Mr D Brian

‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202... how bizarre and inhumane is this?

Bizarre story in the Mail today in which journo claims to be early victim of Ghislaine Maxwell because she falsely accused him of stealing her peanuts to get his chocolate bar when they were 5 yrs old. How can you even mention this in the same breath as victims of sex trafficking...

Disabled people's lived experience of education in the UK A qualitative evidence review that explores evidence on disabled people’s lived experiences of education.

In case you've not read it yet 'Disabled people's lived experience of education in the UK' is not going to surprise anyone with direct knowledge but it's still is tough to process. And those less familiar with disability should prioritise reading and acting on this report www.gov.uk/government/p...

Goodness, how we tried to make the system work for years before leaving it.The idea that anyone from the state has any right to lecture us when we've experienced service failure after service failure...

"According to 2025 school census, only 24 of 20,200 mainstream schools in England had >=25% pupils with EHCPs

Most of the 24 schools have a SEN unit or resource base..."

@captaink77.bsky.social

leading voice says we should coalesce around class rather than diagnoses. Ironically, the reaction to his book amongst some leaves us more isolated and certainly leaves me with the feeling that we should look after ourselves.

constructs, they don't really exist. Worth considering that schools are also socially constructed. My kid's psychiatrist is quite clear that the way school is constructed is the most significant contributor to his poor mental health. And of course, tbf, it's supportive of others. Sami Timimi, a...

The only scam I have experienced is education and healthcare services that promise support is just around the corner while abandoning you for years. Professionals getting paid and delivering nothing. There's a school of thought in critical psychiatry that, because psychiatric diagnoses are social /1

Yes, I feel like I've been scammed. Managing failing systems has left us over £100,000 worse off.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

YouTube video by weegerri1sm Chocky (Series 1 opening titles, 1984)

Brilliant - I remember the series on children's bbc. Chrysalids is probably my favourite Wyndham. youtu.be/e3ztIDFU2P8?...

I've written an essay on the politics of neurodiversity, drawing on the vital books by @drrobertchapman.bsky.social and @dr-nicky.bsky.social. I hope it will serve as a primer for anyone new to the topic (and maybe prompt questions for those who know it well)

journals.lwbooks.co.uk/newformation...

Yes, my kid is a NEET. I've given up on colleges - pinning it on short IT courses 🤞Then hopefully into a job. Anyway, he tried a choir tonight and enjoyed it. Just being in a social group is massive.

Yes, it really accelerated a problem that was there before.

One of my children went through this in 2018 and the response of staff was very much "we've never seen anything like this before". So weird to me that, what felt highly unusual, has become a national story.

If you haven’t seen this, it’s about time you did.

Sound up!

Gove’s traditionalists won, but now they see what was lost Discipline and explicit instruction boosted grades, but the debate has moved on as pupils disengage

schoolsweek.co.uk/goves-tradit...

Mental health bed shortage contributed to Ellame Ford-Dunn's death, jury finds Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, died while sectioned under the care of Bluefin ward at Worthing Hospital.

The shortage of specialist mental health beds "more than minimally contributed" to the death of a 16‑year‑old who died while sectioned, a jury has found.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

inews.co.uk/opinion/pare...

Stella Carlson - known as "Pink Jacket Lady" - is a hero! 🙌🏻

She gave a courageous 19 min interview telling her story of witnessing Alex Pretti's murder & why she feels it's important to speak out even when it puts her in danger.

I pulled out the 4 best clips. 👇🏼🧵

Part 1: Why was she there?

1 in 5 kids gets SEND support so “the vast majority“ would have to be *1 in 9* least, or more like, say 1 in 7. in fact it’s only 1 in 14 who get child disability benefit (recent IFS figs) so only a minority of kids with SEND support get CD benefit too. Milburn seems to be making up bogus stats. 🤔

My kid wouldn't need PIP if we'd had a functioning education and health services.

Board of Peace - Season 1

Dr Lucy Foulkes | Psychologist on Instagram: "Lots and lots of chat about this at the moment. Here are some of my thoughts on the topic Digital tech + adolescents will always be such a tricky thing t... 209 likes, 52 comments - drlucyfoulkes on January 22, 2026: "Lots and lots of chat about this at the moment. Here are some of my thoughts on the topic Digital tech + adolescents will always be such a...

This explains clearly why a social media ban is probably not going to work.
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social
@jonsevers.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/p/DT0XmldDLs...

Martyn Oliver expresses concerns over the merging of behaviour and attendance.

Arse covering... #ofsted

Not a prophetic insight as it turns out.

Amongst the lies and the stirring of racial hatred, this is the memeable moment.

Quite a thread. I’m pretty invested in this.

UK Seasons from the Sky A mesmerising look at cities across the UK as they change through the seasons. Over the space of a year, drone footage captures how our landscapes transform.

I've been binge watching these drone footage progs, recently. Relaxing antidote to the crazy news cycle.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

I'd be interested to know his view of our education system and how it fits with his views around neoliberalism. Naomi Fisher shares many of his views around diagnostic constructs, but is clear in identifying schools as contributors to the problem (not saying I agree with everything she says either).