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Andrew Grey

@asgrey.bsky.social

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I write about ethics, politics and healthcare. I work in healthcare education, and I'm co-host of The Right Work podcast. Here for all of the above + cats. What does 'dignity' mean in the assisted dying debate? Read my report for Theos: bit.ly/4hIeIb2

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · 19d

There’s a big list of requirements for @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and @lucympowell.bsky.social as Labour’s deputy leadership candidates!

@hannahmerich.bsky.social & I argue that central among them is giving this Labour govt a compelling story & vision, drawing on our rich history of ideas:

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 19d

Labour's deputy leadership candidates need to tell a story that reconnects Labour with its history and traditions.

‘Labour’s Deputy Leader should articulate our future – by learning from our past’ – LabourList

As our party is now in the midst of a deputy leadership contest that was unthinkable a few weeks ago, there’s no shortage of opinions…

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · 11d

“Yet this is the problem. Debate and intellectual discourse no longer define this Labour Party.”

Bingo - this is why @hannahmerich.bsky.social and I argue that our next deputy leader needs to change that in @labourlist.bsky.social:

labourlist.org/2025/09/labo...

Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · 11d

Plato said it best: “Either philosophers must become rulers, or the people who are now rulers become real, true philosophers”

The Labour Party needs a deputy leader who will articulate a Labour philosophy and vision, to give this government a compelling narrative and vision for Britain:

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 19d

Labour's deputy leadership candidates need to tell a story that reconnects Labour with its history and traditions.

‘Labour’s Deputy Leader should articulate our future – by learning from our past’ – LabourList

As our party is now in the midst of a deputy leadership contest that was unthinkable a few weeks ago, there’s no shortage of opinions…

labourlist.org

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 12d

I realise the audience for this would just be "me, and also maybe other foreigners" but I would love to read something on why Brits, who are happy to live in a country where their every movement outside is filmed by CCTV, hate the idea of having ID cards, something plenty of countries happily have

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 16d

I'll have more to say on Reform's proposals to scrap ILR at some point but for now I'll just note this - anyone telling you this is a popular idea doesn't know the polling. Overwhelming majority of public back giving people who work and pay taxes most or all rights after 5 years or less

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LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 19d

Labour's deputy leadership candidates need to tell a story that reconnects Labour with its history and traditions.

‘Labour’s Deputy Leader should articulate our future – by learning from our past’ – LabourList

As our party is now in the midst of a deputy leadership contest that was unthinkable a few weeks ago, there’s no shortage of opinions…

labourlist.org

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · 19d

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 19d

Labour's deputy leadership candidates need to tell a story that reconnects Labour with its history and traditions.

‘Labour’s Deputy Leader should articulate our future – by learning from our past’ – LabourList

As our party is now in the midst of a deputy leadership contest that was unthinkable a few weeks ago, there’s no shortage of opinions…

labourlist.org

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · 28d

Really enjoyed this evening’s @renewaljournal.bsky.social lecture from Anneliese Dodds.

She’s right that delivery in government is necessary but not sufficient. Labour must protect democracy and be a voice for humans in the age of AI.

#Labour #AI #democracy

Renewal @renewaljournal.bsky.social · Aug 15

Renewal is excited to announce Dr. Anneliese Dodds MP as the inaugural speaker for our new annual Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture.

The Lecture will be held on Tuesday 9th September at City St. George's University.

Register for free here: www.eventbrite.com/e/renewal-pr...?

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Philosophy Bits @philosophybits.com · Jul 13

“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; ...and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.”

— Thomas Paine

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · Jul 7

It's maddening to me how much Covid is at the root of so many of today's crises and we just...don't talk about it?

Take the spike in children needing SEND provision. Did anything huge and traumatic happen recently that might have affected thousands of kids? No? Must be parents making it up

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · Jun 20

If MPs aren't 100% convinced that safeguards for vulnerable people are watertight, their obligation is to vote against the #TerminallyIllAdults Bill today. #AssistedDying

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · May 30

just saw a headline about "Britain's most woke roundabout" and I think I'm done

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · May 29

Please can we go back to those days?

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · May 29

To take my tongue out of my cheek, the joy of having worked on a daily newsletter for the best part of 12 years now is having a physical reminder that I am not being nostalgic - the dominant question from 2013 to 2021 really wasn’t “how will this play electorally” EVERY DAY.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · May 29

What George doesn't understand is that in the UK, we decided in 2020 that 'governing' was actually a tedious distraction from 'speculating about, and positioning for, the next general election'. It's core to our culture and it is *very* disrespectful to criticise it.

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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · May 20

Farage has made at least nine trips abroad, including eight to the US, since last year’s general election, with many of them either funded by donors or undertaken for paid employment such as speeches.

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · May 9

Just realised the 2015 UK general election was *10* years ago this week.

Wild that we dodged the bullet of chaos with @edmilibandmp.bsky.social and enjoyed a decade of uninterrupted stability and growth.

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · May 9

If you’re curious about why this is, I wrote about it for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social:

progressive.org/latest/insid...

Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · May 4

Exactly this. If people object to Blue Labour, then articulate an alternative philosophy and vision that incorporates those values. Otherwise there's just a vacuum, and it shouldn't be a surprise if people are drawn to a movement that at least attempts to fill it.

Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · May 3

Not sure it’s the time to start impersonating someone, but I guess if it’s going well…

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Apr 29

Exercise can counter side-effects of cancer treatment, biggest review of its kind shows

Exercise such as aerobic and resistance training and yoga found to reduce heart and nerve damage and brain fog Exercise can counter the detrimental effects of cancer treatment, according to the most comprehensive review of its kind. Several studies have evaluated how physical activity affects the health outcomes of patients with the disease, but significant gaps in the evidence have remained until now. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Apr 20

Happy Easter to all who are celebrating today.

This season of renewal invites us all to believe in the triumph of light over darkness, life over death, love over hate.

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · Apr 19

Another annual myth, just like the ‘Winterval’ one that’s been circulating since I was a kid

Full Fact @fullfact.org · Apr 19

No, Cadbury hasn’t removed the word ‘Easter’ from its chocolate eggs, and they aren’t certified halal either (although they say most of their chocolate is suitable for those following a halal diet).

UK Cadbury chocolate eggs do say ‘Easter’ on them - Full Fact

The company says its Easter eggs aren’t halal certified either, contrary to what has been claimed online.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Apr 19

💯 this!!!

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Amanda Knox @amandaknox.com · Apr 17

Not just for this administration, but for the next. If you're a Trump supporter or Republican, do you really want the next Democratic administration to defy court orders whenever they feel like it?

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Lucy Rigby KC MP @lucyrigby.bsky.social · Apr 14

👨‍⚕️🏥 ❤️‍🩹 This Labour Government is fixing our NHS ❤️‍🩹🏥🧑‍⚕️

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Andrew Grey @asgrey.bsky.social · Apr 12

Wild that Londoners have collectively accepted that being served a glass of soda water with a teaspoonful of aperol and a thimbleful of prosecco should cost £12. All served by someone whose entire body language tells us they loathe every part of our being.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Apr 10

Kurt Vonnegut man

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope:
"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man.
You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?
And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by.
And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around
And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around.
And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."

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