Louisa
@louisa1.bsky.social
Gave up employment as a nurse to become full time unpaid carer to my adult son, Wills who has Angelman Syndrome, he is also an artist. Also, proud mum to Lucy a Specialist OT and Tom a Paramedic. Granny to 4 beautiful girls!
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Today is World Sepsis Day, in 20O7 I almost died of sepsis after a shaving cut got infected. Sepsis kills more people a year than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined. One of the best ways to fight it is to learn the warning signs
September 13, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Today is World Sepsis Day, in 20O7 I almost died of sepsis after a shaving cut got infected. Sepsis kills more people a year than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined. One of the best ways to fight it is to learn the warning signs
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This is deeply shocking.
Content warning:
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
September 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
This is deeply shocking.
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Should he feel safe anywhere?
September 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Should he feel safe anywhere?
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Home life as a sibling of a disabled brother or sister isn't always easy. 💛 Our YoungSibs website has information and tips to help with some of the difficult things that can happen at home. Visit sibs.org.uk/youngsibs/info-and-advice/tough-stuff-at-home to find out more 💜
August 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Home life as a sibling of a disabled brother or sister isn't always easy. 💛 Our YoungSibs website has information and tips to help with some of the difficult things that can happen at home. Visit sibs.org.uk/youngsibs/info-and-advice/tough-stuff-at-home to find out more 💜
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Reform to make long-term jobless clean streets for 20 hrs a week or no benefits.
Training, education?
Age 60/65, can't work, can't retire, can't see doctor, no local jobs; just clean streets.
What future for old, sick, disabled and victims of redundancies?
Will it all be policed at gunpoint?
Training, education?
Age 60/65, can't work, can't retire, can't see doctor, no local jobs; just clean streets.
What future for old, sick, disabled and victims of redundancies?
Will it all be policed at gunpoint?
Reform say people on benefits should be cleaning the streets or face being stripped of their cash | LBC
The policy would be part of a series of changes to welfare and benefits under a Reform government that would stop some claimants “taking everyone else for mugs”, the party says.
www.lbc.co.uk
August 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Reform to make long-term jobless clean streets for 20 hrs a week or no benefits.
Training, education?
Age 60/65, can't work, can't retire, can't see doctor, no local jobs; just clean streets.
What future for old, sick, disabled and victims of redundancies?
Will it all be policed at gunpoint?
Training, education?
Age 60/65, can't work, can't retire, can't see doctor, no local jobs; just clean streets.
What future for old, sick, disabled and victims of redundancies?
Will it all be policed at gunpoint?
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They were warned.
August 14, 2026 at 8:17 PM
They were warned.
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Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system
Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system
Parent-carers of disabled children are exposed to chronic levels of extreme stress and often reach crisis point before help is available – then they face a ‘fight for basic support’, experts say. This is Matilda Davis’s story
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system
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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
August 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
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State Pension age to rise to 68 for 5m Britons years earlier than expected.
Many physically won't be able to work. Longer NHS queues.
Many won't live long enough to draw the pension, wealth transferred to the rich who live longer.
Cull of the working class.
Rich can retire whenever they want.
Many physically won't be able to work. Longer NHS queues.
Many won't live long enough to draw the pension, wealth transferred to the rich who live longer.
Cull of the working class.
Rich can retire whenever they want.
Millions to retire later under state pension age increase plans
Around five millions workers could lose out under the plans, according to a report by the Office for Budget Responsibility
www.independent.co.uk
July 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM
State Pension age to rise to 68 for 5m Britons years earlier than expected.
Many physically won't be able to work. Longer NHS queues.
Many won't live long enough to draw the pension, wealth transferred to the rich who live longer.
Cull of the working class.
Rich can retire whenever they want.
Many physically won't be able to work. Longer NHS queues.
Many won't live long enough to draw the pension, wealth transferred to the rich who live longer.
Cull of the working class.
Rich can retire whenever they want.
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Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England
Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England
Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer trees
Private school grounds in England offer 41% more tree cover than state schools for cooling and shade in extreme temperatures, research has found.
