Kate Ardern@KateAlvanley
@ardernkate.bsky.social
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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Citizen-led Public Health: A Story of People, Place, Politics and Power by Professor Kate Ardern
This is "Citizen-led Public Health: A Story of People, Place, Politics and Power by Professor Kate Ardern" by University Of Salford on Vimeo, the home…
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As promised here’s the link to recent honorary Prof lecture at Salford University #citzenledpublichealth definitely one for @sallywarren.bsky.social @lucatiratelli.bsky.social @jobibby.bsky.social @sallygainsbury.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social @charliepickles.bsky.social vimeo.com/1026581234
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We are not yet a year into Trump’s second term and already DOGE has been mothballed, MTG has bailed from Congress, the administration tried and failed to present a Russian plan to end the war, and the ‘Secretary of War’ is trying to court-martial a US Senator. Time for a reminder of this I think…
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We are not yet a year into Trump’s second term and already DOGE has been mothballed, MTG has bailed from Congress, the administration tried and failed to present a Russian plan to end the war, and the ‘Secretary of War’ is trying to court-martial a US Senator. Time for a reminder of this I think…
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Agree on the sheer variety of (apparent) choices in the 21st century, but the questioning of the social order and attempts at self-(re)making are also not new phenomena.
Villagers in England in 1650 would know that their King had just been executed and the monarchy ended. 1/
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Villagers in England in 1650 would know that their King had just been executed and the monarchy ended. 1/
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It would never occur to a random dude born into a random small village in 1650 or whatever, "how does the social world work & what's my place in it? I could be anything, what do I want to be, what's good to be, what will gain me recognition & respect?"There just weren't many choices!
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Agree on the sheer variety of (apparent) choices in the 21st century, but the questioning of the social order and attempts at self-(re)making are also not new phenomena.
Villagers in England in 1650 would know that their King had just been executed and the monarchy ended. 1/
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Villagers in England in 1650 would know that their King had just been executed and the monarchy ended. 1/
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Letter: "New polling by Best for Britain shows three in five Brits now see Brexit as a failure with seven in 10 of these voters blaming Nigel Farage. His silence on the subject speaks volumes." ~AA
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2564170...
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2564170...
Brexit 'an act of pure economic sabotage and vandalism'
FIVE years since Brexit and a British Chancellor has finally called out Brexit for what it is.
www.worcesternews.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Letter: "New polling by Best for Britain shows three in five Brits now see Brexit as a failure with seven in 10 of these voters blaming Nigel Farage. His silence on the subject speaks volumes." ~AA
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2564170...
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2564170...
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Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Nigel Farage asked former Conservative MP Enoch Powell to back Ukip
Despite his ‘rivers of blood’ speech, the Ukip leader has said the central thrust of Powell’s immigration arguments hold true
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Great to see ARC NWC’s contribution highlighted, with expertise from Equitable Place-Based Health and Care theme lead Prof Heather Brown on the economics of health inequalities, along with research from Prof Ben Barr, theme lead for Improving Population Health.
The report, was produced by HEN academics from @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @manchester.ac.uk @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @teessideuni.bsky.social
Read the full report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
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Read the full report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
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Poor health in the North costing the UK billions in lost productivity - Health Equity North
Closing the health gap between the North and the rest of England could put an extra £18.4 billion into the economy per year, according to new research. A report released today (November 20, 2025) by H...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Great to see ARC NWC’s contribution highlighted, with expertise from Equitable Place-Based Health and Care theme lead Prof Heather Brown on the economics of health inequalities, along with research from Prof Ben Barr, theme lead for Improving Population Health.
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Hospital of the Future - this report looks very good to me - realistic (from my partial knowledge and experience), clear and succinct (just 20 pages).
I hope the right people are paying attention.
@re-state.bsky.social @ardernkate.bsky.social
re-state.co.uk/publications...
I hope the right people are paying attention.
@re-state.bsky.social @ardernkate.bsky.social
re-state.co.uk/publications...
Hospital of the future: the last word - Re:State
Over the past year, Re:State has been working on a landmark programme titled ‘Hospital of the Future’. This was predicated on the idea that the 'upstream' shift to prevention alone will not address th...
re-state.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hospital of the Future - this report looks very good to me - realistic (from my partial knowledge and experience), clear and succinct (just 20 pages).
I hope the right people are paying attention.
@re-state.bsky.social @ardernkate.bsky.social
re-state.co.uk/publications...
