Karen The Socialist Artist

Socialist, artist, passionate about disability rights . Wheelchair user. committed European. . Post my paintings all are for sale,at a socialist price#GTTO

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

I never met Jason Arday, and know nothing about him beyond what I have read, seen and heard in the media.

As the debate around him raged in recent weeks, I stayed out of it, precisely because it struck me as one of those occasional frenzies in which facts get lost and humans cease to be treated as humans. I now wish I had reached out to him, tried to encourage him that “this too shall pass.”

Many people today, those who knew him above all but also many like me who didn’t, will be feeling sadness and anger that this has all led to his death, a family suddenly without a father, parents without a son. None of us will ever know exactly what was going through his mind, but it is hard to disagree with @MayorofLondon that Jason Arday faced “an unacceptable public hounding and campaign of abuse … pernicious public shaming that other people in his position wouldn’t have faced.”

Whatever the truth of the allegations against him, would he have suffered such a hounding had he been white, with short hair? I doubt it. The zeal with which the Trumpian anti-DEI brigade in the U.K. leapt on this story to try to push back the wheel of progress towards genuine equality was horrible.

Again, Sadiq is right to say “His death was a tragedy but it should be a wake-up call for all of us.”

RIP Jason. And to all of us, if ever you think someone you know may have cause to be suicidal, reach out to them.

[Marci Shore @marci_shore]

"The increase to Musk's wealth since Trump was elected president three months ago is greater than all of the American aid given to Ukraine over the last three years."--@TimothyDSnyder

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Just in case no one knows the UK doesn't have a record number of people on benefits, in fact we have higher employment than France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Finland and many more.

It's all just a lie for the billionaires to blame poor people for their mess.

[Nicholas Drummond @nicholadrummond]

This is the best summary of the current geopolitical situation I have seen. Sir Alex Younger was head of MI6 between 2014 and 2020. Really worth watching.

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

Millions of people can't afford to heat their homes. Meanwhile, Centrica - previously state-owned British Gas - has made £9bn in profit since 2020.

[Dominic Grieve @dominicgrieve_]

Trump's lies about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and about the government of President Zelensky become more astonishing by the day. Even more astonishing is to listen to them being repeated by Vice President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Hegseth. All this before we listen to the rants of Elon Musk.
Thus the leadership of the USA is being turned into the court of the emperor Nero, with a narcissistic ruler surrounded by sycophants-a disaster for the people of the United States and of all the free world. Yet the implications for the security of the U.K. are still being tiptoed around. We are facing our biggest crisis since 1939 and our self inflicted damage from Brexit is going to make it harder for us to rise to the challenge.
It would be a miracle if the Prime Minister's trip to the USA brings a change of direction there. We are going to need to co- operate closely with our European partners in matters of defence and defence procurement if we are to get through this and stop Putin's aggression.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Don't repost this.

It upsets Elon Musk.

[Daniel Finkelstein @Dannythefink]

It is as bad as you think it is.

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

Fuuuuuucking hell.

[Dr Waseem PsyD @WAlladin1]

I hope more people will re-tweet I do NOT Consent to physician associates treating me. Only a fully qualified medical doctor/GP will be acceptable. Anything less is unacceptable, high risk and damaging.

Time to make a stand....stand up speak out and talk back. Will you? If so-retweet.

No substitutes acceptable for a fully qualified medical doctor and GP.

#NOToPhysicianAssociates

@DrHWazir

[Michael Foster#FBPE @Michael15688963]

Would the NHS be safe under Nigel Farage and Reform UK's stewardship?

Vote & Repost

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

The average annual charge for a child in a private equity-run care home is £281,000. That's five times the cost of being a boarder at Eton.

[Jamie Jones77 🇪🇦 🇨🇦 @JamieJones77]

#r4today

[Roger Gall @Shambles151]

Who would you prefer your tax payer's money to be given to?

1. Compensation for the money stolen from WASPI women:
Or
2. The 'Govt' of Ukraine:

Please RT after voting - thank you

[Roger Gall @Shambles151]

Should foreign donors be able to donate to UK political parties?

Please RT after voting - thank you?

[Roger Gall @Shambles151]

Are you anti Israel - or anti Ireland?

Please RT after voting - thank you.

[Roger Gall @Shambles151]

Should Nigel Farage be in prison for inciting racists to riot?

Please RT after voting - thank you.

[Roger Gall @Shambles151]

Should everyone who equally values ALL human life - be condemning the Zionist GENOCIDE & those who still try to justify the slaughter, displacement, starvation & mutilation of thousands of children because of their ethnicity?

Please RT after voting - thank you.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

BREAKING:

Israel has just committed a devastating massacre in Akkar, north of Lebanon, dropping bombs on civilian homes packed with Lebanese families.

Over 30 innocents killed—mostly women and children—with many still trapped under the rubble.

This is terrorism.

[Bryan Smith #RejoinEU same handle on BlueSky @BpsmithUk]

Supermarkets (& all commentators, except me) are ignoring the Employers National Insurance level has only been *restored* to the level it was at in 2023, before Hunt reduced it.
How many supermarkets (or other complaining employers) *increased* staff or wages when it was reduced?