@luckyone.bsky.social
PhD not MD. Trying to fight the good fight. Interested in health inequalities. #CausesOfCauses
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
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Greens - Lower bills through nationalising our public services, wealth tax on assets and huge increase in investment in our public services.
Labour - ID Cards, random statements about flags and Austerity 2.0.
But apparently the Green Party are the "vibes era?"
Make it make sense!
Labour - ID Cards, random statements about flags and Austerity 2.0.
But apparently the Green Party are the "vibes era?"
Make it make sense!
Politics is in a vibes era. Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski are proof of that. But maybe Keir Starmer can take positivity from Ruben Amorim.
What Keir Starmer can learn from Ruben Amorim
www.bigissue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Greens - Lower bills through nationalising our public services, wealth tax on assets and huge increase in investment in our public services.
Labour - ID Cards, random statements about flags and Austerity 2.0.
But apparently the Green Party are the "vibes era?"
Make it make sense!
Labour - ID Cards, random statements about flags and Austerity 2.0.
But apparently the Green Party are the "vibes era?"
Make it make sense!
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The cruelty is the point.
Pure evil.
Pure evil.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The cruelty is the point.
Pure evil.
Pure evil.
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18 months ago when I rocked up for my debut as a @greenparty.org.uk councillor on #BBCPoliticsNorth, I’d never have thought that by now we’d have @zackpolanski.bsky.social being asked by @bbcrichardmoss.bsky.social about Greens possibly running Newcastle Council in May…. but that just happened! 👀
October 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
18 months ago when I rocked up for my debut as a @greenparty.org.uk councillor on #BBCPoliticsNorth, I’d never have thought that by now we’d have @zackpolanski.bsky.social being asked by @bbcrichardmoss.bsky.social about Greens possibly running Newcastle Council in May…. but that just happened! 👀
More much needed sunlight being shone on the harms of school isolation in English schools by @warwickmansell.bsky.social
Thank you.
educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/tom...
Thank you.
educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/tom...
Education Uncovered | Analysis| Tom Bennett’s views on school isolation research are ridiculous
Trying to shut down the debate, without taking seriously the evidence on a subject with seemingly far-reaching impact, jars against the notion of promoting research, while failing to acknowledge that ...
educationuncovered.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
More much needed sunlight being shone on the harms of school isolation in English schools by @warwickmansell.bsky.social
Thank you.
educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/tom...
Thank you.
educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/tom...
This was a fascinating and terrifying presentation of the state of affairs. Thank you so much for the presentation.
Just over a week to go!
We’re looking forward to presenting “Held Down, Held Back: Restraint and Seclusion in England’s Schools” for Lives in the Balance with Dr. Ross Greene on October 21, 2025.
It’s free to attend, can sign up here: tinyurl.com/2sadbes7 @livesinthebalance.bsky.social #CMHAC25
We’re looking forward to presenting “Held Down, Held Back: Restraint and Seclusion in England’s Schools” for Lives in the Balance with Dr. Ross Greene on October 21, 2025.
It’s free to attend, can sign up here: tinyurl.com/2sadbes7 @livesinthebalance.bsky.social #CMHAC25
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This was a fascinating and terrifying presentation of the state of affairs. Thank you so much for the presentation.
This a lovely in-depth piece of research. Proud to be a subscriber to Education Uncovered.
New: ResearchED: where does the money go?
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/researc...
Long-read analysis of the economics of the prominent education organisation’s annual conference.
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/researc...
Long-read analysis of the economics of the prominent education organisation’s annual conference.
Education Uncovered | News| ResearchED: where does the money go?
Conference organisation, controlled by a single person, is said by its director, Tom Bennett, to have had 1,300 people attend its flagship event last month in London, for which it paid no venue hire c...
educationuncovered.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This a lovely in-depth piece of research. Proud to be a subscriber to Education Uncovered.
Starmer says he will be more @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Imitation is the highest form of flattery and all that.
Imitation is the highest form of flattery and all that.
September 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Starmer says he will be more @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Imitation is the highest form of flattery and all that.
Imitation is the highest form of flattery and all that.
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An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
September 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
<Epidemiologists the world over raise a quizzical eyebrow>
Among those speaking against had been Baroness (Amanda) Spielman, the former chief inspector of schools and also a Conservative, who argued: “We should not collect data by constantly asking children who are not unwell about their wellbeing.”
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
<Epidemiologists the world over raise a quizzical eyebrow>
“But government rejects the move, partly on grounds of cost.”
Damning.
Damning.
New: “Not even Manchester United are this bad” High-profile peer savages UK record on pupil wellbeing
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/not-eve...
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/not-eve...
Education Uncovered | News| “Not even Manchester United are this bad” High-profile peer savages UK record on pupil wellbeing
Cross-bench peer Lord O'Donnell highlights damning statistics from international testing study, in calling for national wellbeing measurement in schools. But government rejects the move, partly on gr...
educationuncovered.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“But government rejects the move, partly on grounds of cost.”
