Willowade
@willowade.bsky.social
40something mummy to Lifelings & friends 🏳️🌈 (she/her)
Raising these amazing people to stand up for what they believe in. 💖
Ft my #FurBabies 🐾🐾🐾
#NeuroDiverse
Raising these amazing people to stand up for what they believe in. 💖
Ft my #FurBabies 🐾🐾🐾
#NeuroDiverse
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“an estimate from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) last month that branded medicines could soon cost the NHS an extra £3bn a year. That £3bn extra does not buy us anything – it is more money for the same medicines.” - thank you Labour
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
“an estimate from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) last month that branded medicines could soon cost the NHS an extra £3bn a year. That £3bn extra does not buy us anything – it is more money for the same medicines.” - thank you Labour
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🔴NEW🔴
Changes to family reunion rules mean "new level of cruelty" for refugee families, experts warn.
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@opendemocracy.net
Changes to family reunion rules mean "new level of cruelty" for refugee families, experts warn.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-govern...
@opendemocracy.net
UK asylum proposals add ‘new layer of cruelty’, expert warns
The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable refugees’ trauma and suffering
www.opendemocracy.net
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Changes to family reunion rules mean "new level of cruelty" for refugee families, experts warn.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-govern...
@opendemocracy.net
Changes to family reunion rules mean "new level of cruelty" for refugee families, experts warn.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-govern...
@opendemocracy.net
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1. We've had a huge response to the launch of the Earth Rover Program, above all from small farmers, especially in Africa. Farmers all over the world are highly attuned to the need for a better understanding of soil, and have immediately seen the potential. 🧵 1/10
www.earthroverprogram.org
www.earthroverprogram.org
The Earth Rover Program
The Earth Rover Program unites scientists, farmers, and innovators to monitor, understand, and restore soils worldwide. Advancing food security, climate resilience, and biodiversity through open scien...
www.earthroverprogram.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
1. We've had a huge response to the launch of the Earth Rover Program, above all from small farmers, especially in Africa. Farmers all over the world are highly attuned to the need for a better understanding of soil, and have immediately seen the potential. 🧵 1/10
www.earthroverprogram.org
www.earthroverprogram.org
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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The exact people now saying "Nigel Farage was young and foolish at school" (to excuse his racism, bullying and harassment of fellow pupils at Dulwich College) are the same people who said "Shamima Begum was old enough to know what she was doing".
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The exact people now saying "Nigel Farage was young and foolish at school" (to excuse his racism, bullying and harassment of fellow pupils at Dulwich College) are the same people who said "Shamima Begum was old enough to know what she was doing".
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Retrospective legislation, ex post facto laws, moving the goalposts after the fact, taking law abiding people and making them criminals. This should not happen in any country.
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Retrospective legislation, ex post facto laws, moving the goalposts after the fact, taking law abiding people and making them criminals. This should not happen in any country.
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One of the things I hope will be remembered re “gender critical” politics is that they were mostly good at forcing exclusion and basically nothing else. No serious investment into women’s charities or institutes, no desire to really partake in VAWG nor any effort to improve public toilets
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
One of the things I hope will be remembered re “gender critical” politics is that they were mostly good at forcing exclusion and basically nothing else. No serious investment into women’s charities or institutes, no desire to really partake in VAWG nor any effort to improve public toilets
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getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
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If you're pitching AI as the answer to everything and NOT pitching Basic Income or the like at the same time, you're not promoting a Star Trek future; you're promoting any number of shitty dystopias instead.
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If you're pitching AI as the answer to everything and NOT pitching Basic Income or the like at the same time, you're not promoting a Star Trek future; you're promoting any number of shitty dystopias instead.
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A pilot training project has exposed alarming deficiencies in police understanding of medical cannabis regulations, with 88 per cent of officers knowing little or nothing about the 2018 law change that legalised cannabis prescribing.
UK police ‘inadequately trained’ on medical cannabis law, research shows - leafie
A pilot training project has exposed alarming deficiencies in police understanding of medical cannabis regulations, with 88 per cent of officers knowing little or nothing about the 2018 law change that legalised cannabis prescribing – leading to wrongful arrests and medication confiscation from legally prescribed patients.
www.leafie.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A pilot training project has exposed alarming deficiencies in police understanding of medical cannabis regulations, with 88 per cent of officers knowing little or nothing about the 2018 law change that legalised cannabis prescribing.
Teens have had fun decorating their advent calendars. This was an absolute bargain and I’m super excited about seeing them again next year!!
(Middle one is using a more intricate design idea so is taking longer but we never intended for them to be rushed)
(Middle one is using a more intricate design idea so is taking longer but we never intended for them to be rushed)
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Teens have had fun decorating their advent calendars. This was an absolute bargain and I’m super excited about seeing them again next year!!
(Middle one is using a more intricate design idea so is taking longer but we never intended for them to be rushed)
(Middle one is using a more intricate design idea so is taking longer but we never intended for them to be rushed)
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Talking saves lives and we need to be honest about our mental health. It’s alright for boys and men to cry. Mental heath is just as important as physical health.
#InternationalMensDay #MentalHealth
#InternationalMensDay #MentalHealth
November 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Talking saves lives and we need to be honest about our mental health. It’s alright for boys and men to cry. Mental heath is just as important as physical health.
