Face it, you've run out of things to say about the Labour leadership So here's my latest substack on the govt's plans to end the SEND crisis - and what it means to take parents' legal rights away Oh, and how it ties into the Labour leadership battle chamindajayanetti.substack.com/p/send-refor...

BREAKING: first resignation this week of an actual minister, and it's @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social

The mob reaction in Epsom to something that - it turned out - never happened is a depressing tale of populism and misinformation, often by people who should know better. That’s the pattern. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73184/...

Disabled people in the U.K. are facing harassment from the public for using a Blue Badge. Many said they have been verbally abused for “faking”, with some being filmed on phones, physically intimidated, or having their mobility aid pulled away. My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Falling school rolls must be the major issue of the next 5-10 years which has least media attention.

Always amazes me that this fall in numbers is so little reported.

I can’t recall when I was more upset by the death of someone I’d never met than of that of Giles Peaker.

This is awful news. One of the original legal bloggers and one of the very best. nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/04/gile...

Very sad news

Who would be an arsenal supporter??

Sector leaders tell MPs about their fears over SEND reforms: ➡️ Will the Treasury provide the necessary funding? ➡️ When will we see a plan for implementation? ➡️ Strict behaviour policies ‘incompatible’ with inclusion

We've reached the point that they're using the Epstein files to cover up Iran

Streisand effect anyone??

Our Polly Sweeney speaks to @thetimes.com about the government’s proposed SEND reforms. See the full article here: www.thetimes.com/article/264a... #education #send

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So good to see Foakes getting runs!

Ben Foakes' century helped Surrey recover from 65/6 to 328 all out on the first day of the season at Edgbaston. 📺 Highlights 🗣️ Reaction 📰 Report 📲 buff.ly/egKgIgl 🤎 | #CountyChampionship

you're telling me we had a tortoise proclaimed dead then revealed to actually still be alive, during Easter week, and we didn't line it up with Friday-Sunday?

“Slowly but surely, the state is retreating from individual entitlement-based support for disabled people across both employment and education, reframing it as a provider responsibility, without increasing provider funding, hoping we don’t notice”

Listening to the excellent @theobserveruk.bsky.social Foundlinb podcast has reminded me of the agonising there was over teenage mothers in the nineties and how much blame they shouldered. It felt very reminiscent of the current debate around disability benefits and increases in people claiming them

And the plan is to force more parents to join this unhappy group. You do start to see why people feel this government just hates disabled people www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay! This day is on the 21st of March, the 3rd month, to celebrate the 3 copies of the 21st chromosome. It's a day when lots of people wear odd socks to celebrate difference, because chromosomes can look a bit like socks :) It's called Rocka Sockorna in Sweden.

The government’s SEND proposals are revealed to be a sham. I really never thought a Labour government would take rights from disabled children. Without accountability, the most vulnerable children are not protected. It’s incredibly upsetting.

Feel this must be fake but Martin McGuinness did support the England cricket team so 🤷‍♀️

Not a good look from the department of education if they want parents to trust them on these reforms.

99% of appeals in the send tribunal are won by parents. Many of whom won’t have access to lawyers (because it’s almost impossible to find a legal aid education lawyer). The new system will make it harder for parents to hold the education system accountable and ensure disabled children are educated

This is incredibly alarming. Many the current issues with send have been caused by the lack of special school places.

Gave blood today and learnt that I am in the 10% of donors whose blood is used in neonatal units. As Shona was in one for a week after being born (although she didn’t need blood), it’s quite an emotional experience.

A beautiful article. The loneliness of being a parent carer is incredibly isolating. How amazing that James has not let them overwhelm him but is trying to change it and make life better for other parent carers.

The government's plans to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England will "strip away" legal protections for children and young people needing support, a charity has warned www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Let’s hope that MPs pay attention to this very real threat to the right of disabled children to access education.

Thank you to all the brilliant, feisty women in our network who are working round the clock on the campaign to save the rights of disabled children and young people in England. #InternationalWomensDay2026 www.saveourchildrensrights.o...#InternationalWomensDay2026

@privateeyenews.bsky.social have done a great job on highlighting a massive concern with the proposed send changes. #send #health #education #ehcp

Asif Aziz evictions story is going mainstream. Telegraph and Independent have covered in recent days. Now the FT has done a brilliant piece - including finding another property affected, where a Ukrainian refugee and their disabled son are being evicted by Aziz. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Opinion | "​No one wants to be in our shoes, but perhaps those looking to reform the system should give it a go" trib.al/gnnYQcc

NEW POST: After yesterday’s horrors, we take a calm look at that and some baffling independent school funding news. We say The Department for Education needs a plumber, better policymakers, less panic, and someone who truly understands SEND www.specialneedsjungle.com/d...

There is no greater duty than to the silent, the vulnerable, the powerless, the dying.

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson expresses remorse and vows to atone for past lies, by walking the Salt Path.

It's 4 degrees outside and I'm freezing cold in this poorly heated house. I can't imagine what it is like in minus 20. #SlavaUkraini

Increasingly obv that the govt wants to remodel a big chunk of the SEND system so that provision based on specific/individual needs & provision becomes one where support is delivered to groups.That will have the benefit of saving money & it suits some ideological prefs. It also defies what SEND is

It feels like we all know this is coming and the failure of the government to admit this and explain why is going to do a great deal of harm to any trust parents have (which was already pretty low).

Claim comes after military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani accused France, Benin, Ivory coast of involvement in the attack.

I was pretty cynical about the government’s listening exercise on send. But the more that is leaked, the more cynical it appears their whole approach is and was to disabled children and their families. It’s heartbreaking and cruel.

If this is in the white paper the outrage will make the benefits debacle look a walk in the park. The best word for this is cruel. It’s unbelievably cruel to leave vulnerable children to be subject to bad decisions by local authorities and the only justification can be a need to save money.

www.theguardian.com/society/2026... An incredibly important report from Kings College on the impact of Temporary accommodation on the most vulnerable of children.

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

I read this & thought, the big issue (for Starmer at least) is that I don’t know what Starmer’s vision is. I think it’s keeping Labour in power with Starmer in charge and beyond that, I don’t have any idea. It’s not inspiring and it feels very similar to the Tories pre the last election.

My daughter has a rare syndrome caused by a genetic mutation resulting in severe learning disabilities. Took two years to diagnose. She’s non-verbal, incontinent, developmentally delayed. How on earth would she have worked through the tiers in a mainstream school? No way to diagnose from birth.