Tony Meredith
@tonymeredith.bsky.social
Oldish. British. Living in the Lake District.
I'm only visiting here. Mainly on Mastodon.
https://mastodon.me.uk/@Tony_Meredith
I'm only visiting here. Mainly on Mastodon.
https://mastodon.me.uk/@Tony_Meredith
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This Christmas, remember the true meaning of family, love, and compassion. No one should face detention or deportation during the holidays. We all deserve safety, dignity, and the right to be with those we love. Let’s make this holiday season one of hope, justice, and humanity for all.
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This Christmas, remember the true meaning of family, love, and compassion. No one should face detention or deportation during the holidays. We all deserve safety, dignity, and the right to be with those we love. Let’s make this holiday season one of hope, justice, and humanity for all.
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Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
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EU Commission response to US sanctions imposed upon advocates of regulating social media ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
December 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
EU Commission response to US sanctions imposed upon advocates of regulating social media ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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More than 1,000 Palestinian patients have died while awaiting treatment abroad, amid collapse of Gaza healthcare sector.
Gaza patients facing death as Israel continues to block medical supplies
More than 1,000 Palestinian patients have died while awaiting treatment abroad, amid collapse of Gaza healthcare sector.
www.aljazeera.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
More than 1,000 Palestinian patients have died while awaiting treatment abroad, amid collapse of Gaza healthcare sector.
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The Fair Pay Agreement provides a huge opportunity for improvements to be made to pay and conditions for people working in social care in England.
In our briefing, researcher @cglobont.bsky.social sets out what needs to be in place for ambitions to be realised. 👇
buff.ly/T8uNgWU
In our briefing, researcher @cglobont.bsky.social sets out what needs to be in place for ambitions to be realised. 👇
buff.ly/T8uNgWU
Good intentions aren’t enough: implementing a Fair Pay Agreement that works for social care
With the Employment Rights Act receiving royal assent yesterday, the Fair Pay Agreement for social care proposed within it moves a step closer to becoming reality, potentially offering an opportunity…
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Fair Pay Agreement provides a huge opportunity for improvements to be made to pay and conditions for people working in social care in England.
In our briefing, researcher @cglobont.bsky.social sets out what needs to be in place for ambitions to be realised. 👇
buff.ly/T8uNgWU
In our briefing, researcher @cglobont.bsky.social sets out what needs to be in place for ambitions to be realised. 👇
buff.ly/T8uNgWU
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My latest on the 🇺🇸 NSS: The US adopts a spheres-of-influence approach to the global order. Europe must urgently invest in innovation, military capabilities and readiness, energy security, and societal resilience to fend off an aggressive Russia by ourselves.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/u...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/u...
US strategy is leading to a Europe squeezed from the east and the west
The European Union is caught between a revisionist Russia and a United States that seems ready to divide the world into spheres of influence.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
December 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
My latest on the 🇺🇸 NSS: The US adopts a spheres-of-influence approach to the global order. Europe must urgently invest in innovation, military capabilities and readiness, energy security, and societal resilience to fend off an aggressive Russia by ourselves.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/u...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/u...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Denmark insists on respect for territorial integrity after Trump appoints envoy to Greenland
apnews.com/article/denm...
apnews.com/article/denm...
Denmark insists on respect for territorial integrity after Trump appoints envoy to Greenland
The Danish foreign minister says his country insists that everyone, including the United States, must respect “the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark.”
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Denmark insists on respect for territorial integrity after Trump appoints envoy to Greenland
apnews.com/article/denm...
apnews.com/article/denm...
Most Christmas thread yet.
And it's quality all the way. [Up to this time exactly.]
And it's quality all the way. [Up to this time exactly.]
Such is our commitment to inverting gender roles, my partner has just suggested that we watch 'Die Hard', while I am preparing tonight's dinner.
December 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Most Christmas thread yet.
And it's quality all the way. [Up to this time exactly.]
And it's quality all the way. [Up to this time exactly.]
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🎉 🎼 Happy #NewReleases Friday! 🥳
🎵 🎧 Here’s my pick of the classical albums released on streaming platforms this week. 🎶 💿
💬 What #NewReleases2025 are you excited about this week? Tell me in the comments.
