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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · 10d

What lessons can we draw from future? Let's time-travel and find out.

In the latest episode of Spare a Thought, author and activist Rob Hopkins takes us in his time machine to the year 2030 so we can fall in love with the future. 🌍🔮🎉

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How to Fall in Love with the Future | Spare a Thought

In this episode of Spare a Thought, Tom is taken in a time machine to 2030 by author, activist and environmentalist Rob Hopkins to show us how we averted the climate crisis and reshaped our relationsh...

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Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 29d

I know that there are a lot of Welsh politics folks out there missing the @hiraethpod.bsky.social while it is on hiatus.

While I would ofc point anyone needing a fix either to ‘For Wales, See Wales’ by the ever excellent Will Hayward and BBC Wales’s #WalesCast I’m happy to say that I have *news*

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Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 28d

Happy to confirm that our new Welsh politics pod is on the way filled with informative, astute, and what I would euphemistically refer to as “robust“ debate between Lee Waters MS, Prof Laura McAllister and former Conservative Special adviser Lauren McEvatt.

We’ll be ready to share soon! #Senedd26

Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 29d

I know that there are a lot of Welsh politics folks out there missing the @hiraethpod.bsky.social while it is on hiatus.

While I would ofc point anyone needing a fix either to ‘For Wales, See Wales’ by the ever excellent Will Hayward and BBC Wales’s #WalesCast I’m happy to say that I have *news*

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Laura McAllister @lauramcallister30.bsky.social · 27d

New pod alert. Coming soon...

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · Sep 17

Big thank you to @jaychard.bsky.social for coming on the show - we worth a listen

jaychard.bsky.social @jaychard.bsky.social · Sep 17

A huge thanks to @tomspare.bsky.social from Spare a Thought for having me on to talk about climate & ecological breakdown, climate justice and the role of universities.

Listen here: spareathought.podbean.com/e/universiti...

In the foreground, a picture of the podcast guest is show on the lower left. The words Spare a Thought - Universities & Climate Justice with Jay Chard are displayed.

The background shows students in a class facing away from us, towards a teacher.

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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social · Sep 8

🗞️ New analysis by Nesta, featured in @the-independent.com, shows the high cost of reducing obesity rates in the UK with weight-loss medication alone, compared to a strategy that includes prevention policies ⤵️

Weight-loss jabs are not enough to tackle the obesity crisis, experts warn

Weight-loss drug Mounjaro will be rolled out to a quarter of a million NHS patients. But leading experts tell Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian that weight-loss jabs alone will not be enough to…

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · Aug 6

What’s it like to find yourself at a Trump rally? Well you can find out today! I’m releasing a mini series focused on the my travels to the US during last year’s Presidential Election. Here’s a video taster of what’s in store, listen now: spareathought.podbean.com

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Simon Paul Hobson @simonpaulhobson.bsky.social · Jul 23

Welsh politics in the media

In the latest Blueprint Cymru podcast, I talk with @willhaycardiff.bsky.social about shaping Wales’ future through the media.

More @newwales.bsky.social

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · Jul 13

To all the people having Roast dinner today, god bless you, but aren’t you a tad hot? To all the people making Roast dinner in this heat, there should be a law prohibiting you from doing so.

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · Jun 21

The NHS is in the news a lot right now! If you’d like to know what’s going on, from someone who worked as a doctor for 10 years+is now an NHS campaigner, sign up to my newsletter. I’ll give you important info (plus there’s no trolls, it’s lovely!🤣🥰💙)

jujuliagrace.substack.com

Call To Action | Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 | Substack

I am very concerned about what UK politicians are doing to the NHS, and so I have decided to write about it! This is my personal newsletter, sharing my perspectives +important info about the NHS and m...

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · Jun 20

I learned so much from my conversation Dr Julia Patterson, CEO of @everydoctor.org.uk we talk NHS privitsation, the state of healthcare in the UK and the welfare of NHS staff

EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · Jun 19

🎙️ Our CEO Dr Julia Patterson joined @tomspare.bsky.social‬ on Spare a Thought — a podcast spotlighting voices and stories often overlooked by the media.

