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Ramandeep Kaur

@mumof3amigos.bsky.social

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Campaigner. Activist, Lived Experience Trainer. MA Social Policy. #LearningDisabilities #HealthInequalities Charity trustee and former Chair. Trying to build a better world. Views expressed are my own. www.ramandeepkaur.co.uk

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · Feb 12

This, every day, this ⬇️

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · Feb 12

Immigration is a good thing. It has brought enrichment, talent and energy to the country and, on a personal level, a family life.
It's got to be managed, it's got to be fair, it's got to be humane and it's got to exist.

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 17h

My youngest is studying maths, further maths, economics and chemistry A levels. Should I be packing his bags? Ps I did A level English!

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

‘An unseen side of Black Britain’: memories of 1980s Bradford – in pictures

Pinball, boomboxes and vintage cars! Victor Wedderburn’s photographs capture the joys – and struggles – of the era for the city’s immigrant communities

www.theguardian.com

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 1d

All good thanks!

Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re interested, @sianushka.bsky.social wrote about the ADF and so much more in this brilliant book. Well worth a read.

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 1d

If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer

His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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DanC @danc.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if Rylan has contemplated which groups in society might be the target of a modern day witchhunt 🤔

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 1d

And she’s a professor too… 😳

Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 2d

Very interesting

Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder when the Home Secretary will clamp down on the protests outside hotels? 🤔

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 3d

THIS is brilliant Birmingham ❤️

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Diwali baskets created to support people in need

About 200 volunteers gathered in Birmingham on Saturday to make food hampers.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 3d

Oh no! Such sad news.

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 4d

Rum stuff about SEND from two insiders here. "There's a lot of worry in the system," says one. No, there are a lot of worried parents. Who, as per the screenshot, know that targeted provision based on assessment is what SEND is (or was?). Which is why we're worried schoolsweek.co.uk/send-adviser...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans

As the number of WCNSFs – wounded child no surviving family – grows, charities struggle to find adults to look after them

www.theguardian.com

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 4d

Devilishly good

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Tim van Hasselt @tim-van-hasselt.bsky.social · 4d

So sorry to read that Dr Sophie Jackson has passed away.
Such an inspirational figure.

A huge loss to the healthcare community, and the children she looked after and their families.

Sophie Jackson: paediatrician and trailblazer for doctors with disabilities | The BMJ

doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

Sophie Jackson: paediatrician and trailblazer for doctors with disabilities

“To fully understand our patients, we ideally need to have shared experience with them,” paediatric trainee Sophie Jackson said. “Having doctors of diverse backgrounds and abilities is crucial because...

doi.org

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 4d

Ha ha, yes!

Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 4d

Major tantrums!

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 4d

Thoughts and prayers with whoever has to tell Donald Trump that he hasn’t won the Nobel Peace Prize.

🙏🏼😂

#Peace

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 5d

This is so sad. Poor, poor boy.

Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 5d

Fantastic photo!

Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 5d

This is wild!

Do they think that by planting DWP staff in GP surgeries, that this will help people with mental health issues.

I suspect it will make people think twice about going to their surgery and people will become more ill.

WHO is coming up with these ideas??

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: Specialist employment advisers will be based in GP surgeries and mental health services as part of government plans to get people back to work.

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden speaks to #BBCBreakfast about the government’s plan to tackle long-term sickness

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 6d

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Any OckReview families that may be finding this week particularly difficult - we would like to remind you that psychological support is available to you. Please either contact our team: [email protected] or the Family Psychological Support Service: [email protected]

Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 6d

It’s awful.

Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 6d

I’m not impressed with this. As a Sikh, Diwali for me is about spending time with family and going to the gurudwara. The only ‘gifts’ we exchange are mithai.

Please don’t commercialise this sacred festival.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

The best Diwali gifts for 2025: 16 thoughtful ideas I’m loving this year

Diwali gifts are designed to spark joy. From a cult perfume to chocolate truffles, here are my favourite special occasion presents for friends and family

www.theguardian.com

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 6d

‘If there’s anything ironic about being so scared of telling the wrong joke that you run straight into the arms of the House of Saud, it seems lost on the festival performers.’

Malin Hay on the Riyadh Comedy Festival, from the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...

Malin Hay | Laughing Their Heads Off

If there’s anything ironic about being so scared of telling the wrong joke that you run straight into the arms of the...

www.lrb.co.uk

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