Kate Ardern@KateAlvanley
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Citizen-led Public Health: A Story of People, Place, Politics and Power by Professor Kate Ardern
This is "Citizen-led Public Health: A Story of People, Place, Politics and Power by Professor Kate Ardern" by University Of Salford on Vimeo, the home…
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As promised here’s the link to recent honorary Prof lecture at Salford University #citzenledpublichealth definitely one for @sallywarren.bsky.social @lucatiratelli.bsky.social @jobibby.bsky.social @sallygainsbury.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social @charliepickles.bsky.social vimeo.com/1026581234
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Morning all, here's my latest Swingometer, an update on Gorton & Denton now we know the full candidate roster. Wrote this before the latest Mandelson revelations, which I suspect will play into the populist, anti-government narratives of both Labour's main opponents in this contest
New Swingometer! With nominations now closed, and a few surprises in candidate selection, here's my first update on the Gorton & Denton by election. Also featuring a polling spat, dodgy bar charts, and Jason Momoa swingometer.substack.com/p/gorton-and...
Gorton and Denton Update 1
There's somethin' happenin' here, what it is ain't exactly clear
swingometer.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Morning all, here's my latest Swingometer, an update on Gorton & Denton now we know the full candidate roster. Wrote this before the latest Mandelson revelations, which I suspect will play into the populist, anti-government narratives of both Labour's main opponents in this contest
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NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs.
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs.
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Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
February 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
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BREAKING: Met police to formally launch criminal investigation into allegations that Peter Mandelson leaked Downing Street emails and market sensitive information to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
February 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
BREAKING: Met police to formally launch criminal investigation into allegations that Peter Mandelson leaked Downing Street emails and market sensitive information to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Walz demanded details about how many Minnesota kids are in detention facilities.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
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You couldn’t make this stuff up. Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman accidentally voted with Labour to abolish the two-child benefit cap tonight after entering the wrong lobby!
February 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM
You couldn’t make this stuff up. Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman accidentally voted with Labour to abolish the two-child benefit cap tonight after entering the wrong lobby!
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This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.
Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."
February 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.
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Mandelson was not just operating against his government's interests, but against his country's interests inews.co.uk/opinion/rot-...
The rot at the heart of British politics is a patriotic affront
It would seem that Mandelson was not just operating against his government's interests, but against his country's interests
inews.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Mandelson was not just operating against his government's interests, but against his country's interests inews.co.uk/opinion/rot-...
Following developments in Gorton & Denton? @robfordmancs.bsky.social is the must read👇
New Swingometer! With nominations now closed, and a few surprises in candidate selection, here's my first update on the Gorton & Denton by election. Also featuring a polling spat, dodgy bar charts, and Jason Momoa swingometer.substack.com/p/gorton-and...
Gorton and Denton Update 1
There's somethin' happenin' here, what it is ain't exactly clear
swingometer.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Following developments in Gorton & Denton? @robfordmancs.bsky.social is the must read👇
Reposted by Kate Ardern@KateAlvanley
Reposted by Kate Ardern@KateAlvanley
New Swingometer! With nominations now closed, and a few surprises in candidate selection, here's my first update on the Gorton & Denton by election. Also featuring a polling spat, dodgy bar charts, and Jason Momoa swingometer.substack.com/p/gorton-and...
Gorton and Denton Update 1
There's somethin' happenin' here, what it is ain't exactly clear
swingometer.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
New Swingometer! With nominations now closed, and a few surprises in candidate selection, here's my first update on the Gorton & Denton by election. Also featuring a polling spat, dodgy bar charts, and Jason Momoa swingometer.substack.com/p/gorton-and...
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A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
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We're pushing hundreds of thousands of kids back into poverty so a bloke drinking 20 pints a week can save a quid
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
We're pushing hundreds of thousands of kids back into poverty so a bloke drinking 20 pints a week can save a quid
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What I find amusing about the Express' cinematic universe is that the UK is simultaneously free and thriving thanks to Brexit and poor and oppressed thanks to the current government. This dichotomy is also reflected in Mail/Telegraph etc but its at its most acute in the Express.
