Politics, rights, decency and the occasional fact inconvenient to someone's worldview. Trying to keep opinion tethered to evidence. cheese, wine, biltong 🤌
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I believe opinions should be challenged, evidence should matter, and people should be treated with dignity.
If you disagree, you're welcome to argue with me directly.
All views are strictly my own and do not represent or have any affiliation with my employer.
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None of us chooses where we're born, yet it can determine our safety, opportunities and future. Borders may define countries, but they shouldn't define human worth. Whatever our nationality, treating one another with dignity and compassion should always come first. #Refugees
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Everyone deserves to live free from prejudice, intimidation and discrimination. We should challenge misinformation, reject hatred wherever it comes from, and ensure everyone can live safely and with dignity.
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Everyone wants a fair system for taxpayers and refugees alike. Charging recognised refugees thousands is unlikely to tackle the biggest costs. The National Audit Office and Home Office have repeatedly identified delays and expensive contingency accommodation as major cost drivers
Charging refugees for the support they receive is morally wrong. These are people who have fled war, torture and persecution.
In practice, this will lock out the vast majority of refugees from obtaining settled status in the UK.
Comparing this to the student loan system requires a shocking level of cognitive dissonance and dehumanisation of refugees.
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#Pride exists because equality isn't measured only by laws, but by everyday lives. Last year, police recorded over 22,500 hate crimes targeting LGBT+ people in England and Wales. Many more go unreported. Pride celebrates progress while reminding us there's still work to do. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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History shows scapegoating minorities has never solved economic or social problems. Research has found some anti-trans campaigns also overlap with broader anti-gender and anti-feminist movements 🏳️⚧️
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NHS dentistry has become a false economy. Delaying treatment doesnt save ££s, it often leads to complex & costly care later. If practices cant sustainably offer NHS apptments, the system needs fixing. Patients shouldnt have to rely on luck, or their bank balance, to see a dentist
Getting an NHS dental appointment in England has become next to impossible.
An investigation by Adrian Ramsay MP in today’s Mirror has laid bare the scale of the crisis.
This postcode lottery of care is not inevitable. But two years in, ministers have no answers.
Millions of people are being left in pain, without the basic care they are entitled to.
ALT Campaign graphic for the Green Party highlighting that nearly two-thirds of dentists in England are not taking on any new NHS patients, shown as a green pie chart with a yellow quarter being removed by a hand beneath the slogan "Real hope. Real change."
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More than 3 years since war began, Sudan remains the worlds largest displacement crisis. Around 14M people have been forced from their homes, millions face acute hunger, & famine persists. Behind the numbers are families torn apart. Peace & humanitarian aid remain urgently needed
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Lesbian rights are human rights.
Gay rights are human rights.
Bisexual rights are human rights.
Transgender rights are human rights.
Happy #Pride! 🏳️🌈
Division is one of politics' oldest tactics. It's easier to make people fear each other than solve the problems affecting everyone. Whatever our background, most people want security, opportunity and a fair chance. We have more in common than those who profit from division claim.
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Britain doesn't need Reform. It needs competent government. The IFS says Reform's sums don't add up, their tax cuts favour the wealthiest, and scrapping net zero ignores the long-term cost of climate damage. Sound economics matters more than catchy slogans.
Burnham is carrying out a major political power play in front of our very eyes, in the mother of all democracies.
He has no mandate.
We must have a General Election. Britain needs Reform. 🇬🇧
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A healthy democracy shouldnt force millions of people into choosing between two dominant voices. A voting system that reflects how people actually vote would produce broader representation, richer debate and more collaboration. Better decisions come from hearing more perspectives
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Treating legality strictly as proof of morality ignores history. Some of humanity's greatest injustices were entirely lawful when they happened. The question isn't simply whether something is legal, but whether it's just.
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Fishing communities were told Brexit would leave them better off. Instead, many have ended up dealing with more paperwork, more barriers to trade and more uncertainty. The measure of any policy is whether it improves people's lives, not how well it was sold.
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Free societies trust people to judge ideas for themselves. Authoritarian ones decide which ideas are acceptable. When governments raid bookshops and use sedition laws against peaceful publications, it isn't just about books. It's about the freedom to question power.
Thinking of the people of Hong Kong, and those who are bravely trying to keep freedom of thought alive.
#StandWithHongKong
hongkongfp.com/2026/06/25/po…
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This is for information purposes as many people don't realise men as well as women can get breast cancer & just like women would need Mammogram diagnosis.
If any men out there notice something unusual around their chest or under arms please get it checked
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