Mike Leddy

How come, in the Jeffery Epstein scandal, ONLY individual prosecuted has been one female, Epstein’s girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell? Where are the male co-conspiritors? The DOJ just seems incompetent ensuring that those male co-conspiritors face justice for their morrally unacceptable henious crimes.

Is your accent trustworthy, aggressive or criminal? Study reveals all Which accent is most likely to report a family member to police for a trivial crime?

First time in ages, I see a very bright light, regarding my Brummie accent, often seen as someone dumb, ignorant or untrustworthy by too many celebs and comedians.
Here's the results of a study by academics on peoples perceptions of regional accents, as reported in The Independent. bit.ly/42n00Rs

Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it | Rachel Clarke Making dying easier is not the solution when NHS, social and palliative care are simply not there for patients

Never a truer word spoken, or in this case written. We must ensure that pallative care remains higher on the overall agenda of Government.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Foreign firms taking billions of litres from UK aquifers to make bottled water Coca-Cola extracts largest amount of freshwater of any drinks company in England, FoI request finds

This is thieving water from my grand-children and great grand-children, by foreign entities for profit which is immoral.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Spending time with people in their final days showed me that we need not assisted dying, but better end-of-life care | Gordon Brown We can and must improve on our current end-of-life options – ‘Switzerland, suicide or suffering’, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

End of life options and particularly now, when there is a Bill before Parliament is very emotive. However reading Gordon Brown's views does bring with it some serious considerations that do need examining beforehand and fully costed, before any Bill becomes law.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Patches of wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows – study Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings

In inner-city areas, flower meadows can compensate insects for the lack of large natural meadows that are usually found in the countryside.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Really worried about the rough sleepers in Brum city centre tonight, particularly Sean who I spoke to this evening.

Some are going to die in this cold.

That should not happen in a civilised country.

You most probably know this however other may not.
Call 999 if the person is in immediate danger, needs medical assistance, is under 18 or is with someone who is under 18.
Otherwise use this link, thestreetlink.org.uk/location, to inform mobile teams who engage with the rough sleeper(s) locally.

Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary Billionaire and former Senate candidate served in president-elect’s cabinet in first administration

So the president-elect has chosen a relative unknown in education circles as the next education secretary, what does this say about dumbing down what I believe is probably one of the most important roles any adult can do for young people.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Labour ready to show it is serious about child social care reform Details are still lacking, but initial suggestion is that many of the MacAlister report’s findings will be enacted

This is long overdue, ask anyone who has worked in local government. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

I ditched Twitter after the way the owner (I can't even mention his name without feeling bile in my stomach), treated employees and users. I sincerley hope I've found a more liberal alternative to express views, opinions and hear from others with similar outlook on what's happening in society today.