#InternationalMensDay #MentalHealth
#InternationalMensDay #MentalHealth
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My granddad was a refugee, my wife, our close friends and those of our kids are either immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My granddad was a refugee, my wife, our close friends and those of our kids are either immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
Do ministers ever think about the message their rhetoric on "handouts" and "golden tickets" for migrants sends about whether this is a government for people like us?
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"If you don't let me punch you in the face, the other guy will kick you in the nuts" doesn't seem like a sustainable political message.
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"If you don't let me punch you in the face, the other guy will kick you in the nuts" doesn't seem like a sustainable political message.
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“I’m not being homophobic”
My brother in cheez-its if you are making 2 men doing a sex act a “gotcha” or a punchline you are absolutely being homophobic
My brother in cheez-its if you are making 2 men doing a sex act a “gotcha” or a punchline you are absolutely being homophobic
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“I’m not being homophobic”
My brother in cheez-its if you are making 2 men doing a sex act a “gotcha” or a punchline you are absolutely being homophobic
My brother in cheez-its if you are making 2 men doing a sex act a “gotcha” or a punchline you are absolutely being homophobic
Made it to YALC and got tx for the signings I most wanted. 😁
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Made it to YALC and got tx for the signings I most wanted. 😁
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Recently I talked to a woman who had been raped about cross examination. She went into a catatonic state for 15 mins, then asked me to hold her hand, and then began to cry. We discussed whether she should refuse to give evidence - even though it would mean he got off.
And now this 👇🏻
And now this 👇🏻
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Recently I talked to a woman who had been raped about cross examination. She went into a catatonic state for 15 mins, then asked me to hold her hand, and then began to cry. We discussed whether she should refuse to give evidence - even though it would mean he got off.
And now this 👇🏻
And now this 👇🏻
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The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
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It absolutely beggars belief that with all the evidence we have of climate change there are still people who deny it exists. While countries like the USA roll back what little moves there have been to tackle it, the situation is getting pretty dire for the planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It absolutely beggars belief that with all the evidence we have of climate change there are still people who deny it exists. While countries like the USA roll back what little moves there have been to tackle it, the situation is getting pretty dire for the planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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8. Anyway, please remember, amid all the noise about the prisons crisis, that it is caused not by rising crime or rising population. It is caused by rising demands from people who do not represent this country and do not have our interests at heart. Thank you. 8/8
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
8. Anyway, please remember, amid all the noise about the prisons crisis, that it is caused not by rising crime or rising population. It is caused by rising demands from people who do not represent this country and do not have our interests at heart. Thank you. 8/8
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A white journalist at a white BBC has made what looks like a hit piece about a white writer charged with racism by a number of writers of colour. The twist? The BBC attacks the writers of colour.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A white journalist at a white BBC has made what looks like a hit piece about a white writer charged with racism by a number of writers of colour. The twist? The BBC attacks the writers of colour.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
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I was talking with my partner the other day as we prepped another grocery list about how all the cheap staple meals my mom made when we had no money are now no longer inexpensive—yes, some items are cheaper than others, but the cost of groceries are now so prohibitive that *everything* is pricey.
November 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was talking with my partner the other day as we prepped another grocery list about how all the cheap staple meals my mom made when we had no money are now no longer inexpensive—yes, some items are cheaper than others, but the cost of groceries are now so prohibitive that *everything* is pricey.
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Sharing this to pin it: For non/new followers, hello!
I'm Josiah. I'm a UK political journalist from Cornwall & based in the South West. I also report regularly from Westminster.
My work focuses on democracy, social movements, & Britain's political system.
Get in touch: linktr.ee/josiahmortimer
I'm Josiah. I'm a UK political journalist from Cornwall & based in the South West. I also report regularly from Westminster.
My work focuses on democracy, social movements, & Britain's political system.
Get in touch: linktr.ee/josiahmortimer
July 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Sharing this to pin it: For non/new followers, hello!
I'm Josiah. I'm a UK political journalist from Cornwall & based in the South West. I also report regularly from Westminster.
My work focuses on democracy, social movements, & Britain's political system.
Get in touch: linktr.ee/josiahmortimer
I'm Josiah. I'm a UK political journalist from Cornwall & based in the South West. I also report regularly from Westminster.
My work focuses on democracy, social movements, & Britain's political system.
Get in touch: linktr.ee/josiahmortimer
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Labour: Make Brexit Work.
Reform: Make Brexit Work.
'Animal Farm' had it right: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reform: Make Brexit Work.
'Animal Farm' had it right: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Labour: Make Brexit Work.
Reform: Make Brexit Work.
'Animal Farm' had it right: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reform: Make Brexit Work.
'Animal Farm' had it right: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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OK. Seeing how I have been drawn into this....
Dear American commentators: Not every part of the world is the same as the USA. Advising people in the UK to do things that would send them to prison is unethical and makes you look like an overinsulated idiot.
Dear American commentators: Not every part of the world is the same as the USA. Advising people in the UK to do things that would send them to prison is unethical and makes you look like an overinsulated idiot.
November 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
OK. Seeing how I have been drawn into this....
Dear American commentators: Not every part of the world is the same as the USA. Advising people in the UK to do things that would send them to prison is unethical and makes you look like an overinsulated idiot.
Dear American commentators: Not every part of the world is the same as the USA. Advising people in the UK to do things that would send them to prison is unethical and makes you look like an overinsulated idiot.