Adult community services in Swindon & Wilts are currently NHS provided - now to be taken over by HCRG, a major expansion. HCRG is owned by private equity firm Twenty20 Capital, who want “high return opportunities” incl “management buy-outs & buy-ins & corporate carve-outs”👇

Wow. A local NHS consortium bid for this contract - yet it’s just been awarded to @HCRGCareGroup, the private company that was once Virgin Care. @HCRGCareGroup will now - for profit - provide community care across all of Bath, Swindon, NE Somerset & Wiltshire. Heartbreaking 😔

I’m honoured to have been elected to @CommonsEd, working with chair @helenhayes_ I’ll work hard to break down barriers, including improving SEND. Congratulations others elected @Jess4Lowestoft @Sureena4WNE @AmandaMartinMP @darrenpaffey @MarkJSewards Excited to get to work!

Our edited book has arrived! Lovely working alongside @DavidRWilkin to put this collection of chapters together written by some brilliant academics, postgrads, practitioners and activists. @routledgebooks #DisabilityHateCrime

Dismantling of the publicly owned NHS. Private equity firm HCRG Care Group takes over NHS services worth £1.3bn. Already owns NHS GP surgeries, hospitals. Aim is profit. Care will cost more. NHS to be a shell doling out contacts to private firms. hsj.co.uk/bath-and-north…

Leadership plays a crucial role in promoting mental wellbeing at work. 🌿 This #WorldMentalHealthDay, Rose Umutesi from PANPPD reminds us that leaders must model values that support #MentalHealth. Read more: cbm-global.org/news/world-men… #WMHD2024

Parents & carers 📢 Join us on Thursday for a FREE webinar, 'Appealing to the SEND Tribunal: hints and tips for parents and carers', where our legal team will be sharing guidance, resources & practical tips to help you navigate the appeals process. Register here:…

Meet Alice Wong (@SFdirewolf), a writer, editor, disability justice activist, and 2024 #MacFellow using storytelling to increase the visibility of disabled people and expose ableist policies and practices. Learn more about Alice ⬇️ macfound.org/fellows/class-…

Reminder that most people are not desperate for #assistedsuicide to be legalised. It is a project of celebrities and other wealthy individuals. This is from the latest poll (June 2024, Whitestone Insight LDW poll).

Spot the Difference 1994: Rail privatised. Punctuality 86.4% Amongst cheapest fares per mile in Europe Annual subsidy £1.7bn. 30 yrs later Punctuality 70.1% Amongst most expensive fares in Europe. Subsidy £11.9bn Shareholders enriched, people fleeced. leftfootforward.org/2024/10/why-la…

Since @KierStarmer_ made a promise to have assisted suicide debated in Parliament, perhaps he can make another promise: That he & his MPs will watch my @BBC @OpenUniversity documentary, Better Off Dead? to hear why many of us are terrified of these laws? bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Interesting. Former MEP has just sent me this: #Disability @LOTAirlinesUS ‘The airline LOT is clearly in breach of European legislation. LOT's apology is inadequate. They have no excuse for not have the appropriate equipment and properly trained staff on board for Mr Gardner’.

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Emma Geen to our Access All Area event at 3:20pm! Emma, a leader in disability climate justice, will speak on the Climate & Disability Programme and the Accessibility of Nature. Book a ticket now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/wecil-presen… #AAAEvent #ClimateJustice

The government has officially stepped away from their predecessor’s position that the right to strike isn’t protected by the ILO, the UN’s workers’ rights watchdog. A clear signal the 🇬🇧 is firmly back on the right side of global efforts to protect the right to strike. 👏👏

What are regulators for? Ofcom lets mobile phone, internet companies hike bills every year by inflation + 3.9%. Competition and Markets Authority says it is ok. Companies operate cartels, raise capital from customers, shareholders collect dividends. leftfootforward.org/2024/09/why-th…

ADHD Awareness Month starts today! This year’s theme is ‘Awareness is Key!’ to educate, and foster empowerment. As a former SEND statemented child myself, I am focused on addressing inadequate SEND provision in our communities. I look forward to raising this in Parliament soon.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. My constituent, Claire Thorssell, is a tireless campaigner, to prevent domestic abusers having contact with their children. #DVAM2024

Ofgem allowed this. Since the pandemic electricity generation profit margins up 198%. Electricity/Gas supply profit margins up by 363%. British Gas profits up 10-fold last year. BP, Shell double/treble profits. No UK regulator protects people. leftfootforward.org/2024/09/why-th…

We're so excited for our first workshop with Rosa next week! A handful of free spaces are still available 👇

In Canada @InclusionCA & other disability orgs are going to court to challenge track 2 of MAiD, the euthanasia law. MAiD has led to premature deaths, an increase in discrimination & stigma towards disabled people in Canada.  Yet this is a law many campaigners in the UK support?