Linda Heap
@lindaheap.bsky.social
Retired accountant, grandmother,
Evertonian, Southport Community Independent member
Evertonian, Southport Community Independent member
please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop 24-hour slots venues killing our high streets
My mum, Wendy, was preyed on by a 24-hour slots venue in the town where I live, Stockport, when she was undergoing cancer treatment. Wendy spent hours each day gambling on the machines, losing many th...
you.38degrees.org.uk
April 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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April 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
In Southport and want a bit of exercise with a purpose……
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In Southport and want a bit of exercise with a purpose……
Thames Water is collapsing. NO BAILOUTS for the shareholders and banks who caused this mess. Tell the government to take it into public ownership PERMANENTLY and protect the public interest. #WeOwnIt
weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
Bring Thames Water into public ownership
weownit.org.uk
January 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Thames Water is collapsing. NO BAILOUTS for the shareholders and banks who caused this mess. Tell the government to take it into public ownership PERMANENTLY and protect the public interest. #WeOwnIt
weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
Totally agree with this newsletter.carolinecriadoperez.com/p/they-just-...
“They just don’t want me over Christmas”: assisted dying and domestic abuse
Seventy-six per cent of palliative care doctors oppose a change in the law
newsletter.carolinecriadoperez.com
December 14, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Totally agree with this newsletter.carolinecriadoperez.com/p/they-just-...
Instead of Christmas cards this year I have donated to a variety of worthy causes. This shouldn’t be necessary but it is.
Have as wonderful a Christmas as you can and spare a thought for those who can’t
Have as wonderful a Christmas as you can and spare a thought for those who can’t
December 13, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Instead of Christmas cards this year I have donated to a variety of worthy causes. This shouldn’t be necessary but it is.
Have as wonderful a Christmas as you can and spare a thought for those who can’t
Have as wonderful a Christmas as you can and spare a thought for those who can’t
Thames Water is collapsing. NO BAILOUTS for the shareholders and banks who caused this mess. Tell the government to take it into public ownership PERMANENTLY and protect the public interest. #WeOwnIt
weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
Bring Thames Water into public ownership
weownit.org.uk
December 12, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Thames Water is collapsing. NO BAILOUTS for the shareholders and banks who caused this mess. Tell the government to take it into public ownership PERMANENTLY and protect the public interest. #WeOwnIt
weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
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🎯… and Labour would win back some public trust in the system, and for themselves by acting on it. @oliverbullough.bsky.social is so right: do this is now, not before an election when it’ll be spun as a tactic. Do it to stop those who would try to buy power.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Can we keep the Elon Musks of the world out of British politics? Only if we act now | Oliver Bullough
The tech billionaire is said to be considering giving $100m to Reform UK. That should jolt efforts to cap political donations, says author Oliver Bullough
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:24 AM
🎯… and Labour would win back some public trust in the system, and for themselves by acting on it. @oliverbullough.bsky.social is so right: do this is now, not before an election when it’ll be spun as a tactic. Do it to stop those who would try to buy power.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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No surprise here.
Just a sad reminder really.
#bees 🌍🐝
- Bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides found in 85% of rivers tested in England.
- Up from 79% in 2020-22.
- Areas where sugar beet farming/processing is concentrated had some of the highest detection rates.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Just a sad reminder really.
#bees 🌍🐝
- Bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides found in 85% of rivers tested in England.
- Up from 79% in 2020-22.
- Areas where sugar beet farming/processing is concentrated had some of the highest detection rates.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Bee-killing pesticides found in majority of rivers tested in England
Areas where sugar beet farming and processing is concentrated - particularly the East Midlands and East of England - had some of the highest detection rates of neonicotinoids.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 1:46 PM
No surprise here.
Just a sad reminder really.
#bees 🌍🐝
- Bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides found in 85% of rivers tested in England.
- Up from 79% in 2020-22.
- Areas where sugar beet farming/processing is concentrated had some of the highest detection rates.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Just a sad reminder really.
#bees 🌍🐝
- Bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides found in 85% of rivers tested in England.
- Up from 79% in 2020-22.
- Areas where sugar beet farming/processing is concentrated had some of the highest detection rates.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
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38 MILLION APPOINTMENTS
The number of appts in General Practice in October
This is 6million more than October 2022 (20%⬆️)
Just for comparison A&E was 2.356m attendances also a record high 200k more than 2022 (10%⬆️)
GPs are not to blame for A&E attendances
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
The number of appts in General Practice in October
This is 6million more than October 2022 (20%⬆️)
Just for comparison A&E was 2.356m attendances also a record high 200k more than 2022 (10%⬆️)
GPs are not to blame for A&E attendances
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
November 30, 2024 at 8:33 AM
38 MILLION APPOINTMENTS
The number of appts in General Practice in October
This is 6million more than October 2022 (20%⬆️)
Just for comparison A&E was 2.356m attendances also a record high 200k more than 2022 (10%⬆️)
GPs are not to blame for A&E attendances
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
The number of appts in General Practice in October
This is 6million more than October 2022 (20%⬆️)
Just for comparison A&E was 2.356m attendances also a record high 200k more than 2022 (10%⬆️)
GPs are not to blame for A&E attendances
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
Getting rid of Liverpool Womens Hospital won’t help this at all
This truly demonstrates the state of women's healthcare in the #NHS
3/4 of a million women waiting for Gynaecology in the UK
A line that would stretch from London to Exeter
3/4 of a million women waiting for Gynaecology in the UK
A line that would stretch from London to Exeter
November 30, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Getting rid of Liverpool Womens Hospital won’t help this at all
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Nice thread summarizing how airborne diseases spread, and the behaviour of the aerosol droplets / particles that spread them
November 29, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Nice thread summarizing how airborne diseases spread, and the behaviour of the aerosol droplets / particles that spread them
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Snares are still used across England despite bans in Scotland & Wales. These cruel traps kill 1.7M+ animals yearly, often targeting foxes & badgers. Protect The Wild is calling for a full UK-wide ban. Share if you agree it’s time to end this suffering!
