SysEngShep
@sysengshep.bsky.social
Engineer Conservationist
I work for the NHS but not in a clinical role - one of those thousands of unrecognised workers quietly keeping the thing running in the background.
I work for the NHS but not in a clinical role - one of those thousands of unrecognised workers quietly keeping the thing running in the background.
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Made in Britain? The Uncomfortable Questions Reform UK Won’t Answer
Made in Britain? The Uncomfortable Questions Reform UK Won’t Answer - Dorset Eye
Reform UK is facing mounting scrutiny after reports suggested the party may have misled the public over the origin of its promotional merchandise, despite prominently presenting it as “made in…
dorseteye.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Made in Britain? The Uncomfortable Questions Reform UK Won’t Answer
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The new US-UK pharma deal could cause 15,000+ preventable deaths annually. The UK is redirecting £3bn from #NHS patient care to boost pharma profits - with no guaranteed investment in return.
Patients will pay with their lives.
peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/16/u...
Patients will pay with their lives.
peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/16/u...
US–UK pharma deal sacrifices patients for profit : Peoples Dispatch
Access to medicines activists warn the new US–UK pharma deal will have catastrophic impacts, including thousands of preventable deaths each year.
peoplesdispatch.org
December 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The new US-UK pharma deal could cause 15,000+ preventable deaths annually. The UK is redirecting £3bn from #NHS patient care to boost pharma profits - with no guaranteed investment in return.
Patients will pay with their lives.
peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/16/u...
Patients will pay with their lives.
peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/16/u...
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Of 128 journalists killed globally last year, 56 were Palestinian, the International Federation of Journalists said.
Palestine was the deadliest place to be a journalist in 2025: Media union
Of 128 journalists killed globally last year, 56 were Palestinian, the International Federation of Journalists said.
www.aljazeera.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Of 128 journalists killed globally last year, 56 were Palestinian, the International Federation of Journalists said.
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That’s 2025 wrapped.
Record-breaking local election wins. Leading the charge on the NHS and care, sewage and the cost of living. Taking the fight to Farage and Trump.
And we’re ready for more in 2026… 🔶
Record-breaking local election wins. Leading the charge on the NHS and care, sewage and the cost of living. Taking the fight to Farage and Trump.
And we’re ready for more in 2026… 🔶
Ed Davey's New Year Message
As Britain enters a new year of politics, the Liberal Democrats continue to make gains.
From challenging Donald Trump and Nigel Farage, to standing up for Gaza, the BBC, carers and Britain’s place…
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
That’s 2025 wrapped.
Record-breaking local election wins. Leading the charge on the NHS and care, sewage and the cost of living. Taking the fight to Farage and Trump.
And we’re ready for more in 2026… 🔶
Record-breaking local election wins. Leading the charge on the NHS and care, sewage and the cost of living. Taking the fight to Farage and Trump.
And we’re ready for more in 2026… 🔶
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Keir Starmer used to be a member
of a Labour Shadow Cabinet
which promoted an ethical foreign policy
of a Labour Shadow Cabinet
which promoted an ethical foreign policy
December 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Keir Starmer used to be a member
of a Labour Shadow Cabinet
which promoted an ethical foreign policy
of a Labour Shadow Cabinet
which promoted an ethical foreign policy
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Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
38d.gs
December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
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This is a ticking time bomb for the NHS and for children’s health in particular. People are being forced to spend hundreds or even thousands on private care, while others are resorting to DIY dentistry.
Liberal Democrats are calling for an urgent rescue plan for NHS dentistry.
Liberal Democrats are calling for an urgent rescue plan for NHS dentistry.
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is a ticking time bomb for the NHS and for children’s health in particular. People are being forced to spend hundreds or even thousands on private care, while others are resorting to DIY dentistry.
Liberal Democrats are calling for an urgent rescue plan for NHS dentistry.
Liberal Democrats are calling for an urgent rescue plan for NHS dentistry.
