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Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out. Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation. Say equity, which a just society should pursue. Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

submitted 17 days ago • 913 comments

In the last few weeks I've been to a funeral and a memorial where social justice, faith and politics intertwined. Powerful reminders to be humane in our roles. Feels fitting at this moment in history. #bemoretony

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So busy day,trying to do good and work to my skills(not easy as anyone who knows me knows)then I see what the 47th has done in one day. Only one way to calm the sadness at the pain caused for ego.....#westwing #fire #wine

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social you are amazing! Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, says Phillips www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

Just in from mammoth interview session to two bits of news. One that a DV perp got locked up because of something I did and that a vulnerable constituent had a a massive wrongful debt written off after our intervention. This is why I came to politics, this is why I'll just keep cracking on.

submitted 50 days ago • 1055 comments

CW: maternal death 17 December 1819 Mary Heys died. Four months earlier, while pregnant, she had been trampled by cavalry at the Peterloo Massacre Manchester, resulting in severe bruising, daily fits, and ultimately her death giving birth prematurely.

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

It is a peculiarity of the British constitution that the viability of leaders of the opposition must be tested by their attitudes towards and behaviour in regard to sandwiches. Bagehot wrote at length about this.

submitted 76 days ago • 2 comments

Feels good to have deleted Twitter permanently..... a small step towards compassion

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

"Forty per cent of men under the age of twenty five in prison today were in care. For me they have already been failed by society." Prison reform campaigner, Matthew Torbitt, explains why early Government intervention could prevent imprisonment and save money. #Newsnight

submitted 77 days ago • 14 comments

“If local authorities keep commissioning care by the bed, task or hour, then you'll offer beds, tasks and hours”. Never a truer word, @neilmcrowther.bsky.social

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

Events and conferences about care and support must be more inclusive, ensuring that people who draw on care and support themselves are heard. Involving people meaningfully in events can help to shape policies and practices that better reflect their experiences. (1/2)

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

Alma's not normal...... I'm in bits 😢. 💔 and hilarious whilst shining a light on our mental health system. Northern writing at its best take a bow Sophie Willan 🙌

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

"SEND school reports are reportedly harder to read than Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. From my experience, staff often claim expertise, giving hope for the children I support—until real questions reveal it’s all buzzwords with little depth. 🧵 #SEND schoolsweek.co.uk/school-send-...

submitted 81 days ago • 12 comments

This study adds to the evidence base that females with #ADHD experience later recognition & treatment of ADHD, possibly in part because of diagnostic overshadowing from other mental health conditions, such as anxiety & depression, or initial misdiagnosis acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Anyone know what my passion may be🤷🏼‍♀️ @therestpolitics.bsky.social @theresthistory.bsky.social @bethrigby.bsky.social

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

Left: Helen Whately, "We handed over to Labour much lower debt than we had inherited" Right: Peter Kyle, "There are facts in public debate.. Debt was £800 billion in 2010, it was £2.6 trillion in 2024"

submitted 91 days ago • 189 comments

Powerful day at our GM confirm & challenge conference. Over 100 people discussing all things Learning Disability & or Autism. #pathways @andyburnham.bsky.social

submitted 91 days ago • 2 comments

Libraries feel like something about which we could very easily be saying, “Remember that place where you could borrow books, for FREE, and return them when you were finished?” And kids would say “What?? No way!” And yet there they still are, despite everything we’ve become, existing. Remarkable.

submitted 96 days ago • 152 comments

The few times I saw him him he was warm, approachable and strong. A character and value based. Rest in peace

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

We need to set up the next generation with a knowledge of co-operatives so they can build the stronger, fairer, and greener economy of the future. Gareth Snell MP makes the case for co-operatives on the curriculum.

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

We need this GM control of "employment" support. Supportive not punitive. A clean break with DWP culture. And to run a GM Living Income pilot alongside. The sooner the better. #LivingIncome At Middleton Cooperating, we're campaigning for it with @neweconomics.bsky.social, Our Agency and Mama Health.

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submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

I'm sure everyone else is noticing this, but on X, I've got 800k followers and, since circa 2022, engagement was through the floor: often no replies whatsoever. Here, I've got 20k and I'm constantly chatting. X has been broken for a loooong time.

submitted 103 days ago • 255 comments