Margaret Ferrier

[Margaret Ferrier @MargaretFerrier]

Rutherglen

Winter Fuel recipients: 15,666

Pension credit recipients: 2,715

Losers: 12,950
Losers: 82.7%

[Neil O'Brien @NeilDotObrien]

In my new article I produce estimates of the number of people losing the Winter Fuel Payment in each Parliamentary Constituency - both on old and new boundaries. I've made some interactive maps.

[Warner Bros. Entertainment @WBHomeEnt]

Remembering Patrick Stewart

[Huddersfield Town @htafc]

All at Huddersfield Town are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of lifelong supporter Sir Patrick Stewart. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this sad time.

A titan of his craft and a legend and hero to millions worldwide, his legacy will live on. Fiercely proud of his Yorkshire roots, Sir Patrick was a Terrier in every sense, and we’re proud to have counted him as one of our own.

Once a Terrier, always a Terrier 💙

#htafc

[Marvel Studios @MarvelStudios]

All of us at Marvel Studios are deeply saddened by the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart. Sir Patrick brought Professor Charles Xavier to life with extraordinary grace, intelligence, and humanity, defining the character for generations of fans, from "X-Men" to "Logan" to "Avengers: Doomsday." He was a singular talent, a generous collaborator, and a true gentleman. Our hearts go out to his wife Sunny, his children, his friends, and the countless fans around the world whose lives he touched with his art.

[William Shatner @WilliamShatner]

What a heartbreaking week it has been. Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor. From the stage to the bridge of the Enterprise, he brought intelligence, grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everything he did. Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him. I was filled with affection and admiration for him and his work.

My heart goes out to Sunny and his family. He will be deeply missed.

[Venice Allan @roseveniceallan]

“If my husband takes my phone away from me because he doesn’t want me contacting people, that’s coercive control. If I do that to my child, that maybe responsible parenting”

Well said @HJoyceGender! #BinTheBill

[Patrick Stewart @SirPatStew]

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund   
https://t.co/luC5CdcWDy
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources    
https://t.co/zvNptfyuNd

Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia

[Biology Rules Ok @OkayBiology]

Abel Ghebrehiwret came to Scotland from Eritrea.
He is a serial robber of elderly Scottish women.
He was jailed today for just 32 months for robbing a disabled pensioner & knocking her from her wheelchair.
He'd previously been jailed for 2 years for mugging an 89yr old woman. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Rosie Duffield MP @RosieDuffield1]

I want you all to know this.
There are 650 MPs in Parliament. Yet the one MP chosen by @UKLabour to Chair the Bill Committee for the controversial, dangerous and dismally bad draft legislation, the Conversion Practices Bill, is Alex Barros-Curtis. Until July 2024, when Alex was given a very safe Labour seat in Cardiff, he was the Head of the Labour Party's Governance and Legal Unit in London. This was a department set up to investigate complaints against members of the Labour Party. Complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia, abuse, and of course latterly, mostly women holding legally-protected 'Gender Critical' (sex realist) beliefs. Alex oversaw the investigation of hundreds of members who liked or tweeted gender critical or feminist views. I was one of them. He investigated me, as a sitting Labour MP, for 13 months.
13 months to 'investigate' one like of one tweet. I had a great lawyer, one of the names we're all now familiar with, and I had to crowdfund to pay for his (excellent) work.
They first tried in 2020. But the screenshots crudely attached to that passive aggressive, threatening-sounding email from LP admin staff were so risible that I replied that it was too ridiculous for me to waste my precious time on. They left it. Years of Starmer bumbling and stuttering through interviews about whether he had spoken to me, whether he supported me, etc followed. My feminist sins continued apace.
And then I 'liked' a tweet by my GC comedian friend @Glinner. He had mocked Eddie'Suzy' for comparing his choice to wear traditional women's clothing, fake plastic breasts and nails, to those being persecuted by the Nazis during WWII. I found his sarcasm, as a award-winning comedy writer in the face of such offensive narcissism amusing and so 'liked' it. I found it absurd and obscene that Izzard, an extremely privileged and wealthy man, who openly changed his 'gender' at will, should write himself into history falseley as someone who would have been oppressed due to a circumstance beyond his control. We all know the groups who were tortured, starved and killed...
There is obviously more to my story, I will tell it all, it's just one chapter of the years of spiteful abusive and bullying practices meted out to me by the Labour Party managers. Not those who'd achieved office on merit, or even unexpectedly, but those in the club, often having failed to be elected themselves.
So Barros-Curtis who we were repeatedly told led 'the many *independent* inquiries into women members and MPs like me, now often stands as a trans-rights activist on the Labour backbenches. He has also been gifted the role of Chair of this Committee and is a huge supporter of this Bill. And I am not a part of the Bill Committee, although plenty of TRA MPs are. Does that sound like the democratic scrutiny of legislation to you?

