#Autism hitting the headlines & trending - good

I was diagnosed as Aspergers last year - I’m still just me

Yesterday I had a overwhelming day

Last week I had an overwhelming week

Last month I had an overwhelming month

Last year I had an overwhelming year

This sums us up 💚
Last decade was overwhelming at times but thankfully not all the time, just some of the time but then a breakthrough comes, it’s always does.
I work on complexity and at times challenging assignments.

Problems so big: no-one fully understands the issues, never mind devise solutions.

Problems often rattle around for days, weeks, months, years, or decades & in one case a century.

Like I said big complex problems.
The good ones (clients, managers & assignments) are where I get time and space to map the issues & have that breakthrough

A sector or guidance or policy or legislative breakthrough which improves public safety for all or simply a small breakthrough to a problem, and the next…..
Today could be a great day, or tomorrow or next week, or next month, or next year, or next decade, it always comes, it always does.

This Maori word sums it all up for #autistics

“Takiwatanga - in their own time and space.”
Often asked

“why do I speak so openly about #dyslexia, #Aspergers, #depression

it’s simple: to make it easier for the next kid or adult, and the next, and the next, and the next……
See a problem & breakthrough

For me it’s was understanding of #dyslexia: focusing on the strengths & minimising the weaknesses

Then #depression which I call my deep thinking time - see a positive from a negative.

Now #aspergers which is a work in progress but I’m still me 💙
Go on give us a fighting chance to be #neuroexceptional - in our own time and space

Maybe, just maybe we will have that breakthrough to a complex or big problem 💙
Thanks to @KatyElphinstone for the post which helped today’s breakthrough when I was just about ready to quit.

Also to @e_brooks for posting the origins of #Takiwatanga

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Sep 7
@SkyNews Excellent coverage from @haynesdeborah @SkyNews

This is a concern many have shared within the intelligence, security & defences sectors

Only last night a group of experts posted comments following @pinstripedline primer (thread)
@SkyNews @haynesdeborah @pinstripedline Quite a lively discussion followed-on

From infrastructure (critical & non-critical) emergency planning, contingency & business continuity lens

@HasisD one to watch on all of the above + work on the Manchester Arena bombing with the Late Lord Kerslake

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@SkyNews @haynesdeborah @pinstripedline @HasisD @Selyst posting on more recent state actor concerns - Russia increasing activity
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Sep 3
@grenfellinquiry phase 2 report under embargo will now have been issued to core participants today - during a closed door briefing.

The public session & digital report links are scheduled for release at 11am tomorrow 4 Sept 2024.

This will be a very hard day for #Grenfell Families, community, responders & all impacted by the #BuildingSafetyCrisis

Truly hope today will give answers everyone seeks & strong recommendations to the nee government

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Firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry face calls to be banned from public contracts

@Robert_Booth @guardian Exclusive: About £250m in UK deals made in past five years with companies involved in tower’s ill-fated refit

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@Robert_Booth @guardian Grenfell Tower legal powers to fix fire safety crisis are being ignored

news.sky.com/story/grenfell…
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Aug 26
#DagenhamFire Appears to have caught the attention of home sec @YvetteCooperMP (long post)

Sector contact sent this planning application detail across earlier this morning - appears the Dagenham block had cladding remediation in 2023

Form the incident footage appears to have lost the roof level which is similar to the #Boltoncube - student accommodation fire but with cladding replacement at Dagenham, hazard different fire spread dynamics.

Recall the @ROCKWOOLUK white-paper on the fifth facade - flat-roof construction. …

Possible this was A) another balcony fire which spread to the structure in Dagenham or B) a compartment fire which penetrated what appears to be a lightweight construction.

How many more now exist following the last governments disastrous pre #Grenfell legislative gaps or post #Grenfell permitted development schemes. …

How have the complexities of the building or fire safety acts improved public safety in existing & new buildings



One things for certain a significant @LondonFire response & major incident declared + another block of families displaced, with uncertain futures.

Dare say the insurance sector @BritishInsurers or mortgage providers will have a view on the fire & particularly given a number of other recent roof level fire burnouts.

This is very bad optics for the new home sec & government, when @grenfellinquiry phase 2 report is pending 4th Sept 2024.

As i said on @SophyRidgeSky following the #Chalcots emergency decants

“This is a decades old issue, spanning all political parties”

As with any incident or disaster, it should not be used as a political football, but sadly often is.

Now we are witnessing another reminder that a #Grenfell2 may be just around the corner.

Press DMs open for fire expert comments @SkyNewsBreak @BBCNews @itvlondon @bbc5live @BBCRadioLondon @LBCNews @TalkTV @FT @thetimes @guardian @spectator @Independent @Telegraph @DailyMailUK @TheSun @DailyMirror @IfsecInsider @IFSJournal2020 @Daily_Express @heraldscotland
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@LondonFire press update on #DagenhamFire

40 units & 200+ fire-fighters attended follow fire call at 02.44am on 26 Aug 2024

High-reach appliances deployed to the fire involving the scaffolding & professing to roof level structure

Building known to fire service & has a range of fire safety issues - simultaneous evacuation initiated & search & rescue operations conducted

Two hospitalised & not known if smoke hoods were deployed

Major incident declared & public advised to stay away from the areas.

Cause of the fire is not known but a forensic fire investigation will be conducted by @LondonFire forensic specialists.
Some good observations from @stevedude68 on the #Dagenhamfire spread dynamics

Plus the effectiveness of the fire fighting operations.

From the photos below confirms that this is is a change of use / occupancy from office to mixed used residential & commercial

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additional two floors on roof level under permitted development introduced by @michaelgove past home sec.Image
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Aug 6
What a mess but not one without consequences
This is what miss-information is stocking
Then theres this debacle - at a time of escalating tensions we must see consistency in policing
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Aug 2
With all the madness in the world heres a short thread on context.

Pls read to the end, this is very serious

Im Glaswegian - Scottish - British - UK - European…….

Born here - live here & can happily be all the above at the same time & without issue


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We are but one nation represented many flags - religions - culture’s - politics spanning the earth

In comparison to planet earth each flag - religion - culture - politics is important & also insignificant

Context - Earth is tiny compared to the Sun

Our sun is tiny compared to the Sun Giants - see where I’m going with this bear with meImage
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So earth is part of the solar system

The solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy

There are infinite galaxies but we still don’t understand where is all came from.

Religions view - we are all a creation by god (which god or all gods & do gods even exist - let’s not go there!)

Vs

Scientist view - universe was created by the big bang (what came before the big bang - lets not go there either!)

Now toss in culture, politics, borders and flags & it all gets terribly complicatedImage
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Jan 30, 2023
As ex London vice chair to the #EmergencyPlanningSociety - #disastermanagers will be implementing civil contingency responses to the #Firefighterstrikes

Homeowners & business operators should also implement fire risk reduction measures where possible

Press DMs open for comment
Remember that the fire-service respond to a range of incidents beyond fire-fighting from road traffic accidents to flooding, search and rescue operations.

However business might consider letting staff work from home on strike days & offering fire safety advice.
Businesses should test fire alarm & run drills on fire alarm response, first aid fire-fighting, assisted evacuation for disabled occupants & suspending hot-works etc.

At home test your fire alarm & ensure everyone know an what to do in event of a fire.

london-fire.gov.uk/safety/the-hom…
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