‘The education system likes to put children in little boxes and if you don't fit in that box, you get pushed out’
In our special Woman’s Hour episode live from the BBC Radio theatre, 17-year-old Katie shared her experience of navigating the SEND system ⬇️
The scenes from Southport are incredibly moving. Children, amongst a sea of flowers, blowing bubbles into the air to represent “kisses to heaven” in commemoration of Bebe, Alice and Elsie. A beautiful, poignant tribute, full of innocence and hope. What a wonderful community.
Victoria Park, London, 1978.
100,000 Skins, Punks, Jews, Blacks, Muslims, Mixed , English, Irish, Hindus, Sikhs, Scots, Welsh, Working Class, Middle Class, trade unionists, unified against racists and fascists.
Gen Z, it's your turn.
1/ 🧵Just did a network analysis of the "far right thugs unite" hashtag. It largely seems to be a simulated scandal/outrage to promote the Reform Party and Nigel Farage and - while also being an attack on Keir Starmer.
Thank you to everyone who has already donated books to our fundraiser for @MedicalAidForPa
We'll be selling books this coming Sunday at the East Reading Festival - come out and see us! And if you have any books to donate please get in touch!
🚨 NEW: Key deadlines for the GE on 4 July
⏲️ Register to vote: Tuesday 18 June at 23.59
⏲️ Applying for a Voter ID: Wednesday 26 June at 17:00
⏲️ Applying for a postal vote: Wednesday 19 June at 17.00
⏲️ Applying for a proxy vote: Wednesday 26 June at 17.00
It’s Holocaust Memorial Day. This year, I’m thinking of a woman called Sulamita Szapiro. Here she is as a student. We weren’t related and I don’t even know much about her, but I’m pretty sure that remembering her still falls to me. This is a thread about why.