[Help2Rehome Scotland @H2RScotland]

Connie is a 9 year old female cross breed. She is looking for a new home as sadly her owner passed away.
Connie is best in a home without other pets as this is what she is use too. She would be best in a home without kids.
Connie is chipped and spayed and fully house trained.
She gets heart medication daily for her cardiac valve, she does well on her medication which doesn't cause her any issues.
Connie eats butchers complete wet food, grain free and absolutely loves treats!
She adores people and will jump up to sit next to anyone who visits. She is registered with the vets.
Her owner's family have agreed to pay half of her monthly medication for the rest of her life.
Connie travels well in the car.
She walks well on the lead but will pull if she sees another dog.
Connie isn't a fan of being groomed.
She would be best with someone who is on their own or a couple looking for a companion.
For more information please email [email protected]

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

🗳️ Election Results | 97.3 percent counted

🔄 Latest change: Likud gains a seat from Shas (Likud 27, Shas 6)

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🔵 Netanyahu bloc: 53
Likud 27 (+1)
Otzma Yehudit 7
United Torah Judaism 7
Shas 6 (-1)
Religious Zionism and Zehut 6

🟣 Change bloc: 48
Yashar 21
Together 12
The Democrats 8
Yisrael Beiteinu 7

🟢 Arab parties: 19
Joint List 11
Ra'am 8

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❌ Below the threshold (3.25 percent)
The Reservists and the Economic Party 2.69 percent
Amcha Yisrael 1.65 percent

[The Mercian @TheMercianNews]

🚨 NEW: Homeless Kosovan migrant who stole from disabled people cannot be deported because she is "culturally and socially integrated", judge says.

• An immigration tribunal has ruled that Barbara Osmanovic, 40, a heroin and cocaine addict of Roma heritage from Kosovo, cannot be deported because she is “culturally and socially integrated” in the UK.

• Osmanovic arrived in the UK as a child in 2000 and was granted leave to remain in 2006. She has 13 convictions for 29 offences. Her offending began almost immediately after she arrived. There is little evidence she has made a positive contribution during her time in the country.

• In April 2023 she was jailed for two and a half years in Manchester for theft, fraud, attempted burglary and possession of a knife. She was described as carrying out a “mean” campaign of stealing from vulnerable and disabled people, including taking a purse from a woman in a wheelchair and spending £1,640 on her card.

• The Home Office sought to deport her over her persistent offending, but the tribunal found removal would be “unduly harsh” under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

• The judge said it was “too soon” to conclude she was no longer a persistent offender. Osmanovic did not attend the appeal hearing as she did not have a working phone.

[Janet Murray @jan_murray]

I’ve now been contacted by numerous people about the ‘Boob Man of Oxford’.

Those who work or study at Oxford have asked for anonymity, so I can’t share identifying details. But some common themes have emerged:

- Unsurprisingly, women describe feeling uncomfortable about a male lecturer wearing what appear to be oversized prosthetic breasts in their place of work or study

- Some question whether there is a sexual element or whether it is a ‘power play’. These are their concerns, rather than established explanations for his behaviour - but are legitimate concerns nonetheless

- They say they’re afraid to raise concerns because he is surrounded by ‘allies’, including staff, who defend his appearance as 'self-expression'

One source has even wondered whether this is an elaborate stunt to embarrass the university - along the lines of Josh Seiter, who pretended to be a trans woman as an 'experiment'. Another source says this has been going on for three years - which does seem a long time to keep up the act.

There is interest in covering this in the mainstream press. What would help now is more documentary evidence: complaint letters, responses or correspondence showing how concerns have been handled.

