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[Dr. Karen Leader (she/her) @proftinkerbell]

@exitthelemming Bravery beyond measure. We must honor her courage by flipping the script.

[Fiona Millar @schooltruth]

This is brutal and horrifying. How can it be happening?

[Chris Bryant @RhonddaBryant]

This is pretty conclusive about the Tory black hole.

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

£15 billion. https://t.co/T0nY1h6Crg

[mark winstanley @charitablemark]

Let’s support people’s goals/needs. Neither write them off or diminish their illness. Employers may reject them based on diagnosis, even though they want to work and have the necessary support. Those who can’t work shouldn’t be forced to or be sanctioned. 1 size doesn’t fit all

[Claire Murdoch @ClaireCNWL]

I know that skilled nhs and 3rd sector colleagues think carefully about such decisions…when to explore what a person wants, what their goals are, what help they want. When and whether to explore employment, when to advise someone they are too poorly but to bring hope etc.

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

After a report found errors in Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane's treatment, Brian Dow of Rethink Mental Illness addresses some of the myths about schizophrenia.

He says many people with the condition do go on to live 'fulfilling lives... contributing to society'.

#R4Today

[𓂀 𝕋𝔼𝔸ℍ 𓂀 @TeahCartel]

Trump’s Plane Forced to Land Due to Unpaid Bills.
In a surprising turn of events, Trump’s plane had to make an emergency landing in Billings, Montana. Initially claiming it was due to mechanical issues, it was later revealed that Trump’s plane couldn’t land at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport because of unpaid bills totaling $12,000 from the 2020 election cycle. Additionally, Trump still owes the Billings police department a whopping $58,830.

This incident sheds light on the financial troubles that he is facing, despite his claims of wealth and success. It also raises questions about his credibility and integrity, as failing to pay bills and debts is not a characteristic one would expect from a former leader.

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

It is absolutely ridiculous to throw out the slur that Labour want to keep children in poverty simply because they didn't lift the 2-child benefit cap within their first 18 days in office after 5,174 days in opposition.

One does not imply the other - that's a lazy, lazy argument.

Look at the full context:

1. This was a vote on the Kings Speech, the first and most high profile vote since Labour took office (and for a long time to come). A rebellion was obviously therefore going to be deeply embarrassing - and the rebels were absolutely aware of that.

2. Labour ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility. This was clear as daylight to every Labour candidate. It's not some wild swerve foisted on them after the election was won.

3. Labour are working at speed to produce a full picture of the economic situation the Tories left us in. That should be published before the summer recess. Things may look different within days. (For better or worse? We'll have to await the report.)

4. Labour have said they are reviewing concrete action to alleviate child poverty. Are the rebels claiming they're lying?

5. Senior Labour figures have indicated the 2-child benefit cap is potentially part of the wider review.

6. This was an SNP amendment. Supporting it was pure performative politics. It was never going to pass in a trillion years.

7. To come back to where we started, not voting for the amendment is not the same as seeking to keep children in poverty, wanting to keep children in poverty, planning to keep children in poverty, delighting in keeping children in poverty, or whatever other emotional framing lazy people choose to resort to instead of making a logical analytical argument.

A painful related truth: the hard Left of the party has a problem. They need to stay visible to stay relevant. It's like sharks have to keep swimming or they die. (That's a metaphor. It doesn't mean I think they're sharks. Sigh.) They therefore thrive on outrage farming just as much as those on the other extreme of politics, even though their actual political views are poles apart. One way to increase that visibility very quickly is to pick opportunities to have highly visible fights with the core party and the leadership.

That's what happened last night. Nothing more. Nothing less. No nefarious plot to keep children in poverty (or "starving" as the even more emotionally manipulative put it).

Starmer had two choices:
1) Let the rebellion go
2) Take strict action

1) would have given every group and faction within Labour the green light to start creating their own version of the ERG, Common Sense Group, or whatever they wanted to call themselves. Soon, the party would be as riven as the Tories were. Imagine herding those cats for the next 5 years!

Instead, by doing 2), Starmer called the bluff of people who knew exactly what they were doing.

Did Starmer's action indicate Labour won't lift the cap? No. It told us nothing of the sort.

Did Starmer's action indicate Labour are fine with child poverty? No. It told us nothing of the sort.

If in a few months - around the Autumn statement or shortly thereafter - Labour are still grinding their gears on child poverty without any progress, then you have the right to be aggrieved.

But 18 days into their term of office, and after all the clear signals they're trying to do the right thing as swiftly as prudence allows? Get over yourself.

[saraketteley @SaraKetteley]

@nuwandiss @mrdog81 The challenge is that many areas (not all)that have “transformed” have joined the AOT and cmht function together in PCNs.we need some clear definitions of which patients should be AOT and which CMHT…and then caseload review

[Nuwan Dissanayaka @nuwandiss]

Would suggest people read the actual guidance for a more thorough understanding of this issue 👇🏽

https://t.co/TgB4zVvTN0

[Russell England 💉💙🇪🇺🧳🌻🇺🇦🗿🌍 @RussellEngland]

@thatginamiller @hmtreasury @darrenpjones https://t.co/QmadeuLQ6W

[Gina Miller @thatginamiller]

Dear @hmtreasury @darrenpjones

Please can you launch an investigation and possible prosecution of the Conservative Ministers who misappropriated hundreds of millions of our taxes to film videos for their social media channels.

Misappropriation of public funds is a financial crime, under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 which defines financial crime as including any 'offence involving fraud or dishonesty.'

Gina Miller - a UK taxpayer

Repost if you agree!

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[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Paul Johnson, "Part of the reasons we've got all of the problems that we've got today is that our debt is so high, and our debt interest is so high, that they're taking up a lot of the money the government would otherwise have available for the public services that we actually want"

Since 2010 till 2024 the Conservative government have doubled our national debt

BBC News, "How significant was it when the Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the OBR was not aware of some of the Conservative government's commitments are"

Paul Johnson, "That was an extraordinary statement.. The OBR take what the government says on trust.. It takes the numbers as given.. It doesn't look into the departments to see if it can do what it says its going to do"

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

2010: Labour leave a note saying there's no money left; following a tradition of chancellors leaving humorous notes for chancellors

2024: Letter from the OBR confirming that the Conservatives misrepresented spending data, and when accurately looked at, it shows a huge financial black hole of over £22 billion

Incidentally, between 2010 and 2024 the Conservative government have also doubled our national debt, disgraceful

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

Take it in. The first female chancellor. The first housing secretary who's actually lived in social housing. The first education secretary who was on free school meals. An energy secretary who actually believes in aggressively fighting climate change. Not a bad afternoon.

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

Robert Buckland will be remembered as a man who understood the justice system, appreciated the devastation that was being wrought, recognised his colleagues’ constant attacks on the rule of law - and sat silently by in order to advance his own political career.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Jonathan Ashworth, "Rishi Sunak's failure to suspend these people.. One of these people has admitted he made an error of judgment..."

"He's so weak, he couldn't knock the skin off a rice pudding"

That's the first time I've heard this particular insult @JonAshworth - learn something new every day 😅

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

If this is true why have I never heard it put to Farage in the thousands of interviews?