Trustee @HospiceUK & Chair @StLeonardsYork. #MentalHealth #PEOLC. Geeky caravanner. #IkHouVanHolland🇳🇱 🏳️🌈
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Next week I start my long anticipated month long solo trip across the US. Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago. Oaklahoma. Denver. San Diego. Any recommendations? Must see’s? Spots for coffee? 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
As we say in end of life care, you only have one chance to get it right. Judging from the replies to this it looks like @BritishGas care more about social media reputation than learning from past mistakes.
Day out in Lincoln today. This Roman arch is almost 2000 years old and still has daily traffic passing through it. Living history right there for all to see.
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This is all well and good but without enforcement it’s meaningless
By enforcement, I don’t mean piling more pressure on a single member of onboard train staff who has enough confrontation to deal with or the excellent (when available) @BTP who sadly, are very few and far between
In my opinion, the problem with healthcare mandatory training is that it’s mostly faceless, dull, patronising online videos and tickboxes. It’s a chore to complete on top of regular work and often so generic it doesn’t connect with your role or organisation. 1/2
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Bishops should have no automatic right to make the laws we all live under.
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I retired at 53. 100% the right decision. I started with very little. It took a lot of hard work to earn enough to save, confidence to say no to other people’s expectations on spending, sticking with older cars etc. Lost most of 40’s to it but reaping the benefit now.
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It is repulsive. If we want to tackle misogyny, VAWG, antisemitism, homophobia and religious fundamentalism, a good first step would be to reform charity law so the state stops subsidising organisations that promote them.
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Horrific
A mosque in London with charitable status is facing an investigation after it published sermons encouraging husbands to strike their wives and condoning the execution of gay people.
Coverage of @NatSecSoc investigation in The Mail 👇
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After 12 years the latest price increase, now with annoying adverts, means it’s time to say goodbye to @netflix. Raising subs without raising value is a bad move.
I was at work when the news broke. I’ll never forget watching the Islamist terrorist attack on the twin towers on 9/11. The horrendous images, the uncertainly about what would happen next. We must never ever forget what drove this attack and the threat it still poses.
My first visit to Philadelphia. I’m disconcerted. So much pride, wealth and history yet so many people on the street with obvious addiction and serious mental health issues. Something has broken here and the symptoms are quite distressing to see. 1/3
The pain so many people are suffering is right in your face. Along with the frequent smell of cannabis. Housing, health, policing, social services, civic society. I don’t understand what’s happening but the issue is far to big to ignore 2/3
First stop on my solo trip across the States almost over. Boston has been incredible. The history, the city, the people. So much to explore. Next stop Philadelphia.
