Spain has imposed a permanent ban on the sale of weapons and ammunition to Israel as part of a package of measures aimed at "stopping the genocide" in Gaza.

Absolutely bonkers. I hope he has been struck off? Because if he hasn’t by now this should be the last straw 🤬

Been to work with our lovely group of adults with learning disabilities at Southampton mencap this morning. One of the groups was out washing cars in the car park so I got my car washed as well (which it badly needed😆). I gave them a tenner to get themselves a treat for after lunch 😎

People are struggling. Our NHS is collapsing. Reform are organising. There’s no time to waste. Join @greenparty.org.uk Now. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

The Department for Work and Pensions is setting up a new Independent Disability Advisory Panel. This is a paid role (1.5 days a month) and will run until March 2026. More info and how to apply: tinyurl.com/2mxaub7r

A must see! Ann, is a real working class hero. She and Charlie brought up a beautiful family only to have their daughter ripped away from them💔. She stood up to the old boys’ club & establishment. An amazing portrayal - congrats to Sheridan, Daniel & all the incredible cast.

I’ve had a brilliant first summer on my #allotment here’s a multi photo/post thread on my successes with a few uh oh’s along the way ! See alt text for descriptions

Do you remember … 🎶

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... utterly heartbreaking 💔 and AVOIDABLE deaths

Ireland has had "sELf iD" for 10 years now and not one single issue that the media, government and anti-trans movement predicted has come to pass. Not one. If it works in Ireland why would it not work here? No one who opposes it can give a good answer, because the real answer is transphobia

@goodmorningbritain.bsky.social PIP IS NOT AN IN WORK BENEFIT ! REPEAT…

I think the heat has mucked up my IT today. My internet went down at home for the second day running, then I couldn't MFA with my new phone handset - finally sorted it with our fab IT team. I'm not amused with EE (I replaced by BTinternet with EE). It is not as reliable as it used to be either grrr

MPs are being absolutely flooded with emails urging them to support Amendment NC20 to entirely decriminalise abortion. Here's why 👇🏻. goodlaw.social/2f9c

There have already been multiple inquiries and reviews into grooming gangs and child sexual abuse. The results and recommendations have been ignored. This won't show anything different, it will give more oxygen to those claiming it's all about race and immigration though. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Top tip!

Netanyahu faces political collapse at home & the threat of war crimes charges abroad. So he fans the flames of war hoping smoke & blood will shield him from justice. How many must suffer before we stop mistaking fear for strength? It's always too many. But not forever. Their time always runs out

The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

""It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon..." www.wnep.com/article/news...

Yet RFK Jr., worm-brained psychopath with no medical training says we don't need Covid vaccines & our so-called "President" wants masks to be illegal at protests, as long as his ICE agents can use them as they please. I really hate this time line. Please join us in the streets on Saturday #NoKings

This #PrideMonth we want to share the message that everyone should be treated equally, and those of all ages, regardless of sexuality or gender, enjoy good later lives. To celebrate Pride Month we will be sharing stories and research about older LGBT+ people every Friday in June.

"A lot of us had career knockbacks because of our sexuality and that has an impact on your earning, and that has an impact on, therefore your housing." Says Mindy, an older LGBT+ woman speaking about diversity in our State of Ageing report.

Insurance industry silent over whether it lobbied DWP to cut disability benefits www.disabilitynewsservice.com/insurance-in...

I'm having a totally surreal week. I tried to assist a mother by letting her know her car alarm was going off with her toddler w distressed in the front seat (yes she was in a forward facing car seat) who became verbally abusive and threatening(!) (I said nothing about the seat but it's illegal).

A colleague has written this, which I think nicely sums up some of the reasons I have mixed feelings about the #AssistedDying bill. No simple right answers here; just tradeoffs - but hopefully we can recognise and help those who are at risk. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

This is despicable 🤬 I spent a few years on carer’s allowance myself - it was not much but it helped me survive. Attacking carers and disabled people is vile.

“Creating a new means test for the winter fuel payment would be highly complex and ministers are considering a simpler option, which is restoring it as a universal benefit and then recouping the money when high income pensioners fill in their tax returns” www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

1.4% pay offer, are you having a laugh? FGS 😵‍💫

staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...

1.4% pay offer, are you having a laugh? FGS 😵‍💫

www.carersuk.org/news-and-cam... I would not describe it as reform either. It’s draconian, crude & cruel.

#AllotmentsUK thought I’d pop some updates on my #allotment which I took over in January. Battle of the bindweed continues but very pleased with progress. Latest addition is sweetcorn and bespoke bird deterrent 😎

Early contender for best paper name of the year!

Does anyone else have a form of grief when much loved colleagues leave or retire? I’m bereft this year after several really lovely colleagues have left. 💔 I know this is life but since the pandemic it really affects me.

As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep The Government banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe a certain medication This should also be banned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social unless you have a way to justify this?

I’ve actually received an email from someone who said in not to many words… I’m too important to meet with you (my team ▶️my manager is a Professor and my colleague a SRF). This is what happens with centralisation of university services they become unfathomable, immovable and completely unhelpful

I’m in the place where aggressive NHS signs go to die 🤣 #Phlebotomy #UHSNHS

“We live in the sixth-richest country in the world where billionaires alone saw their wealth soar by £11bn last year. It is morally repugnant that children, disabled people and carers are the ones who are taking the hit.”

Good morning 🌅 except Ms Reeves, you can get in the 🗑️

I’m absolutely FED UP with our council ballsing up E&J’s social care accounts! Saying I owed money from last summer - NO I DON’T! Have sent receipts & silence… I’m in a ranty mood due to my insomnia & this is not helping! What really concerns me is the Carers or people with LD who believe them…

A more negative comment is I’m FURIOUS for my sons’ and other disabled & learning disabled people/ autistic and mentally ill people; targeted by successive governments but these new proposals by Labour are disgraceful & disgusting. ASC charges are unaffordable. #WorldDownSyndromeDay

#WorldDownSyndromeDay! The 21st day of the 3rd month: people with Down’s syndrome have 3 copies of chromosome 21 instead of 2. Here are my twins (age23) who have Down’s (I prefer to use Down’s not Down). They are amazing lads who have given me & their siblings much joy and light in our lives.

This may not be conducive to a quiet life, but I've written up some thoughts on the subject of "woke waste" in publicly funded research open.substack.com/pub/magicsmo...

We have been working with people with autism involving them - saying they can keep their screen off and we won't ask them questions and they can be involved if they want #ppie @uhsftresearch.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @sotonhsciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Happy #SpringEquinox - winter is officially over ! 💚💚💛💛

This pinpoints very well why people are finding the benefits announcement so distressing - it's not just the likely harm it will cause, it's the reality-contorting nature of the government's rhetoric. Tom compares it here to the Iraq war, though I had been thinking about moments during covid.

Some more photos from my trip