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Dr Andrew Meyerson @andrewmeyerson.uk · 18h

The Times front page from exactly 11 years ago. Those Tory reforms wasted £50B over a decade and ushered in the greatest assault on public health in NHS history. Experts warned them. They refused to listen. That’s why the Tories are done. Labour should take note.

#SOSNHS

“NHS reforms our worst mistake, Tories admit” front page of the Times from 13 Oct 2014

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 22d

It's party conference season. We thought it was time to see where each party stands on public ownership. 🔎

Some of the results might surprise you!

Check out our full Public Ownership Party Scorecard via link in comments below👇

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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · Jul 25

As #ResidentDoctors begin a 5-day strike for pay restoration, #NHS patients are standing with them ⬇️

Doctors are asking for £22/hr - the same as they earned 2008 in real terms.

We know fair pay for doctors is in patients’ interests - share if you agree.

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The BMA @bma.org.uk · Jul 25

A thank you to everyone showing support on the picket lines today from Melissa Ryan, co-chair of the Resident Doctor Committee.

Stick Together. Strike Together. Win Together.

#PayRestoration @melryan99.bsky.social

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The BMA @bma.org.uk · Jul 25

This is why Resident doctors in England are taking a stand against the Government - it’s time to pay us what we're worth.
Support us on the picket lines 📢 25 to 30 July
#PayRestoration #DoctorsStrike
bma.org.uk/residentspay

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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · Jul 25

Genuinely clueless why we're even still having this debate.

Apparently it's totally unreasonable in the 6th richest world economy to pay people saving our lives £22.67 an hour so we can continue to have a functioning health service.

And yes, it really is THAT simple. #ResidentDoctorsStrike

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · Jul 4

I’m supporting the nationwide day of action calling on the richest to PAY UP.

In 2024, UK billionaires added £35 million per day to their wealth. Meanwhile, Brighton & Hove Council has an estimated funding gap of £17.2 million.

The money is there - time to tax it fairly.

Graphic reads: as little as 2% tax on wealth over £10 million would raise £22 billion every year.

On a black background, a neon yellow sign reflect the statistic.

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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · Jul 3

🚨 JOINT STATEMENT: The govt’s NHS Long Term Plan isn’t transformation, it’s managed decline which puts profits before patients ⬇️

By @justtreatment.org, @keepournhspublic.bsky.social, @socialisthealth.bsky.social, @everydoctor.org.uk, @weownit.org.uk & @nhsworkerssayno.bsky.social.

#NHS10YearPlan

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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · Jul 1

Bobby Vylan released an important statement clarifying he and his band are “not for the death of Jews”. It is hardly being reported but in the interests of balance and fairness it ought to be.

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Dr Andrew Meyerson @andrewmeyerson.uk · Jun 26

Dear 🇬🇧,

Working people have sacrificed their lives, their communities, their services, and their futures for far too long. It’s time to stop the cuts, tax the super rich, and end Austerity 2.0 now. Rishi can afford it. We can’t.

#RishiCanAffordIt

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labouroutlook.bsky.social @labouroutlook.bsky.social · Jun 18

Speaking at the recent anti-austerity demo, Dr @andrewmeyerson.uk showed why we need a Wealth Tax in just 2 minutes... using former PM Rishi Sunak's wealth as his case study!
labouroutlook.org/20...

Why We Need A Wealth Tax in 2 Minutes – Dr Andrew Meyerson

Dr Andrew Meyerson writes that taxing wealth isn’t mad, it’s straight up common sense.

labouroutlook.org

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Vic Hurtowy @vichurtowy.bsky.social · Jun 9

True story bro.

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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · Jun 7

Doctor @andrewmeyerson.uk , @socialisthb.bsky.social nurse Holly Turner and @jordanrivera.bsky.social ready to move on a short while ago on @peoplesassembly.bsky.social demo today! 💙👊

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RCN Activism Academy @rcnactivism.bsky.social · May 30

Launch date announced! We need a MASSIVE turnout to make Wes Streeting listen!

