Kate Ardern@KateAlvanley
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Public health doctor, hon Professor @salforduniversity, visiting Professor @chesteruniversity, former Director of Public Health, Scouser & @FT Women of 2020 ❤️all arts especially music & film, wildlife, photography, history, politics & sci-fi
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handhyorkshire.bsky.social
Tomorrow, 12 October, is traditionally marked as the date of the Battle of Hatfield Chase a subject that lies far outside my knowledge comfort zone. After the Romans withdrew, northern England was ravaged by Picts, Scots, and Danes until Edwin, the first Christian King of
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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social
A President's policies DIRECTLY impacting food prices? Where's the wall-to-wall coverage? Why isn't CNN scouring the countryside to talk to voters who can't afford groceries? After all, that's how they treated Biden, even though his policies boosted the economy, as opposed to kneecapping it🙃
crampell.bsky.social
Trump’s immigration crackdown is risking higher food prices for Americans, according to the Trump admin itself. 
DOL warned in an obscure document last week that “near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens” is threatening “stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”
Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices
U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.
www.washingtonpost.com
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snp.org
The General Secretary of Scotland's largest trade union body is absolutely correct.

Scotland's future must be decided by Scotland's people. #SNP25
Quote from Roz Foyer emphasizing the Scottish Parliament's right to hold an independence referendum if a pro-independence majority exists.
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snp.org
First Minister John Swinney is about to open an important debate on how we win Scotland’s independence at #SNP25

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnJmSKDIpuc
John Swinney, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and purple tie stands at a yellow podium with microphones, speaking on stage at the SNP Annual Conference. The large letters “SNP” are displayed on the screen behind them. The speaker gestures with one hand raised and an index finger pointed upward.
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snp.org
The SNP @snp.org · 10h
Since 2014, we've been forced to live through the worst of Westminster - Brexit, Boris, Truss, and no change with Labour.

Only independence offers a fresh start for Scotland.

Read Stephen Flynn's speech here: https://www.snp.org/britain-is-broken-and-the-westminster-way-isnt-working/
Britain is Broken and the Westminster way isn’t working. — Scottish National Party
Read Stephen Flynn’s full address to the SNP’s 2025 National Conference…
www.snp.org
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drstevetaylor.bsky.social
In 30years I have never been this upset with the words coming out of Government

This includes a plethora of Tory Health Secretaries

I am not part of BMA leadership

I am just a GP who gives up his time freely to advocate for patients, the NHS & make sure the facts are correct
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premnsikka.bsky.social
NHS England waiting list hits 7.41m appointments, 6.26m patients; lower than the Tory legacy.

Billions sucked out of the NHS through PFI, outsourcing, profiteering; more privatisation planned.

Thousands die awaiting hospital appointment.

Save lives, not fiscal rules.
Doubts over Labour promises as NHS waiting lists rise for third month
LABOUR’S NHS waiting list promises look increasingly unlikely after data published today showed a third consecutive rise in delays for planned hospital treatment in England.The number of treatments wa...
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premnsikka.bsky.social
Fears rise over $3tn shadow banking crisis.

Private equity is a big part of unregulated shadow banking, and has it's tentacles in every sector.

Empires built on high debt, asset stripping, tax abuse, profiteering can't last.

And who will bail them out?
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thedailyshow.com
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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zapperfan7.bsky.social
On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.

I disagree.

RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
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altnps.bsky.social
Trump has begun dismissing federal workers, with furloughed staff at the Department of Health and Human Services now facing permanent layoffs. The cuts are hitting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention especially hard.
ardernkate.bsky.social
Very glad to hear you had an uneventful journey and that you’re safe home 👍
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edwardrhbarlow.bsky.social
Those in a flap about the appointment of a female Archbishop of Canterbury are gonna lose their schizzle when they find out how many female Supreme Governors the Church of England's had...
Lizzy 1 Queen Anne Queen Vic Lizzy 2
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thehistoryguy.bsky.social
There was absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Jews in Germany deliberately sabotaged the WW1 war effort or organised a grand conspiracy to destroy Germany after the war. Zero.

Obvious point but worth bearing in mind during this ‘Great Antifa scare of ‘25’
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chadbourn.bsky.social
The European Commission is going to investigate allegations that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government placed intelligence officers in Brussels to gather information on EU institutions and recruit an EU official.
www.reuters.com