@port-meadow.bsky.social
A cheering post for a grey Monday.
Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...
Don’t Panic: Britain is not broken – adamcorlett.com
adamcorlett.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A cheering post for a grey Monday.
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We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
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Scrapping the two-child limit in full is the most cost-effective way to reduce the number of children living in poverty, pound for pound. So when the chancellor is facing difficult decisions, it doesn’t make sense to implement a less efficient half-measure.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Reeves can’t build a fair economy on hungry children | LBC
The only way the Government will reduce child poverty is to scrap the two-child benefit cap, writes Alison Garnham.
www.lbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is the most cost-effective way to reduce the number of children living in poverty, pound for pound. So when the chancellor is facing difficult decisions, it doesn’t make sense to implement a less efficient half-measure.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
"Wind and solar growth has reduced the influence of expensive gas and coal on Spain’s electricity prices by 75 per cent since 2019, new analysis finds"
On the same day the Conservatives blame net zero and renewables for high energy costs, a detailed new study explains how Spain's net zero and renewables have given it some of the lowest power prices in Europe. www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
What can the UK learn from Spain breaking of the 'ruinous link' between gas and power prices?
Wind and solar growth has reduced the influence of expensive gas and coal on Spain’s electricity prices by 75 per cent since 2019, new analysis finds
www.businessgreen.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"Wind and solar growth has reduced the influence of expensive gas and coal on Spain’s electricity prices by 75 per cent since 2019, new analysis finds"
This!
There's no point publishing a child poverty strategy that doesn't include lifting the 2 child limit. It's the single biggest driver of child poverty, which will continue to rise as long as it's in place. All the other good stuff can't counter such a strong driver.
Child Poverty Task Force will recommend scrapping the two child limit according to The Times. But publication is being delayed and no clarity over whether Government will accept the recommendation even though it's coming from two cabinet ministers.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
September 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This!
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There are clear inequalities in life expectancy and child poverty across the country, particularly affecting the North.
See the data below from @healthfoundation.bsky.social showing premature mortality by local authority area and region.
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See the data below from @healthfoundation.bsky.social showing premature mortality by local authority area and region.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
There are clear inequalities in life expectancy and child poverty across the country, particularly affecting the North.
See the data below from @healthfoundation.bsky.social showing premature mortality by local authority area and region.
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See the data below from @healthfoundation.bsky.social showing premature mortality by local authority area and region.
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Exciting news! The UK's cohort studies are a wonderful resource for researchers.
Announcing Generation New Era: the first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years.
It will study 30,000 children born in 2026 across the four nations of the UK.
Watch out for upcoming opportunities for researchers and other stakeholders to engage with the study team via @clscohorts.bsky.social
It will study 30,000 children born in 2026 across the four nations of the UK.
Watch out for upcoming opportunities for researchers and other stakeholders to engage with the study team via @clscohorts.bsky.social
UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years
A ground-breaking UK-wide scientific study will help improve the lives of future generations by studying 30,000 children born in 2026.
www.ukri.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Exciting news! The UK's cohort studies are a wonderful resource for researchers.
About time to scrap the pernicious benefit cap, causing misery in the present and affecting health and well-being in the future.
“We're seeing more people trapped in severe and sustained poverty, turning to food banks because they have nowhere else to go" @helenbarnard.bsky.social
📝 The cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission report is out today. It would lift 4.2 million people out of poverty. 1/2
📝 The cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission report is out today. It would lift 4.2 million people out of poverty. 1/2
Scrap two-child benefit cap to help lift 4m people out of poverty, government urged
Exclusive: Cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission says abolishing limit would be part of its ‘once in a generation’ plan
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
About time to scrap the pernicious benefit cap, causing misery in the present and affecting health and well-being in the future.
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Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.
apnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
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The UK faces a choice: lock into energy-hungry cooling, or redesign homes, streets and routines to stay cool naturally.
How Britain can beat the heat without becoming addicted to air conditioning
The UK faces a choice: lock into energy-hungry cooling, or redesign homes, streets and routines to stay cool naturally.
tcnv.link
August 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The UK faces a choice: lock into energy-hungry cooling, or redesign homes, streets and routines to stay cool naturally.
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"The white paper’s measures to clamp down on migration, many put into effect on 22 July, could mean at a difficult time for health and care."
