@pallavicinisam.bsky.social
SEND mum of a severely learning disabled daughter. Left wing defender of single sex exceptions. Here for the pudding recipes, SEND and sex realists.
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So it’s let women speak unless they’re frightened? My learning disabled daughter has been sidelined her whole life because of ‘she should be somewhere else’ attitudes like this. These girls‘ rights to feeling part of something are easily eroded when no one knows who they are
Also, Croydon www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/2641737...
July 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Also, Croydon www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/2641737...
Pubs are closing all around us and yet somehow @hounslowgreens.bsky.social have taken it upon themselves to stop riverside pubs in Chiswick from having any outside seating. It would be useful to know why? These summer months are crucial to pubs.
July 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Pubs are closing all around us and yet somehow @hounslowgreens.bsky.social have taken it upon themselves to stop riverside pubs in Chiswick from having any outside seating. It would be useful to know why? These summer months are crucial to pubs.
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Incredible to brag about the modest rise in the Universal Credit standard allowance without even hinting at the *huge* cut - nearly 50% - to Universal Credit's disability element from this April www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s new welfare changes are practical and compassionate – so why not loudly say so? | Polly Toynbee
Universal credit to rise faster than inflation, benefit hurdles eased, extra help for children and young people … I bet you had no idea, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Incredible to brag about the modest rise in the Universal Credit standard allowance without even hinting at the *huge* cut - nearly 50% - to Universal Credit's disability element from this April www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What a great night!
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What a great night!
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Sharing this on the eve of tomorrow's vote.
I am a palliative care doctor who is not opposed to AD. But enshrining in law a state-funded right to die, while not enshrine a similar right to the palliative care that might make life worth living, is so very wrong.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I am a palliative care doctor who is not opposed to AD. But enshrining in law a state-funded right to die, while not enshrine a similar right to the palliative care that might make life worth living, is so very wrong.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
MPs have personal beliefs, but also solemn duties: that’s why they must reject the assisted dying bill this week | Gordon Brown
Our obligations to each other are ill served if laws focus unduly on those who want assisted dying. The priority should be the best palliative care, says former prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Sharing this on the eve of tomorrow's vote.
I am a palliative care doctor who is not opposed to AD. But enshrining in law a state-funded right to die, while not enshrine a similar right to the palliative care that might make life worth living, is so very wrong.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I am a palliative care doctor who is not opposed to AD. But enshrining in law a state-funded right to die, while not enshrine a similar right to the palliative care that might make life worth living, is so very wrong.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Some Karen’ being the battlecry. Pathetic ⬇️
Trans women probably will, but how will it be checked? Are we supposed to ensure we appear sufficiently feminine to ensure we don't upset some Karen in the Ladies? Doesn't look like female emancipation to me!
June 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Some Karen’ being the battlecry. Pathetic ⬇️
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I hope Aquafresh are paying them for this
June 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I hope Aquafresh are paying them for this
I have at least 30 pairs of reading glasses. Except none of them appear to be anywhere in the house. Cross.
June 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I have at least 30 pairs of reading glasses. Except none of them appear to be anywhere in the house. Cross.
I do love a tin. Cannot wait for today’s online order. An almost unheard of event to have my husband’s ‘is it functional’ *and* my ‘is it a lovely old tin’ both ticked at once www.bakerybits.co.uk/triple-pack-...
Triple Pack - Madagascan Vanilla Powder Gift for Bakers
A lovely stocking-filler for your baker friends and family, we're offering 3 of three delightful tins at £25 discounted from the usual £30. We noticed that lots of people have been buying multiple tin...
www.bakerybits.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I do love a tin. Cannot wait for today’s online order. An almost unheard of event to have my husband’s ‘is it functional’ *and* my ‘is it a lovely old tin’ both ticked at once www.bakerybits.co.uk/triple-pack-...
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📣 📣 NEW EDITORIAL @theguardian.com
"As well as the insidious conduct of individuals, the series sheds light on the systemic nature of the abuse and the tenacity of the women who uncovered the truth."
#spycops
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"As well as the insidious conduct of individuals, the series sheds light on the systemic nature of the abuse and the tenacity of the women who uncovered the truth."
#spycops
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on undercover policing: the struggle for accountability continues | Editorial
Editorial: The public inquiry into police spies was brought about by the bravery of the women they abused, as a new documentary shows
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
📣 📣 NEW EDITORIAL @theguardian.com
"As well as the insidious conduct of individuals, the series sheds light on the systemic nature of the abuse and the tenacity of the women who uncovered the truth."
#spycops
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"As well as the insidious conduct of individuals, the series sheds light on the systemic nature of the abuse and the tenacity of the women who uncovered the truth."
#spycops
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bracing myself for watching the first of three programmes on #SpyCops tonight inews.co.uk/culture/tele...
‘At 22, I was tricked into a sexual relationship by an undercover policeman’
Helen Steel was with madly in love with ‘John Barker’ – then he vanished. A new documentary tells her story and those of other women duped by ‘spycops’
inews.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Bracing myself for watching the first of three programmes on #SpyCops tonight inews.co.uk/culture/tele...
