Sofadog

New official figures expose how politicians and media have repeatedly lied about social security spending @reformparty_uk @labourpress @Conservatives disabilitynewsservice.com/new-official-f…

@Dmdav1 Some students with SEND would welcome flexible schooling, but schools don't seem receptive.

Seriously someone has genuinely asked if SEND students need to go to school 5 days a week re Taxi usage . We have gone backwards to Victorian Britains views

@johnpringdns Will the Chancellor stop at this? What about VAT relief on certain goods/building work if you have a disability?

Chancellor’s reported plans to impose #VAT on #Motability could add £3,000 to even the cheapest cars for disabled people on the scheme disabilitynewsservice.com/chancellors-re…

Does anybody read anymore, or only see what they want to see?

@DrFrancesRyan @rowenamason and what is the obsession with BMWs?‽!!

“Rather than giving people “free cars”, the Motability scheme allows disabled people to use their PIP to lease new cars for 3 years.” My colleague @rowenamason reports with a disclaimer every media outlet should be using tonight. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

@CamillaTominey rather than focusing on travel coats, think of the cost to the child, the lost time travelling, the impact on their health, the emotional toil!

Council spends £950 a day to get one special needs child to school telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

@StagecoachSouth Can a customer claim for the cost of a train ticket, if they decide to catch one, due to the delays and uncertainty?

#32 Update - The A339 is expected to remain closed, so - 1540 from #Basingstoke direct to #Newbury, and return at 1640, also direct. 1640 1740 1940 2140 from B'stoke runs to/from #Kingsclere 1840 2040 2240 from B'stoke to Newbury, rtn 1940 2140 2240 all direct. Nigel SC South

@StagecoachSouth Thank you.

@sofadog Hello again - I can confirm that the 1540 bus from Newbury Wharf will be running direct back to Basingstoke. I imagine the App is showing that as the majority of intermediate stops are not served. Nigel Stagecoach South

#Kingsclere #32 Update; following the closure of the A339 at Greenham, the 1340 from #Basingstoke / 1440 from #Newbury are NOT running. The 1440 from B'stoke will run direct to Newbury, returning direct at 1540. Further updates as available. Nigel Stagecoach South

@StagecoachSouth Hello, are the buses from Newbury centre to Basingstoke running? The App says not. I have followed you and am sending a DM.

@Katie_Lam_MP Was the nurse sanctioned?

A doctor comes here from Pakistan. He has sex with a nurse during an operation. He promises it won’t happen again, so a tribunal says he can return to practicing in the UK. This is insane. Migration cannot fix the NHS, and unless we raise our standards, actually damages it.

Keir Starmer is reportedly about to announce universal digital ID. Say no to digital ID. It’s a huge government overreach and infringement of civil liberties and freedoms. No one voted for this.

@edyourself I don't see how EOTAS provision can be anything other than voluntary. How do you regulate services that are informal or bespoke, and never intended to be a formal teaching resource?

new standards for alternative provision still only VOLUNTARY + further work required on EHCP EOTAS under s 61 (as opposed to s 19 provision) UPDATED PAGE Unregistered Alternative Provision New Rules – Ed Yourself share.google/NGW2ZCLzGmDgkr…

@SEN_advice Watch your blood pressure if you listen to this from LBC-so many negative callers and a retired school transport driver of 40+ yrs who said only real disabled pupils in wheelchairs should qualify! x.com/NickFerrariLBC…

This is where we've got to. Baseless claims, trying to turn the general public 'against' disabled people. I will publish a response shortly, but please do not believe this rubbish. #send #ehcp bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

So glad the kids are out of the SEND system. We have now reached the stage where when costs are "too high", parents must be abusing the system

@howardlutnick will UK fans be able to buy real Cheetos again?

It’s official. We have finalized our historic U.S.–EU Framework Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced trade. The EU has agreed to open its $20 Trillion market. The second largest in the world behind the great USA This deal: ➡️ Eliminates EU tariffs on all U.S. industrial goods, ➡️ Creates historic access to the vast European markets for American farmers, fishermen and ranchers, ➡️ Delivers $750B in European energy demand during President Trumps term ➡️ And EU firms will invest an additional $600B in new investments in America The America First Trade Agenda has secured the most important trading partner creating a major win for American workers, U.S. industries, and our national security. Tariffs should be one of America’s favorite words. See the full Joint Statement below

@CharlesHThyme What's a middle-class child?

-Middle-class children ‘to be shut out of best schools’ in Labour equality crackdown And so Labour’s attack on middle class children continues. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…

@edyourself @CommonsEd @grok Well done 😀

@sofadog @CommonsEd @grok Well...it didn't, but I finally realized I could do print to file on the HTML version ie make my own PDF and ignore theirs

transcript of @CommonsEd session earlier in the week mentions home ed etc, does anyone else get comments all over the PDF and is there anything I can do to get rid of them committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1… via committees.parliament.uk/event/24842

@edyourself @CommonsEd @grok Hope it works!

@sofadog @CommonsEd @grok someone on FB has suggested something I'll try when back from Waitrose!