It's a great intro to EveryDoctor and why NHS privatisation matters. Take a listen: spareathought.podbean.com #StopPrivatisation #NewPodcast

Saving the NHS

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Iain Porter @iainkporter.bsky.social · Jun 18

Govt just published the Bill to cut disability benefits for > 3 million people, revealing that mitigations for those with the most severe conditions ministers have been telling MPs about will protect only up to 10% of new claimants from a halving of UC's health element 1/5

Image of cover of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill.

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · Jun 12

1 or 2 depending on the way things go. I work in comms and policy in the third sector. I think there’ll always be a need for gatekeepers, storytellers etc but in my work world it’ll mean smaller teams, more specialism.

Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · Jun 5

Can we save NHS? I spoke to @jujuliagrace.bsky.social of @everydoctor.org.uk to discuss government reforms, the role of private providers in NHS services, the wellbeing of staff and patients & her own journey from Doctor to campaigner.

Listen here: spareathought.podbean.com

Text: Spare a Thought Saving the NHS with Dr Julia Grace Patterson on a blue background with a black and white image of Dr Patterson on the left side.

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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · Jun 5

Well, electricity levies and heat pumps are in the news this morning…
… and we have a brand new Nesta report out on levy reform.

We’ve looked closely at all the options, and this is what we think the best approach is…
www.nesta.org.uk/report/how-t...

How to make electricity cheaper

Reforming the levies on energy bills

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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social · Jun 5

Today Nesta publishes recommendations on how to make energy bills fairer & greener ⬇️

Levies are driving up the price of electricity bills, making it harder for people to switch to low-carbon heating.

We’re proposing to rebalance levies in a way that is easy & fair, using new Nesta modelling.

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · May 26

I’ve interviewed Zoe Daniels from the International Rescue Committee to discuss Gaza. You can listen here: thepoliticaldispatch.podbean.com

Two images, one of a Birds Eye view of Gaza buildings destroyed and rubble, the second children clambering for food holding empty containers. Text over the top reading: The Political Dispatch Gaza Starves

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 25

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump are “two opposing faces of modern America as it was built and performed by their generation,” Eric Alterman writes in a guest essay. “They offer their fan bases a promise of entirely different futures.”

Opinion | Bruce Springsteen Will Never Surrender to Donald Trump

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · May 25

Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · May 25

Give yourself a real treat on this glorious Sunday and read my latest newsletter.

willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/why-cuts-d...

Why cuts don't work

Plus the Welsh Tories make another blunder

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · May 22

Had the pleasure of speaking to @willhaycardiff.bsky.social about Wales and the media. You can listen to our conversation wherever to you get your podcasts from or follow the link: spareathought.podbean.com

Image of Will Hayward on the right with text reading: Spare a Thought Wales and the media with Will Hayward

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · May 21

With all this talk about wasted money, and inefficiency in the NHS, can we please start asking the government how much money has been spent by politicians in the name of ‘NHS reforms’?

These ICBs were only created in 2022!

www.bbc.com/news/article...

NHS in East of England faces unprecedented cuts, says boss

Hundreds of NHS staff in the East of England may face redundancy because of a major reorganisation.

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · May 16

Racism called out by @maitlis.bsky.social lots of other interviewers would have let it slide. Great journalism speaking truth to power.

The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · May 15

"Why do you 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 talk about Pakistani grooming gangs? There are 𝙩𝙚𝙣 times as many white grooming gang suspects?"

@maitlis.bsky.social asks ex-Reform MP @rupertlowe.bsky.social why he won't denounce all perpetrators of grooming gangs equally.

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · May 13

One of the things EveryDoctor is planning is a detailed database tracking MP responses to constituent concerns about the NHS. We’re fed up of politicians ignoring their constituents- they’ve been getting away with it for too long 🚨

Please help! 👇💙🚨🌟

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-our-n...

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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · May 8

My reflections on VE Day: tomspare.substack.com

Image of a quote from the Substack post: I’m scared of the world we’ve inherited. A world where fascism isn’t dressed in uniform, it wears suits and casual wear. It runs tech platforms. It masquerades as populism. It promises easy answers to complex problems.”