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/ www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/supreme-cour...

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/

A 'chatty chat' about gender on GMB this morning from 7.15–7.25am. @iandunt.bsky.social 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.

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. hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...

Sounds like immigration officers are referring to themselves as "ICE teams"? As Mark says, probably not a reference to Torvill and Dean.

This from my colleague Mark Symes is very good on the increasing number of Operation Tornado workplace raids and cancellation of status decisions. gardencourtchambers.co.uk/immigration-...

Governments claiming that credible accounts of inhuman and degrading treatment are “hoaxes” 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...

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.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

“The 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.”

"AI services gave voters misinformation to 34% of the questions it posed" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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 ≠ taking precautions.

Government Urged to Act Fast to Prevent ‘Taps Running Dry’ 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

When assembling your dog, please make sure that you follow the instructions carefully.

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 @bylinetimes.bsky.social via court documents

Most of Britain thinks net migration is still rising — 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...

Latest data due tomorrow but your regular reminder: net migration is *plunging* without these plans being enacted.

What should we be looking for in WHO’s next Director General now nominations are open? @kentbuse.bsky.social and I offer our thoughts @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/393/...

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

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...

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. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

“ChatGPT, 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.” #AI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

One of most destructive acts of the Cameron-Osborne era was the decision to target austerity on local government.

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...

Sign and share people, sign and share!!!

The BBC is using Tommy Robinson's own extremely charitable description of today's hate march – 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. 🧵/14

Good morning! A puffin from Newfound coming in for a landing captured by Ray Mackey Photography. An amazing photo to say the least...

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 they’re dangerous. And here you have it - punching someone and running over another person.

If you’re pregnant and planning a trip to a petting farm or zoo this spring, it’s 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 #SafeFarmVisits

Tragic to hear about the Ebola outbreak in DRC currently. The strain has no vaccine unfortunately.

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. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...

Many Labour MPs, maybe even the PM, will tell us today that the far right rally doesn’t 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.

#BBCNews - 'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Excellent news. It was an outrageous decision to impose black boxes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oklahoma is just the 17th state to ban child marriage. 33 to go.

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)

Did he also meet the Muslim man stabbed on the same day by the same person?

“The 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 ‘terrorists’ without having been convicted of terror charges and with this having been kept secret from the jury.”

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 “easy” for him to get Lai released if elected because of his “great relationship” with Xi. Any updates on that?

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...

Any Labour politician who doesn’t constantly link inflation with Farage for his Brexit and his Trumphilia is lacking basic competence

This is such an important observation and one that, I’m 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

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

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/

WHO is still using the term “close contact” - 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/

Evidence for person-to-person transmission of Andes hantavirus has existed for nearly 30 years. The Epuyén outbreak included infections after brief indoor exposure without physical contact — entirely consistent with respiratory aerosol spread. 2/ www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

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

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.