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But the delays, bottlenecks and system failures push them into uncertainty, ill-health and, too often, homelessness.

This is harmful for people who come here in search of safety, and it places avoidable strain on local communities and the public purse.

People wait months or even years for a decision, local councils are under-resourced, and costs keep rising.

We support people who have fled untold horrors in places like Sudan and Afghanistan and want nothing more than to rebuild their lives.

UK asylum system hit by inefficiencies and wasted funds, watchdog finds In a new analysis, the National Audit Office finds “reactive” government policies moved problems elsewhere.

More than half of people who applied for asylum almost three years ago still don’t have an outcome, the NAO has found.

As we told the BBC, the report mirrors what we see every day in our frontline services: a system that is simply not functioning.

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

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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 07 December 2025 The BuDS Covid-19 Risk Assessment for the week ending 07 December 2025

Covid infection levels in England rose slightly last week, after falling previously to their lowest level since 2021. With around 1 in every 386 people in England infected as of 7 December, we have reverted to a Moderately High risk level.

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The cat is certainly out of the bag. #Covidisairborne bsky.app/profile/elho...

Live-Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee-10/12/2025 The Senedd is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales and its people, makes laws for Wales, agrees Welsh taxes and holds the Welsh Government to account.

It's all happening at the Senedd today!

Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru have been addressing the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee this morning about the lack of a Wales Covid Inquiry.

[starts @ 10.45am]

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And we continue to infect our children.

#CovidISAirborne
#LongCovidKids

When you're organising your gatherings, please give some consideration to the ongoing #Covid pandemic and the #Flu surge. Meeting in crowded, #unventilated spaces is a great way to spread #airborne diseases to your guests and it is #non-inclusive to anyone who does not want to run this risk.

Teachers and students are starting to realize that wearing a well-fitting N95 DOES help reduce airborne pathogen spread.
Dozens of people stopping by my classroom this morning to pick up free @donatemask.bsky.social N95s.
Thank you Donate Mask🙏

NEW @bmj.com

"In our ongoing pursuit of effective treatments to restore quality of life in people with long COVID, honesty must remain a guiding principle."

Congratulations to the authors.

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#Research #LongCovid

On International Human Rights Day, amidst a wave of global human rights crises, the UK Govt's commitment to foreign aid is crucial.

The govt must urgently restore the foreign aid budget and strengthen our commitment to defending human rights at home and abroad.

🌍 Letters from the Global South visited St Peter's Church in Leckhampton!

📣 “With news of terrible flooding elsewhere, it was deeply moving to read these young people’s words—demonstrating how fortunate we are in the Global North.”

📍Want to book the exhibition? 👉 lettersfromtheglobalsouth.org

Three-year temperature average set to exceed 1.5C for first time Data shows 2025 is on track to be the third-warmest on record after November temperature rise of 1.54C

We are now living in a 1.5 degree warmed world—with no end in sight (at least not based on current policies or practices).

www.ft.com/content/9e0e...

Whoa, did you hear about the 67 Filipinos taking Shell to court for climate change? They’re linking Typhoon Odette’s chaos directly to fossil fuels. This could shake things up for climate justice! 🌍💪 Check it out: https://drilled.media/news/odette-case

Climate Disaster Survivors in the Global South Take Legal Action Against European Carbon Majors - Inside Climate News New cases seeking compensation for loss and damage have been launched against fossil fuel and cement companies in the U.K. and Germany on behalf of people in the Philippines and Pakistan who suffered ...

Survivors of Typhoon Odette are poised to sue Shell over climate damage

Pakistani farmers are taking similar action against 2 German carbon majors

This is reflective "of the growing impatience with the injustice of the climate crisis" @ciel.org's Nikki Reisch
insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...

Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021

67 people from the Philippines have announced legal action against fossil fuel giant #Shell. The claimants suffered harm from Typhoon Odette in 2021, including serious injuries, deaths of loved ones, or losing their homes. UCS stands w/ the claimants as they demand compensation. #MakePollutersPay

One Way to Make Polluters Pay – GreenChristian GreenChristian

A few days before Christmas 2021 – super typhoon Odette slammed into the Philippines buff.ly/qI6WUw5 This campaign is suing Shell for causing the climate change that caused the typhoon - Read article on Green Christian's website

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All of global politics is really just to distract us from this horrible fact

This, friends. This is what it’s about: choosing hope over hatred, kindness over cruelty, love over fear. And it is a choice, a decision that we have to make. Are you up for it? Then join us:
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Vote Green 💚💚 the only party looking to unite the country, not scapegoat immigrants and divide it. The only party with the backbone to stand up to right wing media organisations and actually protect and respect Trans people. The only party looking to actually tax the rich. Vote for hope! Join today!

Zack sums up the political moment in his New Statesman article as

'Something far more unruly and exciting is happening'

Not half!!

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We need hope, not cynicism The Green Party is ready for the change people are demanding

Zack Polanski: We need hope, not cynicism

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This is the New Common Sense. Politicians who can actually look at a situation, notice how bad it is, and propose a solution which makes things better for everyone.

Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour | Frances Ryan Starmer’s ailing government is happy to pursue ideas like cutting Motability, but all ministers will do is damage lives and themselves, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Welcome to Britain’s new benefits lie: disabled people are driving BMWs and Mercedes on the taxpayer’s dime.

My column on Motability and the truth behind the headlines and social media myths. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Critics of disability benefits largely frame it as a concern for government spending but beneath it, there’s often a clear prejudice: disabled people should have miserable little lives (unlike hardworking, normal people).

That means the handful of people with acne who are eligible for a Motability car – but not necessarily leasing one – could have, say, arthritis as well. The British Association of Dermatologists also confirmed to me there are ways acne can impact mobility, including rare forms that cause joint pain.