The government’s immigration crackdown threatens the NHS and social care workforce, write @markgdayan.bsky.social and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
The government’s immigration crackdown threatens the NHS and social care workforce, write @markgdayan.bsky.social and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
August 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"The white paper’s measures to clamp down on migration, many put into effect on 22 July, could mean at a difficult time for health and care."
The government’s immigration crackdown threatens the NHS and social care workforce, write @markgdayan.bsky.social and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
The government’s immigration crackdown threatens the NHS and social care workforce, write @markgdayan.bsky.social and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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This is a man-made disaster.
Enough is enough. The United Nations must be allowed to deliver aid of all types at scale to families in Gaza, wherever they are.
Enough is enough. The United Nations must be allowed to deliver aid of all types at scale to families in Gaza, wherever they are.
July 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This is a man-made disaster.
Enough is enough. The United Nations must be allowed to deliver aid of all types at scale to families in Gaza, wherever they are.
Enough is enough. The United Nations must be allowed to deliver aid of all types at scale to families in Gaza, wherever they are.
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🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
July 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
A terrible policy that causes short-term and long-term harm to individuals and wider society.
Over 1.6m children are now impacted by the Two-Child Limit - 11.6% of all children
This is a cruel policy that unnecessarily drags children into deeper levels of hardship
It needs to go, and the longer it is kept, the greater the scarring effects on children's health and education will be
This is a cruel policy that unnecessarily drags children into deeper levels of hardship
It needs to go, and the longer it is kept, the greater the scarring effects on children's health and education will be
July 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A terrible policy that causes short-term and long-term harm to individuals and wider society.
Excellent blog. Apart from the simple moral argument for abolition of a somewhat eugenicist policy, lifting children out of poverty makes good economic sense
Abolishing the two-child benefit limit would be a great investment blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Abolishing the two-child benefit limit would be a great investment - British Politics and Policy at LSE
Abolishing the Two-Child Benefit limit and overall Benefit Cap is good policy not just for ethical reasons but because investment in children pays off.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
June 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Excellent blog. Apart from the simple moral argument for abolition of a somewhat eugenicist policy, lifting children out of poverty makes good economic sense
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TODAY: Policy Analyst @markgdayan.bsky.social will be on You & Yours to provide the evidence on the current state of health care access 🚑
How challenging is it to access NHS care, and how might things change? 📈
Tune in from 12pm on BBC Radio 4.
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How challenging is it to access NHS care, and how might things change? 📈
Tune in from 12pm on BBC Radio 4.
buff.ly/nTpY8cU
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www.bbc.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
TODAY: Policy Analyst @markgdayan.bsky.social will be on You & Yours to provide the evidence on the current state of health care access 🚑
How challenging is it to access NHS care, and how might things change? 📈
Tune in from 12pm on BBC Radio 4.
buff.ly/nTpY8cU
How challenging is it to access NHS care, and how might things change? 📈
Tune in from 12pm on BBC Radio 4.
buff.ly/nTpY8cU
A useful if depressing summary for those concerned about the implications for global health and sustainable development goals of Trump's first 3 weeks
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A useful if depressing summary for those concerned about the implications for global health and sustainable development goals of Trump's first 3 weeks
Love this: 'Billionaires should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.'
“A 5-year study of 263K U.K. commuters, published in the British Medical Journal in 2017, found regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41%, and the incidence of cancer and heart disease by 45% and 46% respectively. Other large-scale studies have found similar.” Via @CarltonReid.com
18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death
Billionaires famously want to live longer. They should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.
www.forbes.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Love this: 'Billionaires should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.'
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On unexpected deaths and why we can't all 'take control of our health:
'The brutal fact is that our health is determined by many things we can’t control. We don’t choose our genetic inheritance and can’t influence the material circumstances we grow up in'
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
'The brutal fact is that our health is determined by many things we can’t control. We don’t choose our genetic inheritance and can’t influence the material circumstances we grow up in'
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Helen Salisbury: An illusion of control
We’ve been shaken recently in our surgery by some unexpected diagnoses and sudden deaths that have reminded us of how poor doctors can be at predicting the future health of patients. With some people ...
www.bmj.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:20 PM
On unexpected deaths and why we can't all 'take control of our health:
'The brutal fact is that our health is determined by many things we can’t control. We don’t choose our genetic inheritance and can’t influence the material circumstances we grow up in'
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
'The brutal fact is that our health is determined by many things we can’t control. We don’t choose our genetic inheritance and can’t influence the material circumstances we grow up in'
www.bmj.com/content/387/...