Kate Ardern@KateAlvanley
@ardernkate.bsky.social
Public health doctor, hon Professor @salforduniversity, visiting Professor @chesteruniversity, former Director of Public Health, Scouser & @FT Women of 2020 ❤️all arts especially music & film, wildlife, photography, history, politics & sci-fi
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Citizen-led Public Health: A Story of People, Place, Politics and Power by Professor Kate Ardern
This is "Citizen-led Public Health: A Story of People, Place, Politics and Power by Professor Kate Ardern" by University Of Salford on Vimeo, the home…
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As promised here’s the link to recent honorary Prof lecture at Salford University #citzenledpublichealth definitely one for @sallywarren.bsky.social @lucatiratelli.bsky.social @jobibby.bsky.social @sallygainsbury.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social @charliepickles.bsky.social vimeo.com/1026581234
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"Keeping alcohol duty in line with the Retail Prices Index is the long-established norm. It is only because successive governments have repeatedly cut or frozen duty that the industry has come to treat these tax giveaways as the default."
- Prof Sir Ian Gilmore
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
- Prof Sir Ian Gilmore
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
"Keeping alcohol duty in line with the Retail Prices Index is the long-established norm. It is only because successive governments have repeatedly cut or frozen duty that the industry has come to treat these tax giveaways as the default."
- Prof Sir Ian Gilmore
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
- Prof Sir Ian Gilmore
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
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Some good news to start the day ☕
The minimum wage will rise to £12.71 for over-21s and £10.85 for 18–20-year-olds.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/25/millions-uk-workers-pay-rise-reeves-plans-increased-minimum-wage
The minimum wage will rise to £12.71 for over-21s and £10.85 for 18–20-year-olds.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/25/millions-uk-workers-pay-rise-reeves-plans-increased-minimum-wage
Millions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage
Chancellor says people must be ‘properly rewarded for their hard work' with 16- to 21-year-olds also in line for raise
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Some good news to start the day ☕
The minimum wage will rise to £12.71 for over-21s and £10.85 for 18–20-year-olds.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/25/millions-uk-workers-pay-rise-reeves-plans-increased-minimum-wage
The minimum wage will rise to £12.71 for over-21s and £10.85 for 18–20-year-olds.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/25/millions-uk-workers-pay-rise-reeves-plans-increased-minimum-wage
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Funding from the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan will provide a vital opportunity for the next Welsh Government to tackle fuel poverty, cut energy bills and make homes greener in Wales. #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Funding from the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan will provide a vital opportunity for the next Welsh Government to tackle fuel poverty, cut energy bills and make homes greener in Wales. #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.
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LIVE BLOG
Happy budget day! After weeks of speculation, budget day has finally come.
Throughout this morning we’ll be bringing you our analysis of the big decisions Rachel Reeves has been weighing up over recent months.
Stay in the loop!
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
Happy budget day! After weeks of speculation, budget day has finally come.
Throughout this morning we’ll be bringing you our analysis of the big decisions Rachel Reeves has been weighing up over recent months.
Stay in the loop!
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
LIVE BLOG | Autumn budget 2025: Rachel Reeves prepares to announce tax measures | Institute for Government
IfG experts analyse Reeves' budget and explore what the chancellor's plans for the economy, tax and spending mean.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
LIVE BLOG
Happy budget day! After weeks of speculation, budget day has finally come.
Throughout this morning we’ll be bringing you our analysis of the big decisions Rachel Reeves has been weighing up over recent months.
Stay in the loop!
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
Happy budget day! After weeks of speculation, budget day has finally come.
Throughout this morning we’ll be bringing you our analysis of the big decisions Rachel Reeves has been weighing up over recent months.
Stay in the loop!
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
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Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
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"[Uncertainty, lower investment, and diverting management time] have potentially been more important than the effects of reduced trade with the EU, at least initially, although the ways in which Brexit affects productivity will change over time and the trade effects may well become more important."