I hope the right people are paying attention.
@re-state.bsky.social @ardernkate.bsky.social
re-state.co.uk/publications...
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This nonsense is not just mad and pernicious, it is just wildly entitled. Of course there are problems in Britain. But have a little look at the world around you, or indeed at the past. Where will you have such a nice free secure future? Genuine question.
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This nonsense is not just mad and pernicious, it is just wildly entitled. Of course there are problems in Britain. But have a little look at the world around you, or indeed at the past. Where will you have such a nice free secure future? Genuine question.
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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For people who leave their nerdy public sector reform long-reads to the weeekend… 👇👀
Are legacy mentalities from comms, political strategy and trad policy dragging government down?
Are legacy mentalities from comms, political strategy and trad policy dragging government down?
Are a small number of legacy disciplines dragging the whole of government down? A provocation:
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Government seems increasingly unable to cope with the pace and complexity of today's world. Why? 1/n
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Government seems increasingly unable to cope with the pace and complexity of today's world. Why? 1/n
The disciplines theory of government
Are legacy disciplines dragging the whole operation down?
medium.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
For people who leave their nerdy public sector reform long-reads to the weeekend… 👇👀
Are legacy mentalities from comms, political strategy and trad policy dragging government down?
Are legacy mentalities from comms, political strategy and trad policy dragging government down?
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Some of the most important words ever written: 'Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.' – Charles Darwin, 'On the Origin of Species'. It was published #OnThisDay 1859.
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Some of the most important words ever written: 'Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.' – Charles Darwin, 'On the Origin of Species'. It was published #OnThisDay 1859.
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One of my favourite charts from this year's Performance Tracker
Each dot shows a trust's bed occupancy in a given month
What's notable is how little variation there is across the country and across time
Go into any hospital in any month and you will find almost every bed is occupied
Each dot shows a trust's bed occupancy in a given month
What's notable is how little variation there is across the country and across time
Go into any hospital in any month and you will find almost every bed is occupied
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
One of my favourite charts from this year's Performance Tracker
Each dot shows a trust's bed occupancy in a given month
What's notable is how little variation there is across the country and across time
Go into any hospital in any month and you will find almost every bed is occupied
Each dot shows a trust's bed occupancy in a given month
What's notable is how little variation there is across the country and across time
Go into any hospital in any month and you will find almost every bed is occupied
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(Once again) this is a Brexit reflection. ‘Global’ Britain was meant to mitigate losses from Brexit and surpass EU membership. That ‘vision’ was based on trade deals and liberalised ‘fair’ immigration. The latter is now being dismantled and the former relies on no defunct liberal multilateralism.
Trade folk (including myself) are unconvinced there is much of a growth dividend for Rachel Reeves from agreements with India, EU, and US. Just as there's no evidence of positive impact from independent UK trade policy since 2021. www.politico.eu/article/rach...
Rachel Reeves hopes trade deals can save Britain’s budget. Economists aren’t convinced.
With a difficult budget looming, the chancellor has increasingly turned her gaze overseas.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
(Once again) this is a Brexit reflection. ‘Global’ Britain was meant to mitigate losses from Brexit and surpass EU membership. That ‘vision’ was based on trade deals and liberalised ‘fair’ immigration. The latter is now being dismantled and the former relies on no defunct liberal multilateralism.
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🏛️ And critically, they wanted government to back them up in tackling the wider forces - social media and technology, unhealthy food environments and work pressures - that no family could tackle alone.
Handy infographic for clarified roles in a new social contract below:
Handy infographic for clarified roles in a new social contract below:
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🏛️ And critically, they wanted government to back them up in tackling the wider forces - social media and technology, unhealthy food environments and work pressures - that no family could tackle alone.
Handy infographic for clarified roles in a new social contract below:
Handy infographic for clarified roles in a new social contract below:
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For the full report - and appendices 🤓 - see here: ippr.org/articles/it-...
Comment, DM or email with your thoughts. I'd love to hear your reflections.
/ENDS
Comment, DM or email with your thoughts. I'd love to hear your reflections.
/ENDS
It takes a village: Empowering families and communities to improve children's health | IPPR
Improving children’s health has been a priority for decades. Yet, despite billions of pounds of investment and countless initiatives, outcomes are stagnati
ippr.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
For the full report - and appendices 🤓 - see here: ippr.org/articles/it-...