🎵 🎧 Here’s my pick of the classical albums released on streaming platforms this week. 🎶 💿
💬 What #NewReleases2025 are you excited about this week? Tell me in the comments.
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🎉 🎼 Happy #NewReleases Friday! 🥳
🎵 🎧 Here’s my pick of the classical albums released on streaming platforms this week. 🎶 💿
💬 What #NewReleases2025 are you excited about this week? Tell me in the comments.
🎵 🎧 Here’s my pick of the classical albums released on streaming platforms this week. 🎶 💿
💬 What #NewReleases2025 are you excited about this week? Tell me in the comments.
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This achievement reflects Brazil’s commitment to free, accessible health services, strong primary health care, and human rights.
Read more:
bit.ly/4j7REUe
Read more:
bit.ly/4j7REUe
WHO validates Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Brazil for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, making it the most populous country in the Americas to achieve this histori...
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This achievement reflects Brazil’s commitment to free, accessible health services, strong primary health care, and human rights.
Read more:
bit.ly/4j7REUe
Read more:
bit.ly/4j7REUe
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Turns out my article on drones in Ukraine is ECFR’s most read commentary this year. Isn’t this nice!
ecfr.eu/article/dron...
ecfr.eu/article/dron...
Drones in Ukraine: Four lessons for the West
From overreliance on China to the growing involvement of civilians, the extensive use of drones in the Ukraine war offers crucial lessons for future conflicts
ecfr.eu
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Turns out my article on drones in Ukraine is ECFR’s most read commentary this year. Isn’t this nice!
ecfr.eu/article/dron...
ecfr.eu/article/dron...
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Correct. They do not care about the harm they will cause in Guinea-Bissau and they are preying on infants in this country because they especially do not care about Black children.
This 🧵 is important & I want to highlight: They are going to give kids in an Guinea-Bissau a placebo for Hep B even though it's already proven to be safe. These white supremacists are putting African children at risk to support a thesis we know is wrong. They do not value Black lives.
December 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Correct. They do not care about the harm they will cause in Guinea-Bissau and they are preying on infants in this country because they especially do not care about Black children.
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Insightful RUSI report on the UK's Atlantic Bastion concept of layered anti-submarine defences. "The aim of this integrated system is to ensure that Russian undersea forces cannot pass undetected through the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland–Iceland–UK gap" static.rusi.org/the-atlantic...
static.rusi.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Insightful RUSI report on the UK's Atlantic Bastion concept of layered anti-submarine defences. "The aim of this integrated system is to ensure that Russian undersea forces cannot pass undetected through the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland–Iceland–UK gap" static.rusi.org/the-atlantic...
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton delivered his first Annual Defence Lecture as Chief of the Defence Staff at RUSI yesterday. Key focus: building national resilience through a whole of society approach. Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/3YuToxb
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton delivered his first Annual Defence Lecture as Chief of the Defence Staff at RUSI yesterday. Key focus: building national resilience through a whole of society approach. Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/3YuToxb
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5/ Proposal 3: Borrow their dispute‑resolution tactics.
In some regions, organised crime mediates local conflicts. Can we use these informal power structures to smooth the implementation of health interventions?
In some regions, organised crime mediates local conflicts. Can we use these informal power structures to smooth the implementation of health interventions?
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
5/ Proposal 3: Borrow their dispute‑resolution tactics.
In some regions, organised crime mediates local conflicts. Can we use these informal power structures to smooth the implementation of health interventions?
In some regions, organised crime mediates local conflicts. Can we use these informal power structures to smooth the implementation of health interventions?
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More than 14 inches of rain in 2 days 😯
December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
More than 14 inches of rain in 2 days 😯
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A US military refueling plane, flying without transponder, almost caused a collision with a JetBlue commercial flight taking off from Curaçao on its way to JFK airport.
The airspace near Venezuela is currently filled with unidentified airplanes.
nos.nl/artikel/2594...
The airspace near Venezuela is currently filled with unidentified airplanes.
nos.nl/artikel/2594...
