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in 2016 the NHS tried to cut headcount; managers, admin, back office. redundancy cheques were huge the work didn’t go away. It came back as consultants on day-rates, interims and agency cover. Consultancy spend trebbled to £22.65m in just two years.

We can all clutch pearls and carry on clutching them all the way to 2029. Or we can get organised. Never mind Mosley, this is worse. We need immediate unity across Lab left, Greens, Your Party, on basic anti-fascist principles. A few people with big platforms need to step up.

When a million people marched in London for a Peoples Vote, I don’t recall it making the headlines - but then we didn’t beat up the police

@silverpebble What a lovely idea

I'm working on a something new for my Etsy shop -small museums kits: 🌿🐚🪶🪸 I've been collecting smallish vintage/antique tins (only 4 or 5 so far) & I'm going to create a printing tray-like wooden grid inside each one & there'll be a partial collection of shells, fossils, lovely things that fell off trees etc in each that I'll provide but also space for YOU to add to & create your tiny portable museum. You'll be able to take it with you in your bag & take it out when you feel anxious or low. There'll also be a booklet I'm writing about how collecting & adding to your small museum improves mental health. Each of these kits will be unique & they'll be in my Etsy shop in a few weeks' time...

It’s day one of #PrideMonth. Proud of my old friend, Cas. Proud of you. #ForLove 📸: @MonicaDPhoto

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Whether you've been a BAT fan from the start, or even if you're discovering the show for the first time this year... WE LOVE YOU. ❤️‍🔥 #BatOutOfHell #ValentinesDay

We're right at the beginning of the floral calendar: snowdrops (Candlemas bells), hellebores & the first primroses are opening. The whole botanical year is ahead of us & yesterday I saw a bumblebee-it was *just* warm enough for it to forage. We're on the verge of spring...

A recent report shows that better access to disability benefits not only improves well-being but also boosts the economy. Reducing support could have harmful long-term effects. #DisabilityBenefits #EconomicGrowth epilepsy.org.uk/news/better-ac…

It started with disabled people. UK is certainly forgetting that.

guys im starting to worry that 2025 is just five 2020s stacked in a trench coat

What on earth would a former John Lewis boss know about living with a disability and its impact on working? How about the DWP employ some people with disabilities to lead these enquiries since they're so desperate to get people working….oh that's probably because that would require making reasonable adjustments that most employers don’t want to finance. 🙃

It's #Competition time for fans of #Supernatural! We're giving away a @OriginalFunko of Crowley signed by @Mark_Sheppard For a chance to win, simply follow us & retweet this post! Winner chosen Sunday Dont forget, you can see Mark in person at Cross Roads 10! #Competitiontime

Making tiny dried flower posies for the Victorian ink bottle posy kits you ordered from my Etsy shop. I’d like a hat made from these tiny delicate dried forget me nots (tho would blow away rn). Also contains goldenrod, flax, lavender, statice, whispering grass & pennycress🌿:

Shout out to my best tree pal hawthorn: 🌿close relative of roses 🦉steeped in ancient folklore 💀blossom emits volatile compound the same as one emitted by dead bodies 🍒berries/haws can be infused in gin 🫒are 💯 for making wreaths 🐦‍⬛& are fave snacks of redwings & fieldfares

It's #Competition time for fans of #Supernatural! We're giving away a @OriginalFunko of Crowley signed by @Mark_Sheppard For a chance to win, simply follow us & retweet this post! Winner chosen Sunday Dont forget, you can see Mark in person at Cross Roads 10! #Competitiontime

Today is a historic day… On November 5th, 2020, Castiel declared his love and sacrificed himself to save Dean and to save the world. Today, Cas is asking you to VOTE. Do it to protect humanity, to protect us all. For freedom. Don’t sit this one out. iwillvote.com

I've taught creative workshops @BBCCountryfile & @V_and_A. Exclusive 10% discount for divine stationery from @presentcorrect If you buy a w'shop space as a present for someone else I'll send a handmade card for you to give on🌲day. My w'shops are designed to induce relaxation

My botanical illustration zoom w'shop on 11 Jan 25 is now enrolling I'll teach you how: 🌿to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading 🧠both contact with nature & time spent creatively improve mental health Makes a💯🌲present.Earlybird price workshops.emmamitchell.net/courses/botani…

@NorthernSprw Sending ❤️

Just got the news I knew was coming sometime soon: my 90yo mom fell again, this time she broke her hip, hit her head & still has internal bleeding in her head…shit shit shit shit. I knew this was coming, I know what comes next, and nonetheless I am so stunned & shook