Yeah because the world as it is is famously on the side of the workers Vs the billionaire and multi-billion pound companies. The billionaires are struggling and keep losing wealth and power to workers
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yeah because the world as it is is famously on the side of the workers Vs the billionaire and multi-billion pound companies. The billionaires are struggling and keep losing wealth and power to workers
It's the illusion of a functioning healthcare service but it's a house of cards
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's the illusion of a functioning healthcare service but it's a house of cards
a ballooning of non-doctor professionals that have less training but are encouraged to work beyond the scope of anyone but a doctor should be working. This means Wes Streeting can claim an increase in GP appointments when really it was a paramedic seeing you within a GP practice
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
a ballooning of non-doctor professionals that have less training but are encouraged to work beyond the scope of anyone but a doctor should be working. This means Wes Streeting can claim an increase in GP appointments when really it was a paramedic seeing you within a GP practice
The solution has been to increase the number of doctors from developing countries that work in "trust jobs" with worse conditions, support and pathways to advance. They are less likely to strike for fear of losing their visa. In addition governments have overseen...
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The solution has been to increase the number of doctors from developing countries that work in "trust jobs" with worse conditions, support and pathways to advance. They are less likely to strike for fear of losing their visa. In addition governments have overseen...
When doctors get to the end of training, they expect Consultant/GP jobs. The NHS isn't willing to fund those jobs or the facilities they require. They don't even have the capacity for current Consultants to carry out enough work, let alone an increase
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
When doctors get to the end of training, they expect Consultant/GP jobs. The NHS isn't willing to fund those jobs or the facilities they require. They don't even have the capacity for current Consultants to carry out enough work, let alone an increase
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The hero who grabbed the gun away is Ahmed el Ahmed
He's been identified. He was shot twice in the arm and hand, but it is doing well and expected to recover fine. His name is Ahmed al Ahmed
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Bondi hero who tackled shooter suffered two gunshot wounds
The hero who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as a father-of-two.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The hero who grabbed the gun away is Ahmed el Ahmed
Apologies for length but I feel that, given healthcare accounts for the largest portion of state spending it is often under covered and misunderstood by the media and very little effort is put into actually understanding the drivers behind many aspects including the current dispute over pay and jobs
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Apologies for length but I feel that, given healthcare accounts for the largest portion of state spending it is often under covered and misunderstood by the media and very little effort is put into actually understanding the drivers behind many aspects including the current dispute over pay and jobs
A conversation needs to be had about what the NHS can and can't afford to do with the public. Maybe you and others can push for it? Since 2008, NHS staff have had to subsidise it with real terms pay cuts. If the country can't afford the NHS without staff subsidising it then it can't afford the NHS
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A conversation needs to be had about what the NHS can and can't afford to do with the public. Maybe you and others can push for it? Since 2008, NHS staff have had to subsidise it with real terms pay cuts. If the country can't afford the NHS without staff subsidising it then it can't afford the NHS
Regarding our dispute, it's largely irrelevant and felt even more so by the resident doctor cohort. When public support was at a literal pots-and-pan banging crescendo, we were exposed to a pandemic with insufficient PPE and this is what was happening to our pay...
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Regarding our dispute, it's largely irrelevant and felt even more so by the resident doctor cohort. When public support was at a literal pots-and-pan banging crescendo, we were exposed to a pandemic with insufficient PPE and this is what was happening to our pay...
Finally, a comment on public support and the lens of the political podcast. Public polls are often cited on political podcasts and it is often appropriate given the people in politics get there through democratic vote. It makes sense in that context and ultimately they love and die on opinion
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Finally, a comment on public support and the lens of the political podcast. Public polls are often cited on political podcasts and it is often appropriate given the people in politics get there through democratic vote. It makes sense in that context and ultimately they love and die on opinion
On rushing to strike. The DHSC recommended yet another below inflation pay rise to the DDRB for next year. How can it feel like we're not exploring every avenue and just striking when we are in dispute about past pay and we already know the next uplift is going to be a real-terms pay cut?
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On rushing to strike. The DHSC recommended yet another below inflation pay rise to the DDRB for next year. How can it feel like we're not exploring every avenue and just striking when we are in dispute about past pay and we already know the next uplift is going to be a real-terms pay cut?
But there's nothing to say nurses have to go away and accept 4%. Indeed if nurses organised they would easily have more leverage and power than we do. It's not the BMAs fault they haven't. Nor can we afford to wait around for everyone else to organise.
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
But there's nothing to say nurses have to go away and accept 4%. Indeed if nurses organised they would easily have more leverage and power than we do. It's not the BMAs fault they haven't. Nor can we afford to wait around for everyone else to organise.
On pay and PR - appreciate the solidarity but disagree with some of your framing. You said there needs to be solidarity across the NHS and that nurses/cleaners have to go away and accept 4%.
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On pay and PR - appreciate the solidarity but disagree with some of your framing. You said there needs to be solidarity across the NHS and that nurses/cleaners have to go away and accept 4%.
In the offer this 1k is what is quadrupling but it's still an approx 33% overall increase rather than 300% increase! This is in the context of 60k applications for those 12k jobs last year and increasing numbers of unemployed doctors. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Escalating competition in NHS: implications for healthcare quality and workforce sustainability
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December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
In the offer this 1k is what is quadrupling but it's still an approx 33% overall increase rather than 300% increase! This is in the context of 60k applications for those 12k jobs last year and increasing numbers of unemployed doctors. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
First wanted to point out that training places have not been offered to be quadrupled or anywhere close! There are circa 12k training posts per year and the 10 year plan proposed an additional 1000 (nowhere near enough).
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
First wanted to point out that training places have not been offered to be quadrupled or anywhere close! There are circa 12k training posts per year and the 10 year plan proposed an additional 1000 (nowhere near enough).
Sounds like you need to read the peak of fiction
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sounds like you need to read the peak of fiction
Except he's never competently questioned on his actual brief by people who understand healthcare. And unfortunately, it seems journalists/commentators like yourself can't recognise that
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Except he's never competently questioned on his actual brief by people who understand healthcare. And unfortunately, it seems journalists/commentators like yourself can't recognise that
they're actually not a gimmick either. They're one of the tastiest apples
October 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
they're actually not a gimmick either. They're one of the tastiest apples
I wonder if he got it wrong or knew exactly what he was doing and it was just step 1... Regardless he needs to go in the bin forever
September 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I wonder if he got it wrong or knew exactly what he was doing and it was just step 1... Regardless he needs to go in the bin forever
The jobification of higher education. it's only function is to develop more productive workers in their eyes
September 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The jobification of higher education. it's only function is to develop more productive workers in their eyes
You went for a walk. That's a win that sometimes one can't motivate themselves to grasp. every day is for winning, some victories are just smaller than others
a man in a suit and tie is holding a glass of wine .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a glass of wine .
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September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
You went for a walk. That's a win that sometimes one can't motivate themselves to grasp. every day is for winning, some victories are just smaller than others