Dr Steven Markham...👀 for opportunities
@smarkham9.bsky.social
Qual Postdoc Research Fellow
Held Mildred Blaxter Fellowship FSHI (2024)
Previously @UniOfOxford @OxPrimaryCare & @SCHARRSheffield
Interests = Community-based health/wellbeing interventions, #MensHealth, #SocialPrescribing, #MensSheds, #Realism
Held Mildred Blaxter Fellowship FSHI (2024)
Previously @UniOfOxford @OxPrimaryCare & @SCHARRSheffield
Interests = Community-based health/wellbeing interventions, #MensHealth, #SocialPrescribing, #MensSheds, #Realism
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Trump 's so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza is a colonial Board of Occupation, run by war criminals and profiteers.
We will continue to march. We will continue to boycott. We will continue to speak out.
Until Palestine is free, from the river to the sea.
We will continue to march. We will continue to boycott. We will continue to speak out.
Until Palestine is free, from the river to the sea.
January 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Trump 's so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza is a colonial Board of Occupation, run by war criminals and profiteers.
We will continue to march. We will continue to boycott. We will continue to speak out.
Until Palestine is free, from the river to the sea.
We will continue to march. We will continue to boycott. We will continue to speak out.
Until Palestine is free, from the river to the sea.
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Waking up Wakefield with Zack Polanski | The Green Party leader speaks to a packed hall at WX Wakefield as the local party launches its May election manifesto | Su O'Brien
Waking up Wakefield with Zack Polanski
The Green Party leader speaks to a packed hall at WX Wakefield as the local party launches its May election manifesto
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Waking up Wakefield with Zack Polanski | The Green Party leader speaks to a packed hall at WX Wakefield as the local party launches its May election manifesto | Su O'Brien
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BREAKING: White House says stop arresting protestors for supporting Palestine Action
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Stop arresting Palestine Action supporters, White House tells Britain
Sarah Rogers, Donald Trump’s free speech tsar, says ‘censorship does more harm than good’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM
BREAKING: White House says stop arresting protestors for supporting Palestine Action
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Your Party elected representatives will fight cuts, not manage them. And only the Grassroots Left slate will give members and branches the recognition, resources and data they’ve been demanding.
Sign up: grassrootsleft.org 🚩
Sign up: grassrootsleft.org 🚩
Grassroots Left
grassrootsleft.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Your Party elected representatives will fight cuts, not manage them. And only the Grassroots Left slate will give members and branches the recognition, resources and data they’ve been demanding.
Sign up: grassrootsleft.org 🚩
Sign up: grassrootsleft.org 🚩
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Why are we not working 15-hours a week as John Maynard Keynes predicted?
This is related to what David Graeber calls: 'Bullshit Jobs.'
This is related to what David Graeber calls: 'Bullshit Jobs.'
January 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Why are we not working 15-hours a week as John Maynard Keynes predicted?
This is related to what David Graeber calls: 'Bullshit Jobs.'
This is related to what David Graeber calls: 'Bullshit Jobs.'
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The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
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This is how appeasement of Trump affects you.
UK Govt will pay 25% more to US companies for NHS drugs, bigger corporate profits.
UK to Pay of another £7bn a year.
Impact - Britons pay higher taxes, face cuts in public services, or face misery and premature death.
Some special relationship!
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UK Govt will pay 25% more to US companies for NHS drugs, bigger corporate profits.
UK to Pay of another £7bn a year.
Impact - Britons pay higher taxes, face cuts in public services, or face misery and premature death.
Some special relationship!
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Appeasing Trump.
OECD exempts US companies from global minimum tax rules. Trump binned previous treaty.
UK to pay 25% more for drugs sold to the NHS by US companies.
UK remuneration of private equity execs taxed as capital gain instead of wages. Capital gains taxed at lower rate than wages.
OECD exempts US companies from global minimum tax rules. Trump binned previous treaty.
UK to pay 25% more for drugs sold to the NHS by US companies.
UK remuneration of private equity execs taxed as capital gain instead of wages. Capital gains taxed at lower rate than wages.
Donald Trump’s imperialism is the latest tool to advance the hegemony of US capital
Trump's policies are not isolationism. They're seeking to thwart the emergence of a multipolar world.
leftfootforward.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM
This is how appeasement of Trump affects you.
UK Govt will pay 25% more to US companies for NHS drugs, bigger corporate profits.
UK to Pay of another £7bn a year.
Impact - Britons pay higher taxes, face cuts in public services, or face misery and premature death.
