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“Air pollution fell substantially as [Paris] restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life. Such an obvious no-brainer, it’s remarkable that so many cities HAVEN’T done the same.

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THIS! Not only would a maximalist approach to Europe integration, poverty reduction, education, public health and infrastructure renewal be true to values but would also deliver growth and be more POPULAR than this focused grouped shenanigans

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"The 20 mph legislation in Wales cost approximately £32 million. However, it was estimated in the first year alone that the direct cost savings from reduced road traffic casualties would amount to three times the initial implementation costs (£92 million)."

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

fingertips is broken! I feel a great disturbance in the health policy and research force

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Guys - if you’re bored there’s plenty of worthwhile things to do (help local youth, get involved in greening your neighbourhood, learn some skills for the modern workplace, exercise, get some therapy for your ‘brokenness’) other than trash the world

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The regeneration of King’s Cross and St Pancras and surrounding area is a triumph

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A cycle through what used to be one of the UK’s worst traffic sewers and now one of the best public realm transformations next to my Alma mater @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social #Strand

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Finally some GOOD news!

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

There’s always been a lot wrong with US health care but their health science is second to none and degrading it is a loss to the whole world and generations to come

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Really enjoyed delivering my Better Mental Health Training with Ashford Borough Council - 100% rated ‘Excellent/Good’ (there were more trainees online)

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

It is much more expensive for government to leave children in poverty (lifetime worse health, employment, tax, benefit outcomes) than to invest in lifting them out

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

What government is doing is the exact opposite of what the entire mental health sector called for - it will result in more illness, death and expense to the state and wide society

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

What is a Labour government for if it is not for reducing child poverty? Even if you don’t care about children, child poverty causes incredibly expensive, life-long problems the state ends up paying for

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Was great to present to London Mental Health Champion Councillors last night on the NIHR PHIRST evaluation of my Better #MentalHealth training for local government folk last night. Really nice write up of the evaluation here: thriveldn.co.uk/latest/news-...

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When I was a councillor a single housing estate regeneration scheme in my ward, building 2.5k homes and refurbishing similar number, cost £1bn and is taking 30 years to complete. £2bn across entire country is virtually nothing in housing terms I’m afraid

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Public health leadership means using evidence and effective communication to make the case for difficult change - Sadiq has done this brilliantly with ULEZ expansion - I wish more were as brave and effective

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I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve been a member of the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social for 23 years including 12 as a senior councillor - this sickens me

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Try even getting an appointment with a psychiatrist to diagnose anything in less than a year if you’re a child in England. Maybe fix that before blaming people for problems of government creation?

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Genuinely good news - if the country that gave the world the Industrial Revolution can decarbonise successfully it would send a great signal

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Today @nihr.bsky.social published their evaluation of my #mentalhealth training finding 93% rate it ‘Excellent/good’, 68% change behaviour and 48% change their organisation’s policies. No other MH training’s as well evaluated. DM me for more info. Full report here: phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/...

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Today @nihr.bsky.social published their evaluation of my #mentalhealth training finding 93% rate it ‘Excellent/good’, 68% change behaviour and 48% change their organisation’s policies. No other MH training’s as well evaluated. DM me for more info. Full report here: phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve deleted X so I’m all in @bsky.app

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

1. You feel powerless? Don’t know what you can do to resist the rise of fascism? Here is an answer: Good Things. Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine. Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it. The more we build community, the less it can take root. 🧵

submitted 36 days ago • 81 comments

Good political leadership is about making evidence based decisions to benefit the people you represent. Thousands of people will live healthier, longer lives thanks to ULEZ expansion www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

For the life of me, I do not understand why we are not talking, all the time, about ensuring Andrew Tate is banned on every single social network

submitted 39 days ago • 264 comments

Who voted for rockets exploding (at taxpayers expense), planes crashing, people dying of measles, allies alienated, stock market crashing, prices rising, rampant corruption, freedom eroded?

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This week I’ve delivered my @nihr.bsky.social evaluated mental health training in Suffolk and Kent: over 90% rate it Excellent/Good, 68% adopt mentally healthier behaviours and 49% go on to improve their organisation’s policies. DM me for a chat about booking your sessions

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But then Churchill was dealing with Roosevelt, up there with the finest US Presidents in history….Trump is easily the worst

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Check out my new commercial determinants of mental health policy briefing showing how poor pay and working conditions, a failing housing market and pushing polluting and unhealthy products, especially on deprived communities, harms people www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

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Check out my new commercial determinants of mental health policy briefing showing how poor pay and working conditions, a failing housing market and pushing polluting and unhealthy products, especially on deprived communities, harms people www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

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I hope this destroys GOP’s reputation and that of fellow travellers forever

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

The moon and Venus over Brixton

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Motonormativity: who must travel out of their way to go through a dingy underpass, and who gets a smooth uninterrupted route across the surface?

submitted 74 days ago • 15 comments

Ah, the irony: Brexit ‘downsides partially offset by increased migration.’ Am sure Leavers are thrilled

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Good stuff from Green Alliance on transport decarbonisation. In sum: government should throw the kitchen sink at this. Get the shift to greener transport right and we’ll also boost prosperity, improve health and give people access to better, more affordable, transport options. Sounds good to me.

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

If government is serious about growth it could do worse than read this: countries that invest in health and education rapidly get return on investment with quality jobs, healthier more productive workers, infrastructure. Expanding airports etc just creates political and environmental harm

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

If government seriously wants economic growth it should heavily invest in health and education - healthier, more skilled workforce with better outcomes faster and all without the political grief and environmental harm of airport expansion

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

Had mine just over a year - fantastic - keeps house warmer all the time (we both work at home so that’s great) and works out pretty much same cost over year. Also have shares in coop wind and solar farms, solar panels, bikes and used EV significantly cutting carbon and pollution

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