Adrian Mercer
@adeindevon.bsky.social
US historian, NHS chief executive, now occasional writer on sociological aspects of healthcare.
Resilient, compliant, and productive.
Resilient, compliant, and productive.
Good article - would also recommend Carbon Colonialism by @laurieparsons.bsky.social
@brettchristophers.bsky.social
@brettchristophers.bsky.social
‘The problem is that we are now recycling so much stuff that it’s impossible to recycle it all.’
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Good article - would also recommend Carbon Colonialism by @laurieparsons.bsky.social
@brettchristophers.bsky.social
@brettchristophers.bsky.social
Reposted by Adrian Mercer
New post from me up on health policy and redefinitions of who is (and isn't) eligible for welfare support www.cost-ofliving.net/creating-a-s...
Creating a surplus - Cost Of Living
Creating a surplus
www.cost-ofliving.net
April 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
New post from me up on health policy and redefinitions of who is (and isn't) eligible for welfare support www.cost-ofliving.net/creating-a-s...
BAAS regrets to announce that the BAAS / US Embassy Small Grants Programme has been cancelled. 1/7
February 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Really sad news for aspiring American Studies students- but BAAS is right to to cave in to Trump’s DEI demands.
BAAS regrets to announce that the BAAS / US Embassy Small Grants Programme has been cancelled. 1/7
February 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Really sad news for aspiring American Studies students- but BAAS is right to to cave in to Trump’s DEI demands.
My take on proposals to regulate nhs managers. In short, imo, not needed and unlikely to make a difference. And the real purpose?
www.cost-ofliving.net/proposals-to...
www.cost-ofliving.net/proposals-to...
Proposals to regulate NHS Managers: a consultation - Cost Of Living
Proposals to regulate NHS Managers: a consultation
www.cost-ofliving.net
February 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My take on proposals to regulate nhs managers. In short, imo, not needed and unlikely to make a difference. And the real purpose?
www.cost-ofliving.net/proposals-to...
www.cost-ofliving.net/proposals-to...