Some special relationship!
👎👎👎👎
UK Govt will pay 25% more to US companies for NHS drugs, bigger corporate profits.
UK to Pay of another £7bn a year.
Impact - Britons pay higher taxes, face cuts in public services, or face misery and premature death.
Some special relationship!
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BREAKING: Tony Blair has been appointed to the Gaza Board of Peace after Satan was unavailable and Genghis Khan said "no" because he thought it might be harmful to his reputation x
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
BREAKING: Tony Blair has been appointed to the Gaza Board of Peace after Satan was unavailable and Genghis Khan said "no" because he thought it might be harmful to his reputation x
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Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
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Unlike Nigel Farage who never shows up for his constituency 😂
January 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Unlike Nigel Farage who never shows up for his constituency 😂
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The state we are in.
16,600 people a year – 320 a week – in England die as a direct result of delays in accessing A&E care or a bed on a ward.
Tory legacy but handing NHS services to corporations and private equity doesn't help. Money buys less.
Fiscal rules, appeasing the rich costs lives.
16,600 people a year – 320 a week – in England die as a direct result of delays in accessing A&E care or a bed on a ward.
Tory legacy but handing NHS services to corporations and private equity doesn't help. Money buys less.
Fiscal rules, appeasing the rich costs lives.
NHS corridor care is ‘torture’ leading to patient deaths and staff nightmares
Royal College of Nursing publishes dossier of evidence including case of elderly patient who choked to death in corridor
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The state we are in.
16,600 people a year – 320 a week – in England die as a direct result of delays in accessing A&E care or a bed on a ward.
Tory legacy but handing NHS services to corporations and private equity doesn't help. Money buys less.
Fiscal rules, appeasing the rich costs lives.
16,600 people a year – 320 a week – in England die as a direct result of delays in accessing A&E care or a bed on a ward.
Tory legacy but handing NHS services to corporations and private equity doesn't help. Money buys less.
Fiscal rules, appeasing the rich costs lives.
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Unbelievable but true:
Thames Water's creditors want to be allowed to *pour raw sewage outside of legal limits until 2040* 🤯
Ofwat is delaying the decision, government must step in
Bring Thames Water into special administration NOW
Me for @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/01/tham...
Thames Water's creditors want to be allowed to *pour raw sewage outside of legal limits until 2040* 🤯
Ofwat is delaying the decision, government must step in
Bring Thames Water into special administration NOW
Me for @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/01/tham...
labourlist.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Unbelievable but true:
Thames Water's creditors want to be allowed to *pour raw sewage outside of legal limits until 2040* 🤯
Ofwat is delaying the decision, government must step in
Bring Thames Water into special administration NOW
Me for @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/01/tham...
Thames Water's creditors want to be allowed to *pour raw sewage outside of legal limits until 2040* 🤯
Ofwat is delaying the decision, government must step in
Bring Thames Water into special administration NOW
Me for @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/01/tham...
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My statement on the protests in Iran. I support the human rights of everyone, everywhere.
January 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
My statement on the protests in Iran. I support the human rights of everyone, everywhere.
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🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
New polling: majority of Thames Water customers want Ofwat to reject creditors’ proposal for the utility
New polling has revealed that 54% of Thames Water customers think Ofwat should reject a deal proposed by Thames Water's creditors, and put it into special administration.
weownit.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
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"If anyone on this planet is guilty of terrorism it is the British State"
The witch-hunt against Mo Chara continues, come show your support this Wednesday 9.30 High Court, London.
Free Palestine
Free the 6 Counties
Tiocfaidh ár lá
The witch-hunt against Mo Chara continues, come show your support this Wednesday 9.30 High Court, London.
Free Palestine
Free the 6 Counties
Tiocfaidh ár lá
January 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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UK media, incl. the BBC’s flagship political show, is rehabilitating a man who was “best pals” with one of the world’s most notorious paedophiles & still refuses to apologise to Epstein’s victims.
He retains the Labour whip in the Lords. That tells you everything about the political & media class.
He retains the Labour whip in the Lords. That tells you everything about the political & media class.
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
UK media, incl. the BBC’s flagship political show, is rehabilitating a man who was “best pals” with one of the world’s most notorious paedophiles & still refuses to apologise to Epstein’s victims.
He retains the Labour whip in the Lords. That tells you everything about the political & media class.
He retains the Labour whip in the Lords. That tells you everything about the political & media class.
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Mandelson claims he was “kept separate” from Epstein’s crimes because he’s gay.
