World news | The GuardianFeb 20
Five former education secretaries urge Labour MPs to back government’s Send reforms in open letter https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/20/former-education-secretaries-urge-labour-mps-government-send-reform #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Politics #Labour #DavidBlunkett #RuthKelly #AlanJohnson #Schools #EducationPolicy #Education #UkNews
Five former education secretaries urge Labour MPs to back government’s Send reforms in open letter

Exclusive: David Blunkett and Estelle Morris among those calling plans a ‘once in a generation chance’ to fix system

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The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & EntertainmentJan 24

ITV Masked Singer producers halt the show before unmaskings host Joel Dommett reveals

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/itv-masked-singer-producers-halt-36609417

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Ex-ministers press #Sunak on ‘persecution’ of #carers who broke earnings rules

#DavidBlunkett and #AlanJohnson join #IainDuncanSmith in dismay at #DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakes
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/12/carers-persecution-ex-ministers-dwp
#ToryPoliciesInAction #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #NastyParty

Ex-ministers press Sunak on ‘persecution’ of carers who broke earnings rules

David Blunkett and Alan Johnson join Iain Duncan Smith in dismay at DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakes

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Queer Lit CatsSep 29, 2023
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Woman Who Said She Torched Abortion Clinic Due to Nightmares Gets 5 Years in Prison https://jezebel.com/woman-who-drove-150-miles-to-torch-abortion-clinic-says-1850262080 #Jezebel #antiabortionviolenceintheunitedstates #antiabortionmovements #antiabortionviolence #humanreproduction #socialissues #alanjohnson #lornagreen #abortion #lawcrime #saidshe
Woman Who Said She Torched Abortion Clinic Due to Nightmares Gets 5 Years in Prison

The judge told Lorna Green, 22, “You are entitled to your opinions, but those opinions do not justify in any respect the terror that was caused.”

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CheshireSep 20, 2023
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – a ringside seat for mayhem
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/20/politics-on-the-edge-by-rory-stewart-review-a-ringside-seat-for-mayhem?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – a ringside seat for mayhem

The life of a minister is described with flair and frustration by the former Tory MP and cabinet member

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Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Apr 7, 2023
They don't deserve #anonymity, U.S. District Court Judge #AlanJohnson wrote in his #order Thursday. "...#Lawsuits are public events, and the public, especially here, has an important interest in access to legal proceedings. Plaintiffs may not levy serious accusations without standing behind them..."