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Dan Sohege
5 days ago
This ruling makes it harder for disabled individuals to be able to escape situations of deprivation of liberty. It means many more will be trapped in unsuitable, potentially harmful, situations. 2/
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Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West
In A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 [2026] UKSC 16, a seven member Panel of the SuprâŠ
https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/supreme-court-overrules-cheshire-west/
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Dan Sohege
5 days ago
Today the Supreme Court, found in favour of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to, once again, allow for removal of rights and undermine protection for marginalised and vulnerable people, in this case disabled individuals. This is part of a wider erosion of human rights in the UK. 1/
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Roland Smith
5 days ago
A 'chatty chat' about gender on GMB this morning from 7.15â7.25am.
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recently made a passing comment on the role of daytime/sofa TV in softly maintaining the poison in our discourse. Absolutely true, and the genre starts every day with the Godawful GMB.
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StrictlyChristo đșđŠđ»
5 days ago
According to this Harvard study, Elon Musk's cuts to USAID through DOGE are responsible for an estimated 400,000 preventable deaths of children in Africa.
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USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administrationâs decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-shutdown-has-led-to-hundreds-of-thousands-of-deaths/
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Colin Yeo
5 days ago
Sounds like immigration officers are referring to themselves as "ICE teams"? As Mark says, probably not a reference to Torvill and Dean.
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Colin Yeo
5 days ago
This from my colleague Mark Symes is very good on the increasing number of Operation Tornado workplace raids and cancellation of status decisions.
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Immigration Blog: Home Office immigration raids & challenging procedural unfairness | Garden Court Chambers
The rise in Home Office immigration raids on small businesses and rapid enforcement action and visa cancellations can leave individuals without a proper opportunity to challenge hastily executed, life...
https://gardencourtchambers.co.uk/immigration-blog-home-office-immigration-raids-challenging-procedural-unfairness/
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Martin McKee
14 days ago
Governments claiming that credible accounts of inhuman and degrading treatment are âhoaxesâ have a simple defence - permit international observers. This is our future if Reform get anywhere near government & leave ECHR
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Human cages and overflowing toilets at $1m a day: the brutal legacy of Ron DeSantisâs âAlligator Alcatrazâ jail
Floridaâs hard-right governor is trying to distance himself from the notorious detention center as public opinion sours
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/24/alligator-alcatraz-ron-desantis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Freedom Press
14 days ago
Not that you'd know it from the mainstream press's coverage, which tends to mindlessly repeat the complete fiction that the right is the target of repression (two tier justice blah blah blah), when in fact it's the left. We have of course been warning about the rise of this phenomenon for years now.
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New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/23/anti-protest-sentences-rise-england-wales-political-prisoners
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Trish Greenhalgh
14 days ago
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years Iâve had SIX messages from people who saved a kidâs life after clicking on the link from my feed.
slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesnât Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
https://slate.com/technology/2013/06/rescuing-drowning-children-how-to-know-when-someone-is-in-trouble-in-the-water.html
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Clive Lewis MP
18 days ago
âThe fact that he is known as a vulture capitalist should tell you everything about how inappropriate this deal is [for Thames Water]⊠these kinds of people are there to suck the lifeblood out of our utilities and public services, and this deal should not be rushed through.â
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Elizabeth Stokoe
18 days ago
"AI services gave voters misinformation to 34% of the questions it posed"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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ChatGPT and other AI bots made huge errors before Scottish election, study finds
Exclusive: Electoral Commission calls for new controls as Demos finds tools made up fake scandals, invented candidates or gave wrong date
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/20/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-replika-grok-gemini-misinformation-scottish-election-demos
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Dan Sohege
18 days ago
Home Office stats on suicides is sketchy, but we know from all the evidence, over years, that hostile systems increase the trauma of often already traumatised individuals. We also know France has already sent people returned under this scheme to unsafe countries.
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Asylum seeker has deportation ticket cancelled after attempting suicide
Eritrean man was due to be forcibly removed to France under âone in, one outâ scheme
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/20/asylum-seeker-deportation-ticket-cancelled-attempting-take-his-own-life
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T. Ryan Gregory đšđŠ
17 days ago
So, the precautionary principle is that you take precautions based on *reasonable possibilities* -- not certainties, not extremely likelies -- that would have serious consequences if true and for which it would be too late if you wait for conclusive evidence. Monitoring â taking precautions.
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Byline Times
17 days ago
Government Urged to Act Fast to Prevent âTaps Running Dryâ Due to AI Data Centres and Climate Crisis A new parliamentary report warns that rising temperatures, widespread leaks and the demands of a growing AI industry are putting unsustainable pressure on our water supply
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Government Urged to Act Fast to Prevent âTaps Running Dryâ Due to AI Data Centres and Climate Crisis
A new parliamentary report warns that rising temperatures, widespread leaks and the demands of a growing AI industry are putting unsustainable pressure on our water supply
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/21/government-urged-to-act-fast-to-prevent-taps-running-dry-due-to-ai-data-centres-and-climate-crisis/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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Paul Bronks
17 days ago
When assembling your dog, please make sure that you follow the instructions carefully.
