Living in Cambridge ,no longer cycling as in student days.Active in campaigning for inclusion of people with complex learning disabilities.

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Joined January 2009
MLMC Campaigner Ady has arrived in Manchester for the @GMCDP's National Disability Hustings. He will be asking politicians: 2000 people with a learning disability are still in long stay hospital - if you are the next government how will you get them home? #DontLockUsAway
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Raana has fragile x syndrome, but the principles are the same. I'm aware a lot of what I cover is the positive side - people's ability to do great stuff, which relies on the right support. But I also look at support inadequacies and failures. We have to hold both those thoughts.
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When a Labour MP celebrates blocking five homes for people with learning disabilities on the basis they would undermine community cohesion, what hope is there of ever seeing such citizens embraced in the heart of our society? My @theipaper column inews.co.uk/opinion/mp-celeb…
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We agree with every word of this. Please RT if you do too.
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Listen to Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz discussing their new album on the latest Bluegrass Jam Along podcast, where they talk about how the songs made their way to Appalachia, why this record is so important to both Martin and Thomm, and more. Listen here: bluegrassjamalong.com/martin…
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Cancel Culture The first time I was cancelled I was six years old. I was holding my father’s hand. We were in Ladbroke Grove, London. I looked to the building on my left and saw, in the lower left corner of the front room window, a postcard. It read: “Room To Let No blacks No Irish No dogs” Age six I knew I was first on the list of what years later would be known as “Cancel Culture”; Though few think (that far). #CancelCulture
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Such a kind review of my Nick Drake track. Bedankt 🙏 "Katherine Priddy likes to color outside the lines and adds outside influences to her music based on English folk music. Also in her fantastic cover of the Nick Drake composition 'I Think They're Leaving Me Behind'."
Katherine Priddy kleurt graag buiten de lijntjes en voegt invloeden van buiten toe aan haar op Engelse folkmuziek gebaseerde muziek. Ook in haar fantastische cover van de Nick Drake compositie ‘I Think They're Leaving Me Behind’. ondergewaardeerdeliedjes.nl/…
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This is so beautiful…
‘To see a world in a grain of sand’ — William Blake. This is a microscope’s view of a pinch of the stuff on every beach.
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Sinéad O’Connor was braver than brave. May she rest in peace.
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Sinead: and she was the first to talk about abuse in the Catholic church - tearing up the picture of the Pope on TV - but 99% of the music industry hung her out to dry. She was decades before her time, and fearless. Rest in power, queen.
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So excited about this new podcast from @boden_jon & @elizacarthy ! – at Kensington, London
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Hearing Amanda Pritchard use the “I am a patient too so I understand” line. It’s true that we are all patients but this line is too often used in the NHS to play down the need for coproduction. It’s a misunderstanding of issues of power & the importance of codesign
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London wisteria is getting past its best now, but I was in Oxford last night and saw this 💜
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Sunday 25th June, Acoustic Stage!!!! OMG!!!! @glastonbury ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
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The lovely team from @SeeAbility, one of today's sponsors, set up and ready for the conference #GoodLives
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To follow on from my tweet asking for Mailchimp alternatives, I opted for Octopus Email which is free up to 2500 subscribers. So far so good, can easily create campaign templates that look very similar to previous ones, and integrate with website. Just incase that's useful info!
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Can't express how much I admire @GeorgeJulian and her work shining the spotlight on the miseries and abuses heaped on people with learning disabilities by providers. If you can, do please support her work.
For the Monday morning crew, at the weekend I produced an overview of my coverage of the Whorlton Hall Prosecution to date. Please read and share. All linked in the thread below #WhorltonHall #learningdisability #autism #safeguarding #cygnethealthcare #cygnet
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"Why do we always have to do voluntary work? We deserve to get paid for our skills and knowledge" "Attitudes need to change" Becca Cooper kicks off the conference with an inspiring keynote sharing her story and what is needed for people to live #GoodLives
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Thankyou #LaugharneWeekend for the most amazing festival… Saw some magical performances & finally got to play & sing in real life with the amazing @elizacarthy ! ♥️ #LaugharneWeekend #musicandliterature
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New blog post on my upcoming single release (two weeks tomorrow!). Read on for thoughts on the art of adopting songs, why I think the project is important, my track choice and a glimpse into my weekend filming at Wenlock Abbey, home of Gabrielle Drake... katherinepriddy.co.uk/blog
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