In the face of deepening deprivation in the UK, socio economic conditions are playing havoc in communities. Undiagnosed ADHD is a huge problem, and unrecognised as a major factor of crime. Lack of early diagnosis and intervention is a problem. www.lukeclements.co.uk/parent-blame...

This proves how entrenched eugenics are in the legal system. People with learning disabilities are canon fodder for politicians - inconvenient, a nuisance. Lock them up and throw away the key is the prevailing attitude.

[email protected], @mind.org.uk and @autisticsociety.bsky.social said this week’s Supreme Court judgment “removes safeguards that history shows us are vital for disabled people” while introducing a “regressive legal standard” across the NHS and social care. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

It's hard to convey just how monstrous the privatisation of children's care homes has become. Highly vulnerable children have been turned into cash machines, with devastating impacts on their wellbeing. Please sit down before reading this week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Darren Jones sent his commiserations to Peter Mandelson after he was sacked as US ambassador in messages that were not disclosed as part of the humble address release www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Absolutely shameful move by the University of Nottingham. The community will not forget. Solidarity with all affected.

“we found that 78% of authors (of studies on ABA) had a conflict of interest (COI) Some worked in ABA clinics, some offered paid consulting to other ABA providers, and some did both Almost all papers (93%) had at least one author with these kinds of connections.” 🫠 #AutRes

Reform UK today says it wants to end the equality act of 2010 which is the primary legal framework protecting disabled people from discrimination in the UK #dontvotebigots

'The new rules won’t simply mean a longer wait for ILR. They will mean many people don’t qualify for ILR at all and have to leave the country'. @jamesbowes01.bsky.social on the government's earned settlement proposals ukandeu.ac.uk/remigration-...

It’s striking to see bipartisan moves in the US Congress to block President Trump from seizing control of Greenland. But our government is not being realistic about the nature of the Trump regime, still talking of "close partner and ally". #Greenland #NATO

"We feel like cattle prodded into colluding with system that prizes exam performance above all else, for sake of school results & international league tables?" Yes. Policy @greenparty.org.uk - abolish Sats, abolish Oftsed, make education for life not just exams www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

@xianjaneway.bsky.social did you see this? Phillip Yancey in an 8 year affair, gets caught and quits ministry. www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/auth...

I wrote about #ADHD & Education on my Substack. open.substack.com/pub/craigles...

Yesterday I had a telephone appointment with a GP for a referral for a medicine review for Lisdexamphetamine meds. I haven’t had one since Dec 2023. GP didn’t want to prescribe meds I have been on for 7 years, but I advocated for myself. Getting my meds tomorrow.

If the government won’t admit Brexit’s damage, an independent Royal Commission must. A calm, forensic case from former MEP Andrew Duff.

Disabled children are having to wait for nearly four months to receive benefit payments due to government delays, with hardly any applications being processed on time according to the latest figures. By me, for the Big Issue: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

NEW: Fears over upcoming SEND reforms have led more parents to request formal support for their children, according to reports from councils The rise came after a govt adviser suggested that rights to SEND support could be curtailed By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...

The Twitter algorithm is completely broken. It is fast becoming unusable.

Only 5 days left until the petition closes on 9th October. Will you help us to protect the rights of children with special educational needs and disabilities? It would be amazing if we could get over 130,000 signatures. #SaveOurChildrensRights www.saveourchildrensrights.o...#SaveOurChildrensRights

Good piece from Chaminda, and from what I can tell, govt isn't exactly learning from its past mistakes Very limited (if any) outreach done since - not just on the specifics, but to address the really widespread anger and frustration that spilled out indirectly with the welfare rebellion

‘Motherhood penalty’ costs women an average £65,618 in pay by time first child turns five. This is followed by gender pay gap, pension gap, health gap; slow career progression, harassment and violence, unpaid carer work, retirement insecurity. All women deserve justice.

Labour MPs who voted against welfare cuts this summer have warned that plans to change disability benefit assessments could trigger another mass rebellion Others called for a vote to be delayed until a review into the assessments is complete By me, for Big Issue: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

The neuroprotection of stimulant medication for ADHD in children with #ADHD by Dr Barkley. I can attest to this, seeing how my son has improved in the last 18 months. My son has been on stimulant meds since age 4. Neuro protection properties of #ADHD meds only benefit kids. youtu.be/MPPmbe7k-V8?...

