NEW POST: Why the Human Rights Act matters when advocating for your child with SEND. Annie Smith from the British Institute of Human Rights explains how parents and carers can use the HRA, and about new BIHR SEND resources www.specialneedsjungle.com/h... #SaveOurChildrensRights #HumanRights

Why hasn't this abuse been ended? Thomas 'had spent 13 years trapped in prison with no hope of release.' 'Under an abolished indefinite jail term – recognised as “psychological torture” by the UN – which he was sentenced to after stealing a mobile phone, Thomas had spiralled into psychosis'

Well done #Devon County Council www.facebook.com/share/p/1FoM...

Excellent article! Thank you to the wonderful John Harris. If you want to know what all this #SEND worry is about please read.

Our campaign group, #SaveOurChildrensRights is leading this fight and we’re ready- if the government want another benefits fiasco, bring it on. We’re strong, determined SEND parents and aLLM are welcome. Are you with us? Article: archive.is/ARzQU Socr.org.uk

So short sighted! The legally enforceable EHCP is often the only leverage that parents/carers have left to try to get their child's individual needs met. More disabled children failing to get the specific support they need will only pile on financial & social costs later 🤷‍♀️

There are enough British people who are either disabled, LGBTQ or immigrants - or who have people close to them who are - who are going to dislike Starmer’s stance because it affects them *materially*. It isn’t just vibes or aesthetic.

If anyone had any lingering doubts about the need for a dedicated minister for disabled people - based outside the #DWP - this DNS story from last month surely banishes them for good: www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-accus...

Whether we look at it through Shamima Begum’s case or what is happening in USA with mass deportations/targeting of naturalised status, the terrifying reality is this: if you have dual heritage or “foreign” roots your citizenship rights are not secure. From 2019 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Holding anyone without conviction for over a year without trial, under highly restrictive conditions, raises serious ethical and legal concerns. The prisoners all have, as would be expected in a fair justice system, a right to bail and a fair trial.” Totally agree!

This 73 year old cartoon by Yuliy Ganf called "At This Restaurant Only One Person Is Served," is as true today as it ever was.

For many disabled people, showing up at a protest requires planning. Will there be an ASL interpreter or will you need to find a volunteer? Will the space be wheelchair accessible? For me, as a Deafblind person, I need a seat or table for my Braille computer and keyboard. 1/5

Blind people can’t see the royal crown, so we should be allowed to touch it, right? Edinburgh Castle wanted to increase accessibility while managing the security concerns posed by large crowds. What do you think of their creative solution? Transcript: habengirma.com/2025/11/12/w...

Chemist Alice Ball died #OTD in 1916. The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)

🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years” Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders

Again, we learn that most people can make sensible decisions regardless of their level of income or wealth. Trouble is, many politicians base their careers on the myth of the irresponsible poor

The government’s housing and regeneration agency has failed to explain why its new five-year strategy fails to mention disabled people, or the need to address the accessible housing crisis. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/governments-...

"She said some players would take pills to delay their period." Women literally having to change the way their body works to accommodate men refusing to wear clothes of a different colour. What a world.

If you’re still planning to respond to the Government’s #NationalSENDConversation survey here are our tips to help. The survey FAILS to mention rights or EHCPs, so we have lots of guidance about what is already law that you can remind the government! www.specialneedsjungle.com/t...#NationalSENDConversation

Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray, 18thc French midwife who designed various innovative textile models to teach midwife trainees about delivering babies, saving the lives of thousands of mothers & infants #Womensart Find out more re women's weird/wonderful textile arts in bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.

In another blow to Starmer & Mahmood’s cruel immigration policy French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea! We should be listening carefully to their concerns Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk

My painting process #art #artist

UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

These unconscionable cuts by the Labour government to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child. They must be reversed youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...

❤️ Dame Maggie Smith was born #OTD in 1934. What a #legend--as brilliant in dramatic roles as she was in comedic roles, making every single one of her characters memorable. She is the first & only Triple Crown of #Acting winner with 7 qualifying awards: 2 Oscars, 4 Emmys, 1 Tony.

Education,Health & Care Plans give legally enforceable rights to pupils with special educational needs& disabilities - and they are under threat! So don’t listen to the government when they say EHCPs are the problem. They are absolutely not!! More details here- #disability #SEN #equality

And the finest Christmas tradition has arrived — #DuvetKnowItsChristmas is today! 1) Follow @rhodri.biz 2) post your pics of your makeshift Christmas Eve sleeping arrangements and 3) give money to the homeless @centrepointuk.bsky.social

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Watching the total donations shooting up after the Xmas Day Message is so beautiful. Thank you all! 💚🎄 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...

Reform UK have repeatedly said that Kent is their "flagship" council and "the shop window" for how they intend to run things. When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA

It's a lot harder than a lot of people realise to be recognised as a victim of modern slavery, or trafficking, not the same thing. Labour has followed the Conservatives on weakening protections though under a false claim that there is widespread abuse of systems www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

As illustrated in Little Big Man.

MP's basic salary in 2021 = £81,932.00 MP's basic salary in 2025 = £93,904.00 That's a 14.6% pay rise in five years. Tell us again how doctors are asking for too much?

So the Government: Cuts disability benefits. Cuts practical support at work (the ‘access to work scheme’). Reduces targets for accessible homes. And now dismisses calls to improve wheelchair services. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

As water bosses keep getting bonuses ... "It’s rained a lot over the last couple of weeks. Areas of the country where water companies are currently dumped sh*t into rivers and on to beaches. Brown, currently dumping sewage. Red, has been dumping sewage within the last 24 hours." via Dianne Drew

When the population is aging, 3 million in the UK have long covid (a number growing every single day)& there is already a desperate shortage of accessible homes, this is utterly disgraceful! It’s also a false economy as disabled people will be less independent, more trapped & reliant on services!

I am in the UK and have seen a lot of distressing stuff on here from Trump’s America, but this quiet video really got under my skin today.

Physician & suffragist Elizabeth Anderson died #OTD in 1917. She was the: * First woman to qualify in the #UK as a physician & surgeon & first MD in France * Co-founder of the first hospital staffed by women * First dean of a British medical school * First female mayor in the UK #WomenInSTEM

Interesting to read how the new system of proportional representation will work in Wales for the Senedd election! A little complicated, but surely soo much better than the first-passed-the-post of the UK parliament. Worth a look: senedd.wales/senedd-now/s...

The spectacle of Labour anxiously waiting for May is going to be quite something

Well done @femi-oluwole.bsky.social for doing this www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CEc...

The legal challenge to the NHS’s clinical trial of puberty blockers is funded by a pressure group backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. goodlaw.social/1jop

Second Horizon victim Janet Skinner 'forced' to sue Post Office as she seeks full redress for wrongful conviction. Mother of two falsely convicted, had to sell home, given 9 months custodial sentence in 2007, offered 15% compensation of her claim. No one charged for false convictions.

"People on low incomes in County Durham are about to be hit with a council tax bill for the first time Reform-led Durham County Council has scrapped full exemptions From April most of the poorest residents will have to pay at least 10% of their council tax" via Reform Are Not Your Friends