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no shit.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Kyle Clifford watched Andrew Tate videos before triple murder
Jury was not told that former soldier convicted of murder and now rape was interested in self-styled misogynist influencer
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
no shit.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Today’s excitement …
March 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Today’s excitement …
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Civilised society imprisons over 2k people in these brutal long stay warehouses, people who are not criminals. ‘Kasibba’ was locked up for 45 years from age 7, in long term segregation for half the time. Years of evidence, years of broken promises by different govts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Autistic woman wrongly locked up in mental health hospital for 45 years
“Kasibba”, who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds wrongly detained.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Civilised society imprisons over 2k people in these brutal long stay warehouses, people who are not criminals. ‘Kasibba’ was locked up for 45 years from age 7, in long term segregation for half the time. Years of evidence, years of broken promises by different govts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
V spent her childhood regressing, w/out a genetic diagnosis. Her MRI & chromosomes tested as ‘normal’ at 4; it took us years to get whole genome sequencing. She was diagnosed at 19. We celebrate her determination every day & hope that genetic screening is more routinely offered to families like ours
February 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
V spent her childhood regressing, w/out a genetic diagnosis. Her MRI & chromosomes tested as ‘normal’ at 4; it took us years to get whole genome sequencing. She was diagnosed at 19. We celebrate her determination every day & hope that genetic screening is more routinely offered to families like ours
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'It saddens me that #Unison which has 75 per cent female membership, has as its first motion at its Women’s conference one that seeks to undermine Equality Act protections for women.' @unisontheunion.bsky.social
#TradeUnion #UNWC25 #UWomen25 #WomenInUnison
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
#TradeUnion #UNWC25 #UWomen25 #WomenInUnison
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
Trade union accused of betraying women by pushing trans-rights agenda
Unison to debate motion that asserts that ‘trans women are women’ at same time as a nurse battles NHS over single-sex spaces
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
'It saddens me that #Unison which has 75 per cent female membership, has as its first motion at its Women’s conference one that seeks to undermine Equality Act protections for women.' @unisontheunion.bsky.social
#TradeUnion #UNWC25 #UWomen25 #WomenInUnison
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
#TradeUnion #UNWC25 #UWomen25 #WomenInUnison
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
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Compare the performances of schoolboys with international female athletes. And compare them year on year on year.
You can say that you want to prioritise inclusion over fairness in sport. But it is a choice. It is an indication that women's sport doesn't matter to you.
You can say that you want to prioritise inclusion over fairness in sport. But it is a choice. It is an indication that women's sport doesn't matter to you.
February 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Compare the performances of schoolboys with international female athletes. And compare them year on year on year.
You can say that you want to prioritise inclusion over fairness in sport. But it is a choice. It is an indication that women's sport doesn't matter to you.
You can say that you want to prioritise inclusion over fairness in sport. But it is a choice. It is an indication that women's sport doesn't matter to you.
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Ah yes, the whole Nazi thing. I scrolled through both sites on the evening of Trump’s inauguration. Seventeen zillion posts about Musk’s arm gesture. Virtually none about antisemitic graffiti and firebombing of a daycare centre in a Jewish suburb of Sydney which happened at around the same time
February 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Ah yes, the whole Nazi thing. I scrolled through both sites on the evening of Trump’s inauguration. Seventeen zillion posts about Musk’s arm gesture. Virtually none about antisemitic graffiti and firebombing of a daycare centre in a Jewish suburb of Sydney which happened at around the same time
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You can't make this shit up www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries
At a news conference, Trump read a list of conditions he called disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in 2019.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
You can't make this shit up www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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"We have to acknowledge that black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth. It’s gone down from 4 times because more white working class women are now more likely to die in childbirth, so we’re closing the gap in the wrong way." @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
#FabianNYC25
#FabianNYC25
January 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"We have to acknowledge that black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth. It’s gone down from 4 times because more white working class women are now more likely to die in childbirth, so we’re closing the gap in the wrong way." @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
#FabianNYC25
#FabianNYC25
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Less than 1% of refuge spaces in the U.K. are accessible for wheelchair users, new data shows.
That’s particularly scandalous considering disabled women are more than twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled women. news.sky.com/story/amp/le...
That’s particularly scandalous considering disabled women are more than twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled women. news.sky.com/story/amp/le...
'Less than 1%' of refuge spaces for women fleeing abuse suitable for wheelchair users, data shows
Data obtained by Sky News from Women's Aid shows only 1.8% of vacancies at refuges and temporary housing could accommodate a woman with limited mobility.
news.sky.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Less than 1% of refuge spaces in the U.K. are accessible for wheelchair users, new data shows.
That’s particularly scandalous considering disabled women are more than twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled women. news.sky.com/story/amp/le...
That’s particularly scandalous considering disabled women are more than twice as likely to experience domestic abuse than non-disabled women. news.sky.com/story/amp/le...
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Low-to-middle income households in the UK have much lower incomes than their European counterparts.
Despite having a similar GDP per capita, typical households in the UK are 9% poorer than French households, and our low-income households are 27% poorer than their French counterparts.
Despite having a similar GDP per capita, typical households in the UK are 9% poorer than French households, and our low-income households are 27% poorer than their French counterparts.
January 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Low-to-middle income households in the UK have much lower incomes than their European counterparts.
Despite having a similar GDP per capita, typical households in the UK are 9% poorer than French households, and our low-income households are 27% poorer than their French counterparts.
Despite having a similar GDP per capita, typical households in the UK are 9% poorer than French households, and our low-income households are 27% poorer than their French counterparts.
