Super Gran
@cates2012.bsky.social
Dreamer who loves nature, people and books. Addicted to depressing myself following politics. Supporter of Scottish independence. Proud to support a free Palestine. Make billionaires history!
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This is a genuinely welcome policy that could enormously improve people’s lives: families will be offered help to leave temporary accommodation, one of the worst conditions imposed on children by years of Tory housing and benefits policies. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Families to be offered help to leave temporary accommodation under UK child poverty strategy
Government says series of measures, including childcare support, will lift 500,000 out of poverty
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This is a genuinely welcome policy that could enormously improve people’s lives: families will be offered help to leave temporary accommodation, one of the worst conditions imposed on children by years of Tory housing and benefits policies. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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There are thousands of trained doctors in the UK right now — unemployed. Not because they’re unnecessary, but because the government refuses to fund the NHS roles we desperately need.
If we have the doctors, we can fund the doctors. So why won’t they?
youtu.be/jN42hYQsehU?...
If we have the doctors, we can fund the doctors. So why won’t they?
youtu.be/jN42hYQsehU?...
Why is our government choosing NHS cuts over patient care?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
There are thousands of trained doctors in the UK right now — unemployed. Not because they’re unnecessary, but because the government refuses to fund the NHS roles we desperately need.
If we have the doctors, we can fund the doctors. So why won’t they?
youtu.be/jN42hYQsehU?...
If we have the doctors, we can fund the doctors. So why won’t they?
youtu.be/jN42hYQsehU?...
Really exciting development to reduce need to use fertilizers and irrigation - wonderful
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Really exciting development to reduce need to use fertilizers and irrigation - wonderful
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John Swinney has responded to Nigel Farage's attack on Glasgow schoolchildren, calling it 'quite simply racist'
John Swinney responds to Nigel Farage's 'racist' attack on Glasgow schoolchildren
www.thenational.scot
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
John Swinney has responded to Nigel Farage's attack on Glasgow schoolchildren, calling it 'quite simply racist'
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Is the Office for Budget Responsibility really protecting the UK economy, or enforcing austerity? I argue that the OBR was designed to remove democratic control over fiscal policy. In that case, it's time to get rid of it. youtu.be/lu6i9BB0XpU?...
Do we really need the Office for Budget Responsibility?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Is the Office for Budget Responsibility really protecting the UK economy, or enforcing austerity? I argue that the OBR was designed to remove democratic control over fiscal policy. In that case, it's time to get rid of it. youtu.be/lu6i9BB0XpU?...
It makes me so angry that WS is treading the path of so many Tory health secretaries before him - peddling the lie that poor mental health and rises in cases of neuro-diversity is about 'over-patholigising' when really he's looking to win points by reducing the welfare bill.
We see you Wes!
We see you Wes!
Wes Streeting claims there are too many diagnoses of anxiety, autism, and ADHD. But when people are oppressed by neoliberalism, and others cannot comply with its demand for uniformity, he is really seeking to destroy evidence of dissent for his toxic worldview. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Wes Streeting’s exercise in thought control
The Guardian reports this morning that:
The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, according to reports.
Streeting is understood ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It makes me so angry that WS is treading the path of so many Tory health secretaries before him - peddling the lie that poor mental health and rises in cases of neuro-diversity is about 'over-patholigising' when really he's looking to win points by reducing the welfare bill.
We see you Wes!
We see you Wes!
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Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored.
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Wes Streeting orders inquiry into mental health ‘overdiagnosis’
Health secretary wants clinical review of the rise in conditions such as ADHD and autism that cause people to drop out of the workforce
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December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored.
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Ah well, that's what Stranraer voted for!! Where is the arrest for theft.
Scottish Tory councillor took £20k 'empty homes' cash
A TORY councillor has admitted taking £20,000 of public cash from an “empty homes” fund to do up a house she rented out as a holiday let. 🤦
Scottish Tory councillor took £20k 'empty homes' cash
A TORY councillor has admitted taking £20,000 of public cash from an “empty homes” fund to do up a house she rented out as a holiday let. 🤦
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Ah well, that's what Stranraer voted for!! Where is the arrest for theft.
Scottish Tory councillor took £20k 'empty homes' cash
A TORY councillor has admitted taking £20,000 of public cash from an “empty homes” fund to do up a house she rented out as a holiday let. 🤦
Scottish Tory councillor took £20k 'empty homes' cash
A TORY councillor has admitted taking £20,000 of public cash from an “empty homes” fund to do up a house she rented out as a holiday let. 🤦
Genocide in plain sight - will no-one take action?
Israel says it will open the Rafah crossing so people inside Gaza can leave. Why won't Israel allow Palestinians who've already left to use the crossing to return? Why won't Israel allow humanitarian agencies to use the crossing to bring aid into Gaza?
Hani Mahmoud reporting
Hani Mahmoud reporting
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Genocide in plain sight - will no-one take action?
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*Right-wing mega-donors are flying mayors to an all-expenses-paid summit in New Orleans, where they’ll push a policy framework that codifies mainstream criticism of Israel as “antisemitic”*
by John Ross
www.currentaffairs.org/news/a-dark-...
by John Ross
www.currentaffairs.org/news/a-dark-...
A Dark Money Network is Recruiting U.S. Mayors to Criminalize Pro-Palestine Speech
Right-wing mega-donors are flying mayors to an all-expenses-paid summit in New Orleans, where they’ll push a policy framework that codifies mainstream criticism of Israel as “antisemitic.”
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
*Right-wing mega-donors are flying mayors to an all-expenses-paid summit in New Orleans, where they’ll push a policy framework that codifies mainstream criticism of Israel as “antisemitic”*
by John Ross
www.currentaffairs.org/news/a-dark-...
by John Ross
www.currentaffairs.org/news/a-dark-...
