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Pauline Harrison
@paulineharrison.bsky.social
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"Woke Liberal" 😆
Autistic Woman
Staffy Momma


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My Facebook post Get along to YouGov and make sure their eugenics questions don't top the poll. They are actually asking if disabled people should be sterilised to stop them passing on their disabilities. So, my dad wouldn't have been allowed kids because we carry a genetic heart condition. My grandmother had epilepsy and we suspected Asperger's Syndrome. No kids there with eugenics. I won't have been allowed to provide this country with a Geneticist. He in turn would be prevented from starting a family. "Oh but they mean profound disabilities" Do they? How certain are you of that? There's a reason 1930s/40s Germany had a eugenics programme.
September 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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One of 3 questions in the YouGov UK poll 30 September 2025 asking about people with hereditary disabilities having children. This one asks about sterilising disabled people. Eugenics
September 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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I've sat on something for over 30 yrs because although it didn't feel right at the time there was nothing to say it didn't mask something else... until #Epstein

Then @theguardian.com ran the images from Epstein's 50th birthday book.

So, here was my first and last face to face with Peter Mandelson.
I was pregnant and my partner and I were looking for a place to rent. We found an ad in the local paper saying there would be an "open house" for flats in a large house in the centre of town. We went along. It was in the evening which felt odd. When we arrived a man in a dark suit answered the door and instructed us to go into a room "with the others". In the room was a man, seated on a dining chair, he was also in a suit one leg crossed over the other, arms loosely folded on his lap. There were a couple of other men in suits standing around. It felt very "Mob" like. All of the other prospective tenants were young men. I was the only woman. The vibe was very off. I couldn't put my finger on it. Once the men in suits were sure there were no others coming the man on the seat spoke. He talked about his properties and how he had strict criteria. My partner and I met the criteria, we both worked, we weren't teenagers, we didn't receive any state help, we had excellent references from our previous landlord. The man asked anyone who didn't meet criteria to leave. A few people left. Once gone he then went round the room pointing at people and saying "stay" or "go". He pointed at us "go". I was slightly relieved. As much as we needed a new home I didn't like the Mob vibe. As we started to go I heard the man start to address the room. He was congratulating those left on being "suitable tenants" for his property. I looked back and realised that the room was filled with young attractive men, the eldest was maybe 23 and the look on the face of the man in the chair felt wrong. It was later that I realised the man in the chair was Peter Mandelson, the town's MP.
September 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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#HappyPrideMonth

Wishing the whole #LGBTQ community a very happy pride from this family of allies.

#TransAlly
#LGBTQAlly
#HunanRights
An image of rainbow hearts around the words "Wishing all the homophobed a super uncomfortable month". Image celebrates Pride Month while calling out the homophobic behaviour of some individuals.
June 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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THE @thespectator1828.bsky.social has the #dogwhistle out.

Maybe when #Denmark has the levels of #homelessness the #UK does they'll understand.

In the meantime #TheSpectator will keep pandering to the wealthy because they are too self-centred to know better.

@sheltercharity.bsky.social
Spectator Dog Whistle Headline "Danes are baffled by Britain's hatred of second-home owners" Search results showing UK levels of homelessness standing at 354000. Source: Shelter charity Search showing Denmark homelessness at 6431.
May 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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But Devon County Council don't see a problem with this major road through the town.

Footpath parked on.

Double yellow lines parked over.

Video footage loaded to #OperationSnap of one of these vehicles driving down the footpath and striking a building.

#DevonCountyCouncil
#DCCHighways
3 vehicles parked on double yellow lines, and on a footpath through a town center.
May 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Absolute 🐂💩 statement from #WesStreeting about #NHSPay.

Only Doctors and those Band 4 and above will see "real terms pay rise".

@unison.org.uk has already called this out to it's members.

@bylinetimes.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
Press release from UK Gov. NHS workers awarded real terms pay rises for second year in row NHS workers, including doctors and nurses, will receive real terms pay rises after the Health Secretary accepted the Pay Review Bodies’ pay recommendations From: Department of Health and Social Care and The Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP From Unison to members The government has announced a 3.6% pay increase for NHS staff in England. There have been no negotiations with unions and this is not an offer for members to accept or reject. This is an imposed pay award. What do we know? We do not yet know all the detail. We are working urgently to get clarity on exactly what this means, including when the pay rise and associated backpay will be in your pay packet. We think this is likely to be August, backdated to April 2025. However, it looks like the government has stuck to its position that staff who received an interim pay rise in April 2025 – those in Band 2 and on the entry point of Band 3 – will not receive the full 3.6%. Instead, they will receive a smaller payment to bring the combined total of both pay awards to 3.6% This is unjust. That April payment was not an agreement with those staff – it was something the government had to do to avoid breaking minimum wage law. You may also hear in the news today that many doctors have been awarded 4% plus £750, after their previous 2-year 22% settlement. We know this may feel unfair when the NHS can only succeed by working together as one team.
May 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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So according to #ShabanaMahmood the #SupremeCourt and #Law are above #Science.

Excellent. Can we now enshrine in law that the sun is purple?
On Wednesday, the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said it is “absolutely unacceptable” to question the validity of the supreme court ruling that the term “woman” is defined by biological sex.
May 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Yes they are 🤬

And the NHS are putting #TransPeople on birth gender wards. Can't wait to see what happens when a #TERF is faced with someone like James here.

#TransWomenAreWomen
#TransMenAreMen
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#HumanRightsMatter
Imagecof bearded male wearing a black coat, white woolen hat, and grey tshirt
April 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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The #FeministBigots and #TERFs do realise that thanks to their #bias men like James here will be in their "Women-Only" spaces right?

Oh! Did you think that the ruling only applies to #TransWomen?

#TransWomenAreWomen
#TransMenAreMen
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ProtectHumanRights
Image of a Transman, James Barnes. Man with beared is wearing a black coat, white woolen hat, and grey t-shirt
April 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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#ISeeYou
#IStandWithYou
#TransWomenAreWomen
#TransMenAreMen
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Image of text Be A Trans Ally
April 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social
@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social

#NHSBank staff let go, #NHS 6 month recruitment freeze, People asked about taking out #Unemployment and #Healthcare Insurance, Money removed from rural schools. All in one week.

Too much to write so images have the text.
As the press aren't covering it: 1. This week I completed feedback on the Government Disability paper where disabled people were asked if they would be willing to take out Unemployment Insurance. (Image below) 2. Yesterday YouGov asked about similar question about Healthcare Insurance. This is just days after NHS Trust's dismissed all of their Bank workers and implemented a 6 month recruitment freeze. (Image below, NHS Bank email available on request). 3. I'm waiting to see what comes out from YouGov about education as this week a local school had £97k removed from their budget in a nationwide change. At no point has this government suggested getting rid of or sliming down NI taxation or lowering taxation in general if Insurance is the way forward in both cases. Basically taking 2 bites of the cherry. Byline Times Government Disability paper feedback forms Question 4 How could we introduce a new Unemployment Insurance, how long should it last for and what support should be provided during this time to support people to adjust to changes in their life and get back into work? YouGov Question Thinking about how the NHS is funded. Which of the following reflects your view? 1. Healthcare should be funded by general taxation from everyone. 2. Healthcare should be funded by compulsory health insurance for everyone, paid for from taxation for the least well off, and deducted from other people's wages. 3. Healthcare should only be funded by taxation for the least well off, with other people choosing to take out voluntary insurance if they wished. 4. None of these. 5. I don't know. What National Insurance is for National Insurance contributions count towards the benefits and pensions in the table. Class 1: Basic State Pension Yes Additional State Pension Yes New State Pension Yes New Style Jobseeker's Allowance Yes Contribution based Employment and Support Allowance Yes Maternity Allowance Yes Bereavement Support Payment Yes
April 6, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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#HappyNewYear
#Happy2025
#HalfACentury
#NewYearsBaby
50th birthday balloons. Gold silver and white balloons with a glass of champagne on a table. Gold background
January 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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From a young age until I left Middlesbrough my favourite place was the library.

"The library was opened in 1912 following a generous donation by Dr. Andrew Carnegie"

Libraries can lift people out of poverty but providing self directed education.
Photo of the inside of Middlesbrough library. A large vaulted ceiling and long hall with reading tables and chairs down the centre. The walls are filled with ornate bookshelves.
November 25, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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40 Plus, appreciation post.
Repost with a pic, if you’re on the right side of 40!

50

Who says 50yr old women are frumpy? 😉
Picture of a gold framed photo of a woman with white hair dressed in white, laid on back looking up at the camera.
November 24, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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Doing better than my co-worker
November 20, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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Having grown up in the North Yorkshire Moors, Dartmoor was the logical place to move to in preparation for retirement.

#Dartmoor
#WarrenHouseInn
#England
#PaulineAYatesPhotography
Panoramic photo on top of Dartmoor at Warren House Inn. The sun is just rising over the hills and the sky is blue with light cloud cover
November 17, 2024 at 9:01 AM