@quietriotpod.bsky.social weird that push back on digital ID is coming from all sides, aligning on this issue. Wonder if some have considered how inconsistent it is to want to leave ECHR (right to privacy)& their fears on digital ID heralding dystopian control eg what human rights, computer says no
Isla's mother has been arrested under suspicion of causing her death from ME last year (heart failure). There was no inquest. Isla's younger sister (15), who also has ME, has been removed from the only people who understand how the disease must be managed. Imagine her fear.
#MEKills #HumanRights
NEW POST: The Government has responded after our Save SEND Legal Rights Petition passed the threshold—but it misses the point entirely. Rachel Filmer explains our reaction to the response and why we still need you to get it over the 100k finish line! www.specialneedsjungle.com/g...
Be free to look however they want- whether they prefer short hair styles & flat shoes for example, is up to them. VAWG is a major challenge in society which I’m keen to address but i don’t think we will create a safer world by promoting intolerance of differences or excluding some people from public
Prescribe what a woman is, because it can not be a simple answer; if I said to you a woman was born female at birth, identified by their genitalia- I am discounting ppl who might have female chromosomes but male genitalia. It encourages ppl to focus on physical appearance & I believe women should 5>
So to answer your question “what is a woman” given my position as a prime minister, I think it is very important to acknowledge that sex & gender doesn’t always fit into two neat binary options & I also think politically we need to be conscious of an agenda that seeks to reduce, narrow down or 4/>
With respect to gender, the vast majority of people identify as the sex they are born with eg male or female though it is right that as a society we acknowledge that it is not so simple for everyone- some people may identify as non binary or trans for example 3)>>
As a politician, I’m always mindful of all sorts of categories of minority or oppressed groups in our society, in the pursuit of safety, security, equality, respect & ultimately creating a world that everyone can thrive in safely. 2/>>
I wish when politicians are asked “what is a woman” (I have the time Keir Starmer was asked) he’d replied “well, there are several factors depending on if you’re referring to someone’s sex or gender. Sex at birth isn’t a simple binary of male or female as intersex people exist. 1/>>
That Citizens Advice report on Labour's Disability #BenefitCuts Green Paper is titled *Pathways to Poverty*, is all you need to know about that Green Paper:
citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
CAB sees it putting 400k people on a "Pathway to Poverty" instead of onto "Pathways to Work"
There’s been a written response to the petition. No commitment to retaining the legal right to assessment and support. No mention of EHCPs. Let’s get this up to 100,000 to get a debate in Parliament. #SEND #Disability #SENDNationalScandal
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
3/3 due to the “caring sandwich” eg aging parents & children with SEN but have lived in hope of getting a “proper job” one day… scared I’ll be too late & just can’t afford to live, that’s how it feels RN. All the rhetoric from Labour is so hateful & damming.
2/3 @quietriotpod.bsky.social can you look at prices/economy in a show? (See above) with myself & 2 daughters in need of new underwear I’ve wiped out food money for this week & some. Also talking to friend saying women in their 50’s not wanted by employers.. I’m currently min wage part time
Shopping yesterday- coffee starts around £6/100g. A spray Deodorant £5.75. A pack of 4 knickers £17(!) t-shirts £12 single bras £10. Shampoo £6 This is new look/next/superdrug. Yes, cheaper items but you have to look hard & this is average not top price. Crazy! #prices #RipOff 1/2
The only people who are predicted to get richer in the next 5 years are the richest 10%, who will add 1-2% a year, the richest 1% who will gain 3-4%, and the billionaires who will gain nearly 10% above inflation every year.
Everyone else will get poorer.
I mask because I don’t want to harm other people by passing on a virus that can cause vascular and neurological problems.
No one is going to pay my bills if I get more unwell. I want to protect my family & friends. The government aren’t following the science and vaccines are limited & not enough at🧵
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Sad to see so many preventable infections. In the UK we already have over 3 million with long covid. 1 in 10 people and every wave will mean a rise. Risk is cumulative.
After recommendations for political/current affairs podcasts. - more grassroots eg not just swanky blue Labour aligned journos. I like @quietriotpod.bsky.social but need more! interests in #disability #welfare #education #racism #health #environment
dear god, this just goes on and on...
Just pay these innocent people what they have lost!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It’s never too late to prevent more #SARSCoV2 reinfections. Reduce your risk, reduce the risk of those you ❤️.
#HepaAirPurifiers
#WearARespie ffp2/3
#Vaccinate
#NasalSprays
#openwindows
Anything you do will help someone else from dying prematurely or being disabled by this virus. 🦠
What was that @wesstreeting.bsky.social said about over diagnosis & how young people can just go to pharmacies & PA’s, to keep GP appointments free for older ppl? #Misogyny & #ageism in healthcare is rife & bad policy ideas as above fuel & reinforce the ignorance & dismissal & THE HARM!
Yep. I thought we were heading in this direction last February when I saw this horrific eugenics advert from the Epilepsy Society saying autistics should be exterminated. Ran in major British periodicals; went completely unremarked.
Lol
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; PIP has a 0% fraud rate & the MAX monthly payment is £800.
i guarantee that all the "my mate Dave knows a guy whose nan's uncle's mate googled the symptoms of depression & gets £2k PIP a month" stories are false.
repeating them only perpetuates harmful misconceptions.
𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽.
#DisabilityBenefits
#AssistedSuicide by private companies: sales staff paid by footfall. Withdrawal of #DisabilityBenefits from the already suicidal should do no end of good to those interests and their pet politicians. #PIP #LCWRA #Disability #StarmerOut #LizKendall #bbcpm davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
There might be some rationale for this cruelty if you could actually just frighten or oppress people out of incurable disease or crippling disability. But you can't.
No, you don't know people on PIP who have nothing wrong with them.
Happy to have cleared that up.
#DisabilityCuts
Ps the other place won’t let me post this thread ?!