My inbox is open: [email protected]. Happy to have a confidential chat about any aspect of this. All messages treated in confidence.

[WRN Scotland @WRNScotland]

Victims minister Kirsten Oswald said: "Our thoughts continue to be with the family and friends of Stacey Hogg for their terrible loss; her death is a tragedy.

"We are resolute in our determination to do all we can to tackle violence against women and girls by preventing it from happening in the first place, supporting victims, and ensuring that violent men change their behaviour and are held accountable for their actions."

Fine words from the Victims Minister but we need real action to prevent any further women losing their lives to violent men @scotgov
https://t.co/rhSvnTUMJF

[Nick Timothy MP @NJ_Timothy]

Here is why Labour’s definition is so dangerous:

[Nick Timothy MP @NJ_Timothy]

Angela Rayner is to appoint an “Islamophobia” adviser.

They'll enforce her “Islamophobia” definition, which Labour allowed extremists to influence.

Ministers claimed the evidence was deleted, but I proved this was a lie.

It's still kept secret. Rayner must end the cover up.

[Darlington Nursing Union @DarlingtonUnion]

💜 A heartfelt thank you to J.K. Rowling 💜

To have someone of J.K. Rowling’s courage, influence and conviction publicly acknowledge and celebrate our victory means more to us than words can express. 🥹

The past three years have been an incredibly difficult journey for the Darlington nurses. We have faced challenges we could never have imagined but through it all, we have remained determined to stand up for what we believe is right. 💪🏻

Moments like this remind us that we are not alone!!

J.K. Rowling has shown extraordinary courage in standing up for women, often at considerable personal cost. Her unwavering support for women who have found themselves in difficult and sometimes frightening circumstances has given so many of us strength.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Jo. Thank you for your courage, your compassion and for using your voice to make sure women like us are heard!

Your support means the world to us and we will never take it for granted.

With love and gratitude,

The Darlington Nurses 💜

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

Breaking: Central Elections Committee Chairman Solberg has instructed Zini to investigate dramatic information concerning foreign funding of a campaign intended to influence the elections in Israel.

As I understand it, this refers to large sums of money allegedly funneled from Arab sources to increase voter turnout in the Arab community through illegal means.

[Smriti Z Irani @smritiirani]

Heartiest congratulations to Captain Smit Machchhar on being conferred the prestigious Order of Zayed II (First Class) by the UAE.

His extraordinary bravery in averting a mid-air tragedy stands as a resounding testament to the valour, skill and calm professionalism of Indian aviation. A true hero and an inspiration to us all!

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

The electorate aren’t goldfish. Our memories are long enough to recall June 2024, when you declared that trans-identified men with penises should be able to use women’s public bathrooms. It took a Supreme Court ruling to force you to uphold women’s rights, and now you pose as our bold champion? Please.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 SUMMARY: The OBR forecasts following John Healey's Budget

- Welfare spending will rise to £431.3bn by 2030/31 - an increase of £97.5bn a year in cash terms

- This includes £209.8bn on pensioner benefits, £110.7bn on Universal Credit, £69.6bn on disability benefits, £13.9bn on Child Benefit and £27.2bn on other welfare

- Inflation will peak at 3.75% in early 2027, up from the earlier prediction of 2%

- UK GDP growth will slow from around 1.25% in 2026 to 1% in 2027, before climbing to 1.6% in 2031

- Average UK unemployment will rise to 5.1% across 2026 and 2027

- The Employment Rights Act will "likely" have a negative economic impact because of reduced flexibility and greater uncertainty for businesses

- The landlord tax increases (property income) could contribute to a long-term rise in private rents and discourage landlords from entering the market

- Real household disposable income per person will be around 0.75% lower in 2030-31 than it expected in March 2026

- Higher earnings and frozen tax thresholds will increase income tax and National Insurance receipts by £9bn in 2026-27 and around £8bn on average in subsequent forecast years compared with March

- Net migration is forecast to fall to 120,000 in the year to mid-2026, then gradually rise to 230,000 by the year to mid-2031

- Nominal weekly earnings growth will slow to around 3.5% in 2026, then average roughly 2.25% a year

- Andy Burnham's first-time buyer scheme could raise house prices by increasing demand without enough new homes being built