Used to work in pro wrestling, mma, esports and politics, now I have a real job. AuDHD he/him
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined August 2018
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Callum retweeted
🔴 One in ten members of the House of Lords is paid for selling political knowledge gained from their role
Many work for human rights abusing foreign regimes
Why do we let this happen in Westminster?
Must read from @AdamRamsay on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.co…
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If Kevin McKenna actually believed this bill was "the biggest threat to gay rights since Section 28", he'd support it
The proposed Conversion Practices bill risks an authoritarian government usurping the role of parents in their children’s lives. It may also be the biggest threat to gay rights since Section 28: my column in @heraldscotland
heraldscotland.com/politics/…
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a war crime. another war crime.
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Young people to no longer get main sickness benefit, PIP under Milburn plan.
Milburn/Timms reviews will cut social security. Spending, as % of GDP, static since 2013.
Silence on corporate welfare, £741bn of tax not collected over last 19 yrs.
Class war
independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
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I’m deeply disappointed that Alan Milburn has chosen to discuss potentially life-changing welfare proposals in the media before his report has even been published or scrutinised by Parliament.
This is not about Alan Milburn. It is about people’s lives.
Young disabled people in Norwich South who rely on PIP to live independently or get to work are now understandably asking: “Am I going to lose the support I depend on?”
And their MPs cannot give them an answer because we haven’t even seen the report.
To generate this kind of fear and uncertainty through media interviews is deeply irresponsible. These are people’s lives and livelihoods, not headlines to be managed or media opportunities to be seized.
I’ve written to the Speaker asking him to raise this with the Secretary of State. Parliament and those whose lives may be affected deserve answers, proper scrutiny and some basic respect.
thetimes.com/article/7dedf07…
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A personal piece from me for @heraldscotland's Unspun today:
'Where is the fairness in a system that is constantly changing the rules?
'Where is the fairness in a system which adopts a one-size-fits-all approach, based on London prices and problems?'
heraldscotland.com/politics/…
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Short term pain for long term gain that never materialises has been the argument of every government of my adult life
Anyone who thought the Milburn review would shrink from radicalism has just been proved wrong.
PIP and Universal Credit replaced for young people. The money moved into job support. More for those with the most severe conditions. Short-term pain for long-term gain, and he says so.
This is what our politics needs more of. Kudos to Alan and the team for taking the fight to the young NEETs crisis, one of the defining issues of our time. Tuesday's report looks like it has the answers.
Now we need the political will to turn review into reality.
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We almost had two people convicted as criminals for the crime of asking MPs questions about policy
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Labour are always going "Where's our AOC? Our Zohran? Our El-Sayed?" and it's like brother if any of them had been in your party you would've expelled them faster than you can say "will you condemn"
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This is a Dolmio product, made by Mars Inc, who did $65bn in revenue last year. If you tell me this decision was made due to economic pressures exerted on Mars by artists and photographers, or as a result of decisions made by artists, I just don’t believe that.
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Now Russell Brand's been convicted of rape, we need to talk about Sylvie Berki. Because she can't speak for herself.
In 2014, Ms Berki said she'd been assaulted by Russell Brand.
But if she talks about it, even now, she risks jail.
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Backsliding really quickly from "Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like" into the full-on return of Section 28 btw and people aren't really talking about it
I spoke to several parents who’d encountered this teacher as part of my recent Telegraph investigation. I think his photo may have done the rounds on X before.
He identified as ‘non-binary’, I'm told - and pupils were instructed to address him as 'Mx.' Parents said he ran a lunchtime LGBT club for primary school pupils.
“We all call him the man in the dress,” one pupil told a mother.
I don’t think this is an appropriate way for a male primary school teacher to present himself at work.
And if parents have questions about what’s happening at their child’s school, they should feel able to ask them. The parents I spoke to were afraid to do even that.
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The fundamental difference between the British government’s response to Ukraine vs its response to Palestine is just so blatantly hypocritical and racist, I genuinely don’t understand how they dont spontaneously implode from the sheer force of the contradiction.
Proud to announce that students in England will be able to study Ukrainian at GCSE.
It’s a chance for pupils to explore Ukraine’s rich culture and history and, for the Ukrainian community to remain connected to their heritage.
This is another step in our enduring support for Ukraine as part of the 100 Year Partnership 🇺🇦🇬🇧
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BREAKING: Around 30 peaceful protesters have been arrested outside the Supreme Court for holding signs objecting to the ban on Palestine Action - using the words of a recent post by Sarah Helm, wife of the govt’s national security advisor (which police determined “did not meet the criminal threshold”)
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What sort of journalist stores up infractions by public servants for release in memoirs long after the individuals involved have moved on?
BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg has revealed a series of uncomfortable encounters with politicians, including one occasion when she arrived at a hotel room expecting a professional meeting and found a minister lying on a bed with his partner.
🔗 telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
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I'm 40 years old, and graduated from university in the summer of 2008. Throughout my entire adult life the prevailing narrative has been about cuts, "painful" years, and ever-increasing inequality.
And mainstream politicians wonder why people are so angry.
"Painful" years ahead, think tanks warn, as living standards set to fall
bbc.in/4k5Vgsz
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they don't want you to focus on cases like this, they want you to get angry about people with ADHD *maybe* getting a third of trains
A terminally ill mum who has been given three years to live has been denied disability benefit despite being unable to eat, talk, dress or use the toilet independently...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckqx…
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"It is astonishing that nobody is taking responsibility for this fiasco. Why has Hayley Valentine, BBC Scotland director, not been fired? Her annual salary at almost £200,000 - more than the First Minister - is safe.
"Valentine was once executive editor of Question Time - the BBC’s most debased programme, a symbol of all that’s wrong with the broadcaster. So you get an idea where her talents lie.
"The BBC Scotland channel has cost taxpayers around £200million since it was launched. Sometimes, it aired shows that literally nobody watched. Zero viewers. What a cosmic joke.
"There was never any real commitment to making the channel work, there was never any thought put into programming. No care, no love, no attention.
"BBC bosses were peasants in a palace. They had the chance to do something great, and blew it.
"No wonder many see it as an act of deliberate self-sabotage." 👇
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