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How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail I would rather eat Quavers that are six weeks stale, blow dry the man bun of Gareth Bale, listen to the songs of Jimmy Nail, than read one page of the Daily Mail. If I was bored in a waiting room in Perivale, on a twelve-hour trip on Network Rail, halfway through a circumnavigational sail, I would not read the Daily Mail. I would happily read the autobiography of Dan Quayle, 1001 Things You Can Do With Kale, selected scripts from Emmerdale, if it meant I didn’t have to read the Daily Mail. Far better to stand outside in a storm of hail, scratch a blackboard with a fingernail, be swallowed by a humpback whale, than have to read the Daily Mail. If I was blind and it was the only thing in Braille, I still would not read the Daily Mail. Brian Bilston
Today’s poem is called ‘How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail’.
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He's still talking about himself. Although he does have cats...
On a train and a man nearby has talked about himself continuously and loudly for the last ten minutes, to his very quiet friends. He is now boasting about how highly he scored in communication tests. I suspect he scored less well when it came to listening.
“When women report abuse and violence and are dismissed or brushed aside, it feeds the dangerous narrative that it’s somehow our fault. Women like Nina Cresswell have stood firmly against that narrative and spoken out. That’s so brave.” – @patsystevenson.bsky.social
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G assaulted H, E whacked G to help H. J and F are covering for E and H because H doesn't want police involved and E doesn't want family to know.
Mahogany chest of drawers with the bottom drawer open. There are clothes in the drawer and a tabby cat sitting on top of one of the piles of clothes.
Apparently I'm wearing stripes today. #caturday
Does he have any idea how hard it is to actually get an Autism diagnosis?! And the IPPR confirmed last week that welfare spending will remain flat until 2031. It's ignorance like his, that causes barriers for people with disabilities, exacerbates MH issues and forces them out of the workplace.
The two-child limit is the biggest driver of rising child poverty & scrapping it in full is the right thing to do. All children are equally deserving of a good childhood and abolishing this cruel policy would give millions more kids a better start in life. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Single mother Maryam had to wait three months to get child disability allowance for her seven-year-old daughter, who has kidney cancer.
My favourite event in Nottingham's history. As a yellow belly it's hard to pick a side on this one.
Sheepish looking tabby cat is sitting, loaf like, in the corner of a room with green walls.
When you have to put yourself in the naughty corner, because you've been told off for fighting with your sister.
Black and white cat laying on her side on wooden floorboards. She has a shocked expression and is looking at the fluffy toy mouse and green and purple pompoms placed carefully on her back.
😂😂
#OtD 5 Jul 1948 the UK National Health Service (NHS) was founded to provide free universal healthcare. The Labour Party started permitting charges in 1949 and it has been under attack ever since. It's up to us, the working class to defend it stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1053...
Small white rose with hints of yellow. Single flower that has just bloomed.
Two cats sitting on the grass. The tabby cat glares at the camera because he is not the centre of attention while the black and white cat has taken a break from shouting and is laying down and covered in the grass she has been rolling in.
Tried to take a picture of the first rose on my new plant. Got shouted at by the cats for not paying them enough attention.
No checkout man at Morrisons, I do not need to smile and telling me to is not going to help.
Disabled people on Universal Credit already struggle to pay rent, heating and food bills.
A two-tier system is not good enough on PIP - equally, it is not good enough on Universal Credit.
The Government's incoherent and dangerous cuts MUST be dropped.
Tabby cat stretched out on a bed with a yellow throw. His head and front paws are lolling over the end of the bed, between the bars, in complete exhaustion at having to sleep through the heat of the afternoon.
Melted cat.
A picture of a descriptive board in Southwell Workhouse detailing what happened to new arrivals to the workhouse. It states "How did it work? If a pauper had no choice but to enter the workhouse, they would go to the gate and ask to be admitted. New arrivals were searched by the master or matron according to their sex. Their clothes and any personal items were removed and kept aside. They had to take a bath and were then given a numbered set of workhouse clothing. They were held in a receiving ward, awaiting assessment by the medical officer, who checked them for disease or vermin before allocating them to a class, according to their age, intellect and state of health. The able-bodied were expected to work, the aged and infirm were not. They joined their ward and clotted into the daily routine. A pauper was allowed to go out to look for work, or could ask to leave for good, giving just a few hours notice. If they came with family members, all had to leave at the same time. Their own clothing was returned.
Further descriptive board at Southwell Workhouse. It states "Inmates by choice. This was not a prison. Paupers were not sent to the workhouse. If people asked for help they were offered the workhouse - and then chose to submit themselves for entry. They could also ask to leave at any time. On the other hand the new system cut out-relief - the giving of food and money. The workhouse was provided as the only option. But the systems were inconsistently implemented. Many people, including the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, had no prospect of supporting themselves. This meant they were forced into a system designed as a deterrent to others.
When you realise the government has learnt nothing in the last 200 years. #southwellworkhouse #welfarereform
#OtD 14 Jun 1381 during the peasants’ revolt in England, Wat Tyler’s rebel army of some 50,000 to 100,000 people captured London Bridge and the Tower of London, killing the English Chancellor and Treasurer stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8582...
Two quite grubby vintage milk bottles on a table. One has NCS written on it and the other has Netherfield co-op.
Dug these up from the back garden many years ago and they've been happily sitting in my porch ever since. Until an overenthusiastic milkman took them away. Called #modernmilkman to ask him to bring them back. And he did!
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.
🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg
The government is proposing to remove access to the health element of Universal Credit for people aged 16 – 21 once they claim UC in their own right.
This would mean a drop in income of almost £100 per week for 110,000 Disabled young adults.
Take action👇
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Pen and ink drawings of the same small female character from taken from book illustrations in diffetent positions on a cream background
"..You have the right to be angry sometimes" - Little My, character in the Moomin books by Tove Jansson who first appeared in 1950. She is small, determined, mischievous and fiercely independent and partly based on the author herself. #WomensArt #Monday
The changes are due to be brought in from November 26. It will affect an estimated 1.3 million claimants. My point is that Labour are worse than Reform, which is extremely sad.
Labour have already announced their plan to reduce numbers of PIP claimants by significantly more than this.