Comment, DM or email with your thoughts. I'd love to hear your reflections.
/ENDS
Comment, DM or email with your thoughts. I'd love to hear your reflections.
/ENDS
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1/ One of the privileges of writing 'It Takes A Village' with @ippr.org has been hearing from parents about what it’s really like raising healthy children today.
Together with a @publicfirst.bsky.social survey of 1,500+ parents, we held 6 focus groups across England.
Here are my key takeaways 👇
Together with a @publicfirst.bsky.social survey of 1,500+ parents, we held 6 focus groups across England.
Here are my key takeaways 👇
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
1/ One of the privileges of writing 'It Takes A Village' with @ippr.org has been hearing from parents about what it’s really like raising healthy children today.
Together with a @publicfirst.bsky.social survey of 1,500+ parents, we held 6 focus groups across England.
Here are my key takeaways 👇
Together with a @publicfirst.bsky.social survey of 1,500+ parents, we held 6 focus groups across England.
Here are my key takeaways 👇
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Today we begin the first week of hearings for Economic Response (Module 9) with opening statements from Lead Counsel and Core Participants.
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Today we begin the first week of hearings for Economic Response (Module 9) with opening statements from Lead Counsel and Core Participants.
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🎓 With news that a tax on tuition fees from international students is set to be included in Wednesday's Budget, it's worth revisiting our study from last year which looked at public attitudes towards these students 🧵 ⬇️
Majority say international students bring significant economic benefits, study finds | King's College London
Only one in 10 disagree with this view
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🎓 With news that a tax on tuition fees from international students is set to be included in Wednesday's Budget, it's worth revisiting our study from last year which looked at public attitudes towards these students 🧵 ⬇️
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There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
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How could this week's #Budget impact the #SocialCare sector?
Our expert Natasha Curry warns that for a sector under considerable financial pressure, any further shocks could have serious consequences for its stability.
Read our latest blog 👇 #AutumnBudget
Our expert Natasha Curry warns that for a sector under considerable financial pressure, any further shocks could have serious consequences for its stability.
Read our latest blog 👇 #AutumnBudget
No nasty surprises please: the budget hopes of a sector under pressure
After last year’s Autumn Budget added to the financial difficulties already being experienced within social care, Natasha Curry looks ahead to next week’s budget and stresses how vital it is that the…
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
How could this week's #Budget impact the #SocialCare sector?
Our expert Natasha Curry warns that for a sector under considerable financial pressure, any further shocks could have serious consequences for its stability.
Read our latest blog 👇 #AutumnBudget
Our expert Natasha Curry warns that for a sector under considerable financial pressure, any further shocks could have serious consequences for its stability.
Read our latest blog 👇 #AutumnBudget
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A 6% levy on international student fees was proposed in the Immigration White Paper. The impact is about £600 million, though very unevenly spread across institutions.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A 6% levy on international student fees was proposed in the Immigration White Paper. The impact is about £600 million, though very unevenly spread across institutions.
Reposted by Kate Ardern@KateAlvanley
Liberal Democrats vs Reform UK Ltd: who’s really the underdog?
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
@politicalsatirical.bsky.social
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
@politicalsatirical.bsky.social
Liberal Democrats vs Reform UK Ltd: who’s really the underdog?
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
centralbylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Liberal Democrats vs Reform UK Ltd: who’s really the underdog?
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
@politicalsatirical.bsky.social
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
@politicalsatirical.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage and an 'Extraordinary Lack of Curiosity' from UK Government and Intelligence Services Over Possible Russian Interference in Brexit – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/06/11/n...
Nigel Farage and an 'Extraordinary Lack of Curiosity' from UK Government and Intelligence Services Over Possible Russian Interference in Brexit
"It did strike me as ridiculous that, given the overt nationalism of the Leave.EU campaign, it was involved in discussions with representatives of the Russian Government"
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Nigel Farage and an 'Extraordinary Lack of Curiosity' from UK Government and Intelligence Services Over Possible Russian Interference in Brexit – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/06/11/n...
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The Five Questions Nigel Farage is Never Asked About Brexit, Trump and Russia – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/t...
The Five Questions Nigel Farage is Never Asked About Brexit, Trump and Russia
As the media provides the Reform Leader with a prominent platform, Peter Jukes considers all the concerning lines of enquiry that journalists never confront him with
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Five Questions Nigel Farage is Never Asked About Brexit, Trump and Russia – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/t...