Lucy Wallace on Nostr: I shouldn't be surprised that Badenoch is punching down yet again, but her anxiety ...
I shouldn't be surprised that Badenoch is punching down yet again, but her anxiety and autism comments demonstrate astonishing bigotry and a lack of understanding. I wouldn't expect her to understand how much society suffers when we make it harder for folk to succeed (I mean, success in more than the narrow Tory definition of success), but confusing mental health and disability is just plain ignorance.
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