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"[Uncertainty, lower investment, and diverting management time] have potentially been more important than the effects of reduced trade with the EU, at least initially, although the ways in which Brexit affects productivity will change over time and the trade effects may well become more important."
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"These estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Link: www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Link: www.nber.org/papers/w34459
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"These estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Link: www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Link: www.nber.org/papers/w34459
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'One of the programmes...closed entirely was on public policy, and the two women leading it left. Staff claim “there are no longer any women in research leadership positions”, which the institute did not respond to directly, though it stressed its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.'
Alan Turing Institute staff decry ‘unjustified’ cuts to research
Internal documents detail extent of changes to projects and personnel at national AI institute
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Internal documents detail extent of changes to projects and personnel at national AI institute
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Alan Turing Institute staff decry ‘unjustified’ cuts to research - Research Professional News
Internal documents detail extent of changes to projects and personnel at national AI institute
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
'One of the programmes...closed entirely was on public policy, and the two women leading it left. Staff claim “there are no longer any women in research leadership positions”, which the institute did not respond to directly, though it stressed its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.'
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It's Budget Day - follow my fantastic @instituteforgovernment.org.uk colleagues @gemmatetlow.bsky.social, @danhaile.bsky.social, @drbenpaxton.bsky.social, @philipnye.bsky.social, @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social and others for all the latest!
And check out their live blog here for in-depth analysis:
And check out their live blog here for in-depth analysis:
LIVE BLOG | Autumn budget 2025: Rachel Reeves prepares to announce tax measures | Institute for Government
IfG experts analyse Reeves' budget and explore what the chancellor's plans for the economy, tax and spending mean.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It's Budget Day - follow my fantastic @instituteforgovernment.org.uk colleagues @gemmatetlow.bsky.social, @danhaile.bsky.social, @drbenpaxton.bsky.social, @philipnye.bsky.social, @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social and others for all the latest!
And check out their live blog here for in-depth analysis:
And check out their live blog here for in-depth analysis:
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Macron on 🇷🇺 “We need to show we’re not weak against the power that threatens us the most”
The 🇺🇸peace plan needed to be “discussed and improved…Nobody can tell 🇺🇦 which territorial concessions they’re ready to make…We want peace but we don’t want a peace that’s a capitulation”
Speaking to RTL today
The 🇺🇸peace plan needed to be “discussed and improved…Nobody can tell 🇺🇦 which territorial concessions they’re ready to make…We want peace but we don’t want a peace that’s a capitulation”
Speaking to RTL today
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Macron on 🇷🇺 “We need to show we’re not weak against the power that threatens us the most”
The 🇺🇸peace plan needed to be “discussed and improved…Nobody can tell 🇺🇦 which territorial concessions they’re ready to make…We want peace but we don’t want a peace that’s a capitulation”
Speaking to RTL today
The 🇺🇸peace plan needed to be “discussed and improved…Nobody can tell 🇺🇦 which territorial concessions they’re ready to make…We want peace but we don’t want a peace that’s a capitulation”
Speaking to RTL today
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Today is our #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay and we're happy to have support from @richardburgon.bsky.social. Householders have been struggling with high energy bills for over four years, leading to record levels of energy debt.
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Today is our #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay and we're happy to have support from @richardburgon.bsky.social. Householders have been struggling with high energy bills for over four years, leading to record levels of energy debt.
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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"Between now and the next election, there will be more scrutiny on Farage than ever before."
"He seems to me a bit like the bully who might just have a glass jaw when he gets hit himself"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
"He seems to me a bit like the bully who might just have a glass jaw when he gets hit himself"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
Farage fails to address racism claims: ‘He’s thin-skinned, and it’s getting thinner all the time’ | The News Agents
Nigel Farage, who is facing resurfaced allegations of making racist comments at school, now says he “never directly racially abused” anyone – following a previous outright denial by Reform UK. What…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"Between now and the next election, there will be more scrutiny on Farage than ever before."
