Linda McCafferty @mccafferty2.bsky.social

Harassment by councils - when you're trying keep a disabled boy housed - Who voted for this In this episode, we hear about the ways that councils can drive people in housing need to the brink.This episode is the 4th about a family with a disabled and autistic 8 year old boy. Hackney council ...

I can't get my head round this, just awful - www.buzzsprout.com/2414550/epis...

New autism diagnosis under consideration by experts Proposed category would apply to autistic children over eight who have little to no functional language, an IQ below 50 and need 24-hour care

What are your thoughts? Experts consider new “profound autism” diagnosis for children 8+ who have little to no functional language, an IQ >50 needing 24-hour care" Autism is like a spider chart with a large spectrum of need—there is real danger here
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Woman, 33, died of neglect after her parents fed her diet of junk food Kerry Warren, from Newstead, needed help with basic tasks and would get distressed or aggressive if somebody tried to help her against her will, her mother Tracey said.

Let's blame the parents , let's get a police investigation into these bruises , let's lose her medical files, but let's not blame the system who failed her or her family for that matter , in the care needs and support that was so needed www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Woman, 33, died of neglect after her parents fed her diet of junk food Kerry Warren, from Newstead, needed help with basic tasks and would get distressed or aggressive if somebody tried to help her against her will, her mother Tracey said.

Let's blame the parents , let's get a police investigation into these bruises , let's lose her medical files, but let's not blame the system who failed her or her family for that matter , in the care needs and support that was so needed www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

YouTube video by ITV News Why are these learning disabled people facing huge cuts to their care? | ITV News

Take the shame Surrey Council & every council in the UK who does this . Why are these learning disabled people facing huge cuts to their care? youtu.be/kW3vg2TGLXk?...

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Palantir was a warning sign.

Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.

All in the name of "investment." What about national security?

In regards to the rapid binning of medical files in the Scottish Newspapers & on Scottish media platforms at the moment, is abhorrent to read. I asked about this in 2023 in regards to my son's case . The quest for transparency will continue in Scotland #Stonewalling

All the best for 2026 🥂

All the best Donald for 2026 🥂

All the best for 2026🥂

👏👏👏

'You shouldn't be getting a medal for being robbed by your own government'

92 year old Betty Brown, the oldest surviving victim of the Post Office IT scandal, told #BBCBreakfast she was 'very honoured, but angry' about being made an OBE in the New Year Honours

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Okay listen up people. If you wanna hear what Dancing Queen sounds like, sung by a husky*-voiced chanteuse accompanied by two fine gentlemen on guitar & double bass, then get yourself to the Canons Gait in Edinburgh's Royal Mile tomorrow at 10pm

* post-lurgy, bit croaky, but totally UP FOR IT 🎤 🥳

Campaigner turned down MBE over ‘scapegoating’ of people with disabilities Exclusive: In letter declining proposed award, Tressa Burke, CEO of Glasgow Disability Alliance, accused government of ‘fuelling hatred’ The head of one of Scotland’s foremost disability rights charities says she turned down an MBE in the recent new year honours because the UK government was “fuelling hatred, blame and scapegoating of people with disabilities”. Tressa Burke, chief executive officer of the Glasgow Disability Alliance, had been recommended by the prime minister for the honour for her services to people with disabilities. Over two decades, Burke has grown the organisation from seed into a nationally recognised voice for disabled people in Scotland’s largest city, and supported more than 5,000 members through the pandemic. Continue reading...

Campaigner turned down MBE over ‘scapegoating’ of people with disabilities

Well done Tressa

Seeking the truth bsky.app/profile/mcca...

In regards to the rapid binning of medical files in the Scottish Newspapers & on Scottish media platforms at the moment, is abhorrent to read. I asked about this in 2023 in regards to my son's case . The quest for transparency will continue in Scotland #Stonewalling

Merry Christmas Donald 🎅

Merry Christmas 🎅

Try & have as lovely & comfy Christmas as you can Annie , better days are coming, hopefully for us all 🎄

George's ongoing #OpenJustice work Now in it's 7th year, this crowdfunding remains the source of income to enable me to continue my Open Justice reporting. Since the demise of Twitter I now report on my blog and am also a columnist at ...

Give a little this Christmas to this worthy cause chuffed.org/project/open...

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🎶Last but not least,I wanna thank me
I wanna thank me for believing in me
I wanna thank me for doing all this hard work
I wanna thank me for having no days off
I wanna thank me for,for never quitting
I wanna thank me for always being a giver
And tryna give more than I receive🎤 #UnpaidCarers

💔 SOCIAL CARE CRISIS: Adult Social Care is overspending by £50.9m.

Why? Because they promised £20m in savings they knew they couldn't deliver. They are abandoning our most vulnerable residents to pay the price for this gross mismanagement.

🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.

A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶

New Report Reveals Widespread ‘Systems Generated Trauma’ - Cerebra Our report, titled ‘Systems Generated Trauma: How disabled children and their families are traumatised by dysfunctional public services when they ask for support’, challenges the current narrative by ...

It is a painful truth that many disabled children and their families are being traumatised—not by illness, not by accident, but by the very public services that are meant to be their lifeline. cerebra.org.uk/latest-news/...

What Unpaid Carers need to start doing 👇