Mouthy disabled person with a mind of her own. Mother, bibliophile, embryonic writer, disability rights activist, Lib Dem, UG Librarianship & PG Dip Law Grad...
Lambeth, London
Joined October 2013
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We need a #GeneralElectionNow These #ToriesUnfitToGovern.... They are running this coutry into the ground and are an International laughing stock. No wonder intertional trade deals are likely to collapse....
Just seen something on the News about a new telescope looking at the outer edges of our expanding universe. Good. Will it finally solve the mystery of what the Universe is expanding into? What is on the other side of that expanding EDGE?
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Young carers working 50 hrs plus a week, older carers working 50, 80, 100, 120 hrs a week. Unable to get another job on top of those hours & not paid for the hours they have to commit because the government has failed & refuses to recognise they are working @itvnews #unpaidcarers
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Two disabled campaigners whose brothers’ deaths were closely linked to the actions of the outsourcing company Atos have welcomed the announcement that its 20 years of carrying out disability assessments for the government will end next year.
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What's going on with my favourite TV Shows - first #Neighbours gets axed and now #Doctors. I'll end up watching more Games-shows on all the other Channels now....
So the #BBC is axing the lunchtime show #Doctors. Well, when that goes that'll be me switching to more #Sky and other channels instead. Why is the blasted, beknighted Beeb getting rid of a decent lunchtime soap? It'll loose viewers....... #savedoctors
Just heard about the #FreeMealsforAllPrimaryAgeChildren Campaign and I 100% support this. The BEST investment in education ever. Hungry kids WON'T and CAN'T concentrate and learn. Feed their bodies AND their brains.....
My worst #AskDontAssume experience (of many)? The man who grabbed my wheelchair hanndles and pushed me over the road, despite my protestations, when all I'd done was stop to light my cigarette.....
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Disabled people's organisations welcome @BristolUni report that shows disabled people are caught in a “disability trap” of extra costs and barriers to work, benefits and essential services.
disabilitynewsservice.com/re…
Via @johnpringdns
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the Liberal Democrats have won a vote in the Lords this evening on an amendment forcing the Government to publish a register of schools and hospitals in serious disrepair, including those impacted by the RAAC scandal
All this Crumbly Concrete fiasco - I wonder if any High Rise Tower blocks, Hospitals and Prisons are affected....
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Crystal Palace star Odsonne Edouard was convicted of driving offences in a secretive court hearing he didn't know was happening.
It turns out he hadn't actually committed the offences.
All in all, not great. standard.co.uk/news/crime/od…
This is actually quite concerning. How many other people have been convicted of an offence they didn't commit at a secret Court Hearing that they knew nothing about. @FoxNikkiFox, have you seen this?
Crystal Palace star Odsonne Edouard was convicted of driving offences in a secretive court hearing he didn't know was happening.
It turns out he hadn't actually committed the offences.
All in all, not great. standard.co.uk/news/crime/od…
I wonder how many Tower Blocks there are built using RAAC and how many families will need rehousing urgently.....
I’ve just signed the petition demanding @RailDeliveryGrp and @Mark_J_Harper keep train ticket offices open. Will you join me? 38d.gs/0ict
