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Former Conservative MP Craig Williams has been charged along with 14 others with betting offences following bets placed on the date of the 2024 General Election.

Today is a good day… 📨 Shaggy has 22 applications for a forever home from around the world. 🌺 Alba’s flowers are growing beautifully ⛳️ Rory brought it home Shaggy says have a lovely week and be kind to each other 🥰🙏

“When it comes to #grief, it can be easier to distract or push away your #feelings, especially if u have other people who rely on u..but that doesn’t mean that my feelings are not valid or that I should ignore them": buff.ly/e3dweu4 by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #MentalHealthMatters #loss

"I have an #accessible #exercise #playlist with about 300 routines all for people who are #disabled. I do one every evening before bed depending on how active my day has been and how I am feeling.": buff.ly/vJFJOay by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #ChronicIllness

"Unfortunately, as me and my husband found out 5 years ago, becoming a #carer can happen suddenly & to anyone. We never thought #mom needed help she hid it from us, until she had a fall, and we were called to help her.": buff.ly/1SvTrSo by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #caregivers #family #health

New #YouTubevideo: #Witchcraft #BookReview - #Pisces #Witch [CC] hope you enjoy it don't forget to share & subscribe xx youtu.be/aKj8ahg4WGU?...

As this government came to power I and many others urged them to scrap the two-child benefit limit, which would instantly have taken 250,000 kids out of poverty. Not only did they not do that, their policies will now push a further 250,000 people (inc 50k kids) into poverty. Deeply demoralising.

"I just hated that I couldn’t do things in my order, and I felt very #overwhelmed and just wanted it to be done." New #blogpost: #Coping with #Change - www.bloomingmindfulness.co.uk/coping-with-...

“I was a #nurse before I became too sick..As #medical professionals, you are conditioned to want to heal & I often got the impression that..they could make [ #illnesses] better”: buff.ly/NyYHRPS by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness

“the #BenefitsSystem for those of us needing #disability is..traumatic..& so many of us live worrying the small amount we get & need will be taken from us at any moment.” (Things I wish people wouldn’t say about my #ChronicIllnesses): buff.ly/0DLH0SQ by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #spoonies

“ #Fatigue seems to come out of nowhere, it affects every decision, every hobby & every time I leave the house. I cannot do anything without 1st thinking about when I will rest, or if I will have enough energy left": buff.ly/4bp8Lz9 by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue

Tell Me You're #ChronicallyIll Without Telling Me You're Chronically Ill (52 Chronic Illness Memes) www.achronicvoice.com/2024/09/30/t... @achronicvoice.com

I cannot wait for you to see my latest #YouTubevideo where I create a #GRIMOIRESPREAD about my #ANIMALSPIRITS!! Don't forget to share and subscribe xx #artmagic #witchcraft youtu.be/hLw4Tl95iFY?...

Being open & honest about your #MentalHealth or #ChronicIllnesses can be very overwhelming & scary at first. But it is by being open about them, that we can help others the most": buff.ly/MkycTwX by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #advocacy #advocate #NotAlone

"My #birthday #wishes for the year ahead come at a time when I yearn to be able to make my #dreams come true. I want more out of life & I think many people who struggle with #ChronicIllnesses and get to be creeping to 50 feel the same.": buff.ly/fU3eTaq by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #spoonie

It's my birthday 🎂

💌 Some wise souls have joined us for #LongCovidAwarenessDay Agreeing we urgently need funding for: ⭐ biomarkers ⭐ pathophysiology ⭐ treatments @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk @nihr.bsky.social #Postcards4LC

This is a transparent move to drive a wedge between mental illness and physical disability. Both need support. We are stronger together. They won't stop here. Every disabled person needs to stand in solidarity to protect support for all who need it ♿✊ #PIP #WelfareCuts

A good #SocialSecurity system doesn’t just protect disabled & unemployed people—it protects all of us. Lose your job? Get sick? Care for a loved one? Stuck in a minimally waged job that barely covers rent? You’ll need it too. When the safety net breaks, we all fall. That’s why we must all fight.

Last Friday, Labour leaked their disability cuts plans to ITV leading to panic, despair, hopelessness and a noticeable spike in suicidal ideation in disabled communities. Rachel Reeves wouldn’t have noticed this though as she was enjoying a free box at a Sabrina Carpenter gig.

Also we gain so much experience, perspective, knowledge, understanding and skill from becoming #disabled. It's wild to me that people don't consider it an asset. #DisabilitySky

“You cannot ignore that using your eyes, holding the #book or device & using your brain all use up energy. So, when planning your day, make sure you have rest breaks included": buff.ly/3BeJ8kj by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #reading #ChronicFatigue #ChronicPain #spoonie

New: “A number of new MPs who spoke to the Guardian said they did not believe the government could push ahead with plans to freeze some personal independence payments given the scale of the backlash”. ✔️✔️✔️(though not just PIP). Please -if you have the spoons - write to your MP if you haven’t already.