February 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
What I find amusing about the Express' cinematic universe is that the UK is simultaneously free and thriving thanks to Brexit and poor and oppressed thanks to the current government. This dichotomy is also reflected in Mail/Telegraph etc but its at its most acute in the Express.
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Information Commissioner launches investigation into Grok's use of personal data to produce sexualised images ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Information Commissioner launches investigation into Grok's use of personal data to produce sexualised images ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
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people are very quick to overlook Epstein's championing of young osteopaths
February 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
people are very quick to overlook Epstein's championing of young osteopaths
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The British Medical Association has just announced that resident doctors in England have voted to extend its mandate for strike action.
Read all about what resident doctors earn, and what the BMA wants, in our explainer 👇
Read all about what resident doctors earn, and what the BMA wants, in our explainer 👇
Resident doctors’ pay: how much do they earn and what is the BMA calling for? – Full Fact
Resident (formerly “junior”) doctors voted to support strikes in 2025. We explain how much different types of resident doctor get paid, and what their union has called for.
fullfact.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The British Medical Association has just announced that resident doctors in England have voted to extend its mandate for strike action.
Read all about what resident doctors earn, and what the BMA wants, in our explainer 👇
Read all about what resident doctors earn, and what the BMA wants, in our explainer 👇
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Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
Reform UK says it would re-impose two-child benefit cap for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
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BREAKING: Lord Mandelson is to step down from the House of Lords immediately. But he will keep his title as a peerage is bestowed for life - unless government changes the law.
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
BREAKING: Lord Mandelson is to step down from the House of Lords immediately. But he will keep his title as a peerage is bestowed for life - unless government changes the law.
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EVENT | In conversation with Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, Leader of Plaid Cymru
📆 Mon 2 March, 12:30–13:30
Join us to hear @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social discuss the 2026 Senedd election, his plan for government, and @plaidcymru.bsky.social’s vision for Wales www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/rhun-a...
📆 Mon 2 March, 12:30–13:30
Join us to hear @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social discuss the 2026 Senedd election, his plan for government, and @plaidcymru.bsky.social’s vision for Wales www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/rhun-a...
February 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM
EVENT | In conversation with Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, Leader of Plaid Cymru
📆 Mon 2 March, 12:30–13:30
Join us to hear @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social discuss the 2026 Senedd election, his plan for government, and @plaidcymru.bsky.social’s vision for Wales www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/rhun-a...
📆 Mon 2 March, 12:30–13:30
Join us to hear @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social discuss the 2026 Senedd election, his plan for government, and @plaidcymru.bsky.social’s vision for Wales www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/rhun-a...
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Alcohol companies and trade bodies claimed “positive trends” meant marketing restrictions were unnecessary in DHSC's 10 Year Health Plan.
Cherry-picking data helped block evidence-based prevention, when alcohol deaths are at record levels.
www.ias.org.uk/report/now-y...
Cherry-picking data helped block evidence-based prevention, when alcohol deaths are at record levels.
www.ias.org.uk/report/now-y...
February 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Alcohol companies and trade bodies claimed “positive trends” meant marketing restrictions were unnecessary in DHSC's 10 Year Health Plan.
Cherry-picking data helped block evidence-based prevention, when alcohol deaths are at record levels.
www.ias.org.uk/report/now-y...
Cherry-picking data helped block evidence-based prevention, when alcohol deaths are at record levels.
www.ias.org.uk/report/now-y...
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Kate Nash: "If a newer artist doesn't already have disposable income, I don't understand how they would be able to do shows in the UK, let alone shows in Europe.
"I think there's a pipeline that we're not thinking through about the future of UK music, about how we are seen culturally globally."
"I think there's a pipeline that we're not thinking through about the future of UK music, about how we are seen culturally globally."
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Kate Nash: "If a newer artist doesn't already have disposable income, I don't understand how they would be able to do shows in the UK, let alone shows in Europe.
"I think there's a pipeline that we're not thinking through about the future of UK music, about how we are seen culturally globally."
"I think there's a pipeline that we're not thinking through about the future of UK music, about how we are seen culturally globally."