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Proud Poolie - Never EVER Say Die # 💙 #SaveOurNHS 💙 Human Rights are Universal

[jayne g💙 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jayney1908]

#NHS75 Absolutely heartbreaking & true!! It was the groundswell of ordinary people after WW2 demanding free & better care for all which created Our NHS please everyone understand what is happening & ‘shout it loud hands off our NHS’ 💙 @JujuliaGrace

[DeMbCR @DeMbCRy]

@JujuliaGrace

[jayne g💙 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jayney1908]

@JordanHugill Welcome back Jordan! Right attitude & experience to get us back where we belong 💙⚽️#NSD

[jayne g💙 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jayney1908]

@NeilAllen39 Brilliant acronym 😂👏👏

[jayne g💙 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jayney1908]

@Bob71136804 @BreitODughaill @Tesco Many older folk had the skills but age can rob you of many 💙

[Luba Macpherson @LubaMacpherson]

The UK Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on 2 June 2026 in the case A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue ([2026] UKSC 16).

The Court unanimously overruled the historic 2014 Cheshire West judgment. This completely resets how "deprivation of liberty" is legally defined across the UK

⚖️ The Core Dispute

The case originated from Northern Ireland, where the Minister of Health wanted to revise the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Code of Practice. The proposed change allowed individuals aged 16 and over who lack mental capacity to legally "consent" to their care confinement through their expressed wishes and feelings, bypassing Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Because this directly clashed with Cheshire West—which stated a person lacking capacity cannot consent to confinement, even if they are compliant—the Attorney General referred the issue to the Supreme Court to test its lawfulness.

🔑 Key Takeaways from the [2026] UKSC 16 Judgment

The Supreme Court dismantled the long-standing "acid test" established by Cheshire West and introduced a brand new legal reality:

1. Rejection of the "Acid Test"

Old Rule (Cheshire West): A deprivation of liberty exists if a person lacks capacity, is under continuous supervision and control, and is not free to leave. Whether they are happy, compliant, or living in a "normal" family setting was entirely irrelevant.

New Rule (2026): The Supreme Court rejected this rigid, one-size-fits-all formula. They ordered a return to a "multi-factorial, context-sensitive approach" that aligns closely with Strasbourg human rights jurisprudence

2. "Incapacitous Consent" is Now Valid

The Court ruled that lack of capacity does not automatically mean a person cannot consent to their living arrangements. If a vulnerable individual expresses happiness, contentment, or passive willingness to remain in a care setting, that expression can now be deemed valid consent in fact. Consequently, they are no longer legally considered "confined" or "deprived of their liberty".

3. Context, Purpose, and Compliance Matter

Under the new legal framework, courts and local authorities must look at the broader picture:

Compliance/Absence of Objection: Relevant in determining whether true confinement exists.

Relative Normality: The specific environment and normality of the placement are now factors to consider.

Purpose: The intent behind the care measures can be factored into borderline cases.

[The Beautiful Game @TBGame2021]

Ritchie Humphreys, a true Hartlepool United legend 🔵⚪️

@Official_HUFC | #HUFC | #NSD

[🎶𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 ✨ @Old_But_Gold50s]

Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest duets of all time, this 1987 archival footage from Ibiza captures the iconic song "Barcelona." It stands as a vivid testament to the perfect fusion of Montserrat Caballé’s sublime operatic vocals and Freddie Mercury’s captivating stage presence—a masterpiece that left an indelible mark on music history and went on to become the official and defining anthem of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

[jayne g💙 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jayney1908]

@Mark_Carroll3 @IsaacHUFC Could we see Camerons back on the shirt!👍 And find a way to get NSD in there - we went to pot after that came off 😂💙⚽️

[Paul Nowak @nowak_paul]

When someone shows you who they really are, take notice.

[jayne g💙 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jayney1908]

@DrOliverLewis How much leeway will LAs have to introduce advocates & review procedures to try & ensure some protections remain?

[Alex Ruck Keene @Capacitylaw]

Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West: https://t.co/DS4ySCQBtz

[UK Supreme Court @UKSupremeCourt]

Judgment has been handed down this morning in A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (UKSC/2025/0042): https://t.co/sHp4mGVY6G

[jayne g💙 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jayney1908]

Might see a bit of activity here today if the SC sends down the ruling in the NI case😉 where's best to spot anything quickly? #LawNerdsUnite

[Viviane: 🌹Labour led by Keir for me @LaindonFEMINIST]

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[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Nigel Farage hasn't bothered to vote in Parliament for the last 11 weeks.

During that time he will have collected about £50,000 in wages and expenses.

But he will tell you Disabled People and immigrants are the problem.

No, it's rich lazy parasites like him.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Can we get this story about Farage and his dodgy tax Retweeted 10,000 times?

#NoTaxNigel #FarageOut
#FarageTheFraud

https://t.co/2bwATYQRPS

[Sai Ishaya @Sai_Ishaya_]

Every day, we're trapped in the paradox of the "Schrödinger’s immigrant", a mythical outsider who exists simultaneously as a lazy welfare dependent & an unstoppable machine taking all the jobs(both skilled & unskilled).

The immigrant remains a highly convenient shape shifting scapegoat designed to explain away ALL complex, systemic domestic failures.
Keeping this paradox alive ensures politicians never have to answer for a decade of chronic underinvestment, flatlining productivity, & broken infrastructure.

[Martin Davies 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 @martindvz]

Brexit explained by someone who isn’t a liar and was there and who knows:

[Louise Donaldson @Loulameg]

Please please share, repost, whatever it takes to help get Tom home safely to his family 🙏

[Hartlepool United FC @Official_HUFC]

📱Head of Media & Comms
🏃‍♂️ Head of Sports Science
📈 Academy Manager & Coaches
🏡 Matchday casual vacancies

💼 We’re excited to be recruiting for the above roles as part of the Club’s continued growth: https://t.co/XnUzz7aCqU

[Kirsti Miller @KirstiMiller30]

17,000 Anti-trans articles over the last 5 years. This is the reality of a distorted media reporting landscape.

Thats the total published by only 4 news outlets in the UK, the problem is indeed greater than just those four publications.

Concentrated media ownership buys you the capacity to produce manufactured consent. That consent is being weaponised against every woman because that is the target.

17,000 articles published on trans-related topics in five years.

An average of 264 articles per month, around 9 per day.

Coverage that is disproportionate to the size of the trans population, which is approximately 0.5 percent of the UK population.

Persistent association of trans people with controversy, conflict and harm.

Minimal inclusion of trans voices, with reporting instead dominated by politicians and anti-trans campaigners.

“There is nothing balanced about the way trans people’s lives are reported. Anti-trans narratives dominate coverage and are often presented as fact, while trans people themselves are pushed to the margins or erased entirely."

https://t.co/xUNDuLVE6J