Reposted by DeborahMia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Doctors Without Borders report dire humanitarian crisis in Darfur -civilians suffering “indiscriminate and ethnically targeted violence,” incl widespread killings, rape, kidnappings & severe hunger. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/defaul...doctorswithoutborders.org 517568
Reposted by DeborahPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/07/2025This will probably come as no surprise to anyone www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/nig...thelondoneconomic.com'He's done nothing': Nigel Farage accused of only using Clacton 'for photo opportunities'There are murmurs of discontent in Clacton, and Nigel Farage remains an elusive presence in his own constituency. 1231249361
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 26/03/2025DWP statement: “The personal impact will depend on an individual’s circumstances. We are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.” 000
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 26/03/2025No, it is media hype. DWP statement: “The personal impact will depend on an individual’s circumstances. We are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.” 600
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 26/03/2025It has no basis in fact, you just assume no media bias. DWP statement: “The personal impact will depend on an individual’s circumstances. We are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.” 100
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Rubbish! Get some FACTUAL information, please. DWP statement: “The personal impact will depend on an individual’s circumstances. We are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.” 110
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 26/03/2025DWP says, “The personal impact will depend on an individual’s circumstances. We are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.” 100
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 26/03/2025DWP says, “The personal impact will depend on an individual’s circumstances. We are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.” 000
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 26/03/2025DWP says, ‘ “The personal impact will depend on an individual’s circumstances. We are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.” 010
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Sir Stephen Timms - DWP: “The personal impact will depend on an individual’s circumstances. We are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.” www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/mo...dailyrecord.co.ukDWP outlines help for people losing PIP entitlement or benefits under new plansChancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce more details on the proposed reforms during the Spring Statement on March 26. 120
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 26/03/2025The pain, at the moment, is being caused by the ceaseless media speculation. Stress is caused by an individual being in a situation over which they have no control. Until we have the facts, media hype serves to cause extreme stress for people with disabilities. 410
Reposted by DeborahWarren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 26/03/2025The government's plans to increase the minimum wage by at least 6.7% (and by as much as 18% for some age groups) past the final hurdle in the Commons yesterday. It was unopposed - I guess no one in the Tories or Reform could face going on record to oppose increasing the wages of millions.hansard.parliament.ukTerms and Conditions of Employment - Hansard - UK ParliamentHansard record of the item : ' Terms and Conditions of Employment' on Tuesday 25 March 2025. 54520
Reposted by DeborahWarren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Interesting to see that inflation has fallen to 2.8% in February, down from 3% in January. This is perhaps unexpected. The Bank of England, last month, said they expected inflation to rise to as high as 3.7% across this year, before falling back down to 2%. So this is good news for the country.theguardian.comUK inflation falls to 2.8% in boost for Rachel Reeves before spring statementBigger-than-forecast decline in annual rate in February is positive news for chancellor in run-up to Commons address 77225
Reposted by DeborahProf. Catherine Rowett, ex MEP @catherinerowett.bsky.social · 05/02/2025I suggest the UK will take over Florida. We could give it to the Palestinians. No, better still let's relocate the Israel there. The people of Florida can be fitted into some other American state. That would do. 0226
Reposted by DeborahChris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 26/03/2025A bag of sand ? If it's comfortable , I suppose . . . Thank you @suethesoul.bsky.social for sharing #FoxOfTheDay 449230
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Voter ID could be an issue for 16 year olds. No driving licence, passports expensive. Will they include Citizen Cards possibly as acceptable form of ID? 100
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 25/03/2025I hear what you are saying. - not everyone has that choice. 100
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 25/03/2025And what, specifically please, are these cuts that you were discussing? As a person who is disabled, I would greatly appreciate this information but although it is a hot topic, no one seems to be able to give me an answer. 100
Reposted by DeborahClive Jones MP @clivejonesmp.bsky.social · 25/03/2025The PM has started important attempts to reset our relationship with Europe. This won’t be simple. Yesterday, I asked when we can expect tangible changes to our trading relationship with the EU, and for recognition of the impact of Brexit upon our economy’s ability to grow. (5/5) 041
Reposted by DeborahUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 25/03/2025Ukrainians always stand for peace. They’ve proven it by joining international peace and security operations in many countries and saving thousands of lives. 🧵 1/8 👇 213128
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 25/03/2025I strongly suspect that none of those who are against the LTC have ever had to regularly use the Dartford crossing 200
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Thanks, very useful info’ here particularly on water given the recent attacks by Greens re: this topic. 020
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Factual evidence for what is and is not in the Spring Statement, please. With sources. 000
Reposted by DeborahChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/03/2025First off, Pete Hegseth is a disgrace and should be fired. Second, instead of being an asshole and trash-talking the journalist, he should be thanking him for not posting anything top-secret that’s still to come. 902182975593
Reposted by DeborahMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Under my leadership, Canada will invest in our security, meet our 2% spending target by 2030 — and pull our full weight in NATO. 2264261615
