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Mel Bartley
@zetkin.bsky.social
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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

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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.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 2h
What is the implication for the many people whose jobs entail turning up on time and doing the same activity for 8 hours a day?

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 2h
Sounds like me & most people I know
thinkbeyond-vc.bsky.social Think Beyond Science - A Life Science and Wellness Blog @thinkbeyond-vc.bsky.social Β· 2h
The brain utilizes norepinephrine and dopamine to enhance focus, especially in individuals with ADHD, who often thrive under stress but may struggle with procrastination and self-sabotage. Chronic stress, regulated by cortisol, affects memory and energy levels.
The Brain’s Stress Switch: Why We Procrastinate, Crave Crises, and NeedΒ Exercise
The brain utilizes norepinephrine and dopamine to enhance focus, especially in individuals with ADHD, who often thrive under stress but may struggle with procrastination and self-sabotage. Chronic stress, regulated by cortisol, affects memory and energy levels, as modern lifestyles clash with ancestral activity levels. Exercise emerges as a vital solution for mental and physical resilience.
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Think Beyond Science - A Life Science and Wellness Blog @thinkbeyond-vc.bsky.social Β· 2h
The brain utilizes norepinephrine and dopamine to enhance focus, especially in individuals with ADHD, who often thrive under stress but may struggle with procrastination and self-sabotage. Chronic stress, regulated by cortisol, affects memory and energy levels.
The Brain’s Stress Switch: Why We Procrastinate, Crave Crises, and NeedΒ Exercise
The brain utilizes norepinephrine and dopamine to enhance focus, especially in individuals with ADHD, who often thrive under stress but may struggle with procrastination and self-sabotage. Chronic stress, regulated by cortisol, affects memory and energy levels, as modern lifestyles clash with ancestral activity levels. Exercise emerges as a vital solution for mental and physical resilience.
thinkingbeyondscience.in

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 2h
How long will it take us to figure out that the dominance of the global fossil fuel oligarchs impoverishes us all (apart from them). So much progress will be possible when that is gone.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 2h
These parties need to develop policies that will overcome the disappearance of stable well paid jobs for those with lower education. Nothing else will be effective.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 3h
Quite encouraging it is so few
policyatkings.bsky.social The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social Β· 3h
β€œThough 90% of UK adults agree that being able to use numbers is an important skill... 23% of respondents reported feeling β€˜overwhelmed or anxious’ when doing calculations”

We're excited to be part of The Richmond Project's Number Nation, the UK’s largest ever survey into attitudes towards numbers

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 3h
Priceless!

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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social Β· 3h
β€œThough 90% of UK adults agree that being able to use numbers is an important skill... 23% of respondents reported feeling β€˜overwhelmed or anxious’ when doing calculations”

We're excited to be part of The Richmond Project's Number Nation, the UK’s largest ever survey into attitudes towards numbers

Reposted by Mark Petticrew

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 3h
We need more of this kind of work
The socioeconomic patterning of Great Britain's fast-food outlets and ... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The socioeconomic patterning of Great Britain's fast-food outlets and supermarkets: A repeated cross-sectional study of area-level deprivation and food outlet density from 2011 to 2024
Although previous research has demonstrated socioeconomic differences in the distribution of food outlets, no study to date has examined these pattern…
www.sciencedirect.com

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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social Β· 4h
Nadhim Zahawi was made Chancellor by Boris Johnson, only to call for a new leader a day later.

He backed Liz Truss as PM, before being appointed Tory Chair by Rishi Sunak, only to be sacked over his tax affairs.

His defection to Reform UK is another step in an eventful political career.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 6h
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somersetchris.bsky.social Somersetchris @somersetchris.bsky.social Β· 18h
A question for Nigel Farage on next week's #bbclaurak -

When are you going to announce what the national celebrations are going to consist of for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum in June?

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Somersetchris @somersetchris.bsky.social Β· 18h
A question for Nigel Farage on next week's #bbclaurak -

When are you going to announce what the national celebrations are going to consist of for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum in June?

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 20h
I love the single layer wild ones.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
Very hard word🧐
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
Oh, come on, it is Laura K. What else can you expect.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
A hero. Too little recognition for such people.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
Very well expressed

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
So sad

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
So much suffering in people's childhoods.

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Robert F @chippyman.bsky.social Β· 1d
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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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social Β· 1d
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

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
What an informative statistic

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social Β· 1d
Old photos, old demons.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
β€˜There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother – or remind us of dark secrets?
As Alzheimer’s tightens its grip, we have started making our way through the hundreds of albums in my childhood home. But some are too painful to revisit
www.theguardian.com

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
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.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
But what can govt do about relentless media pro-Reform propaganda? Very hard to get other messages out.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
Not sure if this is one reason, but I am frustrated by the lack of actual scientific progress in my own field.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
Oooohhh....nice feelingπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Β· 1d
Some *free* weekend reading: our special report on the Teesside regeneration scandal ‡️
privateeyenews.bsky.social Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Β· 3d
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

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 2d
Why does @bsky.app make new followers disappear after you follow back the 1st one?

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 2d
Not too bad
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