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Mel Bartley
@zetkin.bsky.social

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ¦”πŸ¦‘πŸŒΉπŸ•ŠEmeritus prof of medical sociology UCL. Posting on social inequality in health , work & health, commercial & political determinants of health. Relationship between research & policy. Sometimes post about badgers, trams & trains. Oublagea .. more

Melanie Jane Bartley FBA is a medical sociologist and retired academic. She was Professor of Medical Sociology at University College London from 2001 to 2012.

Source: Wikipedia
Public Health 45%
Medicine 29%

I love the single layer wild ones.

Very hard word🧐
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Oh, come on, it is Laura K. What else can you expect.

A hero. Too little recognition for such people.

Very well expressed

So much suffering in people's childhoods.

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Hundreds of thousands of Scots who were ineligible in 2021 due to age are now old enough to vote in 2026.

Younger voters in Scotland (16–24) have consistently been more supportive of progressive policies and Scottish independence than older age groups.

We need them all to register and vote in May.

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This from @johnharris1969.bsky.social is on the money.

It's much wider too. The public realm is decaying, everything feels unloved, uncared for from local parks, to roads/pavements, community facilities, community safety. It's not working.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits | John Harris
When even Poundland and charity shops are closing, we’re near a point of no return. But there is hope, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com

What an informative statistic

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We now have an economy where around 1/2 of workers need state subsidy just to have enough for rent, power & run a car. These costs are unavoidable & paid to private companies. So tax money is pouring money into these companies' offshore accounts.

But what can govt do about relentless media pro-Reform propaganda? Very hard to get other messages out.

Not sure if this is one reason, but I am frustrated by the lack of actual scientific progress in my own field.

Oooohhh....nice feelingπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Some *free* weekend reading: our special report on the Teesside regeneration scandal ‡️
As Tees Valley mayor Lord Houchen's defence of his deal with local businessmen crumbles, here's the Eye's recent special report on how Britain's flagship regeneration scheme secretly turned into one of the biggest giveaways of public money on record.

➑️ www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
Special Report: Stripped Tees
IT WAS to be the UK’s largest regeneration scheme in decades, a model for regional devolution and the flagship post-Brexit freeport. But the redevelopment of the former steelworks on the south bank of...
www.private-eye.co.uk

Why does @bsky.app make new followers disappear after you follow back the 1st one?

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So sad to see the Swiss riders all wearing black armbands at the Basel horse show in the St Jakobshalle. Appropriate though.

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β€œUruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewablesβ€”at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhereβ€”if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewablesβ€”at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com

Having lived in Scotland for 2 years in the 1980s, I was dismayed to read on social media 30 years later that BBC etc attack SNP just as hard as they attack any non- Tory / Reform party here in England.

Top,bad about paywall. But if this is true, English (sic) people deserve everything that is coming to them
The technocratic policy package at the end of this, even if successful - tackling *illegal* immigration, improving some services, cost of living etc - won't win back many Reform voters. They are in a different cultural and ideological space altogether.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Only Reform voters can save Labour
A progressive coalition simply doesn't have the vote share
www.newstatesman.com

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There would be No Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson or Keir Starmer in an Independent Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

Just a thought...

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The technocratic policy package at the end of this, even if successful - tackling *illegal* immigration, improving some services, cost of living etc - won't win back many Reform voters. They are in a different cultural and ideological space altogether.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Only Reform voters can save Labour
A progressive coalition simply doesn't have the vote share
www.newstatesman.com

Ministry of Truth stuff

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Great @economist.com piece by @matthewholehouse.bsky.social on state capacity. Am convinced next election winner will be who convinces people Government can actually just *do things* & politicians aren’t powerless to make good on promises. My reframe of Reagan maxim www.economist.com/britain/2026...