At the point between Christmas Day and NYE where the only fruit I’m eating comes from jars where it has been soaked in alcohol, presumably rendering any nutritional value defunct. Hoping a kind nutritionist out there can reassure me I’m still getting my five-a-day.

Even as a black square he's a smug twat

Partway through christmas #callthemidwife and can’t help but think that if EBD had written this series (which is totally her vibe), Phylis would have kung-fu-ed that gun out of the ganster’s hand. #chaletschool #ebd

The Sixth Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, the one where I try to desperately avoid making typos and hope that I've not messed up (apologies in advance if I have....) - it's the Christmas quiz! If you're new here, I've done a…

Happy Christmas Eve Eve lovely phone family. How's everyone feeling? 🤗 I know this can be a really difficult time of year for many of you. Here are some great support charities (UK) if you need them. There's never any shame in asking for help. Have a fabulous day ☕️ #HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️

Nobody in their right mind would want to stop him. The question should be " How can we stop Farage and Reform making our country worse than it is already?"

I am usually several of these categories within a 20 minute timeframe. And I wish I could say this only applied to bookshops, but it’s every shop ever.

LOVE Call the Midwife. I legit turn it on just to sit in and appreciate the emotional triumph of being a woman

Hello! If you're looking for a last minute Christmas book for your young, old, or cake orientated bookish friends, then may I suggest these? They feature best friends forever, afternoon tea, found family, delightful chaos, footnotes, covert ninja skills, and more... ❤️ #booksky #books #childrensbooks

"I find myself #grieving the strangest things sometimes. The ability to make plans without wondering if I’ll feel well enough to follow thru. The luxury of waking up & not immediately doing a mental body scan to assess the day’s #pain levels.": buff.ly/6Ynz2fQ by sarahwarburton #ChronicIllness

OK, strap in…. Here is part 2 of the “Tesco/(insert other brand) are cancelling Christmas” claims! 🎄🎅🤶🎄 TL:DR? Christmas is alive and well everywhere you look. And so too, sadly, is manufactured Christmas rage baiting. Here is just 7 day’s worth of Daily Mail Christmas Rage bait 🧵 1/31

#caturday I’m currently in bed sick but this video is keeping a smile on my face

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Noteworthy to me that they always use the loaded language of “drugs” to suggest a negative connotation, because they realise there’s no scandal in using the correct terminology of “medication”. Much harder to get people angry when you refer to it as the healthcare that it is.

I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future. Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.

A tempting argument, but I don't subscribe to it, personally. I want to be the party that actually shows some integrity. If we do the bad thing because Labour does the bad thing, tell the lie because they tell lies, what's the point of not being Labour? I may as well drown myself right now.

Catching up on TV, and all I can say is, if #hignfy (which I do ❤️ ) wanted me to reject @zackpolanski.bsky.social because he ‘failed to show up’, they failed to consider I would research why and find that he believed the “Immigration Special” QT was more important to film the same day. Quite right 💚

The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting. Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war. It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.

Beautiful statement #transrights #womensrights #transrightsarehumanrights #intersexpeopleexist #nonbinarypeopleexist #genderisasocialconstruct #howaretheygoingtoenforcethenewrules

This post, article whatever you want to call it - is the best ‘pacing in a nutshell’ explanation I’ve seen. #painmanagement #chronicpain

This is really good advice and I’m going to try to incorporate it into my pain management plan. Not tonight though because it’s been a rocky afternoon/evening and I only have the energy to lie on the sofa and occasionally look at my phone. #chronicpain #painmanagement

An extraordinary thing, this. A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase. Register now for tickets. www.transmissionlive.uk

If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch. We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The reduction in the move on period has been shown to cause homelessness among refugees. It just is not possible for many to find a new place to live in 28 days, or for most people for that matter. It's a harmful, and cynical, manoeuvre by the government, and shifts support needs onto councils.

He so FLUFFY 😍 My pretty boy. Don’t cha want to just rub your nose on that belly?!

Again, @zackpolanski.bsky.social is spot on. Asylum seekers run for their lives. They travel enormous distances at great risk to reach safety. They have no other choice. That's why deterrence doesn't work (anywhere ... & never has). And the cruelty that comes with it is inexcusable.

How is this not the top story on every news bulletin? This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Sadly not remotely surprised. Johnson is a spineless little shit.

Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence. The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.

At the 3rd International Long COVID Conference in Boston, Dr Kay Rhee from UC San Diego and RECOVER presented new findings on how a child’s daily environment shapes the risk of Long COVID. @ucsandiego.bsky.social

The way this Govenrment are treating some of the most vulnerable people in the world is disgusting. And they the audacity to pretend it's coming from a place of compassion and concern. Their only actual concern seems to be dancing to the tune of the far right rather than tackle inequality.

Reading for fun is so important, and it is incredibly sad that fewer children are engaging in it. This fund endeavours to encourage hospitalised young readers with a children’s library at Dorset County Hospital. Please donate if you can! www.justgiving.com/page/operati...

It’s always *ALWAYS* about controlling women and girls. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

states should accept people fleeing death & persecution, that's bedrock to the global order & our obligations to others we should all happily participate in that instead, we have to undermine it in every way we can because dipshits who've been wrong about everything think that's the smart play

Climate change asylum appeal victory in UK www.linkedin.com/posts/gamal-...

For the first time in EU history, someone faces criminal charges for organising a Pride march. Géza Buzás-Hábel, a teacher and organiser of Pécs Pride in Hungary, could be jailed for up to a year, simply for leading a peaceful march for equality. 🧵

All the evidence shows that transphobes are actually a minority, as with most form of bigots. Problem is they are a very vocal minority and because of that are taken as the "voice of the people". Make your voice heard against them👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...

I’ve just followed @sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social because I’m pretty sure he was wearing a #chooselove t-shirt under his blazer on last week’s taskmaster. Also, historically and currently, he is brilliant.

Can’t believe I’m having to post this again. Things you don’t get to choose; Sexuality, gender, ethnicity, disability, mental/physical health, religion you’re born into. Things you do get to choose; Whether or not to be an arsehole to someone about any of these things.

One of the worst features of the 21st century discourse is the "complex problems require complicated solutions" trope. The solutions are generally, at heart, simple. Carrying them through tends to require strategy, planning, leadership, advocacy, persistence, resources. Oh, and courage.

The next series of Hunted is just going to be the Hunters trying to find everyone who's been accidentally released early.

Thrilled with the #gbbo result. First year in a long time my favourite of the final trio has won.

Am picturing a Midsomer Murders plot where someone is impaled on the caramel shards during a garden party #gbbo

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BBC give @zackpolanski.bsky.social a five minute interview and our membership grows by +6000 in a day. Imagine how fast our membership would grow if they gave @greenparty.org.uk fair and equal air time!

🗣️ @zackpolanski.bsky.social opens Green Party Conference at 1:30pm today. 💻 Tune in live on YouTube ⤵️

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LANDMARK MOMENT - the Greens now have more members across Great Britain than the Lib Dems! Let's keep it going! 👇🏼👇🏾👇🏽 join.greenparty.org.uk Latest stats available: 85,800 @greenparty.org.uk (England & Wales) + @scottishgreens.org combined membership 83,174 @libdems.org.uk (a single party across GB)

I’m so sick of being sick. People can’t understand the unrelenting nature of chronic illness. They think we can get “better” if we just try harder. The reality is you have good days and bad… but you’re sick every day. Exhausted. In pain. Battling. It can really wear a person down.

Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that takes people from us before they even go. My friend’s family is fundraising. Please support if you can 🙏🏽 www.justgiving.com/page/carolin...