As teachers and students prepare to take their summer holidays after weeks of high temperatures where some classrooms reached highs of 40C, an analysis of tree cover in schools in England reveals a stark socioeconomic divide. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England
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It is shocking that people with a learning disability die much earlier than the general population.
But once again, nobody has mentioned the even more shocking statistic that people from an ethnic minority who have a learning disability die much earlier still.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But once again, nobody has mentioned the even more shocking statistic that people from an ethnic minority who have a learning disability die much earlier still.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over half of adults with learning difficulties do not live past 65, report says
The government says the findings are stark, while a campaign group says they should be "headline news".
www.bbc.co.uk
July 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM
It is shocking that people with a learning disability die much earlier than the general population.
But once again, nobody has mentioned the even more shocking statistic that people from an ethnic minority who have a learning disability die much earlier still.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But once again, nobody has mentioned the even more shocking statistic that people from an ethnic minority who have a learning disability die much earlier still.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Price of austerity and welfare cuts.
56.6% of England adults with learning disabilities do not live past 65.
14.8% for the general population.
Deaths from treatable conditions double that of the general adult population.
Number of specialist practicing nurses down 44%.
56.6% of England adults with learning disabilities do not live past 65.
14.8% for the general population.
Deaths from treatable conditions double that of the general adult population.
Number of specialist practicing nurses down 44%.
Over half of adults with learning difficulties do not live past 65, report says
The government says the findings are stark, while a campaign group says they should be "headline news".
www.bbc.co.uk
July 14, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Price of austerity and welfare cuts.
56.6% of England adults with learning disabilities do not live past 65.
14.8% for the general population.
Deaths from treatable conditions double that of the general adult population.
Number of specialist practicing nurses down 44%.
56.6% of England adults with learning disabilities do not live past 65.
14.8% for the general population.
Deaths from treatable conditions double that of the general adult population.
Number of specialist practicing nurses down 44%.
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Pass this on. You never know who might need it and it could make a huge difference if someone is struggling for whatever reason
Tesco is extending its Kids Eat Free scheme to 7 days a week over the summer, where children get a free meal with an adult purchase, but honestly, this detail about how small the adult purchase can be broke my heart.
June 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Pass this on. You never know who might need it and it could make a huge difference if someone is struggling for whatever reason
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Sally died because the supported living home she lived in forgot to give her her medication for 300 days. An inquest found she died from neglect but the CQC failed to bring forward a prosecution
The problem isn't just the regulator. Its the fact that we've privatised social care
The problem isn't just the regulator. Its the fact that we've privatised social care
June 25, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Sally died because the supported living home she lived in forgot to give her her medication for 300 days. An inquest found she died from neglect but the CQC failed to bring forward a prosecution
The problem isn't just the regulator. Its the fact that we've privatised social care
The problem isn't just the regulator. Its the fact that we've privatised social care
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It’s “learning disability week”. I suppose I should be championing it. But in some ways it’s depressing. All these tags, all this noise, but still the same old struggles in the way people are treated. The same neglect. The same old don’t give a damn.
I write about all this in my book.
I write about all this in my book.
June 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It’s “learning disability week”. I suppose I should be championing it. But in some ways it’s depressing. All these tags, all this noise, but still the same old struggles in the way people are treated. The same neglect. The same old don’t give a damn.
I write about all this in my book.
I write about all this in my book.
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Hundreds of thousands of disabled people with lifelong conditions are being put through “pointless” benefit reassessments, contrary to official guidelines. This includes people with learning disabilities and limb amputations.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments
‘Pointless’ reviews are wasting public money and ‘significantly harming’ the mental health of claimants, charity says
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Hundreds of thousands of disabled people with lifelong conditions are being put through “pointless” benefit reassessments, contrary to official guidelines. This includes people with learning disabilities and limb amputations.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The road to Gilead ….
June 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The road to Gilead ….
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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...
