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@shadowlands82.bsky.social

Local Government Officer, West Midlands

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Latest posts by shadowlands82.bsky.social on Bluesky

Will the cafe remain open during the film festival?

06.08.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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False Flag | The Wargame Ep 1 Podcast Episode Β· The Wargame Β· S2 E1 Β· 59m

Out now, The Wargame, a podcast series that simulates a Russian attack on the UK.

We imagine it's October 2025 Russia deploys a task force of ships, jets & submarines to the North Atlantic.

The UK is in missile range.

The PM calls an emergency Cobra meeting.

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10.06.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Failing Celebrity-Run Care Home for Girls Permanently Shut to Keep Children Safe Court upholds Ofsted's decision to close AP Care Homes with judge scathing about owner Ampika Pickston's professional conduct exposed during an 18-month Byline Times investigation into the crisis-hit ...

Court upholds Ofsted’s decision to close AP Care Homes with judge scathing about owner Ampika Pickston’s professional conduct. Via @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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27.05.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Half of councils warn of insolvency over special needs spending Over half of councils that support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have warned they will become insolvent when a temporary accounting measure that keeps spending defici...

Half of councils warn of insolvency over special needs spending

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19.02.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s the last day of #TheListofSuspiciousThings being @Waterstones fiction book of the month & I can’t tell you what a JOY the experience has been. Every shop I’ve visited has been so warm & welcoming & I’ve loved seeing all the displays. It’s been a total privilege #booksky

31.01.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Precipice by Robert Harris was certainly an eye opener

12.01.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delving into today’s Ofsted inspection reports into children’s homes with the customary apprehension, I find this dreadful home in Cheshire East run by the private company Forevermore Care Group Limited

18.12.2024 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This children’s home in Staffordshire run by the private company Resicare Alliance has been suspended by Ofsted amid an investigation into serious child protection allegations and shocking living conditions for children with learning disabilities

files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/5026...

30.11.2024 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Referring to human beings as "shit" doesn't feel very progressive; just stirring up more hate and polarisation.

27.11.2024 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
26.11.2024 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
Spending watchdog disclaims government’s accounts for the first time - NAO press release The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates accounts from over 10,000 public bodies, providing an overview of the UK’s public finances.

The NAO is disclaiming the Whole of Government Accounts for the first time ever. This is due to the severe backlogs in English local authority audits
www.nao.org.uk/press-releas...

26.11.2024 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 22

A disgrace. The reason no one uses the buses is because they are so infrequent πŸ‘Ώ

26.11.2024 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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26.11.2024 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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26.11.2024 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns Sector will have extra Β£2.8bn cost burden from April due to tax and wage rises announced in budget, says Nuffield Trust Large parts of England’s adult social care market face collapse as a result of tax and wage rises announced in the budget, with…

Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns

21.11.2024 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Trump has picked Linda McMahon - a former WWF wrestling executive who made up that she had a relevant degree - as education secretary. And she's not even in the worse ten of his picks.

20.11.2024 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 395    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 11

On the podcast, I reveal sources say that no tears will be shed by Morgan McSweeny if the Assisted Dying legislation doesn’t pass

While not taking a view on the issue, the politics is increasingly problematic

This will dominate next year and mean months of red on red if it passes on November 29

18.11.2024 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Daily UK users of BlueSky reached half a million by Friday

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19.11.2024 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Snow is seriously overrated

19.11.2024 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 6
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Doesn't look like Anas Sarwar is on here, so had to nick this from The Other Place.

Smart politics, and it's how devolution is meant to work, but still a bit awkward for Reeves and Starmer.

19.11.2024 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
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Anas Sarwar: Scottish Labour government will bring back Winter Fuel Payment Anas Sarwar: Scottish Labour government will bring back Winter Fuel Payment

"We could have taken a different approach in Scotland" on Winter Fuel Payment, Anas Sarwar has said
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19.11.2024 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
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This is plausible because if there's one thing you associate with ballet stars it's clumsiness.

18.11.2024 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2242    πŸ” 618    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 30
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Overhaul of children’s social care in England will crack down on firms’ profiteering Government says wide-ranging reforms will end β€˜neglect’ in system that leaves young people behind * Labour ready to show it is serious about changing children’s social care Excessive profiteering by unscrupulous private companies charging sky-high…

Overhaul of children’s social care in England will crack down on firms’ profiteering

18.11.2024 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 267    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 10
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'Exploitative' children's home firm profits to be curbed The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.

Local authorities say there were more than 1,500 children in 2023 for whom councils were paying over Β£500,000 a year to be placed in residential homes, with a lack of other options being the most common reason. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

18.11.2024 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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OBSERVER: Fears grow over children at risk placed in illegal care homes #TomorrowsPapersToday

16.11.2024 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 461    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 11

BBC / TV shows and all the newspapers need to set up accounts here rather than on Twitter STAT

13.11.2024 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 757    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 7

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