Have adorable brother with learning disabilities. LDE Family & Friend rep, CeTR Independent Reviewer.
Chingford, London
Joined May 2009
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Come on @PaversEngland I call you this afternoon for update on 2nd pair of shoes ordered that haven’t turned up. Agreed refund and assured confirmation email.
Still waiting for confirmation and refund. Hope I don't have to resort to small claims court
I welcome @andyburnham banning the sale of portable barbecues. Now Andy, ban the sale of fireworks outside of organised displays.
@BBCNews @itvnews @Channel4News @SkyNews @WFEcho @ELondonGuardian @LondonNewsYA
Care should put people before profit. Yet around 80% of the UK's largest care home providers are owned or backed by private equity.
It's time to end profiteering in social care. Agree? Add your name 👇 party.coop/campaign/socialca…
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Hi @YvetteCooperMP can we talk about autistic people and people with learning disabilities? Long neglected people whose human rights have been forgotten. So many promises, so little change.
It’s a real honour to be appointed Health Secretary by Andy Burnham - 27 years after I worked on the first NHS Cancer Plan as a junior health minister.
I’m looking forward to working urgently to improve maternity services, to take forward plans for social care, and to once again play a part in supporting our National Health Service, Labour’s proudest achievement.
Most of all I’m looking forward to working with the dedicated NHS staff, carers, healthcare professionals and volunteers on whom we all depend.
In leaving the FCDO, let me pay tribute to the brilliant diplomats and ministers I worked with at the Foreign Office, and to my fellow foreign ministers from across the world - for all the work we did together to support Ukraine, to recognise the State of Palestine, to keep the spotlight on Sudan and to treat violence against women and girls as the global crisis it is. The partnerships we build abroad make us stronger at home.
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So yesterday we handed in a letter to No.10 seeking better health care for people living with learning disabilities. Whilst on Downing Street I got an email to say LeDeR was ending with no statutory changes to stop the 20 year life expectancy gap. This is a national scandal .
James O'Rourke 🇮🇪 🇺🇦 retweeted
Price of austerity.
56.6% of England adults with learning disabilities do not live past 65.
14.8% for the general population.
Deaths from treatable conditions double that of the general adult population.
Number of specialist practicing nurses down 44%.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv9…
Ordered £400 phone from @AmazonUK on 5th for 8th. No delivery. £10 'compensation' not received. New delivery date 13th also missed. After circles on app, a human tells me I can’t request a refund until 1am tomorrow(14th). Amazon have £400 of my money and I nothing to show for it. – at Walthamstow, London
James O'Rourke 🇮🇪 🇺🇦 retweeted
Hi @andyburnham the UK has tens of millions of uncovered parking spaces: from supermarket car parks and retail parks to workplaces and other paved areas.
Why not make better use of the land we have already covered in concrete and tarmac by rolling out solar canopies over parking spaces?
A large-scale programme could potentially generate a significant share of our electricity demand, while providing shade for vehicles, supporting EV charging, reducing pressure on farmland and bringing energy generation closer to communities.
It's a no brainer. Just needs a little leadership 👍
James O'Rourke 🇮🇪 🇺🇦 retweeted
Beyond vile.
bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gvg79e…
After five phone attempts to query @TfL Auto Pay taking money with no explanation, I finally reached a human who then sent me to an automated service asking what day I wanted to pay for!!!
Beyond frustrating. – at Walthamstow, London
Finally got resolution from @TfL via its online chat facility hidden deep in website. Statement process is madness in comparison to other comparable services. – at Walthamstow, London
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COUNTDOWN TO WINTERBOURNE DAY 4:
⏳THE LEGISLATIVE HOSTAGE
It's been six months since the Mental Health Act received Royal Ascent. So why is nothing changing? 🏛️
The Government is hiding behind a "switch on" clause. They refuse to enact the reforms until community support is "sufficient," but they haven't funded a roadmap to get us there. It's an empty promise designed to buy them time while we lose ours. 🕒
This is an inadequate response to a 15-year-old crisis... and let sbe honest... its decades longer than this!. We don't need more legislative excuses; we need a funded, transparent roadmap. 🗺️💳
#MHA #LegislativeReform #MentalHealthAct2026 #Winterbourne15 #NothingHasChanged
James O'Rourke 🇮🇪 🇺🇦 retweeted
This horrific abuse at Whorlton Hall was shown seven years ago today. Meanwhile, #NothingHasChanged.
bbc.co.uk/news/health-483670…
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On May 31st, it will be 15 years since the Panorama documentary about the abuse at Winterbourne View. Yet, despite all the promises, reviews and reports, it seems as if nothing has changed since then. The human rights abuse continues and there is no accountability.
Rightful Lives will be marking the 7 day countdown to the anniversary with a series of short videos with @AQuinnUnbroken. Alexis will talk about the situation we are all in now and what needs to happen for change. The first video will be on 25th May.
#Winterbourne15 #HumanRights #NothingHasChanged
@DanielHewittITV @Rebeccasmt @RachelSkyNews @ianbirrell @JayneMcCubbinTV @Saba_Salman @IzzyAldersonB
James O'Rourke 🇮🇪 🇺🇦 retweeted
Two week reminder to fill in the Timms review into PIP.
I know we have been through countless consultations but it WILL be worse if we don’t push back and it’s vital those in MH respond as we are a key target and our organisations tend to be tamer.
tinyurl.com/3h56djf7