Piloten spreken van bijna-botsing met militair tankvliegtuig VS boven Curaçao
Het betrof JetBlue-vlucht 1112 op weg van Curaçao naar de luchthaven JFK in New York, in het Curaçaose luchtruim, 26 minuten na vertrek.
nos.nl
December 14, 2025 at 6:16 AM
A US military refueling plane, flying without transponder, almost caused a collision with a JetBlue commercial flight taking off from Curaçao on its way to JFK airport.
The airspace near Venezuela is currently filled with unidentified airplanes.
nos.nl/artikel/2594...
The airspace near Venezuela is currently filled with unidentified airplanes.
nos.nl/artikel/2594...
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All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 224 of The Continent
We celebrate people whose purpose and passion shine through a tumultuous 2025, embodying Khalil Gibran’s words that “work is love made visible.” Meet our Africans of the Year: bit.ly/224_TC
Welcome to Issue 224 of The Continent
We celebrate people whose purpose and passion shine through a tumultuous 2025, embodying Khalil Gibran’s words that “work is love made visible.” Meet our Africans of the Year: bit.ly/224_TC
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 224 of The Continent
We celebrate people whose purpose and passion shine through a tumultuous 2025, embodying Khalil Gibran’s words that “work is love made visible.” Meet our Africans of the Year: bit.ly/224_TC
Welcome to Issue 224 of The Continent
We celebrate people whose purpose and passion shine through a tumultuous 2025, embodying Khalil Gibran’s words that “work is love made visible.” Meet our Africans of the Year: bit.ly/224_TC
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7. It is, however, completely contrary to the narrative from many politicians/media/thinktanks that recent work migration is a) mostly low-skill & b) has a large fiscal cost.
The post-Brexit migration system was far from perfect! But it was clearly an economic benefit, not a cost. ENDS
The post-Brexit migration system was far from perfect! But it was clearly an economic benefit, not a cost. ENDS
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
7. It is, however, completely contrary to the narrative from many politicians/media/thinktanks that recent work migration is a) mostly low-skill & b) has a large fiscal cost.
The post-Brexit migration system was far from perfect! But it was clearly an economic benefit, not a cost. ENDS
The post-Brexit migration system was far from perfect! But it was clearly an economic benefit, not a cost. ENDS
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Worried about flu? Read this excellent thread
(and get a flu vax if you can) 💉
(and get a flu vax if you can) 💉
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Worried about flu? Read this excellent thread
(and get a flu vax if you can) 💉
(and get a flu vax if you can) 💉
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Trump's presidency further plunged the Western-led, rules-based order – painstakingly built by generations of Western leaders before him – into self-destruct mode.
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Tragedy of the West: Sacrificing Ukraine and the Rules-Based Order
The result of Russia's war of aggression is a product of the ambivalence of the West, which by turns supported Ukraine's defence in the conflict and refused to escalate its response to a level consist...
www.rusi.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trump's presidency further plunged the Western-led, rules-based order – painstakingly built by generations of Western leaders before him – into self-destruct mode.
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www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
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www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
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The meteorology of Storm Bram: a Shapiro–Keyser low
Analysing the rainfall: how much and where?
Why are some areas more affected than others?
Unseasonable warmth: what’s behind it?
Aidan has all the answers in this week’s Deep Dive…
www.metoffice.gov.uk/syndication/...
Analysing the rainfall: how much and where?
Why are some areas more affected than others?
Unseasonable warmth: what’s behind it?
Aidan has all the answers in this week’s Deep Dive…
www.metoffice.gov.uk/syndication/...
Met Office Deep Dive: Warnings still in place as Storm Bram's impacts felt
Storm Bram has brought a dramatic start to December, with heavy rain, strong winds, and unseasonable warmth.
www.metoffice.gov.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The meteorology of Storm Bram: a Shapiro–Keyser low
Analysing the rainfall: how much and where?
Why are some areas more affected than others?
Unseasonable warmth: what’s behind it?
Aidan has all the answers in this week’s Deep Dive…
www.metoffice.gov.uk/syndication/...
Analysing the rainfall: how much and where?
Why are some areas more affected than others?
Unseasonable warmth: what’s behind it?
Aidan has all the answers in this week’s Deep Dive…
www.metoffice.gov.uk/syndication/...