Karen
@karenpearny.bsky.social
I have Me/cfs & fibromyalgia ♿️ 📚 🎧 🌊 🌳 Cornwall🩵
❤️ Manchester United 💙 country music 🤠 my boys 💙💙💙
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Karen
@karenpearny.bsky.social
· Mar 26
The government will have disabled and chronically ill people’s deaths on their hands as the fear they have instilled in them over the past month will end in deaths.
MPs with any compassion need to oppose these drastic welfare cut changes. Genuine people will end up homeless or take their lives.
MPs with any compassion need to oppose these drastic welfare cut changes. Genuine people will end up homeless or take their lives.
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UK govt ditches flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill
Flagship Labour plan to be replaced with six-month threshold after Peter Kyle vows to not let businesses ‘lose’ under new law
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
UK govt ditches flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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The real benefits scandal is that companies can pay employees such as low wage so the Government has to top it up for them to be able to survive.
And that the DWP knowingly enables and allows PIP assessors to lie on reports.
And that the DWP knowingly enables and allows PIP assessors to lie on reports.
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The real benefits scandal is that companies can pay employees such as low wage so the Government has to top it up for them to be able to survive.
And that the DWP knowingly enables and allows PIP assessors to lie on reports.
And that the DWP knowingly enables and allows PIP assessors to lie on reports.
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Net migration to the UK dropped sharply to 204,000 in the year to June, new figures show
That's a drop from 649,000 in the year to June 2024, and a drop of nearly 80% from the peak in 2023
(ONS)
That's a drop from 649,000 in the year to June 2024, and a drop of nearly 80% from the peak in 2023
(ONS)
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Net migration to the UK dropped sharply to 204,000 in the year to June, new figures show
That's a drop from 649,000 in the year to June 2024, and a drop of nearly 80% from the peak in 2023
(ONS)
That's a drop from 649,000 in the year to June 2024, and a drop of nearly 80% from the peak in 2023
(ONS)
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I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
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Shocking event - thinking of the people of Hong Kong.
#StandWithHongKong
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
#StandWithHongKong
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missing
Huge blaze broke out at Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Shocking event - thinking of the people of Hong Kong.
#StandWithHongKong
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
#StandWithHongKong
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
To my fellow lady warriors in our little community battling each day with chronic illnesses and life shit ! 🩷🤗
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
To my fellow lady warriors in our little community battling each day with chronic illnesses and life shit ! 🩷🤗
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If you don’t understand how disability benefits can be a net economic positive…
You don’t understand basic economics.
Every £1 you cut from disability benefits, you cut nearly £2 from the economy.
And you harm a vulnerable person.
You don’t understand basic economics.
Every £1 you cut from disability benefits, you cut nearly £2 from the economy.
And you harm a vulnerable person.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If you don’t understand how disability benefits can be a net economic positive…
You don’t understand basic economics.
Every £1 you cut from disability benefits, you cut nearly £2 from the economy.
And you harm a vulnerable person.
You don’t understand basic economics.
Every £1 you cut from disability benefits, you cut nearly £2 from the economy.
And you harm a vulnerable person.
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While this is a win, media reports suggest disabled people will be targeted to fund it
You cannot help one group out of poverty while damning another
Extremely concerning given their recent attacks on Motability and investigations into disabled people
We are being used as scapegoats
😬
You cannot help one group out of poverty while damning another
Extremely concerning given their recent attacks on Motability and investigations into disabled people
We are being used as scapegoats
😬
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
While this is a win, media reports suggest disabled people will be targeted to fund it
You cannot help one group out of poverty while damning another
Extremely concerning given their recent attacks on Motability and investigations into disabled people
We are being used as scapegoats
😬
You cannot help one group out of poverty while damning another
Extremely concerning given their recent attacks on Motability and investigations into disabled people
We are being used as scapegoats
😬
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How does freezing income tax thresholds affect your own tax bill?
How does freezing income tax thresholds affect your own tax bill?
Rachel Reeves is freezing tax thresholds in an attempt to plug the hole in the public accounts. Find out how it affects your tax bill
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
How does freezing income tax thresholds affect your own tax bill?
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FCA makes inquiries into WH Smith accounting error that wiped £600m off value.
Company accounts are opaque and unfit for purpose, audited by firms hired/paid by companies.
Financial Reporting Council, funded and dominated by big business makes the rules.
Company accounts are opaque and unfit for purpose, audited by firms hired/paid by companies.
