affectionately calls ‘mum’, three suitcases, and a trolley of items he collected to take care of himself. #YouUtterScumbags #ReadinBoroughCouncil www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/2610143...

Lady Casey, who is leading an independent review of adult social care, criticised a system that “still behaves as if we are living in 1948 and not 2026” by relying on Unpaid carers to plug gaps in services. #NeededInScotlandToo www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Unpaid Carers need ACSPs, Carer Centres can only support to *prevent* a crisis not unpaid carers who are already in a crisis - Where is the funding for unpaid carers already in crisis ? www.tiktok.com/@graemefs/vi...

Unpaid Carers V carers ? ACSPs needed for unpaid carers caring at home addressed ASAP - Where is the funding ? www.tiktok.com/@graemefs/vi...

Where is the funding for unpaid carers already in crisis in their caring roles ? where is the ACSPs to support them at home re caring ? Carer centres only support to prevent crisis not unpaid carers who have hit crisis . www.tiktok.com/@graemefs/vi...

Where is the funding for unpaid carers ? www.tiktok.com/@graemefs/vi...

I bet Buckinghamshire Council didn't see that coming, interesting to see how much the council would be prepared to sell the building for now. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

The “ free” school bag for children starting school if SNP win the election isn’t being received well by parents/carers of children with ASN. It’s particularly offensive to families whose child has been refused a specialist placement and they are faced with an inappropriate place in mainstream.

Switch to Universal Credit is robbing thousands of ‘most vulnerable people’, reports @newjournal.bsky.social The Government have failed to protect thousands of vulnerable people who have been forced to negotiate a complicated switch over to Universal Credit. Read the full story 👇

Learning Disabled Annual Health checks 2024 - seriously ! well into 2026 is it any better ?

Even with nursing staff on hand around the clock, NHS rules dictate that one parent must always be present at home, so life is hard for the couple. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Even with nursing staff on hand around the clock, NHS rules dictate that one parent must always be present at home, so life is hard for the couple. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I know I’ve shared this many times before and I’ll keep sharing it until it’s no longer true 🫩

Terrific article. One of the (many) scandals of our time. And these people still bleat about needing more public money "per bed". Nauseating www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Your daily reminder that 223000 children and young people regularly miss school in Scotland. This is NOT a parenting issue, It’s NOT children and young people being difficult. This is a severe and real consequence of unmet needs, unsuitable approaches in school, unsuitable environments. #UNCRC #ASN

I can't get my head round this, just awful - www.buzzsprout.com/2414550/epis...

What are your thoughts? Experts consider new “profound autism” diagnosis for children 8+ who have little to no functional language, an IQ >50 needing 24-hour care" Autism is like a spider chart with a large spectrum of need—there is real danger here "www.independent.co.uk/news/h...

Let's blame the parents , let's get a police investigation into these bruises , let's lose her medical files, but let's not blame the system who failed her or her family for that matter , in the care needs and support that was so needed www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Let's blame the parents , let's get a police investigation into these bruises , let's lose her medical files, but let's not blame the system who failed her or her family for that matter , in the care needs and support that was so needed www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Take the shame Surrey Council & every council in the UK who does this . Why are these learning disabled people facing huge cuts to their care? youtu.be/kW3vg2TGLXk?...

Palantir was a warning sign. Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment. All in the name of "investment." What about national security?

In regards to the rapid binning of medical files in the Scottish Newspapers & on Scottish media platforms at the moment, is abhorrent to read. I asked about this in 2023 in regards to my son's case . The quest for transparency will continue in Scotland #Stonewalling

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'You shouldn't be getting a medal for being robbed by your own government' 92 year old Betty Brown, the oldest surviving victim of the Post Office IT scandal, told #BBCBreakfast she was 'very honoured, but angry' about being made an OBE in the New Year Honours

Okay listen up people. If you wanna hear what Dancing Queen sounds like, sung by a husky*-voiced chanteuse accompanied by two fine gentlemen on guitar & double bass, then get yourself to the Canons Gait in Edinburgh's Royal Mile tomorrow at 10pm * post-lurgy, bit croaky, but totally UP FOR IT 🎤 🥳

Campaigner turned down MBE over ‘scapegoating’ of people with disabilities

In regards to the rapid binning of medical files in the Scottish Newspapers & on Scottish media platforms at the moment, is abhorrent to read. I asked about this in 2023 in regards to my son's case . The quest for transparency will continue in Scotland #Stonewalling

Give a little this Christmas to this worthy cause chuffed.org/project/open...

🎶Last but not least,I wanna thank me I wanna thank me for believing in me I wanna thank me for doing all this hard work I wanna thank me for having no days off I wanna thank me for,for never quitting I wanna thank me for always being a giver And tryna give more than I receive🎤 #UnpaidCarers

💔 SOCIAL CARE CRISIS: Adult Social Care is overspending by £50.9m. Why? Because they promised £20m in savings they knew they couldn't deliver. They are abandoning our most vulnerable residents to pay the price for this gross mismanagement.

🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform. A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶

It is a painful truth that many disabled children and their families are being traumatised—not by illness, not by accident, but by the very public services that are meant to be their lifeline. cerebra.org.uk/latest-news/...

What Unpaid Carers need to start doing 👇

Disabled people should not be forced into institutions just because you don’t think they “deserve” housing and support. Institutions cost the tax payer more money, but they also rob people of autonomy and control. With adequate support we can retain our independence which helps us thrive.

“A significant proportion of children living in poverty are in households where someone has a disability. So there’s an intimate connection between poverty and disability”. Any cuts to disability payments need revoked.”

And what about women who are Learning Disabled ? Is the screening only for Learning Disabled men aged 65 ? bsky.app/profile/mcca...

Trying to get my head round the AAA screening programme for LD adults in Glasgow considering the premature mortality found that adults with LD over 25 years old are dying, on average, 15 years younger than adults in the general population. www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/prematu...

Toot, toot Scott & Co are oot , harassing disabled people & their carers for care tax debt #TakeTheShame

“Some parents have already started the processes that are necessary to push for a Judicial Review. They feel that they are in a battle to protect their children, and they are in no mood to back down.”