And delays mean death. A 20 year old woman from Gaza died in Pisa last week - she was in a “severe state of deterioration”.

Slightly odd story from the BBC, which “understands” … what was in @theobserveruk.bsky.social yesterday.

MSF doctors:

Children from Gaza who need surgery have been taken to Jordan and Lebanon, but they can’t get surgery because they’re too malnourished to heal afterwards.

observer.co.uk/news/interna...

But if you have thought about it, you might have noticed that there’s a lot more food being pushed at you at the moment. Surprise surprise, it’s not apples and salads.

The amount the UK spends on sickness and disability benefits for working age people is much lower than most other comparable countries - see this IFS chart of share of GDP:

Other points: although rising numbers of people are economically inactive, the UK has more people working than most other OECD nations, as the OBR shows.

It's a rabbit hole - just don't get into synths otherwise you'll end up selling your vital organs so buy this to play Pop Corn:

There will be people saying "oh this is all about refugees" but the rise in UK nationals sleeping rough is up 22%

This bit is possibly the best: “Englishness survived … the Romans, the Saxons…” could only be written who has no idea about the history of England.

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Big Tech is now Big Bro

Clearly “plug further fiscal gaps by raising income tax not spending cuts” means, er, austerity.

Okay here’s my favourite:

HOW much?

41-ish. I think I got a dance music boost.

Big growth but 500k daily users isn’t yet a huge amount. www.similarweb.com/blog/wp-cont...

Look at the rise since the pandemic. Look at the impacts on people with disabilities. And look at how more than half of the children in poverty are in families with three or more children. It's not the first time charities like @suttontrust.bsky.social and the Trussell Trust have pointed this out.