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Bremain in Spain
18 days ago
At least 78 Jan 6 rioters have been arrested on charges unrelated to the riot, twice as high as previously reported At least: 9 cases of child sexual abuse 3 rape 2 convicted of murder 19 weapons charges 9 violent assaults Excl figures compiled for
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The Jan 6th Rioters Who Were Pardoned by Trump Only to Offend Again
Mike Wendling, author of 'Day of Reckoning: How the Far Right Declared War on Democracy' speaks to Adrian Goldberg for the Byline Podcast
https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-jan-6th-rioters-who-were-pardoned?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1162849&post_id=198245258&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=false&r=1v08dj&triedRedirect=true
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
17 days ago
Most of Britain thinks net migration is still rising â when it has actually fallen by more than three-quarters From our new 2026
@britishfuture.bsky.social
study of public attitudes to immigration, published online here
www.britishfuture.org/britain-thin...
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Britain thinks net migration is rising â when it has actually fallen by more than three-quarters - British Future
Findings from British Futureâs annual Immigration Attitudes Tracker reveal the extent of public misperceptions on net migration.
https://www.britishfuture.org/britain-thinks-net-migration-is-rising-when-it-has-actually-fallen-by-more-than-three-quarters/
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Heather Stewart
17 days ago
Latest data due tomorrow but your regular reminder: net migration is *plunging* without these plans being enacted.
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Martin McKee
18 days ago
What should we be looking for in WHOâs next Director General now nominations are open?
@kentbuse.bsky.social
and I offer our thoughts
@bmj.com
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https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2026-932172
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Andrew Fisher
25 days ago
Labour's Immigration Bill is the most immoral and repugnant thing this Government has done. It would mean a care worker who came to this country looking after our elderly, working night shifts on low pay, would wait 10 years to apply for citizenship But an investment banker could apply in 3 years
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Dan Sohege
17 days ago
Not a fan of Burnham anyway, but seriously, what is the point of changing leader if they are going to keep the same inhumane and hostile policies Starmer supports which have pushed so many voters away from Labour. Whoever takes over needs to u-turn on them, fast.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham to back Shabana Mahmoodâs immigration changes, allies say
Exclusive: Greater Manchester understood to support home secretaryâs push to limit legal and illegal migration
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/burnham-to-back-shabana-mahmoods-immigration-changes-allies-say
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Dan Sohege
17 days ago
Alexander's comments are fully in line with Labour's rhetoric around ADHD, autism etc, and way they diminish and dismiss hidden disabilities, or claim "overdiagnosis"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is despite experts pointing out they aren't being overdiagnosed.
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Michael Warhurst
17 days ago
âChatGPT, the most heavily used AI service, gave wrong information in 46% of its answers, including making up an expenses scandal, giving inaccurate replies on voter eligibility rules and getting the date of the election wrong by two months.â
#AI
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ChatGPT and other AI bots made huge errors before Scottish election, study finds
Exclusive: Electoral Commission calls for new controls as Demos finds tools made up fake scandals, invented candidates or gave wrong date
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/20/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-replika-grok-gemini-misinformation-scottish-election-demos?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Robert Saunders
18 days ago
One of most destructive acts of the Cameron-Osborne era was the decision to target austerity on local government.
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Allan Paterson #FBPE FB99% #UBI #YNWA đ
21 days ago
Right now, ministers are deciding whether to trigger the break clause and scrap the contract. Sign the petition before they make up their minds:
the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...
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Get Palantir OUT of our NHS!
Ministers are deciding RIGHT NOW whether to scrap Palantir's NHS contract. This Trump-linked surveillance company has no place in our health service. I've signed, will you?
https://the.organise.network/campaigns/network-nhs-workers-say-no-to-palantir-b5928815a6e2d44f?utm_campaign=B90mSUj9ID&utm_medium=native&utm_source=share
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TeeDixie âđŒ
21 days ago
Sign and share people, sign and share!!!
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Matt Gallagher
22 days ago
The BBC is using Tommy Robinson's own extremely charitable description of today's hate march â and whitewashing him as an "anti-Islam activist." But his politics are actually about race. And the media here is helping Robinson launder his extreme views. đ§”/14
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David W. Pippy
22 days ago
Good morning! A puffin from Newfound coming in for a landing captured by Ray Mackey Photography. An amazing photo to say the least...
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Ramandeep Kaur
22 days ago
These guys are thugs. They came to our local village and were filming and intimidating anyone who challenged them. I called the police and they warned me not to approach them as theyâre dangerous. And here you have it - punching someone and running over another person.
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NHS Lothian
23 days ago
If youâre pregnant and planning a trip to a petting farm or zoo this spring, itâs important to avoid risky germs. Avoid contact with animals giving birth and newborn animals as they may carry germs that can be risky. Visit:
nhsinform.scot/safeoutdoors
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank
22 days ago
Tragic to hear about the Ebola outbreak in DRC currently. The strain has no vaccine unfortunately.