Damning.
Damning.
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England finished 37th out of 38 OECD nations on life satisfaction in last PISA study But, as another peer put it during House of Lords session, this performance is generally not talked about, and receives little media coverage.
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
England finished 37th out of 38 OECD nations on life satisfaction in last PISA study But, as another peer put it during House of Lords session, this performance is generally not talked about, and receives little media coverage.
The public shouldn’t just imagine what it’s like being the headteacher or on the advisory board that signed off a toilet use prevention policy which according to an Ofsted inspection “present risks to pupils’ mental and physical health.”
Imagine being a child in that environment too.
Imagine being a child in that environment too.
Finally, diary also highlights an inspection report on a school where Ofsted, unusually, stated that a school’s toilet rules “present risks to pupils’ mental and physical health”.
September 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The public shouldn’t just imagine what it’s like being the headteacher or on the advisory board that signed off a toilet use prevention policy which according to an Ofsted inspection “present risks to pupils’ mental and physical health.”
Imagine being a child in that environment too.
Imagine being a child in that environment too.
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The debate about PSA screening is complex and not best addressed by click bait headlines about single cases.
prostatecanceruk.org/for-health-p...
prostatecanceruk.org/for-health-p...
PSA Consensus 2024
Our latest consensus is an essential read for healthcare professionals working in primary care and who have conversations with men about prostate cancer risk and PSA blood testing pros and cons.
prostatecanceruk.org
August 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The debate about PSA screening is complex and not best addressed by click bait headlines about single cases.
prostatecanceruk.org/for-health-p...
prostatecanceruk.org/for-health-p...
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starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government
August 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government
Doughnuts and solidarity just delivered to the Resident Doctors at the RVI, Newcastle picket line.
#PayRestoration
#PayRestoration
Today marks the start of strike action for resident doctors in England.
These strikes could have been averted, if @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social had a credible offer for us to consider.
🪧 Find your nearest picket: bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines #PayRestoration #DoctorsStrike
These strikes could have been averted, if @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social had a credible offer for us to consider.
🪧 Find your nearest picket: bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines #PayRestoration #DoctorsStrike
July 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Doughnuts and solidarity just delivered to the Resident Doctors at the RVI, Newcastle picket line.
#PayRestoration
#PayRestoration
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Ozzy Osbourne, the singular metal legend whose Black Sabbath virtually invented heavy metal and in later years became a reality TV pioneer, has died at the age of 76.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
July 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Ozzy Osbourne, the singular metal legend whose Black Sabbath virtually invented heavy metal and in later years became a reality TV pioneer, has died at the age of 76.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
“In a world shaped by state-manufactured myths and reinforced through media, policy, and sanitised curricula, the act of knowing becomes a form of dissent.”
-Dr Steven Vogel.
-Dr Steven Vogel.
July 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
“In a world shaped by state-manufactured myths and reinforced through media, policy, and sanitised curricula, the act of knowing becomes a form of dissent.”
-Dr Steven Vogel.
-Dr Steven Vogel.
Blood donation number 92 in the bag.
Your first blood donation is the most awesome feeling in the world, you realise you’ve potentially saved three people’s lives by just lying down then having a biscuit & a drink.
Please give blood if you are able to, & thank you if you already do.
#GiveBlood #NHS
Your first blood donation is the most awesome feeling in the world, you realise you’ve potentially saved three people’s lives by just lying down then having a biscuit & a drink.
Please give blood if you are able to, & thank you if you already do.
#GiveBlood #NHS
July 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Blood donation number 92 in the bag.
Your first blood donation is the most awesome feeling in the world, you realise you’ve potentially saved three people’s lives by just lying down then having a biscuit & a drink.
Please give blood if you are able to, & thank you if you already do.
#GiveBlood #NHS
Your first blood donation is the most awesome feeling in the world, you realise you’ve potentially saved three people’s lives by just lying down then having a biscuit & a drink.
Please give blood if you are able to, & thank you if you already do.
#GiveBlood #NHS
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They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
Community support for struggling families in England has declined significantly over the past 15 years, with data revealing that the availability of specialist children’s services has plummeted by over a third.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Big fall in support for struggling families in England, charity says
Exclusive: Barnardo’s says number of family hubs and children’s centres has plummeted – with ‘postcode lottery of support’
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Community support for struggling families in England has declined significantly over the past 15 years, with data revealing that the availability of specialist children’s services has plummeted by over a third.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome.
The BBC & Telegraph are trailing Wes Streeting’s technophile health plans, including genomic mapping at birth.
Is this really gonna transform the NHS into a prevention service within 10 yrs, as Wes claims? For v rare genetic conditions, praps. But for the real burden of disease?
Thoughts, #medsky?
Is this really gonna transform the NHS into a prevention service within 10 yrs, as Wes claims? For v rare genetic conditions, praps. But for the real burden of disease?
Thoughts, #medsky?
June 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome.