In Newcastle for the night. In a hotel near quite a bit of nightlife. My partner believes as it's really cold it won't be that busy/noisy tonight. How I laughed. I suppose it may have changed since I lived up this way 20 odd years ago.

Yes, also heard this was happening. Not sure people realise archaeologists are employed by councils and what they actually do.

Ah I've not received that invite but seems I have 2 and half year window still.

I asked for it earlier as family history but told to wait the 2 years for 50. I think they should offer earlier for everyone but particularly those with family history.

Social workers’ AI tool makes ‘gibberish’ transcripts of accounts from children Transcription tools used by councils in England and Scotland reported to wrongly indicate suicidal ideation

I've only used transcription tools at work & have to review them as they make mistakes & so far refuse to use AI. Of course you need to check AI summaries. I have to read & summarise, this helps me with knowing the case & making decisions.
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I do wonder about anyone who thinks McSweeney single-handedly won Labour its majority. They do realise they were up against a catastrophically unpopular government? The 2024 result was very much an underperformance against the fundamentals.

The hypocrisy is off the scale. Does a puff piece in The Times. Then sends a notice via the press regulator telling journalists, those worthy of the name, not to harass him.

Ministers to crackdown on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches £88m ‘call to arms’ to recruit 10,000 new foster carers

Profit doesn't belong in children's social care

"Landmark legislation to eliminate private profit from children’s social care services in Wales...

But in England, more than 80% of child residential homes are for profit"

Time for England to copy Wales

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵

This is absolutely shocking. Something has to be done about this appalling situation in which so many now find themselves. The government needs to act

They're lying!

And when we stop interacting with men they'll have a go but they wonder why we don't want to already.... www.bbc.com/news/article...

This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.

ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.

Malaysia. A new country for me. Shall be catching up with an old school friend as well.

Ridiculously busy. Sadly no cats to help so off on holiday instead.

My thoughts too.

A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.

The lives of Venezuelans must be sacrificed to the Yankee bomb for the glorious return of the oil reserves to private ownership. it's not a dead cat, it's not a distraction. this is the bare and revealed truth of American capitalism. Complete and total disregard for life and decency for profit

A mere one month from Trump winning the inaugural Fifa peace prize for his "exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace".

I am a nightowl and regularly go to bed after midnight a lot. This feels like a chore tonight. Fireworks since 17:30 locally and a headache from some prosecco. Bodes well for 2026.

Sounds like they'll find more funding for domestic abuse services, social workers and education to help with that all then?

Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.

More of this and less hate in the world would be good.
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.

Live facial recognition cameras are being deployed in Southampton TODAY.

🚨 Live facial recognition cameras are being deployed in #Southampton TODAY.

The Government must halt the rapid rollout of facial recognition technology and make sure there are safeguards in place to protect each of us and prioritise our rights.

'It's ruined my life': Flat-owner says building work by freeholder has left her homeless A botched roof extension caused the ceiling to collapse at Kate Morris’s top-floor flat.

Having lived in a block where the airspace was sold by the freeholder for more flats, having only been built a year or so earlier plus the ground rent, service charges and just poor communication with the managing agent we would never buy a leasehold. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Go to that gig. listen to that song, dust off that record player, learn to play that guitar.
Music helps us through. Life can be overwhelming at times. Music can help, I promise you that

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From the CWS ARCHIVE. 22nd March 2022.

Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social

I had covid last month. It's taken 6 weeks to feel better and really was much worse than other times I've had it. I wish I'd had the vaccine in September.

This exchange between Hancock and Johnson on 7th March 2020 speaks volumes about that government’s pandemic leadership.

Hancock: This is a clarion call for you to lead.

Johnson: Ok, I’m off to the rugby.