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Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda also reports outbreak and health officials say cases were caused by Bundibugyo strain of virus
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/15/ebola-outbreak-drc-africa-deaths?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Daniel Trilling
22 days ago
If you want to know how and why we've ended up in a situation where tens of thousands of people rally in support of a far-right influencer, backed by wealthy North American fascists, I just wrote a book about it.
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If We Tolerate This: How the British establishment made the far right respectable
How the British establishment made the far right respectable
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-we-tolerate-this-how-the-british-establishment-made-the-far-right-respectable-daniel-trilling/a3774e7327cb09df
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Tanja Bueltmann
22 days ago
Many Labour MPs, maybe even the PM, will tell us today that the far right rally doesnât represent the British people. Meanwhile, the policies they support help normalise, at times deliver directly, what the far right want. This is not how we are better; it is not how opposing the far right works.
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Kriszta Satori
23 days ago
#BBCNews
- 'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system
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UK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee system
The government said its in-house IT system was
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l2j1lxdk5o
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Alexa Wilson
24 days ago
Excellent news. It was an outrageous decision to impose black boxes.
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Motability withdraws compulsory black boxes after criticism from drivers
Motability says it is pausing its rule changes after drivers said they were confusing and restrictive.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c052e26mq7vo
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Nick Fish
24 days ago
Oklahoma is just the 17th state to ban child marriage. 33 to go.
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Standing Together
24 days ago
NOW: Hundreds of Solidarity Guard activists in Jerusalem to provide protective presence during the notoriously violent Flag March, when extremist settlers flood the city and Palestinian residents close their businesses and hide inside for fear of being spat on, pushed, and called slurs. (1/2)
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Did he also meet the Muslim man stabbed on the same day by the same person?
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Jane
24 days ago
âThe public will be astonished to learn that in the British justice system a protester can now be convicted of criminal damage for disrupting an arms factory and then be sentenced as âterroristsâ without having been convicted of terror charges and with this having been kept secret from the jury.â
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Palestine Action activists in Elbit protest could be sentenced as terrorists
Judgeâs ruling was not disclosed to jurors in two trials and can only now be revealed after reporting restrictions lifted
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/12/palestine-action-activists-elbit-protest-terrorist-connection-ruling
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Ron Filipkowski
24 days ago
Did Trump press Xi to release Jimmy Lai from prison like he promised during the campaign on the Hugh Hewitt radio show in 2024 when he said it would be âeasyâ for him to get Lai released if elected because of his âgreat relationshipâ with Xi. Any updates on that?
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Martin McKee
about 1 month ago
Yet another example of the cruelty and incompetence of the UK immigration authorities, and the callous and unfeeling ministers responsible for them. Now blocking (and doing nothing to help) an 11-month-old baby born in the UK to a British mother from returning.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Scottish mum stuck abroad after baby falls foul of UK dual nationality rules
Sarah Schloegl was unable to board flight home from Spain as 11-month-old had invalid documentation under new rules
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/06/scottish-mum-stuck-in-spain-after-baby-falls-foul-of-uk-dual-nationality-rules
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Dan Snow
about 1 month ago
Any Labour politician who doesnât constantly link inflation with Farage for his Brexit and his Trumphilia is lacking basic competence
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Martin McKee
about 1 month ago
This is such an important observation and one that, Iâm sure, will be missed in the discussion. Just like no-one can claim to pursue growth without reversing Brexit, no-one can claim to pursue the national interest and reject proportional representation
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Rebecca McKee
25 days ago
4 quick thoughts on the King's Speech 1) It's BIG - 37 bills in the background briefing including carried over and draft bills Very unusual for a second parliamentary session - it's very unlikely all of these will end up on the statute book by the end of the session
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Trish Greenhalgh
26 days ago
The key public health question is not whether Andes virus is as transmissible as measles or SARS-CoV-2. It is whether a pathogen with documented human transmission and a case fatality rate (by WHO's own estimate) of ~38% warrants stronger airborne precautions. We argue yes. 5/
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Trish Greenhalgh
26 days ago
WHO is still using the term âclose contactâ - but this is not a mode of transmission. Repeated reports of transmission in crowded indoor spaces, prolonged interactions, and transport settings should raise concerns about airborne inhalation risk. 4/
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Trish Greenhalgh
26 days ago
Evidence for person-to-person transmission of Andes hantavirus has existed for nearly 30 years. The EpuyĂ©n outbreak included infections after brief indoor exposure without physical contact â entirely consistent with respiratory aerosol spread. 2/
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Trish Greenhalgh
26 days ago
OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHOâs default approach to airborne risk. đ§” 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections â not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs.
www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s919
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John-Luke Roberts
25 days ago
Turned down for some Arts Council funding today, and we're at a loss as to where to turn now, so if there's any multi-millionaire who has got bored of trying to manipulate the political landscape and would quite like to see a musical about grief with a singing tiger in it pls get in touch
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Squeezy John
24 days ago
Ahem ... 3. the fact that he just gave all our NHS personal medical data to shady far-right run Palentir even if we opted out of doing so. The same Palentir whose UK representative refused to rule out passing said data to a Reform government if they wanted to use it to deport people.
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