Jane Common

This sums up my general attitude to life.

In the next 25 years @Keir_Starmer 's decision to reject Trump's demand we join a war with no clear purpose, for the sake of the Special Relationship, will be seen as historic. This was a decision where Britains values and interests aligned✊🇬🇧🚩

We adopted Barnaby so he could die. I know it sounds harsh, but it's the truth. He was 15 years old. An elderly Border Collie, his eyes glazed, his gait slow. The shelter's paperwork said: "Palliative Care Home." His family had abandoned him because "he slept too much" and had trouble walking. So we prepared ourselves to say goodbye. Orthopedic beds in every room. Ramps instead of stairs. Quiet nights. Gentle mornings. We thought we were giving him a peaceful place to live out his final weeks. Barnaby had other plans. Week 1: He slept. That kind of sleep that only comes when you finally feel safe. Week 2: He understood he wasn't going back. That it wasn't temporary. That this was his home. Week 3: He found the stuffed toy. It wasn't new. It wasn't fancy. Just a small, old, soft toy… and he started taking it everywhere with him. That's when the "dying" Border Collie disappeared. The dog who "could barely walk" started trotting proudly around the house, clutching the toy in his mouth like a trophy. The dog who "slept too much" started waking us up early in the morning, toy in his mouth, ready to start the day. In the evening, he would sit like this, clutching it tightly, as if he were afraid it would disappear. Then we understood. Barnaby wasn't dying. He wasn't weak from age. He was tired of being alone. Of hard floors. Of being abandoned. Today, he's 15. He steals slices of pizza from the counter. He beats me to the garden. And he still carries that same stuffed animal… proof that joy has returned to him. We failed as a hospice. But we achieved something far more beautiful. We gave an old Border Collie a reason to go on… and he showed us that sometimes, love doesn't just prolong a life… it gives it back 🐾❤️. Ben bo

'Simon' the ships cat served on HMS Amethyst during the Yangtse incident 1949. Still carried out his duties catching Rats and Mice even after being wounded by shrapnel. Awarded the Dicken Medal 🇬🇧

In which a high profile Reform candidate suggests that people without children should be punished with higher taxes and women get a telegram from the king and financial incentives for having more than two children. The Nazis tried this rubbish. It didn’t work.

@LeahFHardy Omg!

Two weeks ago today my 23-year-old son was killed when a railing failed at his apartment block. Two days later I was in London, writing to the Prime Minister. I was also contacted by Sorcha Eastwood MP who had seen what happened to our family and wanted to help and today I received a letter from Sir Keir Starmer MP KC - Prime Minister Josh’s MP for Holborn and St.Pancras. In your darkest hour, you learn who acts, not just who speaks. I will always judge people by how they treat you when you are broken. Today, I am grateful for the action, support and the willingness to help us get answers. Thank you @Keir_Starmer this means a lot. @labourpress @UKLabour @SorchaEastwood #JusticeForJosh #NoMoreFalls

'It's extremely frustrating and upsetting knowing that I've lost a child and that another family... have been sent away and told everything is going to be fine' Actor Jason Watkins, whose daughter Maude died from sepsis, spoke to #BBCBreakfast after a BBC investigation found sepsis awareness training is still not mandatory at most hospitals in Wales bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Great and very important advice! 👇

‼️Away from the eye, away from the heart: the genocide continues. Compounding the killing/barring of journalists and the expulsion/paralysis of humanitarian orgs, Israel's NGO ban is part of the intentional creation of conditions of life designed to destroy the Palestinian people

@A16XJD @MartinSLewis But I don’t understand why the people who pay years extra don’t get any benefit from that. It seems a bit unfair. I’m not on a big wage but I’m paying over and above every year. 🤷‍♀️

@JaneCommon @MartinSLewis Because it’s a tax You don’t literally get that same money back to fund your pension

Struggling with doing your self assessment tax return and got a question you need to ask. Just reply to the post below (not this one) and we'll put it to top tax specialists.

@Graceprgirl @MartinSLewis It’s very confusing isn’t it?

@JaneCommon @MartinSLewis Good question I have years lost that will mean if i pay 5k now £40 when i am 67 in 9 years time x

Venezuela has oil. Greenland has rare Earth minerals. Luckily Iceland has only volcanoes, glaciers, and very average cricketers.

Jazzer saw who did it and called ambulance.. that’s why he’s acting shifty.. so culprit obviously someone he’s fond of and wants to protect. #TheArchers

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. - John 1.5

Camberwell people - please share. I need, for a piece in the Camberwell Quarterly, anecdotes of what the felines of SE5 get up to of an evening. So if your cat is a nighttime adventurer, let me know. Please share @SE5Grover @se5 @SE5Forum

Furby popped into one of our shops to take a nose at our Blue Cross Christmas cards, designed by Tracey Emin! 🐾 There's still time to get yours before Christmas. Order online or drop in to select Blue Cross shops to grab a pack. Order here! 👉 bit.ly/46JzBz6

Let us #PrayTogether that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray @clicktopray_en