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Brenda Kelly
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Interested in politics, people and painting pictures. Nurse 💙
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kityates.bsky.social
Bitterly disappointing that the UK has lost its Measles elimination status again.

"UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established"
UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake
UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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ayoub.bsky.social
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.

It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
The Legislation Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will: 1) Leave the ECHR 2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. 3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill: This Bill will: Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act." The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years: Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT) Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order. These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR. Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds. If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight. Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence Re-entry after deportation will be… The Operational Plan We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property. Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000 Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes. This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month. Initial Voluntary Return Window A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this. The Deportation Flights The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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radiobeartime.com
The UK National Health Service has very clear information on all major medical conditions.

It is browsable by all

Never EVER rely on an LLM for health advice

www.nhs.uk/conditions/
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Jeez. This is completely insane. How has this been allowed to happen?
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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katebevan.com
Oh my goodness, this is such a lovely story www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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drrachelclarke.com
Here's the NHS's excellent vaccine information.

I have no agenda - except wanting patients, people, to be as healthy as possible. I have no links to Pharma, make no money from Pharma. But I've seen patients die because they didn't get vaccinated - & this is heartbreaking.

www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/
Vaccinations
Find out about NHS vaccinations for babies, children and adults, including why they're important and how to get them.
www.nhs.uk
May 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social
Brexit led to rise in hospital death rates because EU nurses were replaced by less qualified staff, academic study says - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
May 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
Libraries are vanishing – but Essex fought back. Now, they're evolving into vibrant community hubs for the 21st century.

There have been 800 library closures nationally since 2010 – nearly a fifth of the total. In Essex, however, vigorous public campaigning stopped it. ❤️🙌
How to save libraries and what to do with them next
Libraries are vanishing – but Essex fought back. Now, they're evolving into vibrant community hubs for the 21st century
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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grudkevich.bsky.social
The left map shows the parts of Germany with the highest percentage of Syrian refugees.

The right map shows public support for the anti-migrant AfD.

Something to keep in mind when reading stories that posit a direct link between refugee numbers and support for the far-right.
February 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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snellarthur.bsky.social
Because there's no need for trusted global news that isn't owned by an oligarch. No need at all.
January 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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airspotrob.bsky.social
When a team of doctors, scientists and engineers at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the University of Cambridge placed an air filtration machine in COVID-19 wards, they found that it removed almost all traces of airborne SARS-CoV-2.

airspothealth.myshopify.com/a/blog/air-f...
January 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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annashelton.bsky.social
I’m recovering from a ‘failed’ hysteroscopy. It’s the only ‘oscopy’ performed without anaesthetic because forcing women to endure pain saves the NHS £££ each yr. The leaflet said take paracetamol. I almost threw up/passed out from severe pain. Pls sign: chng.it/YwCzLdfyTP
February 11, 2024 at 12:38 PM
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drcarriep.bsky.social
📢Launched today: The Gender Pain Gap consultation on Pain in Sexual & Reproductive Health Procedures (UK).

Aim: To understand experiences, priorities & views of people with experience of painful procedures.

openeducation.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Open to 31 Jan. Please share widely!
A flyer which says: We would love to hear from you. Are you Over 18? Living in the UK? Have you experienced pain during: smear test, colposcopy, hysteroscopy, IUD (coil) fitting, assisted conception or abortion? If so, please follow the QR code to complete an online survey which will help us to improve understanding of pain during these procedures. For any questions about the study please contact the lead researcher carrie.purcell@open.ac.uk. The Open University logo.
January 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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josiegz.bsky.social
"Living your life to impress other men by hating women is one of the most embarrassing things I can imagine. Looking up to any of these men for how to live your life is even sadder."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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stoneyboboney.bsky.social
Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night.

Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App

TOGGLE OFF.

You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
Screenshot of a phone setting highlighting the “learn from this app” invasion of privacy, courtesy of Siri, toggled on. The app is a password manager, which is concerning.
January 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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alisonleary1.bsky.social
In 50 years worth of inquiries into catastrophic failures in healthcare the normalisation of poor care features greatly.
People then ask how this happens. This is how it happens. No red line.
January 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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josiahmortimer.bsky.social
As others including Carole Caddwaladr have flagged, X/Elon Musk has registered a new UK company

Having a UK company (which is trading) is essential to being able to donate to a UK party

Could be other reasons, but the timing is a significant red flag...
New company recorded on Companies House, X.AI London Ltd Elon Musk is listed as the sole person with significant control
January 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
WaPo cartoonist resigns after Post rejects her cartoon of billionaires paying tribute to Donald Trump, one of whom happens to be her boss, Jeff Bezos.

Satire has literally died.

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
Takes a few seconds to vote. No need to tick boxes or add emails
maxbrockbank.com Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · Jan 1
This clickbait poll on Khan's knighthood was at 85/15, now it's down again to 73/27.

Set them straight. Link does not artificially inflate Express's traffic figures.

You can scroll down to see the results; no need to enter an email.

xd.wayin.com/display/cont...
Do you agree with Sadiq Khan’s knighthood?
xd.wayin.com
January 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
I can’t believe there are all these idiots who want to go back to when people just used to shit themselves to death 75 percent of the time
January 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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katermn.bsky.social
Merry Christmas!

Thinking of my amazing colleagues working in the NHS this Christmas, but also those trying to save lives in unimaginable circumstances elsewhere.

Wishing for peace in 2025. 🙏
December 24, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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carolinejmolloy.bsky.social
Call me suspicious, but I want to hear they’re going to increase “health visitors” (ie - a regulated, statutorily protected term, denoting high level of qualification), not “health visiting” (which I rather suspect might be about to be done by someone less qualified…).
davewwest.bsky.social Dave West @ HSJ @davewwest.bsky.social · Dec 1
More focus on health visiting and family hubs is on the way - according to Pat McFadden in the Sunday Times

Health visitor numbers have been falling since 2016
December 1, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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iandunt.bsky.social
I mean this obviously can't stand. You can't have a foreign extremist, who used social media to encourage & facilitate far-right violence, plough huge donations to his favoured British political party.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-elo...
Is Elon Musk Planning To Make A 'F*** You Starmer' $100 Million Donation To Reform UK?
The tech billionaire has been at war with the PM for months.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 2:32 PM