1️⃣ Make sure your whole ward/team has updated their details: my.rcn.org.uk/mydetails

2️⃣ Sign up afresh for being a voting volunteer 2025! www.rcn.org.uk/myrcn/Voting...

#Let'sGetLoud 🔊

#OurPayOurSay #FairPayForNursing

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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · May 27

🚨 An urgent message from us:

Healthcare workers across the UK are under immense strain.
We've advocated tirelessly for a publicly funded NHS for 20 years.

Our continued work depends on this emergency appeal.

Please donate here 👇🙏💙
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/20th-anniv...

youtu.be/FYxLQABN6Yw?...

NHS In Crisis: Emergency Appeal

YouTube video by Keep Our NHS Public

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Dr Andrew Meyerson @andrewmeyerson.uk · May 25

It’s time for Labour to wake up.
Austerity 2.0 is not the answer.

#SOSNHS

youtu.be/PR39T6eLdJE?...

Austerity 2.0 Is Not The Answer

YouTube video by Dr. Andrew Meyerson

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Jan 21

The entire nation of Australia gets it. Media in that country are having to blur what Elon Musk did twice in public today because of laws there regarding the Nazi salute.

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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · Jan 12

Hospital advertises for 12hr 'corridor nurse' shifts while many across England prepare for patients to be stacked waiting for a bed www.thetimes.com/article/410d...

Hospital advertises for ‘corridor care’ nurses to ease NHS crisis

The new jobs have been labelled a ‘total acceptance of failure’ as oxygen lines are installed outside wards

www.thetimes.com

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · Dec 28

Every day it breaks my heart to know that this level of misery is being inflicted on people, and that it's being done with American tax dollars that could be providing care for sick instead of slaughtering them.

Shantini @shantini.bsky.social · Dec 27

Israel has burned northern Gaza’s last remaining hospital. And kicked out its patients, including neonatal and ICU patients. I picked a western news source since y’all seem more likely to believe those. I don’t know how else to get people to care.

www.nbcnews.com/news/world/h...

Israel burns northern Gaza’s last functioning hospital; patients and staff forcibly removed

Isreali military vehicles surrounded the hospital, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, and communications had been cut off.

www.nbcnews.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Dec 27

Folks, we're living in a Second Gilded Age.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the First Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back. Watch.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

We’re now in the Second Gilded Age. As in the first, America’s wealth is in the hands of a few, conspicuous consumption exists alongside homelessness and hun...

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Alison Leary @alisonleary1.bsky.social · Dec 20

My latest @bmj.com on why an experienced workforce is necessary for safety and productivity www.bmj.com/content/387/...

“Rookie factor”: why healthcare workforce policy needs to embrace experience

What price experience? I have been working across several safety critical industries for years and in terms of the approaches that these industries take to workforce issues there are some stark differ...

www.bmj.com

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · Dec 22

Folks, this is a great group of folks who fight for social justice, public health, and a more fair & equal world. Highly recommend these folks.
go.bsky.app/4dXVNkw

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Dec 11

Why are Republicans so afraid of actual journalism?

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · Dec 11

This afternoon Senate Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law. Here's our full story: www.cnn.com/2024/12/10/p...

Senate GOP blocks bill to protect journalists after Trump opposes it | CNN Politics

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law – a move that comes in the wake of President-el...

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Dr Andrew Meyerson @andrewmeyerson.uk · Dec 6

Our politicians need to wake up and listen because this is a life or death matter for tens of thousands of patients, being raised by the most senior A&E doctor in the country. Labour needs to wake up and start listening to @rcem.bsky.social now.

#SOSNHS

A photo of Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, with the quote from him this week: “Yet again, we have no plan, no change and no commitment to resuscitate Urgent and Emergency Care - the service which continues to be the canary in the healthcare coalmine.”

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Dr Andrew Meyerson @andrewmeyerson.uk · Dec 6

Dear 🇬🇧,

Your govt is ignoring the pleas of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to save lives this winter. Please share to make @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social listen. Demand an urgent meeting with @rcem.bsky.social now.

#SOSNHS

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