November 28, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Snares are still used across England despite bans in Scotland & Wales. These cruel traps kill 1.7M+ animals yearly, often targeting foxes & badgers. Protect The Wild is calling for a full UK-wide ban. Share if you agree it’s time to end this suffering!
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Trail hunting is a sham.
It’s time for a ban on trail hunting and to end this nonsense for good.
REPOST if you agree!
It’s time for a ban on trail hunting and to end this nonsense for good.
REPOST if you agree!
November 27, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Trail hunting is a sham.
It’s time for a ban on trail hunting and to end this nonsense for good.
REPOST if you agree!
It’s time for a ban on trail hunting and to end this nonsense for good.
REPOST if you agree!
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132 years ago this cartoon was drawn, and in 132 years the problem has only gotten worse.
November 26, 2024 at 10:27 AM
132 years ago this cartoon was drawn, and in 132 years the problem has only gotten worse.
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US experience of private equity controlled hospitals.
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
ANALYSIS: When private equity in healthcare goes wrong
Experts say private equity-run hospitals often leave patients behind. The News looked into private equity and its role in Yale New Haven Health’s acquisition deal with Prospect Medical Holdings.
yaledailynews.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:26 AM
US experience of private equity controlled hospitals.
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
A pattern of profiteering, inadequate staffing, service cuts, diminished care.
Yet UK govt is handing hospitals, GP surgeries to private equity.
Say no to privatisation of the NHS.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/11...
Not exactly looking forward to my trip to Goodison today!!!!!
Hoping for a win no matter what the weather
Hoping for a win no matter what the weather
November 23, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Not exactly looking forward to my trip to Goodison today!!!!!
Hoping for a win no matter what the weather
Hoping for a win no matter what the weather
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5million MORE General Practice appointments per month compared to 2019 (30million / half the population)
A&E is struggling but 2million attendances a month has barely increased
No one is listening!
General Practices are breaking
#GeneralPractice #MedSky
A&E is struggling but 2million attendances a month has barely increased
No one is listening!
General Practices are breaking
#GeneralPractice #MedSky
November 19, 2024 at 9:24 PM
5million MORE General Practice appointments per month compared to 2019 (30million / half the population)
A&E is struggling but 2million attendances a month has barely increased
No one is listening!
General Practices are breaking
#GeneralPractice #MedSky
A&E is struggling but 2million attendances a month has barely increased
No one is listening!
General Practices are breaking
#GeneralPractice #MedSky
Going after those pensioners who he says are “relatively wealthy” (that’s me) while completely ignoring the fact that they could have chosen to tax the ACTUALLY wealthy. See the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 for lots of ways to do this. taxingwealth.uk
November 22, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Going after those pensioners who he says are “relatively wealthy” (that’s me) while completely ignoring the fact that they could have chosen to tax the ACTUALLY wealthy. See the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 for lots of ways to do this. taxingwealth.uk
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What have I been saying for the last 5 years? Deregulated SEZs and Freports are the gateways to privatising the UK.
BlackRock will privatise Britain – our housing, education, health, nature and green energy – with our taxpayer money as sweetener.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
BlackRock will privatise Britain – our housing, education, health, nature and green energy – with our taxpayer money as sweetener.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour is putting its plans for Britain in the hands of private finance. It could end badly | Daniela Gabor
Handing vital infrastructure to big finance will generate windfalls for investors and leave the rest of us worse off. We need a better plan, says Daniela Gabor, a professor of economics and macrofinan...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:57 AM
What have I been saying for the last 5 years? Deregulated SEZs and Freports are the gateways to privatising the UK.
BlackRock will privatise Britain – our housing, education, health, nature and green energy – with our taxpayer money as sweetener.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
BlackRock will privatise Britain – our housing, education, health, nature and green energy – with our taxpayer money as sweetener.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains
November 22, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains
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Brilliant to see Ranee Thakar, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, speaking up like this for women’s health 👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 22, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Brilliant to see Ranee Thakar, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, speaking up like this for women’s health 👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Blackrock is one of the most powerful and utterly corrupt shadow banking outfits in the world. BlackRock has been criticized for investing in companies that are involved in fossil fuels, the arms industry, the People's Liberation Army and human rights violations in China.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Blackrock is one of the most powerful and utterly corrupt shadow banking outfits in the world. BlackRock has been criticized for investing in companies that are involved in fossil fuels, the arms industry, the People's Liberation Army and human rights violations in China.
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Outrage as video shows fox caught in 'barbaric' snare trap on King's Sandringham estate
“This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters”
Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!
“This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters”
Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!
November 21, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Outrage as video shows fox caught in 'barbaric' snare trap on King's Sandringham estate
“This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters”
Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!
“This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters”
Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!