Daryl Barton | Politics & Society 📊
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UK political commentary and public affairs.
Focused on accountability, policy, and clear analysis. 🗳️📑
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 👇
“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
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 👇
“UK graduates first” sounds strong.
Until you look at supervision, rotations, funding, and burnout.
Full piece here 👇
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
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
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
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
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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
Friday’s @theguardian.com front page: UK facing worst winter flu crisis within a fortnight as cases surge
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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
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
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
Turns out taking care of your body doesn’t cancel the fun — it just adds confidence.
Science-backed cheeks. You’re welcome. ✨🍑
#vaccinated #gaybluesky
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. 🧠⚖️
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
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. 🧠⚖️
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. 🧠⚖️
🌍⚙️ 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
🌍⚙️ 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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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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Why do these narratives still land? And why are we still stuck in them?
Full analysis here 👇🏾📰✍🏾”**
lnkd.in/dJJem6aD
💭🔥 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
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 👇🏾📰✍🏾”**
lnkd.in/dJJem6aD
Why do these narratives still land? And why are we still stuck in them?
Full analysis here 👇🏾📰✍🏾”**
lnkd.in/dJJem6aD
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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From austerity to welfare cuts to today’s NHS crisis, the record speaks for itself.
Full analysis here 👇🏾📰✍🏾”**
lnkd.in/dMd98Gdh
🔥 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
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 👇🏾📰✍🏾”**
lnkd.in/dMd98Gdh
From austerity to welfare cuts to today’s NHS crisis, the record speaks for itself.
Full analysis here 👇🏾📰✍🏾”**
lnkd.in/dMd98Gdh
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
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. 📰⚖️
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
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. 🗳️📊