The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.' Helen Keller. #accesstojustice #amwriting #leadership #ability
North America and ex-Europe
Joined January 2018
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Keir's #ThirdWorld #Britain
Good to hear Lord MacDonald ex-DPP say he's not in favour of UK police being exempt from the law
National Police Chiefs Council have been very vocal in calling for immunity for police
Maybe they should be re-named National Police Crime Council
'I'm not in favour of there being a different justice system for the police'
Lord MacDonald, Former UK director of public prosecutions tells Sky's @KamaliMelbourne that 'everyone should be subject to the same law'
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📺 Sky 501
Top #journalism #UK
Impressed by @PrivateEyeNews contact about #disability #hate
Not well covered due to poor journalism, affecting 17% in UK
Haven't heard from PE since, c1 year on
Guess I understand why Heather Mills-McCartney is worth £40m
And Heather Mills at pE is not
Talking to trusted estate agency manager
He says @Shoosmiths Conveyancing may have changed its name to Swiitch
But the people & #conveyancing service remain the same
Garbage in, garbage out?
Shame excellent PR isn't matched by the service
Happy to avoid for my next house move
Interesting #bbcwato @BBCRadio4 today
Senior Israeli military source saying black is white
Israel isn't really starving Palestinian civilians in northern Gaza
Good counter-narrative from respected ex-UN Under-Secretary Andrew Griffiths & BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen
'The Reunion' @bbcradio4 today
#ParalympicsGB from 2012 revisited
Respect to those who achieved in 2012 & good luck for Paris 2024
#disabled people in UK remain second class citizens, if they're visible at all
But the Paralympics provide some #inspiration
Caught a few minutes of #InTouch aka 'OUt of Touch' @BBCRadio4
A programme allegedly for the blind & partially sighted
A news item about talking newspapers
Totally irrelevant for blind people, most of whom can listen to the radio/get news online
#UKRiots2024
'The law applies to everyone' Judge, Leeds Crown Court
No it doesn't
Not corrupt politicians, corrupt police, corrupt judges etc
And certainly not the rich
And the law certainly doesn't work for minorities #race #disability etc
Welcome to Keir's #Brilliant #Britain
#LeighDay 'Sewage Day'
Updating notes on good UK law firms for #Disability
Happy to avoid @LeighDay_Law
See they are now doing legal work on #sewage & water quality
Wish them success
#socialcare #UK @labour #success
Thank you @Keir_Starmer @RachelReevesMP
For your betrayal with the abolition of social care reforms & a cap on social care costs
I warn you not to fall ill and I warn you not to grow old. Neil Kinnock, @UKLabour politician, 1983 predicting 2024
In memoriam Dilnot reforms b 12 July 2011 d 29 July 2024 following a long illness #socialcare
#GodBlessAmerica
Like LB Johnson before him, think @JoeBiden will be treated well by history for making the right decision for the USA
Now we need to find the best candidate fast to defeat a man whose 2nd Presidency could undo all the good work of Joe Biden over the last 4 yrs
My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.
ALT A photo of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
#WindrushDay is today
Today news of 150 victims of #WindrushScandal waiting at least a year for compensation decisions
Congratulations to ex-PM @theresa_may
Arise Baroness May of Windrush Scandal & Grenfell Fire
Rishi Sunak's #ThirdWorld #Britain
And justice for all...
But not in the UK
Not for the mother of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence 31 years later
Is it too late to take civil action?
Much harder in UK than in US
But might deliver some #justice
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#generalelection #UK
Impressed by great grilling from @NickFerrariLBC for @Keir_Starmer
Tax is an important issue
But so too are broken public services for those who need to use them
Not sure @UKLabour will make any difference with a leader who changes his views with the wind
Rishi's #ThirdWorld #Britain
When I heard Rishi Sunak's 'triple lock plus' promise to pensioners today
Couldn't help thinking of the prisoner early release scheme
What's the point of getting £150 extra as a pensioner
When you might just get it mugged by an early release prisoner
Week 3 of my self imposed swerve of #PMQs and a quick scroll draws me to this
Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector for Prisons released a report that directly contradicts all of Rishi Sunak’s claims over the early release of dangerous prisoners
The end
#conveyancing #success
Looking forward to claiming compensation from
Shoosmiths conveyancing, now called Switch?
for a very poor conveyancing experience, or taking action
Still chuckle at their claims of 'excellent service' award-winning' service
Who gives out these awards?
#LucyFrazerforPM
Caught @lucyfrazermp in parliament via bbc radio today
She confirmed the UAE fund is 'withdrawring' from bidding for 'The Daily Toiletgraph'
I think the word is 'withdrawing'
Not aware UK has a #freepress
So why does sale of 'loongy right-wing' DT matter?
Tory minister Lucy Frazer explains why its ok for other countries to own all sorts of UK companies, assets, utilities and public infrastructure, but not ok for them to own the Daily Telegraph #GMB
#AndrewMarr @LBC radio always seems to get great guests
Tue - Alan Johnson promoting his new fiction book
His comments on current politics make more sense the UK's current politicians
The best Prime Minister @UKLabour never had in the modern era?
And now we'll get #KeirStarmer...
#PostOfficeScandal
And #justice for those who can afford it in the #UK
24 years after the original scandal, postmasters wrongly accused/prosecuted of fraud due to the flawed IT
Are still waiting to be fully cleared & to be fully compensated
That is a national scandal in itself
The Metropolitan Police is looking at "potential fraud offences" committed in the Horizon IT Post Office scandal.
On #BBCBreakfast Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was asked why many of those wrongly convicted are still waiting for justice and compensation
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