Clive Needle
@cliveneedle.bsky.social
Still interested in our fascinating, fragile, fallible world. Especially Europe.
Still campaigning, creating in my head.
Just not so much in my legs now.
Still campaigning, creating in my head.
Just not so much in my legs now.
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Guess what? #VaccinesWork.
They protect us against more than 30 deadly diseases. Choose science, choose health. #HumanlyPossible
They protect us against more than 30 deadly diseases. Choose science, choose health. #HumanlyPossible
May 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Guess what? #VaccinesWork.
They protect us against more than 30 deadly diseases. Choose science, choose health. #HumanlyPossible
They protect us against more than 30 deadly diseases. Choose science, choose health. #HumanlyPossible
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Looking for a new history podcast? Look no further! Journey Through Time with David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell is fantastic - a perfect blend of storytelling, intrigue, surprise, analysis and contemporary resonance. Informative, educational and entertaining!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
Journey Through Time
History Podcast · Updated weekly · Forgotten stories from history and how they shaped the way we live today.
Hear about the ordinary people from history and the extraordinary impact they’ve had on the...
podcasts.apple.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Looking for a new history podcast? Look no further! Journey Through Time with David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell is fantastic - a perfect blend of storytelling, intrigue, surprise, analysis and contemporary resonance. Informative, educational and entertaining!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
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The Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives has published its final report, warning of the challenges and costs of rising health-related job loss. We digest the findings and summarise key actions for government.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3RNJAuR
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3RNJAuR
April 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives has published its final report, warning of the challenges and costs of rising health-related job loss. We digest the findings and summarise key actions for government.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3RNJAuR
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3RNJAuR
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We often enjoyed Colchester Mercury company staging of plays, now noticeably cut back, mentioned here.Theatre & studio still work to attract, entertain, include, but harder times for creators & inspirers.
BBC News - Big drop in plays staged by theatres over past decade
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Big drop in plays staged by theatres over past decade
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Big drop in plays staged by theatres over past decade
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres is down by almost a third.
www.bbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
We often enjoyed Colchester Mercury company staging of plays, now noticeably cut back, mentioned here.Theatre & studio still work to attract, entertain, include, but harder times for creators & inspirers.
BBC News - Big drop in plays staged by theatres over past decade
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Big drop in plays staged by theatres over past decade
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Thanks primarily to vaccines, child deaths decreased from 11 million in 1990 to 4.5 million deaths in 2022 — over 55% ⬇️.
Thank you to the @ec.europa.eu and the Gates Foundation for their decision to co-host Gavi’s replenishment in June this year. I urge all donors to contribute.
#ForOurFuture
Thank you to the @ec.europa.eu and the Gates Foundation for their decision to co-host Gavi’s replenishment in June this year. I urge all donors to contribute.
#ForOurFuture
April 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Thanks primarily to vaccines, child deaths decreased from 11 million in 1990 to 4.5 million deaths in 2022 — over 55% ⬇️.
Thank you to the @ec.europa.eu and the Gates Foundation for their decision to co-host Gavi’s replenishment in June this year. I urge all donors to contribute.
#ForOurFuture
Thank you to the @ec.europa.eu and the Gates Foundation for their decision to co-host Gavi’s replenishment in June this year. I urge all donors to contribute.
#ForOurFuture
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Tomorrow’s #WorldHealthDay is a cause for celebration, and a call to action.
More mothers and children are surviving today than ever before.
But still, every 7 seconds, a mother or baby dies a preventable death.
More mothers and children are surviving today than ever before.
But still, every 7 seconds, a mother or baby dies a preventable death.
April 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Tomorrow’s #WorldHealthDay is a cause for celebration, and a call to action.
More mothers and children are surviving today than ever before.
But still, every 7 seconds, a mother or baby dies a preventable death.
More mothers and children are surviving today than ever before.
But still, every 7 seconds, a mother or baby dies a preventable death.
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#OnThisDay - 6 April 1912, Joyce Millicent Pallot was born. A noted #Colchester based artist, she is perhaps best remembered along with her husband #HenryCollins, for her work on concrete murals.
More:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_a...
henryandjoycecollins.co.uk
More:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_a...
henryandjoycecollins.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 6:17 AM
#OnThisDay - 6 April 1912, Joyce Millicent Pallot was born. A noted #Colchester based artist, she is perhaps best remembered along with her husband #HenryCollins, for her work on concrete murals.
More:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_a...
henryandjoycecollins.co.uk
More:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_a...
henryandjoycecollins.co.uk
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Taxing wealth is better than a wealth tax eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco... An offering from me….
Taxing wealth is better than a wealth tax
Inequality of wealth matters more than inequality of income. We should tax the rich more. But a blanket wealth tax is not the solution.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
April 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Taxing wealth is better than a wealth tax eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco... An offering from me….
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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
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America.
Shameful.
Shameful.
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
America.
Shameful.
Shameful.
Don't have to be a Quaker to condemn this...