I applied for Access to Work 9 months back. I was supposed to hear back 6 months at the latest. I got the emotional and physical energy to call them today. The automated service hung up. Twice. The government doesn't want disabled people in work. They don't. #NoAccessNoWork

Not one electric vehicle public charging point across the UK meets government’s accessibility standard, say MPs www.disabilitynewsservice.com/not-one-elec... via @johnpring.bsky.social

We can force government to back down over benefit cuts ‘if we turn anger into action’, say activists www.disabilitynewsservice.com/we-can-force... via @johnpring.bsky.social

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to apologise for massively exaggerating the rise in people claiming out-of-work disability benefits, and then tried to cover-up its actions. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-refuses-... @johnpring.bsky.social

If you don't have the time or energy to write your own email @rach.e.lle on Instagram put together this very handy template: tinyurl.com/opposebenefitcuts

I cannot wait for you to see my latest #YouTubevideo where I start a #WITCHCRAFT Book Tag! [CC] Don't forget to share and subscribe xx youtu.be/wOlgmO4OwKQ?...

"I always saw this #blog as a way to share my #mentalhealth and #chronicillness journey so I can help others and feel less alone." New #blogpost: My #Birthday Wishes for the Year Ahead - www.bloomingmindfulness.co.uk/my-birthday-...

So This is What a Tonic Clonic #Seizure Feels Like www.achronicvoice.com/2016/01/19/t... @achronicvoice.com

In all my time saving dogs I think Hope was the one that was most broken. She was completely shut down and acted like a rock. To see her today is a thing of pure beauty (1/10) 🧵

This Labour government has gone well beyond just being the "nasty party". I don't even know what to say to my MP, the UN tells them they need to improve and instead they double down on rhetoric and planned cuts against disabled people.

Many things improve health outcomes, but let me tell you this: - Treating people as less because they can’t work doesn’t. - Giving disabled people less when disability costs more doesn’t. - And forcing people into poverty to ‘incentivise’ work? That definitely doesn’t.

I keep reading that as disabled people we need to 'stand up to these cuts' and wanting to laugh because we're disabled but, that's kind of the point isn't it? They're going after people who are least likely to fight, who are already least able to participate in society

Labour’s proposed disability benefit cuts are "nothing short of terrifying", say campaigners By me for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/labours-pr...

Actually Labour is unfair and indefensible.

I cannot wait for you to see my latest #YouTubevideo where I share a #weekinmylife with #chronicillnesses! [CC] Don't forget to share and subscribe xx youtu.be/RIy_QxLu3fY?... Image description: Beverley, a white woman, is shown in two selfies smiling at the camera

“I cheer for people. I was raised to believe there’s enough sun for everybody.” Tracee Ellis Ross I’m your cheerleader for today - who will you cheer for too? 🧡🧡 #kindness #positivity #belief

Disabled people. They were never going to stop at just demonising migrants. Or the LGBT+ community. Labour will never stop feeding the Reform machine until the very few people protected are those insulated by their wealth.

“ #Books can help keep our #brains going and to stretch our #imaginations so that we can keep learning and growing even if we are unable to work. This is so important as it stops us losing #cognition and becoming bored.”: buff.ly/3sdkK9u by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social #ChronicIllness

I cannot wait for you to see my latest YouTube video where I share some of my favourite thrifted WITCHCRAFT items! [CC] Don't forget to share and subscribe xx youtu.be/XcFN1bhePJQ?...

As if ordinary people hadn't already been punished enough, Rachel Reeves is now planning on slashing welfare spending. Chancellor - TAX THE SUPER-RICH PROPERLY.

Rachel Reeves knows Austerity causes more harm than good yet still 'Attacks Those on Welfare' like every RW chancellor has over the years. This means she can fulfill her promise to the Country's Wealthiest to make "The poorest people pay for their Tax breaks'. Shortsighted cruel & wrong #WelfareCuts

Once again this government's dreadful priorities laid bare - making billions available for defence at the expense of those already struggling to make ends meet. Greens will fight tooth and nail against cruel, unnecessary welfare cuts. news.sky.com/story/billio...

A big day for Panda 🚕 A first look inside Tina’s hospital 🏥 You will not believe Leonardo’s transformation. These videos are a little longer but give you true behind the scenes look at saving the dogs… youtu.be/4M3Li8sbsVE?...

⛔As we move into #LongCovidAwareness month it's worth remembering we have an illness that is highly challenging to a society based on capital - both economic & social. So... #RestIsResistance