Fiona Nicholson

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Post updated with next date for ping pong + date for Kings speech (new parliamentary session) edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/pin…

Ping pong continues, NEW POST edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/pin…

@suzyg001 excellent material for those of us who interpret things literally!

BBC had some great lines yesterday in news items about capping vet prescription fees: 'cat owners have been kept in the dark for too long' 'vets need to be more transparent'.

updated post on writing to MPs edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/wri…

this post suddenly got a ton of visits yesterday so I have brought it right up to date - What the Wellbeing Bill means for home education edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/wha…

no education while detained in windowless hospital room in A&E -para 24 "It has been necessary to make specific directions against applicant local authorities to ensure the special educational needs team provide information to the court."

@DudeAdhd cellulitis

@DudeAdhd needs to be mega antibiotics else can require surgery - I had surgery twice on my wrist last year to sluice out infected site from cat scratch after hand swelled up like that

A cat bite… my wife is in a lot of pain. Swelling, she’s on antibiotics. This is the hazard of working with cats. Happened on Wednesday, she has worked yesterday and today. This is not the worst bite she has experienced, but it is still painful.

@AmyLesley @DudeAdhd yes me too & first time didn't work so they had to reopen and sluice it again!

@DudeAdhd I hope your wife feels better soon. My vet stepson got bitten by a cat and ended up in surgery to get "flushed out".

Interesting to look at breakdown of voting (link in post)

Wales has voted to accept home education changes in Wellbeing Bill applying to Wales. NEW POST edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/wal…

Updated post with more about next stage of ping pong Wellbeing Bill edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/mor…

@DudeAdhd for the avoidance of doubt I haven't done it myself, just know of others with SEND offspring having done it

@DudeAdhd you will have to jump through all kinds of hoops to make the claim on his behalf and UC will tell you masses of contradictory things along the way as to who needs to show up at job centre etc but eventually he will get the basic then a whole nother slog for the disabled element

Can anyone tell me if it is worth applying for universal credit for my son? I just don’t want him to go through assessments. Age 17.

MPs debating Lords amendments this afternoon in House of Commons, see today's Order Paper, Baroness Barran's is amendment 44 and financial privilege means Lords can't dictate to Commons about passing laws that cost money #_idTextAnchor003" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/10339…

loads of questions recently about when the changes to home ed law are coming in and whether its better to deregister now, this is my updated post edyourself.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/hom…

local authorities to decide if home education is in a child's best interest, if there has been a Child Protection Plan in the past 5 years edyourself.org/child-protecti…

PILOT SCHEME for compulsory meeting with the local authority before deregistering edyourself.org/pilot-mandator…

@DudeAdhd it's horrible isn't it

This is particular over reach by the govt.