Today I heard from a parent that their son was terribly upset when he got covid, because it would ruin his 100% attendance record. At the end of the year, those with 100% get book tokens & certificates in assembly. She mentioned it in passing, she obviously didn’t think it was a

Confiscated this today. How was your day? 😂

I’m hearing more and more examples of school micro-control of teenagers. Behaviour points for the wrong earrings or socks, for not being immediately ‘on-task’ or for losing your pen. Schools say that if they control the small stuff, the big stuff will follow. They are wrong. 1/

Tomorrow, a crucial piece of legislation around healthcare will be scrutinised by MPs. It will happen in a committee room, away from the main chambers, on a whisper. If it passes, it will worsen the health of the UK population. Did you know about it? No? A thread 🧵

Mind blowing (via Popbitch): Bill Clinton was inaugurated as US president 31 years ago this week. And he's still younger today than the two likely candidates for the 2024 Presidential election.

going to #brightonseo in April? You definitely need to sign up for my GBP and Local SEO training course the day before: brightonseo.com/courses/local-…

Rishi Sunak told Beth Rigby "That's not what the Public wants." When asked about a General Election. Like if you want a General Election RT if you really want one. Infosys Rishi Sunak has to go. #PMQs #GeneralElection

Sunak keeps wanging on about his plan. But WTAF is his plan?! And I hope that no one is playing drinking bingo with ‘bold action’ on their scorecard 🤣

Farrukh Rishi s clear plan

Thread on alternative views of iconic landmarks you (probably) haven’t seen before 🧵 1. The worn steps of the Tower of Pisa

I'm gonna explain to y'all why Britain considers 78°F/25°C hot. I know hot because I grew up in Texas and spent half my life in Las Vegas. So I am absolutely qualified to explain this to the rest of you who laugh at UK "heat waves".

To beat the Tories, and take on our voting system, I swapped my vote with the Compass's campaign #WinAsOne. Interested? Join the campaign here: actionnetwork.org/forms/win-as-o…

With the Greens now having the same number of seats as Reform, the UK media should provide them the same platform and level of coverage as Farage’s ilk. Will it happen though? #GE24

Oh dear. What was that can-can?! Have they rehearsed at all?#OpeningCeremony

Said it before I’ll say it again. If you can afford a holiday that’s fine. But for those of us who can’t, taking your kids to the beach for a paddle, or swim in a river is now a luxury we’ve had taken away. It may not sound like much to you but for us it was everything. So

Thread of cool maps you've (probably) never seen before 🧵 1. All roads lead to Rome