Chris Gravell
@chrisg43.bsky.social
Retired, reads a lot, doesn't dust, vague lefty. Bikes, e-bikes, cargo bikes, disability rights, trans rights, Palestine, etc.
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Or about £500 for each person who lost their life unnecessarily. 100% worth it.
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Or about £500 for each person who lost their life unnecessarily. 100% worth it.
Peanuts. On PPE waste alone:
"Nearly £15bn wasted on Covid PPE"
FT 2023 www.ft.com/content/15c3...
"£9.9bn of the £13.6bn worth of PPE that [the DHSC] bought between 2020 and 2022 was unusable or its value had plummeted since it was purchased."
BMJ 2024 www.bmj.com/content/384/...
"Nearly £15bn wasted on Covid PPE"
FT 2023 www.ft.com/content/15c3...
"£9.9bn of the £13.6bn worth of PPE that [the DHSC] bought between 2020 and 2022 was unusable or its value had plummeted since it was purchased."
BMJ 2024 www.bmj.com/content/384/...
Government wrote off almost £10bn worth of unused PPE during pandemic, accounts show
The UK government has written off almost £10bn worth of personal protective equipment that was purchased during the pandemic, latest annual accounts show.1
The Department of Health and Social Care’s ...
www.bmj.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Peanuts. On PPE waste alone:
"Nearly £15bn wasted on Covid PPE"
FT 2023 www.ft.com/content/15c3...
"£9.9bn of the £13.6bn worth of PPE that [the DHSC] bought between 2020 and 2022 was unusable or its value had plummeted since it was purchased."
BMJ 2024 www.bmj.com/content/384/...
"Nearly £15bn wasted on Covid PPE"
FT 2023 www.ft.com/content/15c3...
"£9.9bn of the £13.6bn worth of PPE that [the DHSC] bought between 2020 and 2022 was unusable or its value had plummeted since it was purchased."
BMJ 2024 www.bmj.com/content/384/...
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We’ve now launched another crowdfunder – and for this week only, all donations we receive via the Big Give platform will be doubled at no extra cost to you 👉
bit.ly/TBIJ-big-give
bit.ly/TBIJ-big-give
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We’ve now launched another crowdfunder – and for this week only, all donations we receive via the Big Give platform will be doubled at no extra cost to you 👉
bit.ly/TBIJ-big-give
bit.ly/TBIJ-big-give
I think I have found it in your beautiful collection but how can I check with you?
December 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think I have found it in your beautiful collection but how can I check with you?
And much happier.
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
And much happier.
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Just to clarify - the furore is about the lifting of the two‑child cap, not Child Benefit itself. And yes, you’re right: around 60% of those affected are in work, so a lot of families being criticised are working parents
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just to clarify - the furore is about the lifting of the two‑child cap, not Child Benefit itself. And yes, you’re right: around 60% of those affected are in work, so a lot of families being criticised are working parents