Financial Reporting Council, funded and dominated by big business makes the rules.
FCA makes inquiries into WH Smith accounting error that wiped almost £600m off value
Regulator assessing whether firm breached UK disclosure rules for listed companies, but is yet to launch formal investigation
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
FCA makes inquiries into WH Smith accounting error that wiped £600m off value.
Company accounts are opaque and unfit for purpose, audited by firms hired/paid by companies.
Financial Reporting Council, funded and dominated by big business makes the rules.
Company accounts are opaque and unfit for purpose, audited by firms hired/paid by companies.
Financial Reporting Council, funded and dominated by big business makes the rules.
Ffs shut up in parliament and let her speak ! So loud for people with over sensory issues. #Budget2025 like school children
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Ffs shut up in parliament and let her speak ! So loud for people with over sensory issues. #Budget2025 like school children
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IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
www.biggreenbookshop.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
@hopefullizzy.bsky.social sorry to hear your back in hospital and hope it won’t be a long stay xx 🩷🤗
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@hopefullizzy.bsky.social sorry to hear your back in hospital and hope it won’t be a long stay xx 🩷🤗
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Budget shambles.
OBR report published ahead of the UK Chancellor's speech.
Then hurriedly withdrawn.
OBR report published ahead of the UK Chancellor's speech.
Then hurriedly withdrawn.
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Budget shambles.
OBR report published ahead of the UK Chancellor's speech.
Then hurriedly withdrawn.
OBR report published ahead of the UK Chancellor's speech.
Then hurriedly withdrawn.
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“Being called a Paki isn’t hurtful?” Oshidar asked. A third, Rickard Berg, told the Guardian: “He’s now in a position where he shouldn’t be denying this. He’s straight up lying.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“Being called a Paki isn’t hurtful?” Oshidar asked. A third, Rickard Berg, told the Guardian: “He’s now in a position where he shouldn’t be denying this. He’s straight up lying.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It’s better to slow down rather than break down. Take time to rest
Image: www.instagram.com/allontheboard
Image: www.instagram.com/allontheboard
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s better to slow down rather than break down. Take time to rest
Image: www.instagram.com/allontheboard
Image: www.instagram.com/allontheboard
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Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡
Reform UK’s ‘Cost Cutting’ Council Kent Prepares to Raise Taxes After Presiding Over £46 Million Overspend
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/r...
#KemkaranMustGo
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/r...
#KemkaranMustGo
Reform UK's 'Cost Cutting' Council Prepares to Raise Taxes After Presiding Over £46 Million Overspend
Nigel Farage's flagship Kent County Council, which promised to "reduce waste and cut your taxes" is set to raise bills on local taxpayers, after spending tens of millions of pounds over its budget
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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With only a few days before the budget, we need to spread our message far and wide.
Forward and share to send a message to the Chancellor loud and clear.
Forward and share to send a message to the Chancellor loud and clear.
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
With only a few days before the budget, we need to spread our message far and wide.
Forward and share to send a message to the Chancellor loud and clear.
Forward and share to send a message to the Chancellor loud and clear.
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It’s easy to tell people “you’ll find a way to manage”, or “It’ll be okay”
But the truth is that you can’t promise that, and no one can know with certainty.
We might do, but we might not. And there’s no shame or failure if we don’t
But the truth is that you can’t promise that, and no one can know with certainty.
We might do, but we might not. And there’s no shame or failure if we don’t
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It’s easy to tell people “you’ll find a way to manage”, or “It’ll be okay”
But the truth is that you can’t promise that, and no one can know with certainty.
We might do, but we might not. And there’s no shame or failure if we don’t
But the truth is that you can’t promise that, and no one can know with certainty.
We might do, but we might not. And there’s no shame or failure if we don’t
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Singer Olivia Dean slammed Ticketmaster, Live Nation and AEG Presents in an Instagram post Friday after tickets for her upcoming tour were instantly resold at hundreds of dollars more than face value, prompting the ticketing giant to cap resale prices for Dean’s tickets.
Olivia Dean Calls Ticketmaster ‘Disgusting’ Over High Ticket Resale Prices
Ticketmaster, in response, said it would cap the resale ticket prices at their original price.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Singer Olivia Dean slammed Ticketmaster, Live Nation and AEG Presents in an Instagram post Friday after tickets for her upcoming tour were instantly resold at hundreds of dollars more than face value, prompting the ticketing giant to cap resale prices for Dean’s tickets.