I had the enormous pleasure of reviewing Body on the Roundabout by @FaithEckersall
in last week's Closer. Today is publication day. It is brilliant...@emblabooks
I've just turned my phone on after Yom Kippur, when like many British Jews I go out of digital contact. I've just felt a visceral shock of such terrible news. My thoughts and prayers with all affected in Manchester. We cannot allow division and hatred to rule. I'm proudly British, my family have been in the UK for many generations. I believe this is one of the great tolerant societies that revels in, and should be proud of, freedom of worship for all, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and more. These individuals seeking to divide us will not win. We must not let them.
On the holiest day of the year we are attacked at a Manchester synagogue. Our children walk to school behind barbed wire protected by guns. Yet some still answer this atrocity with “what about…” This is my country, the sanctuary my grandfather found after surviving the Holocaust, promising freedom under the rule of law. Today I pray for the victims, thank the brave who responded and wonder if that promise is fading. A community this small cannot stand alone. If you believe in Britain (wherever you’re from & whatever your faith) you must stand with us. Many Jews cannot imagine a future here and history tells us what follows when that happens.
@TimesRadio@hugorifkind But we still need EHCPs. The EHCP legally locks in the support. Yes the support needs to get better, but why does that involve taking way the legal requirement? Unless they want to offer less support of course
Today, we launch the #SaveOurChildrensRights joint campaign. Govt plans could remove EHC plans and weaken legal rights for children with SEND. We can’t let that happen. The law isn’t the problem - failure to follow it is. Join the campaign 👇https://t.co/NENSAnHHal
This is your last chance to sign Hannah's open letter to the Prime Minister.
Join the fight to save EHCPs.
Can you help us reach 10,000 signatures? https://t.co/NUr2fb41lL
Education minister @StephenMorganMP dodging @KateEMcCann’s questions about removal of rights for #SEND children & whether reform will cut costs, on @TimesRadio this morning.
AN EHCP IS NOT A BENEFIT. It's a plan that asseses a child's needs for education, health and social support. It guarantees help in those areas. It's NOT a benefit. @SkyNews
The government is considering removing disabled children’s right to support (education, health and care plans). We’ve been told a white paper is due any time. We urgently need your help to get this petition to 100,000 to get a debate in Parliament. 1/2
https://t.co/ZiYlX5hAGT
The government want remove the legal right to education for children with special educational needs and disabilities by scrapping EHCPs. Please sign this petition. Every child deserves a future. Every single child. #saveourEHCPs
https://t.co/dbWr2emDWc via @UKChange