Dr Zubaida Haque

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

The achievement of Serbian students overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić can't be overstated. In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and two months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.

The Student List had no party machinery. It operated through university assemblies, protests and hiking between cities & towns. They had 2% of national TV political advertising airtime vs 93% for Vučić. This is one of the most remarkable grassroots democratic victories in modern European history.

Trusted and timely advice changes lives. To keep doing that, the free and independent advice sector needs investment. 💙Learn more about the #AdviceSaves campaign: bit.ly/4i7rEbr #AdviceWeek

Billionaire Reform donor was in business with foundation linked to Iranian regime www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Technology should support, not replace, skilled advisers. WyserASSIST helps reduce admin so advisers can focus on people. But advice services need investment to adopt new tools, train staff and build a sustainable workforce for the future. Read our new report: https://bit.ly/4BBT0j5 #AdviceSaves

Enormous news. A melanoma vaccine, one of the most deadly cancers out there. Science is good and helpful and there should be more of it. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

Enoch Powell level bile and lies from the Times www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...

📢 AdviceUK national poll finds that 7 in 10 UK adults have used, or would consider using, AI for advice on money, housing or legal problems, yet 81% say it can't replace a human adviser for complex or sensitive issues. Read more in our new briefing: https://bit.ly/4BBT0j5

Ministers, MPs and representatives from across the UK’s independent advice sector came together yesterday for the #AdviceSaves 2026 Parliamentary Reception.

It was a great event, with a packed room, bringing together people to celebrate the life-changing impact of independent advice services and the people who work in them.

Care workers were given guidance that was detached from reality, including advice to remain two metres from people while providing intimate care. PPE shortages left some working with unsuitable equipment or none at all. The report calls this “wholly unacceptable”. 10/10

The Inquiry explicitly rejects the claim that a “protective ring” was thrown around care homes “right from the start”. It says that claim did not accurately reflect the lack of action in March and the first half of April 2020. 3/10

More than 43,000 deaths involving Covid were recorded in UK care homes between March 2020 and July 2022. 2/10

Whether someone is struggling with their mental health, facing problems at work, or rebuilding their life after a traumatic experience, free, independent advice can make all the difference. Learn more about our #AdviceSaves campaign: https://bit.ly/4i7rEbr

To launch #AdviceWeek, we're sharing our new #AdviceSaves film. Featuring stories from 6 AdviceUK members, it shows the life-changing impact of advice services and the challenges they face. Watch, share, and tag your MP to support a sustainable future for advice. 📽️https://bit.ly/4ss7i1z

"We don't see issues. We see a human being." Hear from advisers at Nishkam Centre, Helping Hands Community Trust, Lewisham Refugee Migrant Network and Centre for Armenian Information & Advice on the power of putting people first. 💙Learn more about our #AdviceSaves campaign: https://bit.ly/4i7rEbr

The big day is here! AdviceUK’s Parliamentary reception has just started, bringing together MPs, free and independent advice providers and advice-sector stakeholders to highlight the vital role advice services play in communities across the country.

Looking forward to hearing from @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social MP, Minister @sarahsackman.bsky.social, AdviceUK’s Chief Executive Liz Bayram and Head of Policy, Programmes and Media Dr @zubhaque.bsky.social. #AdviceWeek #AdviceSaves

Really excited about @adviceuk.bsky.social Parliamentary drop-in event tmrw 19 Oct, 10:30–12:30 at House of Commons (Jubilee Rm). If you're an MP, drop-in! We'll be highlighting impact of advice, discussing workforce issues and sharing our latest reports. Sponsored by @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social

Wonderful to meet Polly Billington MP, Minister for Energy Consumers, today to discuss the Energy Debt Relief Scheme, alongside the funding and workforce challenges facing AdviceUK members. The Minister is keen to hear directly from advice services about what would make the scheme work effectively.

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

The president of Brazil has won a court case against Meta, after accusing them of restricting his posts and algorithmically favoring his opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...

Evergreen post.

Feel a lot of pride about the way Britain has responded to Trump's attacks on Ukraine, repeatedly launching big symbolic demonstrations of solidarity when things are at their most tenuous.

Sagal Abdi-Wali has taken her seat as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, becoming the first Somali-born MP elected to Westminster. A former child refugee and Camden Council leader, she swore her oath of allegiance with her hand on the Quran.

It would seem the Home Office has now acquired the ability to impose, without visibility or accountability, shadow bans on students coming to British universities from particular countries. How? Because of the interaction between indiv visa decisions (made by HO alone) and visa rules for unis 1/?

🔥🔥 This phenomenal article shows how European Movement UK are now laying out a 10-year path back into full EU membership. All the stages, timings, complexities, ratifications and considerations in place. Could even be sooner if we get a lucky break. Read 👇

NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/

If Americans view, clip, share, and permanently enshrine an American public killing in a million ways on the internet, we will move towards fascist rituals of violence. snyder.substack.com/p/four-wrong...

The news just since I left work: -A planned livestream of an execution by firing squad -Trump basically trying to incite a pogrom against Somalis Nothing mysterious or complicated about what's happening.

Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine.

Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

Sagal Abdi-Wali new MP for Holborn and St Pancras: "I hope this says something about who gets to belong. For people who look like me I hope they see themselves reflected in this place and know that their path too, belongs here. This is Camden and this is Britain." www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

🚨The government is looking for UK alternatives to Palantir to run the NHS data platform, the FT reports. This follows a week of protests in 40+ places across England and a rally of hundreds at Palantir's London HQ. Help keep the pressue up: nopalantirinthenhs.com

'seven women...have told the Guardian they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in the anti-immigration street patrol movement. All have chosen to come forward to make the public aware of the patterns of violence behind this new form of activism.'

I despise seeing what’s really going on stuffed into a “but critics say” clause.

The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I welcome the decision to scrap plans to curb jury trials. Trial by jury is a fundamental safeguard in our justice system. Victims deserve timely justice, but weakening the right to a jury trial is not the answer. The Government must now focus on investing in our courts to bring down delays.

Hugely dishonest to pass off a sentence for setting off a bomb as "destroying a camera"

My speech from the conference debate on 'Zionism is Racism’ motion

Well, we're still at just over 20 months of Trump's second term, and the www.trumpactiontracker.info has reached over 4,000 documented actions :-/

"Pensioners say that they have contributed and are entitled to big increases in benefits. But the contributory condition has been weakened over the years... Someone born in 1956 is expected to withdraw over 30% more than they contributed." 👇 buff.ly/YJr933z

A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."

Rachel Johnson who was interviewing her didn't push back at all and even seemed to be agreeing with her. Here's a fuller account from the police. Absolutely scandalous that an MP is not condemning this act of terrorism

The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like