Dig of the Stump
@goodthingbetter.bsky.social
Retired Dr; Socialist; fair taxes (of the wealthy); against increased inequality.
#StarmerOut #CorruptToriesOut #ApartheidIsrael #FreePalestine
#StarmerOut #CorruptToriesOut #ApartheidIsrael #FreePalestine
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🧵/ Today a damning parliamentary report on the state of palliative care services in England was published.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🧵/ Today a damning parliamentary report on the state of palliative care services in England was published.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
Services are patchy, underfunded & “ill-equipped” to address end-of-life needs.
Bereavement support is “frequently inaccessible.
The palliative care workforce is in a “critical” situation”.
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“We thank the committee for this report – we remain committed to transforming palliative and end of life care through our 10-Year Health Plan.”
I’ve read the NHS 10-year plan cover to cover.
It’s 171 pages long.
Guess how many times the words “palliative care” appear?
Once.
I’ve read the NHS 10-year plan cover to cover.
It’s 171 pages long.
Guess how many times the words “palliative care” appear?
Once.
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
“We thank the committee for this report – we remain committed to transforming palliative and end of life care through our 10-Year Health Plan.”
I’ve read the NHS 10-year plan cover to cover.
It’s 171 pages long.
Guess how many times the words “palliative care” appear?
Once.
I’ve read the NHS 10-year plan cover to cover.
It’s 171 pages long.
Guess how many times the words “palliative care” appear?
Once.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Without major investment, the govt’s 'commitment' to supporting people to palliative care is nothing but soft soap.
Please don’t buy it. Write to your MP. Speak out. Demand better.
Thank you @laylamoran.bsky.social & team for this hugely important work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Please don’t buy it. Write to your MP. Speak out. Demand better.
Thank you @laylamoran.bsky.social & team for this hugely important work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Warning issued as palliative care in England is ‘failing to meet people’s needs’
A new report has highlighted that bereavement support for loved ones, while "valuable", is "frequently inaccessible".
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Without major investment, the govt’s 'commitment' to supporting people to palliative care is nothing but soft soap.
Please don’t buy it. Write to your MP. Speak out. Demand better.
Thank you @laylamoran.bsky.social & team for this hugely important work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Please don’t buy it. Write to your MP. Speak out. Demand better.
Thank you @laylamoran.bsky.social & team for this hugely important work.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Paul Weller has confirmed he has removed his music from streaming services in Israel as part of a movement to boycott a 'vile, brutal and apartheid system'
Paul Weller pulls music from streaming platforms in Israel
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Paul Weller has confirmed he has removed his music from streaming services in Israel as part of a movement to boycott a 'vile, brutal and apartheid system'
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China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
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The Guardian yet again ignores the elephant in the room regarding China, the US, and Taiwan.
The Datacentre Semiconductor Rush
This isn't about grandiose concepts like 'the post-war international order.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The Datacentre Semiconductor Rush
This isn't about grandiose concepts like 'the post-war international order.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The Guardian yet again ignores the elephant in the room regarding China, the US, and Taiwan.
The Datacentre Semiconductor Rush
This isn't about grandiose concepts like 'the post-war international order.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The Datacentre Semiconductor Rush
This isn't about grandiose concepts like 'the post-war international order.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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“The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a President as evil as Trump.”
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
“The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a President as evil as Trump.”
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78 years later, the UN Security Council has enshrined Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, put its imprimatur on Israel’s genocide, and granted colonial control over the lives of the Palestinians to the United States, which has aided and abetted the genocide.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
78 years later, the UN Security Council has enshrined Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, put its imprimatur on Israel’s genocide, and granted colonial control over the lives of the Palestinians to the United States, which has aided and abetted the genocide.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Bill Barr was in the Oval Office when Trump told Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to shoot George Floyd protestors. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley was also there. Secretary Esper said the order would be illegal.
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Bill Barr was in the Oval Office when Trump told Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to shoot George Floyd protestors. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley was also there. Secretary Esper said the order would be illegal.
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Trump Should Be Removed From Office and Prosecuted | Impeachment isn’t a political act: it’s a constitutional obligation when a president becomes a danger to the Republic. And Trump crossed that line long ago.
Trump Should Be Removed From Office and Prosecuted
Under Trump’s neofascist worldview, the only “legal” act is obedience, while defiance of his whims and illegal orders is a crime.
www.commondreams.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Trump Should Be Removed From Office and Prosecuted | Impeachment isn’t a political act: it’s a constitutional obligation when a president becomes a danger to the Republic. And Trump crossed that line long ago.