Yet stayed in touch until 2016 & on the eve of Epstein being jailed for child sex abuse charges, wrote: “I think the world of you & I feel hopeless & furious”, urged him to “fight for early release”, & offered support.
Yet stayed in touch until 2016 & on the eve of Epstein being jailed for child sex abuse charges, wrote: “I think the world of you & I feel hopeless & furious”, urged him to “fight for early release”, & offered support.
January 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Mandelson claims he was “kept separate” from Epstein’s crimes because he’s gay.
Yet stayed in touch until 2016 & on the eve of Epstein being jailed for child sex abuse charges, wrote: “I think the world of you & I feel hopeless & furious”, urged him to “fight for early release”, & offered support.
Yet stayed in touch until 2016 & on the eve of Epstein being jailed for child sex abuse charges, wrote: “I think the world of you & I feel hopeless & furious”, urged him to “fight for early release”, & offered support.
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In October 2023, Keir Starmer said Israel had the “right” to cut off water and electricity to Gaza — then his Labour government went on to sell Israel more weapons than the Tories ever did.
January 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
In October 2023, Keir Starmer said Israel had the “right” to cut off water and electricity to Gaza — then his Labour government went on to sell Israel more weapons than the Tories ever did.
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This is a government that denies genocide, bans a non-violent direct action group for the first time in British history to protect arms dealers’ profits, and now moves to scrap jury trials after Elbit Systems — Israel’s largest arms manufacturer — complained about juries acquitting Palestine Action.
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is a government that denies genocide, bans a non-violent direct action group for the first time in British history to protect arms dealers’ profits, and now moves to scrap jury trials after Elbit Systems — Israel’s largest arms manufacturer — complained about juries acquitting Palestine Action.
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It refuses to meet legal representatives while Palestine hunger strikers are left to die in UK prisons.
Now Steve Reed is threatening local councils for daring to boycott the genocidal apartheid state of Israel.
Now Steve Reed is threatening local councils for daring to boycott the genocidal apartheid state of Israel.
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
It refuses to meet legal representatives while Palestine hunger strikers are left to die in UK prisons.
Now Steve Reed is threatening local councils for daring to boycott the genocidal apartheid state of Israel.
Now Steve Reed is threatening local councils for daring to boycott the genocidal apartheid state of Israel.
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The Labour Party is the genocide party.
We must resist Starmer’s authoritarian Labour government and defeat every attempt to crush the movement for Palestinian liberation.
We will not stop until Palestine is free — from the river to the sea 🇵🇸
We must resist Starmer’s authoritarian Labour government and defeat every attempt to crush the movement for Palestinian liberation.
We will not stop until Palestine is free — from the river to the sea 🇵🇸
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The Labour Party is the genocide party.
We must resist Starmer’s authoritarian Labour government and defeat every attempt to crush the movement for Palestinian liberation.
We will not stop until Palestine is free — from the river to the sea 🇵🇸
We must resist Starmer’s authoritarian Labour government and defeat every attempt to crush the movement for Palestinian liberation.
We will not stop until Palestine is free — from the river to the sea 🇵🇸
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Overseas care workers go above and beyond to support our loved ones.
How does the government show its gratitude? By making it harder for them to live and work in the UK.
I have written to the Home Secretary urging them to reverse these changes and support care workers instead!
How does the government show its gratitude? By making it harder for them to live and work in the UK.
I have written to the Home Secretary urging them to reverse these changes and support care workers instead!
January 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Overseas care workers go above and beyond to support our loved ones.
How does the government show its gratitude? By making it harder for them to live and work in the UK.
I have written to the Home Secretary urging them to reverse these changes and support care workers instead!
How does the government show its gratitude? By making it harder for them to live and work in the UK.
I have written to the Home Secretary urging them to reverse these changes and support care workers instead!
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Israel is murdering Palestinian children again, as they do every single day.
There is no ceasefire, just brutal apartheid and genocide.
Take Action.
Free Palestine.
There is no ceasefire, just brutal apartheid and genocide.
Take Action.
Free Palestine.
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Israel is murdering Palestinian children again, as they do every single day.
There is no ceasefire, just brutal apartheid and genocide.
Take Action.
Free Palestine.
There is no ceasefire, just brutal apartheid and genocide.
Take Action.
Free Palestine.
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Hannah Arendt was in Germany during the start of the Nazi terror in the 1920s and 30s. She knew it was just the start.
We need to stand up now to ICE and to Fascism before its too late.
We need to stand up now to ICE and to Fascism before its too late.
January 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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