I'm convinced that Wes is running a campaign to tie Burnham's hands by forcing him to make reactionary statements about what he will & won't do in power. He knows he can't win so he's trying to pin Burnham down to certain policy positions. It worked with the EU thing. Will it work with tax policy?

**a process that I rigged to make it harder for people who don't like me to remove me** It was one of Starmer's first major policy changes when he became leader. He's always been concerned about accumulating and consolidating power. Dangerous authoritarian ambition masked in extreme dullness.

Always nice to spend hours on the first day of being out of hospital ringing the DWP /s 🫠 Doing this to the background of Starmer clinging to power/ gaslighting us about "labour values" is salt in the wound. He's asking for the kind of grace that he ensures ppl like me can't have from the state.

Good to be back at home getting cuddles from Tundra.

Why do they always drag this stuff out "over the coming days"? This drip feed coms is so infuriating. Just tell us all now. The cameras are there. The mics are on. State your case. Diluting the messaging across multiple paywalled articles that nobody will read only makes people tune out.

Y'all better have voted green by the time I wake up from surgery! Don't want to waste the happy drugs on bad news. Grippy socks and hospital gown acquired. Surgery will be around noon.

Well shit. Cancer is getting sucked out on the 11th of May. A much smaller operation than last time. Hopefully the recovery won't be as difficult.

What if we stopped piloting the economy with the aim to blow people up and instead used the mechanisms available to improve people's lives? 🤔 So proud I got austerity trauma through the 2010s so we could afford those two aircraft carriers that are protecting the flow of maritime trade... Oh wait 💀

I went all the way into Cambridge biomedical campus (the 7th layer of hell) and I don't even know when my surgery will be 😤 "Soon" is all they could give me! I just want to be able to plan my next few months! 🫠

Quorn's shrinkflation feels like an even bigger betrayal than most. We all know the chocolate companies like nestle are evil. Quorn is supposed to be there for people making the more ethical choice. It's their entire brand! The nugs are so small now. Tragic 😤

YouTube has forgotten accessibility 🙃 A recent update made it so that you have to swipe up to see the 3 button navigation bar that used to be permanently visible (an accessibility feature to avoid gestures that they've hidden behind a gesture 🙎🏻‍♂️) & when you do - their nav bar conflicts with it! 🤦🏻‍♂️

One glaringly obvious difference between Magyar and the democratic party is that Magyar is clear in his intentions to dismantle the infrastructure that consolidated Orban's power for so long. I hope the Dems see this and start talking about what they'll do with the supreme court. (They won't)

This is a good and necessary update... *But* ... It would be much easier to get this info & ensure it's accessible if public transport was all owned and operated by government... And we should have our own map app so we can build in more data to help people instead of relying on a company in the US.

The plug in solar thing is really cool. Not enough people have been talking about it. It's not really Labour's idea. They kinda stumbled into it and the policy review is coming out at the right time for them to wheel it out as a response to the oil crisis... But it will make a big difference!

Why are all the "green" fence/shed paints actually blue?! I'm losing my mind I swear!! 🫠

Assisted dying campaigners want you to believe that the options are this bill or unmitigated suffering That just isn't true. So much else can be done: better palliative and social care, higher benefit levels and, eventually, a safe law drafted by experts that protects vulnerable people

Oncology called me 2 hours early... right before I had to leave for a blood test so I had to tell them to call back at the appointment time. It's now 30 minutes past my appointment time. 30 minutes left till they knock off for the day. Half expecting to have been forgotten 🙃

You'd have to be in a pretty dark place to put yourself through the DWP systems to get support. All of these people absolutely deserve it. The DWP likely made their MH worse. That said. I doubt these conditions are the sole reason they are seeking support. Assessments don't work like that.

I've had MS for 10 years as of today! 🥳🫠😅

I just don't get how most businesses have shifted to a model of open contempt for their customers? They used to have to compete to woo us. Now they force feed us slop and expect to bill us monthly for the privilege.

Real whiplash vibe shift from yesterday huh? Woke up with a little hope yesterday. Today we're at war and our national media thought half of the Brit awards needed to be censored. We're gonna need that decriminalisation policy everyone is mocking Zack for to decompress from this dystopia 🙃

The racist framing of this in “blaming Muslims” and the use of “hatred” when it’s not just Muslims who are outraged about Labour’s support for genocide is why Labour are losing

Finally hitting publish on a video after a month of not posting feels like such a relief 😅

I hope they are ruthless - but deep down I know it won't scratch the surface. I've been under their care for 10 years. It was poor at the start and worse now. No way to prove it ofc but really feel like negligence from addenbrookes has made me more disabled. share.google/9KJmTj2GRCnR...

So it was Mandelson who forced MPs vote to scrap winter fuel allowance? Who suspended MPs who voted to end the 2 child cap? Who made the DWP go on a media blitz to turbo charge rhetoric against disabled people before the big benefits U-turn? Who implemented the new section 28 against trans people?

I successfully procrastinated an important task today by instead filling out a request for a right to choose ADHD assessment and sending it to my GP (7 years after my last NHS assessment failed due to a clinician's error) Hopefully it works because I just want to focus on what I'm supposed to do! 😅

I can't help but think this is a part of the generational divide in the UK. (In general) Older people live in rural areas that won't be surveilled. They don't go to protests. They'll be fine. If this was about tracking number plates to catch speeders there would be outrage.

Disappointed to have so many mutuals with this guy. Reminds me of times when I've called out novara or NIP... Except so much more mundane. I was just voicing concern about a graph! 😅 Bluesky gets more like old twitter every day!

Now 99% of the vote is in - Socialist Seguro has come out 7.6% ahead of far right Ventura. That's energy the left can take into the runoff vote in February. Trump's anti-Europeanism won't be helping Ventura. The "progressive" outlets should be cheering Seguro on - not highlighting Ventura.

Typical Guardian only mentioning the far right in the headline despite the left's candidate being ahead of them. A more accurate headline would be "socialist and far right poised to battle in Portugal presidential runoff" - but that would celebrate the left too much 🙃 share.google/2SYWVjjk0rMb...

My neurodivergent self is devastated that my first face to camera video on YouTube is performing well. Now I'll have to regularly make eye contact with myself when editing videos 😤🙎🏻‍♂️

It gets more annoying! I had to block Bear because I was getting ads directly from his account. Now I'm getting ads from random "x person from water 2" accounts. Literally their name + "from water 2". Had to block 3 already. WTF? It feels so dodgy. Leave me alone piss man! 😤

I've had to block Bear Grylls's water filter company. They've been mercilessly targeting me with ads for over a year now. I don't trust the piss man. Feels like some odd supplement adjacent right wing grift. He baptised Russell Brand. Bad vibes all around. They must spend so much money on ads!

Trump may be the only politician less popular than Starmer in the UK. Keir would lose nothing by condemning this obvious violation of int law. He could really put a fire under Farage with it too. Instead he looks complicit or incompetent. I guess he must be doing something "forensic" again 😅💀

... Did the London New Years Fireworks show just celebrate global warming?!? 😅

Why did I agree to a shingles vaccine the day before New Year's eve? 💀 Everything hurts!

My PIP decision just came through. I have the enhanced rate for both categories until 2035 🥹 I thought I'd be celebrating but mostly I'm just relieved. I'm relieved I don't have to fight for enhanced mobility, and relieved they gave me a 10 year award. This is the outcome I didn't dare hope for.

I'm hoping the unexpected payment the DWP sent me today is backpay for them giving me the enhanced mobility component of PIP and not some kind of mistake I'll have to pay back 😬😅 I think it might be but you can never let your guard down with those clowns 🤷🏻‍♂️ It'd be nice to celebrate something!

Fuck off! Why is our society so extractive? It's a bloody pill app for sick people. Why does it need a subscription? 🫩

This is the most nuanced article I've seen in the guardian for a while. Clearly identifies the ways in which a campaign from a relatively small number of people online can poison the national debate (ignoring facts) and impact policy for the worst. If only they could see this pattern elsewhere 🤔

We should resist this for immigration because it's the moral thing to do. Also - where does this end? Will you have to give up your watch to the A&E nurse before you get treated? Will losing your job mean losing family heirlooms for support? It's a dangerous step on a very slippery slope!

“If Labour don’t do this, we’ll get a Reform government” Trans people, disabled people, migrants, people of colour and people seeking asylum already have a Reform government. You just want to feel superior to those who like the idea of Nigel Farage as PM.

Just saw an advert for a candlelight concert of Vivaldi's four seasons... Can't think of a posher way to experience a DWP trauma fever dream 💀😂 I know they've changed hold music now but the moment I hear four seasons I'm transported back to the body shaking anxiety of being on hold in the 2010s 🫠

Been waiting since Jan to hear about my PIP review. Just sat on the phone for an hour to confirm that it's not just the DWP causing delays but serco too! 🙃 Maybe they'll want an assessment. Maybe not 🤷🏻‍♂️ I might be waiting 2 more weeks to find out but idk if that was plucked out of thin air.

My oncologist brought forward my post scan appointment by nearly two weeks (just 1w post scan) and I immediately interpreted this urgency as "it's back!" and started planning my year around the inevitable surgery I'd need... Turns out it just got reported early and they wanted to be efficient 😅

There is not an issue I can think of where labour will do the right thing for citizens over lobbyists. I don't understand the enthusiasm with which they throw themselves into the centre of situations and side with the people doing the shitty thing. Never miss an opportunity for bad press.

How I hot foil stamped the cover for my rebind of Disability Visibility using a foilquill in my cricut. #BookBinding #BookSky #DisabilityPride #DisabilityVisibility #ReBind #Books

Sooo.... I did a thing 🫣

£650 could do so much good if focused in the right place. Cars for the wealthy ain't it. If it went on insulation or heating upgrades for the poor it would play a dual role in reducing the poorest's energy bills whilst also reducing emissions - likely by more than this car scheme.

Temperatures in the UK are reaching life-threatening levels more often. We do not have a culture which can handle that - hydration, sunscreen, shelter, rest - and our infrastructure is built to retain heat. People are dying. Add your name. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...