After clashing with Maurice Glasman recently, I've come to realise just how pernicious he and his Blue Labour movement are. We could discuss his chumminess with Steve Bannon and JD Vance, endless pandering to the far right and evident hatred of the Labour left. But there's something even worse. 🧵

I don’t understand this at all. The rhetoric about getting disabled people does not match their actions.

The disability minister has admitted signing off on orders that have led to widespread cuts to disabled people’s Access to Work support packages since Labour came to power. #AccessToWork www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-adm...

Green party leader urges the Bank of England to stop paying interest on commercial banks' reserves. ECB stopped paying interest on a portion of banks reserves. The left has long urged Govt to stop this £20bn subsidy to banks, a consequence of QE. What could govt do with £20bn? archive.ph/LyP2e

I think we need to really see how Amanda Spielman lied in her response to @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social. It was appalling.

Hello. Coming back to here to see if this is any more useable? Twitter is falling apart.

@xianjaneway.bsky.social you need to watch this video about Christian Nationalism and its ties to the Klan. Very interesting channel discussing the Word of Faith movement that I grew up in. Lots of stuff I knew, new stuff I never knew. youtu.be/Unnsr1HUdJs?...

When Krypton sends its people, they're not sending their best...

My latest blog post on #ADHD and why ADHD is NOT a behaviour disorder. open.substack.com/pub/craigles...

The Labour government has “betrayed” autistic people and people with learning difficulties who have been abused and abandoned in mental health institutions, activists told a protest in front of the Houses of Parliament this week. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/protest-brin...

"As he reaches adolescence, the current level of anxiety my son experiences in a mainstream class is destroying any chance he has of reaching his academic potential. He needs a more regulated environment. I wish it were not so, but no amount of my “thinking differently” will change it." 👇

The car tariffs have holed the Reeves budget on the waterline. Trump will expect massive concessions by the UK to avoid them. This is Brexit making the UK vulnerable to attack by larger forces. Time to pivot to the EU while we still can.

Devon CC & other rural counties are struggling with SEND. The DfE should answer questions as to why?

Just thinking govt borrowing at nearly 5% is a big pull for reeves But why didn’t Osborne borrow a trillion pounds at 1% in 2015? And invest in infrastructure people roads etc. interest on that would be less than 10 billion today? So the big error was not borrowing enough in the decade of madness

Rachel Reeves had a choice... But instead of taxing the super-rich, she decided to slash benefits – leaving 3.2 million families £1,700 worse off. The damage that does to our nation’s social fabric, quality of life, physical health, mental health and opportunities… is immense.

This is Labour’s poll tax. Its tuition fees. It is - as Iraq was for Blair - the moral stain that will mark Starmer’s government and the party for years to come. Severely disabled people are going to be starved, isolated and degraded. No Labour MP who backs this will be forgiven.

They are arresting people on the streets, terminating their visas, and disappearing them for writing things they disagree with. This is where we are. Two months in. Right now. If you think they won’t begin coming after citizens soon, you are mistaken.

You truly could not make it up. You could not.

I think Labour are going to face significant electoral losses in the upcoming local elections. I hope that people choose the Libdems or Greens, even independents over the right wing parties.

What was important about the Spring Statement from Rachel Reeves was what it did not say - like mortgage rates are going to rise by at least one percent, alongside house prices. We really are in a mess. youtu.be/4n2pqFOpz9U?...

There are consequences to ADHD denialism. Disgusting.

What do Keir Starmer, his US ambassador Peter Mandelson and Palantir have in common? @jolyonmaugham.bsky.social breaks it down

PIP exists because life costs more if you are disabled. Those costs won’t magically disappear because the government decides to squeeze eligibility - disabled people already face a disproportionately high risk of poverty. This plan will push even more disabled people into poverty - not into jobs

A picture worth a 1000 words.

I have been banging on about people with learning disabilities being vulnerable. I have no faith in any charity representing the cause of learning disabilities.