The incompetence of Starmer's Labour succinctly exposed by Jamie Driscoll.
The farce of Labour's behaviour could be taken out of a Monty Python script.
Labour has just betrayed its 2024 manifesto completely www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
The farce of Labour's behaviour could be taken out of a Monty Python script.
Labour has just betrayed its 2024 manifesto completely www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
Labour has just betrayed its 2024 manifesto completely
When push comes to shove Labour will sell out anyone to protect their jobs and the white colonialist infrastructure the UK is built on
www.thecanary.co
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The incompetence of Starmer's Labour succinctly exposed by Jamie Driscoll.
The farce of Labour's behaviour could be taken out of a Monty Python script.
Labour has just betrayed its 2024 manifesto completely www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
The farce of Labour's behaviour could be taken out of a Monty Python script.
Labour has just betrayed its 2024 manifesto completely www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
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Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
The total number of retirees facing poverty if state pension triple lock is cut
Figures have been released days before the Budget, in which Reeves may target tax perks given to pension savers
inews.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
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✊🤗 Teach Your Children✨ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQOa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQOa...
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Teach Your Children (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
✊🤗 Teach Your Children✨ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQOa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQOa...
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If Hamas has to be dismantled because of what it did on October 7th…then the Israeli government has to be dismantled 10 times over’
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein
November 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
If Hamas has to be dismantled because of what it did on October 7th…then the Israeli government has to be dismantled 10 times over’
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein
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George Monbiot delivers a perfect analysis of where we're at with capitalism on the new episode of Bold Politics with Zack Polanski.
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
George Monbiot delivers a perfect analysis of where we're at with capitalism on the new episode of Bold Politics with Zack Polanski.
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI
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Believe me this is the plan all across the World.
Work and die, no healthcare for you.
Work and die, no healthcare for you.
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Believe me this is the plan all across the World.
Work and die, no healthcare for you.
Work and die, no healthcare for you.
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At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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#EpsteinFiles #LolitaExpress #SexCrimes #Coverup
Epstein/Maxwell - Virginia Giuffre, 2020
🦋 "I was a baby stuck in a world where grown-ups were allowed to do whatever they wanted, and I was lost"
Epstein/Maxwell - Virginia Giuffre, 2020
🦋 "I was a baby stuck in a world where grown-ups were allowed to do whatever they wanted, and I was lost"
July 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#EpsteinFiles #LolitaExpress #SexCrimes #Coverup
Epstein/Maxwell - Virginia Giuffre, 2020
🦋 "I was a baby stuck in a world where grown-ups were allowed to do whatever they wanted, and I was lost"
Epstein/Maxwell - Virginia Giuffre, 2020
🦋 "I was a baby stuck in a world where grown-ups were allowed to do whatever they wanted, and I was lost"
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I dunno, how can you justify voting against banning the glorification of Nazism and racism unless you are a Nszi or a racist.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
West - including UK - votes AGAINST UN motion banning glorification of Nazism
Russia and almost every Asian, African and South American nation backed the UN resolution to oppose the glorification of Nazism
www.thecanary.co
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I dunno, how can you justify voting against banning the glorification of Nazism and racism unless you are a Nszi or a racist.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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🚨EMERGENCY DEMO: Tell Labour: Stop copying Reform’s racism
This Wednesday📍Home Office
The Labour gov’s new asylum plan is one of cruelty that will only fuel the rise of Reform UK. Join the protest to say stop copying Reform’s racism, refugees are welcome here #StandUpToRacism
This Wednesday📍Home Office
The Labour gov’s new asylum plan is one of cruelty that will only fuel the rise of Reform UK. Join the protest to say stop copying Reform’s racism, refugees are welcome here #StandUpToRacism
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨EMERGENCY DEMO: Tell Labour: Stop copying Reform’s racism
This Wednesday📍Home Office
The Labour gov’s new asylum plan is one of cruelty that will only fuel the rise of Reform UK. Join the protest to say stop copying Reform’s racism, refugees are welcome here #StandUpToRacism
This Wednesday📍Home Office
The Labour gov’s new asylum plan is one of cruelty that will only fuel the rise of Reform UK. Join the protest to say stop copying Reform’s racism, refugees are welcome here #StandUpToRacism