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Daryl Barton | Politics & Society 📊
@dimondd.bsky.social
UK political commentary and public affairs.
Focused on accountability, policy, and clear analysis. 🗳️📑
I’ve written a breakdown of Wes Streeting’s NHS workforce plan — not the headline version, but what happens when you interrogate it.

“UK graduates first” sounds strong.
Until you look at supervision, rotations, funding, and burnout.

Full piece here 👇
#nhstraining | Darryl Barton TFAAM
The Training Place Mirage — Can Wes Streeting’s NHS Plan Actually Work? 🇬🇧🩺 This follow-up digs into the part of Streeting’s speech that seemed tidy on the surface but collapses the second you appl...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
KFC open on Christmas Day 🍗🎄
I’ve said this year that Christmas doesn’t feel like Christmas, and this confirms why.

People matter. But we’ve lost shared pauses.

We’re more fragmented now, drifting toward an always on, US-style convenience culture. KFC isn’t the cause, it’s the symptom.

#fragment
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Friday’s @theguardian.com front page: UK facing worst winter flu crisis within a fortnight as cases surge
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December 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Vaccinated, protected, and still causing mild chaos 😏💉
Turns out taking care of your body doesn’t cancel the fun — it just adds confidence.
Science-backed cheeks. You’re welcome. ✨🍑

#vaccinated #gaybluesky
December 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Bad leadership doesn’t just make systems inefficient — it drives out the people who actually care. 🚪
The result? Hollow institutions, low trust, and permanent decline.

This isn’t new. It’s structural. Promote the wrong people, and the best will always walk. 🧠⚖️
December 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🌍⚙️ We’re taught “common sense” that isn’t ours. Fairness, empathy and community aren’t radical — they’re human. I thought I was centre-right once, but after real talk, Brexit, Covid and listening, I realised: I’ve always been left. Compassion isn’t “woke” — it’s human.

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🇬🇧 🔥 The System Twisted Our Minds: How Education Made Right-Wing Thinking Feel “Normal” 🧠📚 | Darryl Barton TFAAM
A deep dive into how schools, media and society condition us to see right-wing ideas as ‘common sense’, even though fairness, solidarity and cooperation are our natural instincts.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A fresh piece looking at why Britain keeps recycling the same political tropes — Cold War clichés, culture-war myths, and nostalgia politics. 🇬🇧🧠🔥

Why do these narratives still land? And why are we still stuck in them?
Full analysis here 👇🏾📰✍🏾”**

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💭🔥 The Conversation That Broke the Spell (And Why Britain Is Still Trapped in the Same Mindset in 2025)
A Long-Form Breakdown of the Beliefs, Patterns, Deflections, and Culture-War Reflexes Holding the UK Back ✍️ Why I’m Writing This Article I’m writing this — and honestly, I’ve written it from a place ...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I’ve published a breakdown on George Osborne’s latest comments — and why he shouldn’t be lecturing the UK on economic ‘inevitabilities.’ 🗳️

From austerity to welfare cuts to today’s NHS crisis, the record speaks for itself.
Full analysis here 👇🏾📰✍🏾”**

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🔥 George Osborne Helped Burn the House Down — Now He’s Complaining About the Smoke
💼 George Osborne says “tax rises are inevitable.” And honestly — you couldn’t write it.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Politics shapes the reality we live in every day. My aim here is to break down decisions, promises, and public statements with clarity — focusing on what’s actually happening beyond the headlines. 📰⚖️
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Starting this space to share clear, honest commentary on UK politics — from policy decisions to leadership accountability. I’m here for real discussion, real analysis, and cutting through the noise. 🗳️📊
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM