Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.
Ailsa Cameron
@amaycameron.bsky.social
Scottish, academic, interested in social care
Brexit unleashed epic levels of political dishonesty and anti-immigrant prejudice which were weaponised by unregulated social media and a rightwing press unwilling to hold their own to account. Until govt deals honestly and robustly with this reality, political and national failure is inevitable.
Thanks for reposting! This 👇🏽 was round four… football/domestic violence, casting violence against women as a refugee problem, the utter rubbish re Nigel’s crypto billions - and the viciousness towards migrants - Reform playbook has to be challenged, it’s tough and we need to keep working at it.
aidThompsin (live, fridays @ 19:30)@aidthompsin.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis is DELICIOUS (pinched from @supertanskiiii.bsky.social's Twitter). Pochin tries to lie that £5m was for security (even though it bought houses, doesnt need declaring when it does) @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social MAULS her Sky journo predictably useless "you can agree to disagree" (on facts)
I was really pleased to be part of this research study on charging for social care: centreforcare.ac.uk/publications... Please share widely…
Social care charging: is it worth it?
In this report we focus on the charges that Disabled people and older people in England pay for social care at home.
centreforcare.ac.uk
Imagine how many of our problems could be addressed with this!
I have a student son Henry Nowak’s age & I can’t imagine what it took for his family to respond outside court with the grace they did, asking that their son’s death not be used for division and hate. That Reform & Restore chose to throw that back in their faces makes me feel sick.
When the father of a murdered son makes a public statement saying "we do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension", then I believe it's incumbent on any news outlet reporting on Farage's comments to ensure people know he has chosen to disregard the family's wishes.
A great resource here for anyone interested in Day Centres. Thanks to Katharine Orellana 👇🏻
Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit@hscwru.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Day Centre Resources Hub has moved The practical tool for day centres and their professional stakeholders has a new website 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/day-cen...
Thank you, Rep Joyce Beatty! Nobody else tried to do it. I appreciate it very much!👏👏👏
Nigel Farage has been referred to the Attorney General for comments he made during the case. The judge said - "I took the view that the observation made by Nigel Farage was potentially a contempt of court as it implied the guilt of the defendants" The man is not fit for politics.
It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons
So that’s two of the “Raise the Colours” organisers now charged with violent crimes & a fifth of the 2024 race rioters with domestic abuse. Makes you wonder whether “innocent patriotism” & “protecting women & girls” are just covers for thuggish racism & misogyny?
Labour responds to reports Nigel Farage owes almost £10k for county court judgment after pocketing £5 million: “Farage’s finances just get murkier and murkier. If this is how he handles his own affairs, the public can have no faith in his ability to manage the public finances if Reform won power."
A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR TODAY Honestly, voting is like taking a bus. If there isn't one going exactly to your destination, you don't stay at home and sulk—you take the one going closest to where you want to be. We can vote better than they can cheat.
80% of Reform's funding comes from people who avoid tax by hiding money offshore. Our idea of true patriotism is to hoard money while contributing nothing towards public services. Just ask Richard Tice.
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Cracking exhibition at the RWA in Bristol. The Night Moves piece is stunning. Thank you
Remember this wee nugget of bribery? £102 billion the most expensive train set in world, That we were supposed to get If we stayed in the union. We now know that it won’t run until 2043 🤣 Oh & it won’t be high speed & it's not going anywhere past Manchester let alone near Scotland. #BetterTogether
Channel 4 News's Clare Fallon tracks down Nigel Farage who was absent from Parliament today avoiding questions about the £5m donation She asks him about it He jumps into his car and drives off
“Tommy Robinson’s” supporters are marching through London. But this is not just happening on the streets. It is happening on livestreams, YouTube channels, search results, social feeds and the online spaces where the far right try to control the story.
I’ll take “Why is Britain skint and public services crumbling” for 10 points. Now imagine how many people just like him (and worse) are out there. It’s not poor people screwing the country…
I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote
Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow to Burnham
Statement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat
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The UK is not ungovernable, and claiming that it is is a dereliction of responsibility. Government has serious deficiencies but we have also had a series of leaders who lack the skills to govern - my latest comment for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/is-u...
Is the UK ungovernable? | Institute for Government
Old problems and new challenges can be addressed by a government with the right ideas and commitment.
instituteforgovernment.org.uk
absolutely wild to see people out here saying that it is responsibility of peer reviewers to check for hallucinated references. it is hard enough to persuade people to read articles and provide reviews. expecting them to spend hours cross reffing literature is unreal.
Angela Rayner was dragged through every front page for weeks... HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless. Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it So where's the wall-to-wall coverage? Tell me this isn't a rigged game.
