StephStepney

Forty something female in denial. Likes eating, dancing and 80’s rock. Dislikes Brexit, Boris and injustice.

[StephStepney @StephStepney2]

Government: End subsidies on MP meals - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/zUIBHEvEf7 via @UKChange

[Imogen @Imogenlemon02]

For those with short memories, this was the Jay report. It made 20 recommendations to the then Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

Nothing was done.

Rather than start a new inquiry, shall we actually implement the findings of the last one.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

The Motability scheme costs you £500m a year, oops sorry that's the Royal Family.

The Motability scheme costs you £42bn a year, oops sorry that's Brexit.

The Motability scheme costs you £150bn a year, oops sorry tax breaks to billionaires/millionaires.

[HM Treasury @hmtreasury]

On 1 January, the 20% VAT break for private school fees will come to an end, enabling better investment in state education and helping to recruit 6,500 new teachers.

Find out more by clicking the graphic below 👇

[Danni @DanniBrener]

To those complaining about the low birth rate, here’s a few ideas…

1) Treat women with respect. They are not your maid/servant/mom/receptacle. Even if the women is your maid or your mom, they deserve respect.

2) Treat mothers with respect. It is one of the most difficult jobs out there with the least compensation. Oh yeah, don’t get mad when women say they deserve compensation for literally creating/raising life.

3) Treat babies & children with respect. If you want to raise good members of society, it starts young. That doesn’t mean place babies above all else, but it does mean you need to stop complaining any time a child is in public.

4) One of the most important (despite being #4)…PUT TIME, RESEARCH, & MONEY INTO WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUES. PREGNANCY IS DANGEROUS….MORE EFFORT NEEDS TO MADE TO KEEP WOMEN AND BABIES HEALTHY.

If you can do these things, you might see women CHOOSING to have more children.

[Charlie Smith @charliersmith1]

Just a reminder that, if you’re struggling this Christmas time, there are places you can contact:

Samaritans: 116 123
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): 0800 58 58 58
Shout (text): 85258

You’re not on your own 💙

[Breast Cancer Now @BreastCancerNow]

“Hope is such a small word, but it means a lot to an awful lot of people.”

Thank you to everyone that shared a message with our researchers @ICR_London and gave a gift to our Christmas appeal!

Have a message for our researchers? Let them know 👇

https://t.co/8gpghAqfGH

[Breast Cancer Now @BreastCancerNow]

“It’s fantastic news that elacestrant has been approved for use on the NHS in England, providing for the first time, a targeted treatment specifically for certain people with ER-positive, HER2-negative incurable secondary breast cancer with an ESR1 mutation.” @clairerowney

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

How true is this though?

I was made to sit next to a boy who was extremely disruptive in order to ‘help’ him and he did nothing but distract me and get me in trouble for months.

I was expected to change his behaviour, keep him quiet, influence him to concentrate, and basically manage his behaviour!

So I have a few things to say on this pattern:

1. Stop making girls and women responsible for boys and mens’ behaviour

2. If you are a teacher - do not do this to girls in your class, it’s totally unfair on them. It’s your job to address the behaviour of the disruptive student, not hers.

3. Consider how we set the scene for domestic abuse and lives of servitude and managing male behaviour by expecting girls at school to do this when they should be focussing on their education

Huge thanks to vulgardrawings for this cartoon xx

[Marcus Chown @marcuschown]

"To succeed in life you need two things: Ignorance and Confidence."
- Mark Twain

[mick (daddo) friel @daddofriel]

The Lib Dems went from 11 MPs in the 2019 GE to 72 MPs in 2024.
But hey, don't let that stop the BBC endlessly talking about Reform and their 5 MPs
#r4today

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer.

Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.

We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.

It will never reach you.

[Dan Walker @mrdanwalker]

If you need this today… I hope it helps

Check in on your friends ❤️❤️

[Reverend&TheMakers @Reverend_Makers]

I have nothing but love for everyone who has shared the video or song link on their social media

Yeah it’s a mega tune but more importantly it’s about the @samaritans and I see who you are

I won’t forget it

Use this link for buying , streaming, watching , donating
https://t.co/iSdVzGdl0V

[StephStepney @StephStepney2]

I ❤️ this

[Rory Cellan-Jones @ruskin147]

The second meeting between #sophiefromromania and #bobbietherescuedoggy started slowly but boy did it warm up!

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A Toronto man ran 1,105 kilometers (687 miles) over a year, carefully planning his routes to form the shape of a dancing figure

[Thomas H. 💙 @THemingford]

Social care.

Carer's Allowance in the UK = £81.90 per week max. for providing 24/7 care - £1,400 per month in Germany.

£81 is disgraceful. It's way out of step with the times and costs.

#bbcqt

[Gordon Brown @GordonBrown]

We need to show we can do better at assisted living for those in need of care before deciding whether to legislate on ways to die.

https://t.co/wffAMCT3VL

[Reverend&TheMakers @Reverend_Makers]

HERE WE GO THEN!

Let’s try #revforxmasno1 for #sweetapplecrumble

Given how streaming favours the pop Goliaths , indie Davids like us have next to no chance. But we are the 6th favourite across all bookmakers

So let’s have a bash. You can buy a cd using this link as well as donate to @samaritans https://t.co/iSdVzGdl0V

You can also download it on all sites too.

Please add it to your streaming playlists and worse can scenario we get no 140 in the charts but raise a load of money to help those in need

Thanks for everyone who’s shared the song and video and remember no one has to be alone this Xmas.

Jon

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Wealth growth since 1970

Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%

Can you see the problem?

[sandra @mrsDugskullery]

I keep hearing about hard working people.

My Dad did 43 yrs down the pit (we were 7th? generation miners)

They powered this country + both Wars we continually brag about.

Paid tax until he died of lung disease.

He didn't inherit the pit.

So nobody gives a toss.

Just saying.