Reposted by DeborahAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/03/2025A reminder that the supposedly "tongue in cheek" comments referred to here actually involved Reform UK donor Charlie Mullins demanding that "someone should kill" Sadiq Khan and "dump the Muslim mayor" 601039382
Reposted by DeborahPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 25/03/2025£2 billion new investment to support biggest boost in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation £2 billion injection of new grant funding to deliver up to 18,000 new social and affordable homes www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.uk£2 billion new investment to support biggest boost in social and affordable housebuilding in a generationHard working families to get safe and secure homes as Chancellor announces £2 billion injection of new grant funding to deliver up to 18,000 new social and affordable homes. 1211426
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Difficult international situation to negotiate as well as the mess left by the Tories, don’t be too quick to condemn - consider the many +ves. Yes, call them out on what still needs to be done but don’t ignore the progress to date. 110
Reposted by DeborahBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/03/2025Austerity is political anthrax. Fortunately for Starmer, there's an alternative. 👉 NEW @yougov.co.uk polling shows 46% of Brits think the best way to grow the economy is with a new trade deal with the EU, vs 28% who think the government should cut benefits. uk.news.yahoo.com/avoid-politi...uk.news.yahoo.comAvoid ‘political anthrax’ of austerity with better EU deal, think tank urgesBest for Britain said improving trading relations with the EU would be more popular than cutting benefits. 1032189
Reposted by DeborahLeft Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Your regular reminder 👇 🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS 🏫 78% want publicly owned schools 💧 73% want publicly owned water 🚂 70% want publicly owned rail ✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail 🚍 67% want publicly owned buses 💡 65% want publicly owned energyleftfootforward.orgEXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilitiesPrivatisation has failed. 824485
Reposted by DeborahSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Tory MP James Cartlidge: “We must stand up to Macron” Healey: “Drop that Brexit rhetoric” Labour is being way too cautious on the reset with the EU but this kind of put down to the relentlessly adolescent EU-phobic rightwing is very welcome. 30684153
Reposted by DeborahLa Reine des Metaphores @metaphorqu.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Are those the Chancellor's words or is it just more #JournoBollox? Reeves to put £2bn into affordable housing to ‘sweeten the pill’ of cuts www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comReeves to put £2bn into affordable housing to ‘sweeten the pill’ of cutsChancellor will announce plans to fund 18,000 social homes before fraught spring statement on Wednesday 132
Reposted by DeborahChris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Electoral Commission estimates that 8 million people who should have the right to vote are missing from the register. - More than 1/4 of eligible adults U-35 are missing - So are 1/4 black & Asian citizens, & - 4 in 10 citizens who live in privately rented housing open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...?open.substack.comEight million reasons to end this scandalBritain's electoral registers are not fit for purpose. It would cost little to put them right. 247
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Oh, come on - we resurfaced a 500meter stretch of road filling 50 potholes in the process, isn’t beyond anyones capabilities. Do get a grip. 000
Reposted by DeborahChris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 25/03/2025A nighttime #FoxOfTheDay spotted in Brighton by @naturalcoach.bsky.social 243822
Reposted by DeborahErin Gallagher @3r1ng.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Signal is very secure but it’s not govt approved for sharing classified info. Also Waltz set some messages to disappear which violates records laws lol the whole thing is incredible. Here’s an archived link to pass the paywall: archive.is/2025.03.24-1... 29834
Reposted by DeborahDaniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social · 24/03/2025My favorite part is Hegseth saying we are currently clear on opsec" in a fucking signal text chain that someone had inadvertently added a journalist to. You couldn't write this as a farce 813436
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Brings to mind the Keystone Cops - except this isn’t funny. 000
Deborah @deborah122.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Thing is, historically and biblically, men wear their hair long - I give you the ultimate strong guy - Samson… 010
Reposted by DeborahNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 24/03/2025The US national security clusterfuck is leading the BBC News in the UK. Anchor Clive Myrie doesn’t know whether to laugh or just stare down the camera lens and scream, “WTF?!” Vance & Hegseth trash-talking Europe is picked up strongly. Trump’s US is a global laughing stock. 461243426
Reposted by DeborahUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 24/03/2025⚡️ US senators urge the Trump administration to transfer $300B in seized Russian assets to Ukraine.united24media.comUS Senators Push for $300 Billion in Seized Russian Assets to Help UkraineA bipartisan group of US senators urged President Trump's administration to transfer over $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine for military support. 1222646
Reposted by DeborahKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 24/03/2025What happens when quantum computers can finally crack encryption and break into the world’s best-kept secrets? It’s called Q-Day—and when it happens, it might be the worst holiday of all time: www.wired.com/story/q-day-...wired.comThe Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very AfraidWhat happens when quantum computers can finally crack encryption and break into the world’s best-kept secrets? It’s called Q-Day—the worst holiday maybe ever. 15113
Reposted by DeborahFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 24/03/2025Make sure you’re inviting the right person to your Signal group! To help confirm someone’s identity and keep track of your contacts, @signal.org offers nicknames and information about the groups you share in common with your contacts. Learn about Signal’s identifiers:freedom.pressUnderstanding every one of Signal’s identifiersWe’ve heard some questions about the difference between Signal usernames, phone numbers, profile names, profiles, and nicknames. Let’s talk about it. 11283110
Reposted by DeborahKatherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Medicaid covers nearly 1 in 2 kids across Massachusetts — so parents don't have to choose between booking a doctor's appointment or paying rent. That's what Republicans call waste. That's what they're cutting. All to help the rich get richer. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/24/m...bostonglobe.com 78528
