Sue
@suescishaw.bsky.social
Retired Science Technician (Education)
Previously SENCO Early Years
Mum to severely autistic son
& Resident Doctor daughter.
Centre left
Gardening/Travel/Hiking/Outdoors
#DisabilityRights #NHS
#SocialCare #Inclusion #MoreInCommon #BeKind #HopeNotHate
Previously SENCO Early Years
Mum to severely autistic son
& Resident Doctor daughter.
Centre left
Gardening/Travel/Hiking/Outdoors
#DisabilityRights #NHS
#SocialCare #Inclusion #MoreInCommon #BeKind #HopeNotHate
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so apparently iNews ditched some of their best reporters in order to hire more lobby correspondents, so the govt cutting lobby briefings is extremely lol on that front
December 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
so apparently iNews ditched some of their best reporters in order to hire more lobby correspondents, so the govt cutting lobby briefings is extremely lol on that front
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Good - the Westminster Village is destructive. Off the record briefings enable bad faith reporting and straight up lies. We've seen it time and again since the general election. In public and on the record is much better.
No10 has sneaked out, at 4.50pm on the last day before Christmas, that they are cancelling the daily afternoon lobby briefing for journalists.
And they'll sometimes be cancelling the morning one too, to in favour of a televised press conference, to which "content creators" will be invited.
And they'll sometimes be cancelling the morning one too, to in favour of a televised press conference, to which "content creators" will be invited.
December 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Good - the Westminster Village is destructive. Off the record briefings enable bad faith reporting and straight up lies. We've seen it time and again since the general election. In public and on the record is much better.
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Powerful and brilliant from Jess Phillips. Badenoch is a bone idle, dog-whistling, rabble rousing charlatan, devoid of scruple or knowledge, addicted to Twitter and entirely unfit for public office
"Kemi Badenoch has to use people like me to give her any kind of relevance," @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social tells @lewisgoodall.com, responding to Badenoch's criticism of her handling of violence against women & girls.
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Powerful and brilliant from Jess Phillips. Badenoch is a bone idle, dog-whistling, rabble rousing charlatan, devoid of scruple or knowledge, addicted to Twitter and entirely unfit for public office
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Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch ‘violence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody else’ has shocked me.
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The Mail hasn’t moved on, we have…
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Mail hasn’t moved on, we have…
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With a wave of political predictions coming our way at the turn of the year, a reminder of how cautiously many should be treated...
December 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
With a wave of political predictions coming our way at the turn of the year, a reminder of how cautiously many should be treated...
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Elon Musk’s X has paid over £25,000 directly to three Reform UK MPs, who have declared hundreds of hours producing right-wing content on the platform.
MPs are elected to represent their constituents, not to personally profit as social media influencers for a company owned by a far-right billionaire
MPs are elected to represent their constituents, not to personally profit as social media influencers for a company owned by a far-right billionaire
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Elon Musk’s X has paid over £25,000 directly to three Reform UK MPs, who have declared hundreds of hours producing right-wing content on the platform.
MPs are elected to represent their constituents, not to personally profit as social media influencers for a company owned by a far-right billionaire
MPs are elected to represent their constituents, not to personally profit as social media influencers for a company owned by a far-right billionaire
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This is potentially one of the most transformational policies this government has done if it holds its nerve.
NEW: Labour just announced the biggest change in planning policy in 80 years.
My breakdown of the key measures and whether they will succeed.
www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are...
My breakdown of the key measures and whether they will succeed.
www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are...
Labour are finally taking the housing shortage seriously
Is the new National Planning Policy Framework Labour’s biggest pro-growth move?
www.samdumitriu.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is potentially one of the most transformational policies this government has done if it holds its nerve.
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Keir Starmer gives Reform some 'festive advice'
'If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts... this time report it to the police,' he jokes
#PMQs
'If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts... this time report it to the police,' he jokes
#PMQs
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Keir Starmer gives Reform some 'festive advice'
'If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts... this time report it to the police,' he jokes
#PMQs
'If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts... this time report it to the police,' he jokes
#PMQs
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📣 🌹 BREAKING: The Employment Rights Bill has passed Parliament. It's a landmark win for working people says @labourunionsuk.bsky.social chair Joanne Thomas.
‘The Employment Rights Bill is a massive step forward – but we’re not done delivering for working people’ – LabourList
Labour’s landmark Employment Rights legislation has now, finally, passed both Houses of Parliament. It cannot be underestimated how big a leap forward this will be…
labourlist.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📣 🌹 BREAKING: The Employment Rights Bill has passed Parliament. It's a landmark win for working people says @labourunionsuk.bsky.social chair Joanne Thomas.
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Interesting background on Paul Doyle, who drove his car into the Liverpool parade www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Interesting background on Paul Doyle, who drove his car into the Liverpool parade www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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HURRAH! Petitions are crap at making gov'ts do things they don't want to. But they are good for two things: First, making them explain why they won't do something, but second (and more important) nudging/giving them permission to do something they DO want, but that's been crowded out bandwidth-wise.
UK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politics
Review, which will focus on effectiveness of political finance laws, follows conviction of former Reform politician for accepting bribes
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
HURRAH! Petitions are crap at making gov'ts do things they don't want to. But they are good for two things: First, making them explain why they won't do something, but second (and more important) nudging/giving them permission to do something they DO want, but that's been crowded out bandwidth-wise.
