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Excellent. Well worth reading this article. Note that there's a big difference when the solar farm is managed with nature in mind. Presumably they all could be.

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The Chartered Institute of Horticulture is raising awareness of skin cancer & promote best practice for staying safe in the sun for the horticulture industry....read more on thedirt.news #Horticulture #Knowyourskin #MelanomaAwarenessMonth #MelanomaFocus #skincancer thedirt.news/horticulturi...

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New study finds a 50% increase in levels of brain microplastics over the past eight years. This roughly mirrors the increasing production and use of plastics. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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"Days before Donald Trump’s inauguration... an article appeared in the US magazine The Atlantic: ‘How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days’. Trump’s name doesn’t appear at all in the piece by Timothy Ryback, a historian and an authority on 1930s Germany. But joining the dots is not difficult."

submitted 23 days ago • 25 comments

Resonates with my thoughts exactly..

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In remote regions, people battle little-known neglected diseases, often overlooked by governments, pharmaceutical companies, and philanthropists. What can be done to prevent, control, eliminate, and eradicate them? #IDSky Learn more: www.msf.org/four-disease...

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“Utterly exhausted just by being alive”: Bradford community nurse shares heartbreaking long Covid journey and calls for urgent action

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Burns humanitarianism reminds the world that all people matter | Martin Roche @cluthaman.bsky.social

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?

submitted 45 days ago • 867 comments

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to ALL four major flu subtypes AND shows potential against bird flu, indicating a significant advancement in flu prevention and a potential increase in vaccine efficacy. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

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🚨 Have you or a loved one been impacted by #NHS privatisation? As private healthcare profits soar, our NHS is being pushed to the brink, leaving many unable to access timely care. We’re collecting stories to expose this alarming trend. Share yours here:

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Photos of 2024 #SouthAfrica: Images from a picket in Johannesburg outside Novo Nordisk’s office asking them to drop the price of insulin pens to $1, and to end the double standard on insulin pen supply.

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23 hr wait in Yeovil A&E...at York Hospitals patients already seen and needing a bed are waiting over 48hrs to get on the ward.

submitted 55 days ago • 12 comments

More Than a Million Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8 Billion Have So Far Gone Up in Smoke – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...

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UK's regressive tax system. Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%. Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%. Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%. No govt plans to end inequity. equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...

submitted 56 days ago • 99 comments

Without trade unions & the workers willing to back them with strike action when needed we wouldn’t have • a minimum wage • maternity & paternity rights • pension provision • holiday & sickness entitlements victories which have benefited every single person in this country

submitted 57 days ago • 23 comments

UK spending on those with most needs compared to other nations If you are unemployed, need a state pension, require social care or other form of incapacity, the UK is not generous by any definition Health spending is also lower than other countries It’s the healthy & wealthy making the decisions

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“I sat on my parent’s bed a few weeks before my father died … ‘How do I rebuild, Dad? How do I start again when everything in my life is lost?’ Ti’n dechre wrth dy draed, yn dy filltir sgwar. ‘You start by your feet, Mair’, he said.” ✍️ Mair Jones bylines.cymru/voices-lleis...

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

Amazing, although not a therapy that could be applied to most patients

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Tackling long A&E waits a ‘matter of life and death’ – RCEM responds to Health Secretary’s winter crisis meeting. Full statement: rcem.ac.uk/tackling-long-ae-waits-a-matter-of-life-and-death-rcem-responds-to-health-secretarys-winter-crisis-meeting/

submitted 76 days ago • 3 comments

Sounds like a plan www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/aus...

submitted 75 days ago • 130 comments

What do you think about this?🚨

submitted 75 days ago • 14 comments

Please help us and take the short survey here...it's all about political donations...something I talk a lot about in my book Democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard The warrior @petergeoghegan.bsky.social who leads Democracy For Sale is taking this to MPs who support transparency PLEASE SHARE 🙏🏼

submitted 80 days ago • 90 comments

🔺Investigation We gained rare access to spend 3 days on the frontline with children’s social services. We found a rise in referrals driven by poverty, the housing crisis, and staff pushed to burnout. “A child's death is on every social worker's mind.” www.itv.com/news/2024-12...

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I’m struggling to find all of the lovely folk from Twitter/ X who care about the NHS. This is so important right now, because the NHS is in a state of emergency and EveryDoctor is running an important campaign involving 117 MPs already. Please could you help me to find everyone?🤞💙

submitted 82 days ago • 36 comments

In light of the alarming news about Elon Musk and Nigel Farage, a reminder of the utterly terrible ideas that the Reform Party has for the NHS 👇🚨 open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...

submitted 83 days ago • 9 comments

There may only be 24 days before Xmas but there is still time to make your own Christmas cake with @gardeningkate.bsky.social foolproof recipe & secret tips for maturing. Its a wonderful fruitcake recipe for any event. #ChristmasCake #ChristmasBaking #Advent eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...

submitted 84 days ago • 2 comments

"...more than a million older people say they go over a month without speaking to a friend, neighbour or family member." 😥

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Private equity is a horror story for the NHS – one fifth of budget goes to it. Privatised services treat 10% of patients, 3% in 2011. 59,000 private contracts in the NHS. 30%-40% of money vanishes in profits, longer queues persist. End privatisation. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

submitted 88 days ago • 31 comments

Day 6 of @who.int World #AntimicrobialAwarenessWeek: AMR isn't just a global crisis—it has local consequences🌏 It’s not just about humans. #AMR affects animals, the environment & everything in between. To truly understand AMR, we need to see how these 3 are connected #OneHealth #WAAW🧵👇🧪 #WAAW2024

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The Klamath River dam removal and restoration making international news! 🧪🦑🐟 www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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Highly recommend the Van Gogh exhibition in London at the National Gallery currently...amazing curating of so many pieces from all around the world. Was an absolute delight to visit & be immersed in such beauty

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

The 80s: Photographing Britain review – in your face and to the barricades

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With assisted dying dominating the news, please take a moment to consider your own wishes around the end of life. It's surprisingly quick & easy to plan ahead. This guide from @hospiceuk.bsky.social covers advance care plans, powers of attorney etc. So useful. www.hospiceuk.org/information-...

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700+ journalists at Britain’s only liberal newspaper(s) believe that something has gone so profoundly wrong in their own organisation that 93% of them have voted to go on strike 1/ pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...

submitted 95 days ago • 14 comments

Part way through this mini series of the absolutely shocking, true story of Purdue Pharma & Oxycontin. The details are mind-blowingly IMDb: Dopesick (2021) www.imdb.com/title/tt9174...

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When A.I. analysis of the urine tells about impending lung disease exacerbation publications.ersnet.org/content/erjo... open-access

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