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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 11h

Why are both the UK’s major political parties running out of talent?
'People know that the politicians they are now being presented with, most especially by Labour and the Tories, are, by and large, useless'
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

Why are both the UK’s major political parties running out of talent?

People know that the politicians they are now being presented with, most especially by Labour and the Tories, are, by and large, useless, without an iota of talent for the tasks they take on in the ab...

www.taxresearch.org.uk

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mcornbeef.bsky.social @mcornbeef.bsky.social · 12h

How many children have Long covid?

How many education workers died?

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mcornbeef.bsky.social @mcornbeef.bsky.social · 12h

"Militants did not want teachers to teach"?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14h

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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mcornbeef.bsky.social @mcornbeef.bsky.social · 12h

mcornbeef.bsky.social @mcornbeef.bsky.social · 13h

Gavin Williamson: "Political steers and policy steers to keep schools open" But did it matter to politicians if schools were safe? No.

Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 13h

Q - You are the Secretary of State for Education - are you suggesting you have to wait for No 10 to give you a steer?
A - We were probably over focused on the mission to keep schools open because that was both the political steer that we had and the policy steers we were getting

#Education #Schools

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mcornbeef.bsky.social @mcornbeef.bsky.social · 13h

But no one wears an #FFP3.

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 23d

The guidance on masks for protection against Covid changed over the Summer to reflect airborne risk. Ffp3 respirators recommended for staff protection. www.bohs.org/app/uploads/...

#Covidisairborne

www.bohs.org

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mcornbeef.bsky.social @mcornbeef.bsky.social · 13h

Why does the #CovidInquiry need air filtration (Clean Air) while hospitals, workplaces & schools don't?

Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 15h

Module 8, UK COVID Inquiry, Sir Gavin Williamson.

"there were failures"

Talking about the pandemic
"the government not really grasping the enormity of that"

#Education #CovidInquiry #

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David Osborn @safedavid3.bsky.social · Mar 2

To think that this paper underpinned the policy of downgrading healthcare worker protection from the highly efficient FFP3 respirators to useless FRSMs!

If you're looking for a "root cause" for the mass casualties amongst healthcare workers, this is a good place to start.

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Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · 25d

Millions of people worldwide are estimated to be living with cardiac #LongCovid. Hidden heart damage which can manifest with symptoms like "hest pain, irregular heartbeat, breathlessness, and debilitating fatigue that can persist for years."

scienceblog.com/hidden-heart...

Hidden Heart Damage: How COVID Continues Haunting Millions

Five million people worldwide may be walking around with cardiac long COVID, their hearts silently struggling months or years after their initial

scienceblog.com

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 5d

67% increase in cervical cancer, 131% in vaginal cancer, 98% in vulvar cancer, 92% in anal cancer, and 78% in oropharyngeal cancer. Similar trends were observed for carcinoma in situ…

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 5d

It’s mind bending that we aren’t doing more to prevent C19.

Just awful.

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mcornbeef.bsky.social @mcornbeef.bsky.social · 2d

#Covid-19 #CovidIsAirborne

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 4d

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet, from @chrischirp.bsky.social

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 3d

And yet in the UK soooo many people are not eligible for a Covid jab. If they want one they need to stump up £90-£99 (as I will next week)

Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 5d

“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination”

New Study Finds Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · May 8

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
This is has been ongoing for the past few years and is a national scandal when the guidance needs to be changed. Please sign this petition to make a difference. See below 🙏

Over 14,000 people in England and Wales died with Covid after hospital infection

Over 14,000 people in England and Wales died with Covid after catching the virus in hospital - these were all people who had attended for another reason, be it surgery, cancer treatment, or following ...

www.mirror.co.uk

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 14h

The Daily Mirror published this in 2023. Well past the government so called end of the Pandemic in the inquiry. Yet we have constant ongoing preventable deaths and this is being swept under the carpet. My friend died from a hospital acquired infection, they weren’t old. They only went into hospital

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 14h

#transparencyoncovid

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Bank of England Governor warns of vulnerable global financial system & possible crash.

Inflated stock markets
AI overvalued
No regulation of shadow banking
Excessive debt - if one domino falls
Deregulation of finance
Trump tariffs

Who will pick-up the cost of bailouts?
archive.md/gQ3x2

G20 risk watchdog warns of potential for financial market crash

The latest surge in global share prices and other assets has left markets susceptible to a crash given the current uncertain economic and geopolitical backdrop, the G20's risk watchdog said on Monday.

www.reuters.com

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 1d

"The services being targeted are not optional extras ... They are lifelines – particularly for the elderly, disabled and low-income residents – whose right to live in the UK was meant to be protected after Brexit."

Camilla Cucinotta on Tory proposals to limit EU citizens' access to public services.

East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 1d

Letter to the editor | East Anglia Bylines

Letter to the editor: A civilised society does not withhold care based on citizenship

Letter to the editor

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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mcornbeef.bsky.social @mcornbeef.bsky.social · 1d

"What about Europe? What about Europe Jeremy[Corbyn] - Where were you when we needed you. Oh f**k off"

I like Zack.

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 3d

A UK presenter shouldn’t crow about an audience’s ignorance of Nathan Gill who took bribes from Kremlin agents & was a close ally of Farage . It shows they have failed to do their job . What next , telling us that Watergate was one of the lowest points in investigative journalism 🥺 ?

Joy @joybe.bsky.social · 4d

The Nathan Gill scandal should be huge news so why has the British media been mainly silent about it? (I think we know 🤔)
Here's Fiona Bruce shutting down any mention & acting like the audience aren't interested.
#bbqt

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

A new week - and a new huge milestone!

@greenparty.org.uk now have 100,000 members!!!

We are absolutely on track to next overtake the Tories - let's make hope normal again!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last month The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month. It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 2d

For more on Nadia Sass/Borodi's role at the heart of a pan-European Russian influence machine, read more here

desk-russie.eu/2024/09/08/n...

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