I've been absent from X or Twitter for a year & much happier for it. I've decided like many to quit. I recently was recommended to Blue Sky so I've signed up. Do join me if you're looking for a less toxic space. Take care all. https://t.co/bqtM7w5kQ7
@Tesco@patmcfaddenmp#Wolves#Disability please tell me why aged 30 disabled daughter #housebound had her £100 shopping taken away because she couldn't give ID for packet of paracetamol leaving her with NO food #discrimination? Offered to give paracetamol back but still told NO
4.7 million older people don’t have the basic skills needed to use the internet successfully. This means they are struggling with tasks, from managing medical appointments to banking.
Read Age UK’s report on the impact of digital exclusion: https://t.co/dPc7XuFG8y
@scottish_water@sarahjbingham This water burst was reported 6 hours ago. The whole area knows where it is on Viewforth! How long does it take to get a repair team on site!!
"Are you prepared to sit down with the BMA?”
“Of course we are, we’ve tried multiple times”
@RishiSunak falsely claiming to have tried to negotiate with us when in reality we've now asked in 10 separate letters to meet with Govt to discuss pay and every request has been rebuffed.
@JohnSimpsonNews I lived in Moscow @ that time - met you over a meal one night it was a surreal time. It makes me feel all we dreamed of & worked for - the tearing down of the iron curtain - opening of borders - friendships - meaningful dialogue are no more - under the fortress Europe of EU/UK
Brilliant summary of the finances of the polluting water industry in England narrated by ex-BBC star @gavinesler Handed debt free companies by the Government in 1989 the private owners racked up £60bn debt and paid £57bn dividends and now let sewage flow into rivers and beaches
For 155 days we know nothing about Maria Kalesnikava. For more than 5 months, she has been hidden even from her relatives. There is no certainty about Maria’s health or about the conditions she is kept in. There are no letters, no calls to relatives, no meetings with the lawyer.
Calling Worcestershire charities!
Our local programme provides refurbished IT equipment for charitable organisations. Local recipients have been community centres, job clubs, refugee groups, care leavers and youth clubs. Apply here : [email protected]@WorcesterHour
🚨 NEW 🚨 Our annual report #UKPoverty2023 reveals 1 in 5 people are living in poverty, including a heart-breaking 3.9 million children.
The report lays bare the inadequacies of our social security system, with many unable to afford the essentials. 👇
https://t.co/RBqFQqE8gk
We are in urgent need of donations of working laptops (Windows 7 and above) for our upcoming shipments to Africa and our local #Gloucestershire IT Outreach. Could your school or business support us? [email protected] Tel : 01242 228800
NEW:
Britain’s grim winter of strikes, falling incomes and a worsening NHS crisis is not some unfortunate series of events
It’s the inevitable result of a decade of Tory austerity that steadily weakened the state’s capacity to respond to shocks
https://t.co/xJcNiCJk2b
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