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I'm old enough to remember when
the British media derided and sneered at
countries which held political prisoners
for lengthy periods without trial
as uncivilized banana republics
Now they totally ignore
British political prisoners
on hunger strike
hoping they die quietly
That's 'progress'
the British media derided and sneered at
countries which held political prisoners
for lengthy periods without trial
as uncivilized banana republics
Now they totally ignore
British political prisoners
on hunger strike
hoping they die quietly
That's 'progress'
December 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'm old enough to remember when
the British media derided and sneered at
countries which held political prisoners
for lengthy periods without trial
as uncivilized banana republics
Now they totally ignore
British political prisoners
on hunger strike
hoping they die quietly
That's 'progress'
the British media derided and sneered at
countries which held political prisoners
for lengthy periods without trial
as uncivilized banana republics
Now they totally ignore
British political prisoners
on hunger strike
hoping they die quietly
That's 'progress'
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BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
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It is now abundantly clear that Putin is completely controlling Trump...
December 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It is now abundantly clear that Putin is completely controlling Trump...
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Why the next 12 months will determine whether British politics steps back from the brink, or embraces a dark future under Nigel Farage and the far-right
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/my-six-pol...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/my-six-pol...
My Six Political Predictions for 2026
The next 12 months will determine whether British politics steps back from the brink, or embraces a truly dark future under Nigel Farage and the far-right
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Why the next 12 months will determine whether British politics steps back from the brink, or embraces a dark future under Nigel Farage and the far-right
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/my-six-pol...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/my-six-pol...
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🤡 Brexiteers now reduced to defending their brexit shitshow with
“Don’t blame us - blame the people in power.”
But they chose the policy, set the red lines, poisoned the debate, and made the promises.
🧵
“Don’t blame us - blame the people in power.”
But they chose the policy, set the red lines, poisoned the debate, and made the promises.
🧵
December 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🤡 Brexiteers now reduced to defending their brexit shitshow with
“Don’t blame us - blame the people in power.”
But they chose the policy, set the red lines, poisoned the debate, and made the promises.
🧵
“Don’t blame us - blame the people in power.”
But they chose the policy, set the red lines, poisoned the debate, and made the promises.
🧵
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Merry Christmas Nigel Farage!
December 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Merry Christmas Nigel Farage!
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UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
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Damn right! No excuse for it!
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Damn right! No excuse for it!
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Merry Christmas to the majority!
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Reform UK do NOT have the public on side, no matter what they say!
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Reform UK do NOT have the public on side, no matter what they say!
December 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Merry Christmas to the majority!
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Reform UK do NOT have the public on side, no matter what they say!
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Reform UK do NOT have the public on side, no matter what they say!
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Goodbye, Monkey Cage - not as infinite as I imagined
December 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Goodbye, Monkey Cage - not as infinite as I imagined
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This year’s Presidential Christmas card.
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This year’s Presidential Christmas card.
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“Brexit was a national experiment in Farage’s political project. The British people were convinced to demolish their own economy in order to get rid of Polish plumbers. And the result was catastrophic.”
inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
Nigel Farage’s great project is to destroy the country he claims to love
In a normal nation his career would have been over years ago – but this is not a normal nation
inews.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
“Brexit was a national experiment in Farage’s political project. The British people were convinced to demolish their own economy in order to get rid of Polish plumbers. And the result was catastrophic.”
inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
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Tell that to the Palestine Action hunger strikers.
December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Tell that to the Palestine Action hunger strikers.
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Greta Thunberg arrested for standing in solidarity with Palestine hunger strikers. Pensioners charged under terrorism legislation for holding placards opposing genocide Jury trials stripped away. Arabic words criminalised. Judges hand-picked by the government to oversee judicial reviews.👇
December 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Greta Thunberg arrested for standing in solidarity with Palestine hunger strikers. Pensioners charged under terrorism legislation for holding placards opposing genocide Jury trials stripped away. Arabic words criminalised. Judges hand-picked by the government to oversee judicial reviews.👇
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Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
December 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"