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Limerick @ipsc.bsky.social will be out on Saturday. There is no ceasefire, apartheid Israel continues to murder and starve the people in Gaza, to ethnically cleanse the West Bank. And our government won't even do the bare minimum to end this state's complicity in genocide. #FreePalestine
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Limerick @ipsc.bsky.social will be out on Saturday. There is no ceasefire, apartheid Israel continues to murder and starve the people in Gaza, to ethnically cleanse the West Bank. And our government won't even do the bare minimum to end this state's complicity in genocide. #FreePalestine
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Elsewhere, 18-year-old Muhammad Raslan Mahmoud Asmar was shot during a raid on his village northwest of Ramallah. Witnesses say the teen was left to bleed out as Israeli forces barred Red Crescent medics from approaching. The soldiers then seized his lifeless body.
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Elsewhere, 18-year-old Muhammad Raslan Mahmoud Asmar was shot during a raid on his village northwest of Ramallah. Witnesses say the teen was left to bleed out as Israeli forces barred Red Crescent medics from approaching. The soldiers then seized his lifeless body.
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Ever heard of Carillion?
Contracted to build PFI hospitals but it went under = the state had to step in at an extra cost of £148m.The hospitals opened 5-6 years late.
Private profit. Public risk. That's PFI. Now they want to bring it back 👉 bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
Contracted to build PFI hospitals but it went under = the state had to step in at an extra cost of £148m.The hospitals opened 5-6 years late.
Private profit. Public risk. That's PFI. Now they want to bring it back 👉 bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Ever heard of Carillion?
Contracted to build PFI hospitals but it went under = the state had to step in at an extra cost of £148m.The hospitals opened 5-6 years late.
Private profit. Public risk. That's PFI. Now they want to bring it back 👉 bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
Contracted to build PFI hospitals but it went under = the state had to step in at an extra cost of £148m.The hospitals opened 5-6 years late.
Private profit. Public risk. That's PFI. Now they want to bring it back 👉 bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
www.theguardian.com/business/202... Nationalise it!
Thames Water faces collapse as crisis talks take ‘longer than expected’
Debt-ridden utility company warns of ‘material uncertainty’ despite seeing profits rise to more than £400m
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
www.theguardian.com/business/202... Nationalise it!
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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🔴 BREAKING: 4 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since dawn Tue. in new violation of Gaza ceasefire agreement.
A local reporter for Al Araby said 2 were killed & several wounded after Israeli fire hit civilians in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood. Artillery also injured...
A local reporter for Al Araby said 2 were killed & several wounded after Israeli fire hit civilians in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood. Artillery also injured...
December 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🔴 BREAKING: 4 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since dawn Tue. in new violation of Gaza ceasefire agreement.
A local reporter for Al Araby said 2 were killed & several wounded after Israeli fire hit civilians in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood. Artillery also injured...
A local reporter for Al Araby said 2 were killed & several wounded after Israeli fire hit civilians in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood. Artillery also injured...
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DC Shooting Victims Googled In Israel Before Attack By CIA Operative
YouTube video by Niko House
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December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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A charity single in support of Palestine is hoping to reach Christmas Number 1
The Palestine charity single hoping to reach Christmas Number 1
www.thenational.scot
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A charity single in support of Palestine is hoping to reach Christmas Number 1
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We help families, like 21-year-old *Azade’s on every step of their asylum journey.
Donate to our Winter Appeal today: ow.ly/szZE50XyG4S
Together, we can ensure that people like Azade can access advice, support and a warm welcome as they start again in safety.
Donate to our Winter Appeal today: ow.ly/szZE50XyG4S
Together, we can ensure that people like Azade can access advice, support and a warm welcome as they start again in safety.
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We help families, like 21-year-old *Azade’s on every step of their asylum journey.
Donate to our Winter Appeal today: ow.ly/szZE50XyG4S
Together, we can ensure that people like Azade can access advice, support and a warm welcome as they start again in safety.
Donate to our Winter Appeal today: ow.ly/szZE50XyG4S
Together, we can ensure that people like Azade can access advice, support and a warm welcome as they start again in safety.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Delighted so many people are enjoying my chat with @nojusticemtg.bsky.social
We talk economy, nationalisation and how to stop the right.
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We talk economy, nationalisation and how to stop the right.
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youtu.be/13t3hziAd5w?...
How Can The Left Be Louder Than The Right? | @NoJusticeMTG | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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December 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Delighted so many people are enjoying my chat with @nojusticemtg.bsky.social
We talk economy, nationalisation and how to stop the right.
👇🏼
youtu.be/13t3hziAd5w?...
We talk economy, nationalisation and how to stop the right.
👇🏼
youtu.be/13t3hziAd5w?...
He's really got them rattled..... #GreenParty
Funny how @zackpolanski.bsky.social suggesting a raft of policies to try and improve the lives of the vast majority is ‘fantasy economics’, but when Brexiteers were allowed to indulge their lunatic fantasies about leaving the EU it somehow became ‘The Will of the People’. 🦄🤔
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
He's really got them rattled..... #GreenParty
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STOP the genocide, it's NOT what the JEWISH PEOPLE want, it's what the ISRAELI GOVERNMENT wants...
STOP THE GENOCIDE! Not ONLY for the Gazans, but for ALL the Jewish People WHO DO NOT WANT IT!
Many American Jews disapprove of Israel’s conduct of the Gaza war, with 61% saying Israel has committed war crimes and about four in 10 saying it is guilty of genocide
thedingodave.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
STOP the genocide, it's NOT what the JEWISH PEOPLE want, it's what the ISRAELI GOVERNMENT wants...