A 239% rise in refugees left homeless by the asylum system.

Refugees in the asylum system being shunted around like cattle, forced into barracks and overcrowded hotel rooms.

All government choices to punish people for needing to be here.

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'Rishi Sunak denied that #EatOut [giving diners a state-funded £10 discount] drove a 2nd wave of COVID infections, despite research showing it caused a rise between 8% and 17%, while the scheme's economic benefits were short-lived.' Pippa Crerar The Guardian
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The UK has become an abominably cruel, vindictive country.

We live in an utterly fucked up country.

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Only eleven wealthy tax evaders were prosecuted in the latest year; not one person has yet been prosecuted for the vast state-sanctioned PPE swindle.

Yet carers on tiny incomes face the full hammer of the law. Why is the story always the same? theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Today is the 15th anniversary of the launch of Disability News Service. Over those 15 years, DNS has reported on many appalling abuses of disabled people’s rights. Below are 15 news stories that highlight some of what we’ve gone through, and why there is so much more still to do.

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I’d wager very few people in Britain now believe that calling for a suspension of arms sales to the or Netanyahu government makes one an anti-Semite.

These false accusations undermine the important fight against actual anti-semitism (which is on the rise).

Apply for photo ID to vote (called a ‘Voter Authority Certificate’) - GOV.UK gov.uk/apply-for-phot…

Schemes such as seasonal workers visas, along with other restrictive visas, continue to put people at risk of exploitation. We need a visa system which treats everyone with respect and dignity. Instead we have one which traps people in precarious positions
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Former supreme court judges say UK arming Israel breaches international law | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

If you have £99 you can get an ambulance to A&E quickly. If you don’t, you wait and possibly die.

After 14 years of drastic NHS underfunding, we are hurtling uncontrollably toward two-tier healthcare.

It’s time to properly fund our NHS. #NHSPledge

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One NHS chief said: “We have been asked to ‘think the unthinkable’ in order to break even. That will be impossible without closing beds and significantly reducing staffing numbers. It feels as if the national and regional leadership teams are spinning out of control.'

“And Charles will sit with Queen Camilla but apart from other Royals to shield him from infection during his treatment.”

Where to start with this.

1. SARS2 is airborne. This won’t work for far-field transmission indoors unless there is good IAQ.

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I think this, from Matthew Parris, is probably the most despicable piece of comment I have ever read in a British newspaper. And that’s saying something.

🧵 Whatever your views on assisted dying, one thing I’d hoped we’d all agree on is that the topic is ethically fraught & complex.

Not so Matthew Parris.

For him, it’s simple. Old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n

“There is an element of media disregard for the realities of those who need to guard their health, while governments around the globe have swept the Covid crisis under the carpet to prioritise the economy.”

#CEV #CovidisNotOver #CovidisAirborne northeastbylines.co.uk/the-importance…

BREAKING

£100 BILLION of Tory waste since 2019 election..

Extraordinary data....

Absolutely and literally sinful....

Pls RT...

Will put detail up next...

Thanks to Best for Britain Naomi Smith

We’ve been ringing the alarm bells for the past five years (or more) on the SEND crisis.

Education ministers have consistently buried their heads in the sand and denied any such thing. Shame on them.

Support our campaign 👇#https://www.naht.org.uk/SEND theguardian.com/education/2024…

The benefits of privatisation.

The majority of people in every country support action on climate.

But most of us systematically underestimate how widespread this support is.

🔗 ourworldindata.org/climate-change…

Explore our new article to learn more about why this “perception gap” exists and why it’s a problem