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@bazlyons @coldplay My husband was a bass player and used to get called the name of the keyboard player constantly. The best.

I genuinely think the Bass player in @coldplay is the luckiest guy in the world. Mega rich and plays in front of thousands of people each night but you couldn’t pick him out of a line up. It’s like he’s in Rock witness protection. #Glastonbury

@DavidNautilus1 @EmathsUK I wonder what else we could do with the money…

@EmathsUK Great tweet. SATS cost approx £50.2m to administrate Mark. How do we assess impact and value?

Today’s KS2 maths reasoning paper is a failure at a national level, one which will serve only to put pupils off maths. There is nothing wrong with tough questions in maths. Mathematicians love the challenge of overcoming difficult problems. But that’s not the same thing at all as questions that seek to confuse, mislead or hide meaning in meaningless, tiresome contexts. Show a real mathematician a problem written by someone who is deliberately communicating badly or poking fun by being disingenuous and that mathematician will tell you to bugger off. We’re in the business of grappling with and resolving genuinely interesting and important questions. We have no interest in silly, dull and ill conceived questions that lack meaning and intend to trip up. So, an opportunity to show pupils what mathematics is and can be has been utterly wasted and instead we’ve just made it a lot less likely a nascent interest in becoming a mathematician will flourish for many, many pupils who will, quite rightly, reject the subject as tedious sleight of hand. To those writing, signing off and publishing national exam papers: be better at your job or do something else.

This is disastrous, hideous news. NHS England are hacking back the mental health support for hospital staff. One doctor takes their life every three weeks. One nurse takes their life every single week. These numbers will now INCREASE. @VictoriaAtkins - please do the right thing.

NHS Practitioner Health is a vital service. We save lives. We keep staff in the workforce. We provide expert care to allow NHS staff to care for their patients. Secondary care staff need us more than ever & we hope for a positive outcome. #NHSPH @doctor_oxford @amateuradam

Perinatal mental health. To all health care professionals. If you see a pregnant woman who is on antidepressant/anti anxiety/antipsychotic medication, DO NOT STOP IT “because they are pregnant”. Consult your local perinatal MH team or a primary care expert.

Wrote to @thetimes responding to Suella saying that only *some* homeless people should be allowed tents. Glad they published it.

@CaraLisette We had a really good friend drive us in his car instead of hiring. He decorated with flowers and it was the best having him with us.

Hello married friends. What are some good money saving tips you can share for a wedding?

Mother's Day is a painful day for so many of us. We're sending our love to everyone struggling today. Thank you to @dear_chronic_pain for her beautiful illustration 💙

People seeking asylum in this country make up only 0.18% of the population. If they do have recourse to public funds, it is £37.75 a week. That is just over £5 per day. In one year, Suella Braverman claimed £159,000 in expenses. That is £435 a day.

Mental health literacy matters.

Did you know? General psychiatric wards are inappropriate for newly-delivered mums. Join APP's call for access to Mother and Baby Units: app-network.org/mbucampaign #KeepMumsAndBabiesTogether

@thameswater no water in RG30

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An Ask: If you support #NHS NURSES striking for a fair wage please tweet this picture from your account Flood twitter with the image RT to spread like wild🔥 #FairPayforNursing

@sarajcox Left tap on flooded toilets

Please tell me about your WORST MISDEMEANOUR AT SCHOOL - back chatting a teacher, sneaking out at lunch, fire extinguisher drama - sum it up in 5 WORDS OR FEWER please! Me : dinnerlady bum wipe slur overheard 😬

Nurses among rising numbers of workers using food banks, research shows theguardian.com/society/2022/n…

• Tories have announced that the next Prime Minister will be selected by an online ballot of Tory members only. • Your reminder that Tories made it illegal for workers to hold strike ballots online. Must be done by post only.

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