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My interests inc health & welfare policy, media, human rights, disability, hospice/palliative care, science, environment, animal welfare, dogs, cats, history, drama, comedy, Tolkien, Pratchett, sci-fi, spy history & fiction (esp cold war)
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submitted 2 days ago • 192 comments

There is a massive scandal within the NHS that the public aren’t being told about. 20,000 doctors are facing the prospect of being unable to find a speciality training job this August due to the government restricting the spaces. This means drs can’t train to become specialist consultants or GPs.

submitted 8 hours ago • 2 comments

February temperatures have been fairly frosty, which means continued high spending for those on pre-payment meters. Pre-payment meter customers will need to spend nearly a third of income on energy during the winter months. Read more: https://buff.ly/4fqE8aW

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

“Domestic abuse often escalates when a victim becomes ill, disabled, or vulnerable, and abusers exploit this dependence to manipulate and control their victims"

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

A drastic and discriminatory shortage of wheelchair-accessible taxis is causing disabled people to miss medical and dental appointments, education and work commitments, and social opportunities, disabled campaigners have warned.

submitted 19 hours ago • 2 comments

The UK's anti-protest laws pre-legitimise far right authoritarianism. Labour must repeal them now. My column today. www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

submitted 18 hours ago • 71 comments

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

submitted 1 day ago • 719 comments

Council Tax has become a starkly regressive tax. The poorest fifth of households now spend more than three times as much of their income on Council Tax as the richest. Here's what you need to know 👇

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

"...an act of self harm" by the government. "All the UK government has achieved is to weaken online security and privacy for UK based users"

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Zelensky is perhaps the defining figure of our age. Brave, ingenious, pragmatic and defined by his convictions. They hate him because he kills fascists.

submitted 1 day ago • 60 comments

'Net zero policies would result in fewer deaths saving UK billions, say researchers'

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

MS has left me virtually housebound – I fear what disability benefit reforms mean for my future

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

"The notion of America as selfless protector of Europe is bogus. Take NATO bases. Without any forward operating points in Greece, in Turkey, in Malta, in Cyprus, how does America protect its Middle-East interests, if something happens? Where's its closest ship? Where's its closest aircraft?”

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

In 2023 I had the pleasure of naming Buzz the dogsforautism.org.uk pup ! Last week I found out he has graduated his training programme and is now supporting his partner , Katie . Top work Katie & Buzz !

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

The 'pro-life' party

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

"disability benefits have the lowest rate of fraud, with DWP’s own figures showing that fraud by claimants of personal independence payment fell from 0.2 per cent in 2022-23 to 0.0 per cent in 2023-24, while fraud by disability living allowance claimants was estimated to be just 0.1 per cent"

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

And another triple #FoxOfTheDay upon a shed roof , this time shared by @biodiversityfan . What a sight !

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

@goldretrieverus.bsky.social #dogsofbluesky

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

A government report has provided crucial new evidence that links longer NHS waiting-lists with increases in the number of disabled people on benefits.

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Time for the UK and Europe to end their navel-gazing and hand Russia's frozen billions to Ukraine's noble cause www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

Cats are amazingly supportive animals when you are sick. They will always come and check that you're still alive, roughly around dinner time.

submitted 2 days ago • 103 comments

🚨 NEW: Donald Trump is the ‘bravest man that I know’, says Nigel Farage Liz Truss, the former prime minister of 49 days, also addressed CPAC this year, using her speech to call for a Trump-style “MAGA” movement in the UK Full story ⤵️ www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/02...

submitted 1 day ago • 36 comments

Some hopeful news...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

submitted 2 days ago • 584 comments

This is incredible progress

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

“Around 2 billion people depend on meltwater from glaciers and so their retreat is a big problem”

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments