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THE CANARY: Labour’s DWP cuts expose the party's descent into austerity: Voices from the frontline reveal the devastating impact on disabled claimants facing a bleak future amidst looming reforms. - by Megan Miley

Had a meeting this week where I asked detailed questions about a team's statistical plan and the response was "we'll just use AI for it".

I did an interview last week about living with ME. This article is the result. Pleased with it overall, no glaring errors, and most of my key messages are in the article even if she didn't put some of the more 'difficult' points in there verbatim. #mecfs #pwME www.scotsman.com/health/me-ch...

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THIS #mecfs #pwme

Handy guide for Scottish election '26. 1. All good manifestos need: edinburghbususers.group/ebug-suggest... www.cpt-uk.org/media/cc4jqx... sestran.gov.uk/wp-content/u... 2. Edinburgh hustings details Links to candidate names & contact details, good Qs & As edinburghbususers.group/edinburgh-bu...

Along w ward colleague @katrinafaccenda.bsky.social I went on a walk & wheel around the Shore & Kirkgate area this morning w local resident @cm7505.bsky.social to see how completely inaccessible many of our streets are for disabled residents. I have a long list of actions as a result. 1/2

Just home from taking local Cllrs round my ‘hood! Thanks to @chasbooth.bsky.social & @katrinafaccenda.bsky.social for taking the time to see its accessibility from a wheelchair perspective

it's beyond pitiful. less than 0.0055% of NHS doctors & nurses with basic awareness of severe ME. This is what happens when the govt doesn't put their money where their mouth is. Just more hot air and neglect They can't be this incompetent? This has to be intentional. Protecting Sir Simon?

This is *pitiful*. 😞 @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social Your department needs to try an *awful* lot harder.

5/n Today, I received their answer. This is the data table they sent me, of the number of people who have completed each of the 3 modules up to 20 January 2026:

4/n According to the Nuffield Trust, about 1.7 million people work in the NHS. This includes 188,000 doctors and around 423,000 nurses and midwives. The Royal College of Physicians has over 40,000 members. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the...

3/n The UK Government stated that "The Royal College of General Practitioners, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists agreed to share and promote NHS England’s e-learning modules," and that they were working with the Royal College of Nursing.

2/n The reason I asked was because the ME/CFS Delivery Plan makes some quite distinct promises (alright, "aims") about their e-learning package, including this item in their table of Agreed Actions. www.gov.uk/government/p...

About a month ago, I made a FOIA request to the NHS England Learning Hub about their new learning modules on ME/CFS... 🧵 1/n

Leaving the EU and walking away from frictionless trade has damaged businesses across the UK. As European companies turn to partners inside the bloc, repairing our relationship with Europe must be a priority.

To those saying, "but the Greens will split the vote": 1. Things have changed. 2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit) 3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.

This is a disgracefully dishonest headline from the BBC. Its motivation can only be deliberately to mislead the public about who lost the case.

Oh, and 4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote". share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...

I can confirm that Sex Matters has been refused permission to bring its anti-democratic, exclusionary, and bigoted challenge to the inclusive space at Hampstead Ponds. More to follow.

Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If he’s in your corner, you’re fighting for the wrong team 💀 Tommy Robinson has endorsed Matt Goodwin, Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton & Denton by-election.

Rough day for Sex Matters

Chaya Raichik, who runs the social media account Libs of TikTok, has spent the days following Alex Pretti’s killing doxxing ordinary working people — teachers, nurses, school board members — for speaking out against federal immigration officials or expressing sympathy for Pretti.

Thousands of obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.

Al Fayed survivors urge Harrods not to share their data with abuser’s estate

We are thrilled to see that the Parliament of the Council of Europe (PACE) has voted in favour of a resolution calling for member states to ban conversion practices.

@drtomlinsonep.bsky.social @evonnetcurran.bsky.social @safedavid3.bsky.social the linked job description is worth a gander. Concerning in this climate, IMO www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/he...

Emma Harper MSP mentioned in her speech in parliament today that staff with concerns in the NHS should speak up and be listened to. No doubt intends well, but demonstrates a shallow understanding of the current state of play. Don’t ask people to speak up until you can PROVE it’s safe to do so.

@microlabdoc.bsky.social have you seen this - and the linked job description (specifically the bottom of the linked document) - wtf? www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/he...

Denmark confirms an expanded, more permanent Danish and NATO military presence in and around Greenland, beginning today. Deployments span land, sea, and air, including protection of critical infrastructure, fighter jets, and naval operations. Sweden has committed forces; other NATO allies may follow

I Stand With Greenland #GreenlandIsNotForSale

Can we join Greenland 🇬🇱 instead? Asking for a friend.

Greenland

The Danish military gears up to defend Greenland www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...

Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: "If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU." "Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

* GREENLAND GOVERNMENT: FROM TODAY THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED MILITARY PRESENCE IN AND AROUND GREENLAND -- IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH NATO ALLIES @reuters.com

Greenland chooses Denmark

I’ve long campaigned on the need to abolish the two-child limit on benefits, that has left countless families in #Guildford constituency and beyond struggling, whilst deepening child poverty across the country. Read my statement👇

A channel on @YouTube that I follow - Beardo Gets Scared has had two malicious copyright strikes meaning he’s facing being shut down. It’s an abuse of law and the system. Please tweet or post to raise awareness & get @YouTube to investigate the case #JusticeForBeardo

Delighted to say my comment got published! 👇 There was a lot of critiques I considered about this study, but the problem is that if we critique an individual study, future studies can just avoid that particular critique. So I tried to take a different approach 🧵

Korean study *just* published (10 Nov 2025) found that wearing kn94 masks (equivalent of ffp2 or n95) is protective against infection by COVID-19. Only 1 healthcare worker infected out of over 180 working for a year with COVID+ patients. Study was done in 2020 and 2021, before vaccines.

To be fair, they’re losing MPs at a much faster rate.

Nigel Farage is wrong about the European Convention on Human Rights. He thinks we should leave the ECHR to reduce migration. But not only do just a tiny number of immigration cases rely on human rights, leaving the ECHR would be an unmitigated disaster ⬇️ https://goodlaw.social/ngjm

Last week my front door was kicked in. As in not the building main door. I’m ok, cats are ok, but there’s quite a bit of damage to fix which has to wait until low cost repairs can come out. I can’t claim on insurance until I know the full costs, as far as I know (I still need to check).

These captchas are getting harder and harder

Fab idea, I’m on board - but it’s worth adding that fully rejoining the EU would do that, friction free access to the world’s largest single market and give that same right to people who are over 30. Something to think about, no?

It's 10 months since I introduced a Bill into parliament for a youth mobility scheme with EU countries. Since then we've had warm words but no action. Again we're short of detail. I hope this isn't another damp squib because our young people deserve better. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A majority of people who voted Labour last year believe the UK is heading in the wrong direction. A new YouGov poll, commissioned by B4B, finds that the electoral coalition that brought Labour to power blames Brexit for where it's gone wrong. Read more: https://bit.ly/4mv524J