Please sit down before reading this week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Horrific, unregulated, and very profitable. The companies making cash from England’s children in care | George Monbiot
Councils are sending vulnerable kids to homes ran by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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...
Please sit down before reading this week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The BBC rightly covers the dreadful post office scandal.
But completely ignores the many avoidable deaths of learning disabled and autistic people.
They obviously don’t count.
But completely ignores the many avoidable deaths of learning disabled and autistic people.
They obviously don’t count.
June 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The BBC rightly covers the dreadful post office scandal.
But completely ignores the many avoidable deaths of learning disabled and autistic people.
They obviously don’t count.
But completely ignores the many avoidable deaths of learning disabled and autistic people.
They obviously don’t count.
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Women don’t need menopause tea and meno-friendly nighties. They need doctors to take them seriously | Emma Beddington
Women don’t need menopause tea and meno-friendly nighties. They need doctors to take them seriously | Emma Beddington
Serious health conditions are being misdiagnosed and pregnancies are missed while the internet swells with terrible advice and meno-products. Enough, writes Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Women don’t need menopause tea and meno-friendly nighties. They need doctors to take them seriously | Emma Beddington
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TODAY IT IS 15 YEARS SINCE WINTERBOURNE VIEW:
WHY ARE THE NUMBERS STILL RISING?
Today, May 31st, we mark the 15th anniversary of the Winterbourne View scandal. At the time, the world promised "never again”. Watch our video to see why this was a lie.
WHY ARE THE NUMBERS STILL RISING?
Today, May 31st, we mark the 15th anniversary of the Winterbourne View scandal. At the time, the world promised "never again”. Watch our video to see why this was a lie.
May 31, 2026 at 7:54 AM
TODAY IT IS 15 YEARS SINCE WINTERBOURNE VIEW:
WHY ARE THE NUMBERS STILL RISING?
Today, May 31st, we mark the 15th anniversary of the Winterbourne View scandal. At the time, the world promised "never again”. Watch our video to see why this was a lie.
WHY ARE THE NUMBERS STILL RISING?
Today, May 31st, we mark the 15th anniversary of the Winterbourne View scandal. At the time, the world promised "never again”. Watch our video to see why this was a lie.
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“One AI data centre Meta is constructing will be 1/5 the size of Manhattan, and will use the average power of London.”
“That’s just Meta...”
Author Karen Hao sets out the shocking consequences of the AI industry.
“That’s just Meta...”
Author Karen Hao sets out the shocking consequences of the AI industry.
May 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
“One AI data centre Meta is constructing will be 1/5 the size of Manhattan, and will use the average power of London.”
“That’s just Meta...”
Author Karen Hao sets out the shocking consequences of the AI industry.
“That’s just Meta...”
Author Karen Hao sets out the shocking consequences of the AI industry.
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The families skipping meals to fund their children's care
The families skipping meals to fund their children's care
More than half of parents of disabled children and young people are skipping meals to pay their bills.
www.bbc.com
May 27, 2026 at 5:22 AM
The families skipping meals to fund their children's care
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Reform UK’s ‘Meta Glasses’ Councillor Who Was Accused of Shaming Disabled Man and Dyslexic Colleague Is Put in Charge of Special Educational Needs
Sam Journet has been accused of bullying, intimidation and filming residents and staff with Meta-style camera glasses
Sam Journet has been accused of bullying, intimidation and filming residents and staff with Meta-style camera glasses
Reform UK’s ‘Meta Glasses’ Councillor Who Was Accused of Shaming Disabled Man and Dyslexic Colleague Is Put in Charge of Special Educational Needs
Sam Journet has been accused of bullying, intimidation and filming residents and staff with Meta-style camera glasses
bylinetimes.com
May 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Reform UK’s ‘Meta Glasses’ Councillor Who Was Accused of Shaming Disabled Man and Dyslexic Colleague Is Put in Charge of Special Educational Needs
Sam Journet has been accused of bullying, intimidation and filming residents and staff with Meta-style camera glasses
Sam Journet has been accused of bullying, intimidation and filming residents and staff with Meta-style camera glasses