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Feels like the right day to repost this brilliant tweet from @lewisgoodall.com
#Trump
#BBC
#EpsteinFiles
#CauseAndDeflect
#Trump
#BBC
#EpsteinFiles
#CauseAndDeflect
December 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Feels like the right day to repost this brilliant tweet from @lewisgoodall.com
#Trump
#BBC
#EpsteinFiles
#CauseAndDeflect
#Trump
#BBC
#EpsteinFiles
#CauseAndDeflect
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Our director of policy, @laylamccay.bsky.social spoke to @listentotimesradio.bsky.social today on the announcement that resident doctor strikes will go ahead this week:
“It certainly will cause significant disruption… when flu does appear to be continuing to rise at quite concerning rates.” 👇
“It certainly will cause significant disruption… when flu does appear to be continuing to rise at quite concerning rates.” 👇
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Our director of policy, @laylamccay.bsky.social spoke to @listentotimesradio.bsky.social today on the announcement that resident doctor strikes will go ahead this week:
“It certainly will cause significant disruption… when flu does appear to be continuing to rise at quite concerning rates.” 👇
“It certainly will cause significant disruption… when flu does appear to be continuing to rise at quite concerning rates.” 👇
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The BMA confirmed today a five-day strike will go ahead from Wednesday.
Read our article about resident doctors’ pay to find out what they earn right now, and what the doctors’ union is asking for.
Read our article about resident doctors’ pay to find out what they earn right now, and what the doctors’ union is asking for.
Resident doctors’ pay: how much do they earn and what is the BMA calling for? – Full Fact
Resident (formerly “junior”) doctors voted to support strikes in 2025. We explain how much different types of resident doctor get paid, and what their union has called for.
fullfact.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The BMA confirmed today a five-day strike will go ahead from Wednesday.
Read our article about resident doctors’ pay to find out what they earn right now, and what the doctors’ union is asking for.
Read our article about resident doctors’ pay to find out what they earn right now, and what the doctors’ union is asking for.
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I think the best way to explain the X vs Bluesky preference is whether a person thinks the left is more annoying than the right is dangerous.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I think the best way to explain the X vs Bluesky preference is whether a person thinks the left is more annoying than the right is dangerous.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
The reason so many Noah Smiths end up on the X side of that equation is that while the left annoys them personally, the right mostly endangers other people.
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I know the shameless hypocrisy is the whole point but seeing maybe one of the single most socially conservative MPs currently in the House of Commons welcome a pornstar into his party isn't not making me feel fucking mental
Reform MP Danny Kruger on pornstar/provocateur Bonnie Blue announcing her support for the party: "We’ll take votes from wherever we can get them, we want all the support we can get. Quite like Bonnie Blue."
Says party isn't "going to be fussy, we're not going to be judgemental" about Reform voters
Says party isn't "going to be fussy, we're not going to be judgemental" about Reform voters
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I know the shameless hypocrisy is the whole point but seeing maybe one of the single most socially conservative MPs currently in the House of Commons welcome a pornstar into his party isn't not making me feel fucking mental
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Fact-check: true
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fact-check: true
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There is a risk to Reform that if they take too many Tories they just start to resemble the 14-year government that the public resoundingly rejected last year. Not sure they’re really thinking through these defections…
Former Tory MP Ben Bradley has now defected to Reform. They really are taking all the worst people from the Boris era.
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
There is a risk to Reform that if they take too many Tories they just start to resemble the 14-year government that the public resoundingly rejected last year. Not sure they’re really thinking through these defections…
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this isn’t very free speech-y of the free speech champs
Citizens of countries including the UK and France will have to disclose the past five years of their social media history to visit the US even though they are covered by visa waiver schemes, under new proposals by the Trump administration.
www.ft.com/content/683b...
www.ft.com/content/683b...
US to require social media disclosure for visa-waiver requests
Change would affect visitors from countries including the UK, France and Australia
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
this isn’t very free speech-y of the free speech champs
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President of the Royal Society Sir Paul Nurse has spoken out on the challenges currently facing science, criticising those who put ideology ahead of evidence and called for smarter funding of UK science: https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/12/new-president-speaks-out-on-challenges-to-science/
New President speaks out on challenges to science | Royal Society
Paul Nurse, the new President of the Royal Society has criticised those who put ideology ahead of evidence and called for smarter funding of UK science.
royalsociety.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
President of the Royal Society Sir Paul Nurse has spoken out on the challenges currently facing science, criticising those who put ideology ahead of evidence and called for smarter funding of UK science: https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/12/new-president-speaks-out-on-challenges-to-science/
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Sorry but this is exactly the gotcha style of questioning that inevitably brings democracy into disarray. Governments can't actually say everything they want about foreign leaders because that is diplomacy. Headline either way. And unscrupulous leaders who don't care are the winners.
Keir Starmer’s spokesman refuses to criticise Trump for calling Europe a group of “decaying” nations led by “weak” leaders
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Sorry but this is exactly the gotcha style of questioning that inevitably brings democracy into disarray. Governments can't actually say everything they want about foreign leaders because that is diplomacy. Headline either way. And unscrupulous leaders who don't care are the winners.
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Feel quite sad for Salah, who must at same level both a) know he’s been crap this season and b) fear he will never recover his old form and c) has gone through a shock bereavement. (Which IMV continues to be crazily under-discussed when people talk about Liverpool’s poor form)
December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Feel quite sad for Salah, who must at same level both a) know he’s been crap this season and b) fear he will never recover his old form and c) has gone through a shock bereavement. (Which IMV continues to be crazily under-discussed when people talk about Liverpool’s poor form)