BBC News - Quakers condemn six arrests at meeting house
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Quakers condemn six arrests at meeting house
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Quakers in Britain condemn six arrests of Youth Demand at meeting house
Police raided the property where pro-Palestine Youth Demand were meeting on Thursday.
www.bbc.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Don't have to be a Quaker to condemn this...
BBC News - Quakers condemn six arrests at meeting house
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Quakers condemn six arrests at meeting house
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The average UK worker is paying a lower effective tax rate than their US equivalent (19%).
Great stat via @tomcalver.bsky.social.
Great stat via @tomcalver.bsky.social.
March 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The average UK worker is paying a lower effective tax rate than their US equivalent (19%).
Great stat via @tomcalver.bsky.social.
Great stat via @tomcalver.bsky.social.
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Terrific reporting by @nytimes.com. Shame the British media can’t expose this for themselves. Will only fuel suspicion that Farage and his Brexit gang are - and have always been - a Putinist front
Major Reform U.K. Donor Sold Weapons Parts to Russian Supplier
The aerospace company H.R. Smith Group was an early backer of the party after Nigel Farage became leader. Reform has faced criticism over comments seen as supporting Moscow.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Terrific reporting by @nytimes.com. Shame the British media can’t expose this for themselves. Will only fuel suspicion that Farage and his Brexit gang are - and have always been - a Putinist front
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Met not fit for purpose. Again.
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Met not fit for purpose. Again.
Caught this screening. Ridiculous. No-one could believe a nuclear power today would share attack details...
drstrangelove.ntlive.com
drstrangelove.ntlive.com
National Theatre Live: Dr Strangelove | Official Website | In Cinemas now
BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge) plays four roles in the world premiere adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove, co-adapted by Armando Iannucci and Sean Fole...
drstrangelove.ntlive.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Caught this screening. Ridiculous. No-one could believe a nuclear power today would share attack details...
drstrangelove.ntlive.com
drstrangelove.ntlive.com
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🚨new Indie SAGE report on childhood diseases!
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
March 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🚨new Indie SAGE report on childhood diseases!
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
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🧵 1/ Corporate corruption is a major but often overlooked threat to public health. Our new @thelancet.bsky.social commentary, led by Helen Walls with Dina Balabanova, argues that industries harming health should be called out for what they are: corrupt.
March 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
🧵 1/ Corporate corruption is a major but often overlooked threat to public health. Our new @thelancet.bsky.social commentary, led by Helen Walls with Dina Balabanova, argues that industries harming health should be called out for what they are: corrupt.
Absolutely
8/ Public health advocates must push for stronger accountability & transparency. When corporate power undermines health, it’s not just bad business—it’s corruption. 💰🚨
Full version of paper here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Full version of paper here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The need to call out corporate corruption in health
The 2023 Lancet Series on the commercial determinants of health1 highlighted how commercial
organisations shape health policies, both positively and negatively. Some negative
actions, such as spreadin...
www.thelancet.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Absolutely
Guardian letter of the day - and I am a HMHB fan
March 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Guardian letter of the day - and I am a HMHB fan
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How a false Net Zero claim became ‘news’:
'Late that afternoon a tweet by Reform UK Ltd MP and GB News presenter Richard Tice caught my eye. He was claiming that Net Zero was the cause of the Heathrow shutdown, and that the issue was a “refusal to have diesel generators”.'
@monkemma.bsky.social
'Late that afternoon a tweet by Reform UK Ltd MP and GB News presenter Richard Tice caught my eye. He was claiming that Net Zero was the cause of the Heathrow shutdown, and that the issue was a “refusal to have diesel generators”.'
@monkemma.bsky.social
How a false Net Zero claim became ‘news’: the right-wing disinformation loop
This direct debunk and mini-lesson on how the right-wing media ecosystem can work may help you to spot and critique these types of ‘stories’ in the future
bylines.cymru
March 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
How a false Net Zero claim became ‘news’:
'Late that afternoon a tweet by Reform UK Ltd MP and GB News presenter Richard Tice caught my eye. He was claiming that Net Zero was the cause of the Heathrow shutdown, and that the issue was a “refusal to have diesel generators”.'
@monkemma.bsky.social
'Late that afternoon a tweet by Reform UK Ltd MP and GB News presenter Richard Tice caught my eye. He was claiming that Net Zero was the cause of the Heathrow shutdown, and that the issue was a “refusal to have diesel generators”.'
@monkemma.bsky.social
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Small article in guardian on lessons we haven’t learned in covid but one we have learned that this article got wrong was that masks DO work against infection and unsure what harms their expert darkly alluded to. Excellent comprehensive review on masks here
Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review - PubMed
SUMMARYThis narrative review and meta-analysis summarizes a broad evidence base on the benefits-and also the practicalities, disbenefits, harms and personal, sociocultural and environmental impacts-of...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Small article in guardian on lessons we haven’t learned in covid but one we have learned that this article got wrong was that masks DO work against infection and unsure what harms their expert darkly alluded to. Excellent comprehensive review on masks here