"He seems to me a bit like the bully who might just have a glass jaw when he gets hit himself"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
"He seems to me a bit like the bully who might just have a glass jaw when he gets hit himself"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
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Today, we're proud to support @nea.org.uk on #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.
No one should have to choose between debt and having a warm, healthy home for their children to grow up in.
The energy crisis must end.
Raise awareness. Push for action.👉https://bit.ly/3XNPhvM
No one should have to choose between debt and having a warm, healthy home for their children to grow up in.
The energy crisis must end.
Raise awareness. Push for action.👉https://bit.ly/3XNPhvM
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Today, we're proud to support @nea.org.uk on #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.
No one should have to choose between debt and having a warm, healthy home for their children to grow up in.
The energy crisis must end.
Raise awareness. Push for action.👉https://bit.ly/3XNPhvM
No one should have to choose between debt and having a warm, healthy home for their children to grow up in.
The energy crisis must end.
Raise awareness. Push for action.👉https://bit.ly/3XNPhvM
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- He stopped the policy of encouraging flu immunization in Louisiana
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Controversial Louisiana surgeon general tapped for CDC leadership role
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham has spoken against Covid shots and ended mass vaccination campaigns. Now he's in a position to make national health decisions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
- He stopped the policy of encouraging flu immunization in Louisiana
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Reposted by Kate Ardern@KateAlvanley
RFKJr has cut ALL mRNA vax research in the USA where all the work discussed in this thread was developed. Other countries can step in. But the rhetoric about mRNA vax from the likes of him are HUGELY harming the trust in mRNA vaccine technology. We address common questions n myths here
independentsage.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
RFKJr has cut ALL mRNA vax research in the USA where all the work discussed in this thread was developed. Other countries can step in. But the rhetoric about mRNA vax from the likes of him are HUGELY harming the trust in mRNA vaccine technology. We address common questions n myths here
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TV tonight: the harrowing story of Britain’s biggest mass poisoning
TV tonight: the harrowing story of Britain’s biggest mass poisoning
Poison Water is a damning documentarym that puts 1988 water contamination in Cornwall in the spotlight. Plus: Grand Designs: House of the Year – the shortlist. Here’s what to watch this evening
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
TV tonight: the harrowing story of Britain’s biggest mass poisoning
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the price of populism
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the price of populism
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It beggars belief that Labour are taxing universities’ most lucrative revenue streams at a time when three quarters of them are in the red
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It beggars belief that Labour are taxing universities’ most lucrative revenue streams at a time when three quarters of them are in the red
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A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority.
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority.
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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Peter Etedgui, a Jewish former classmate of Nigel Farage, says he is angered by Reform leader claiming his recollection of racist bullying is untrue. Two former classmates bsck Etedgui's challenge to Farage's (partial) denial among 20 who recalled Farage's conduct then
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Peter Etedgui, a Jewish former classmate of Nigel Farage, says he is angered by Reform leader claiming his recollection of racist bullying is untrue. Two former classmates bsck Etedgui's challenge to Farage's (partial) denial among 20 who recalled Farage's conduct then
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Juries are not perfect.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Juries are not perfect.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
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Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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“Notably, during a 90-minute long evidence session, Prescott was at no point asked to explain why his own dossier traduced a Trump quote at least as seriously as the Panorama episode to which he referred.
“But this was just one missing question among many…”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...
“But this was just one missing question among many…”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...
Michael Prescott: the BBC assassin’s woeful day in Parliament
The man whose report got rid of the BBC’s boss faced MPs yesterday, along with a group of senior BBC executives. Their appearance raised more questions than it answered
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Notably, during a 90-minute long evidence session, Prescott was at no point asked to explain why his own dossier traduced a Trump quote at least as seriously as the Panorama episode to which he referred.
“But this was just one missing question among many…”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...
“But this was just one missing question among many…”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...