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Geoff Speight
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Retired Psychiatric nurse, teacher & academic. Interested in history of mental health care. Collector of UK picture postcards of mental hospitals.
Volunteer on local nature reserve. A miner's lad from Yorkshire, living in Lancashire.
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If you haven't heard yet, Liverpool Hope are proposing to make 39 members of academic staff redundant, with cuts disproportionately focused in Social Sciences and in particular #DisabilityStudies.

I can't put into words how devastating these cuts will be.

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
University 'to cut 39 jobs' as strike warning issued
According to a trade union, staff will be let go as soon as November
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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🦭 Forty seals have already been helped by a new centre in Northumberland that rescues seals suffering ordeals, including getting entangled in fishing nets. Grey #seal birthing season is in full swing leading to high demand for the centre's services.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Northumberland seal triage centre helps 40 in first months
Medics at The North East Seal Triage unit say they have worked
www.bbc.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Looks like someone has his own two tier response to law enforcement. 🤔
For years Nigel Farage has banged on about billionaire George Soros influencing the political climate in Britain and the rest of the world.

Now - Farage's Reform is poised to take a rumoured £100 million from Elon Musk and the right wing media doesn't bat an eyelid.
December 19, 2024 at 12:51 AM
What utter nonsense.Paying GPs more money to do what they should be doing anyway!!!
Cash incentives for GPs under Labour’s radical plan to cut NHS waiting lists
Doctors will be given £20 each time they consult with a specialist to see if there is an alternative to hospital visits
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM