Catherine Danaher
@cdanaher.bsky.social
Just here listening and learning, following interesting conversations: expanding my knowledge until I forget it again 💃🤷🏼♀️
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Is runaway welfare spending to blame for the Chancellor's fiscal challenges?
We dig into the numbers⤵️
We dig into the numbers⤵️
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Is runaway welfare spending to blame for the Chancellor's fiscal challenges?
We dig into the numbers⤵️
We dig into the numbers⤵️
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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Read this. Please.
I wrote a piece about Movember and how I'm not a mental health advocate.
www.threeredkings.com/when-novembe...
www.threeredkings.com/when-novembe...
When November Ends – Three Red Kings
www.threeredkings.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Read this. Please.
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Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The value of public R&D
www.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
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The Conservative immigration proposals cannot be allowed to stand without a profound and widespread statement of moral condemnation inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Conservative immigration proposals cannot be allowed to stand without a profound and widespread statement of moral condemnation inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...
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The Conservatives have drafted the legislation.
ANY one of the conditions being met leads to ILR being revoked.
If annual income falls below £38,700 for six months (for any reason at all)
The Secretary of State would also have the powers add whatever further conditions they want.
ANY one of the conditions being met leads to ILR being revoked.
If annual income falls below £38,700 for six months (for any reason at all)
The Secretary of State would also have the powers add whatever further conditions they want.
October 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Conservatives have drafted the legislation.
ANY one of the conditions being met leads to ILR being revoked.
If annual income falls below £38,700 for six months (for any reason at all)
The Secretary of State would also have the powers add whatever further conditions they want.
ANY one of the conditions being met leads to ILR being revoked.
If annual income falls below £38,700 for six months (for any reason at all)
The Secretary of State would also have the powers add whatever further conditions they want.
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Sometimes a statistic is counterintuitive. This is not one: every adult in Britain has experienced greater interaction with people of different ethnic backgrounds over their lifetime
As I say in this thread, this statistical fact is obvious in every aspect of our lives, & all of us know/feel it
As I say in this thread, this statistical fact is obvious in every aspect of our lives, & all of us know/feel it
I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
October 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sometimes a statistic is counterintuitive. This is not one: every adult in Britain has experienced greater interaction with people of different ethnic backgrounds over their lifetime
As I say in this thread, this statistical fact is obvious in every aspect of our lives, & all of us know/feel it
As I say in this thread, this statistical fact is obvious in every aspect of our lives, & all of us know/feel it
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A 🧵on living in love. We are living in challenging and disturbing times. All around us the structures and customs we relied on to hold our world steady seem to be under threat. Many of our values are being called into question and we are compelled to live with a great degree of uncertainty.
October 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A 🧵on living in love. We are living in challenging and disturbing times. All around us the structures and customs we relied on to hold our world steady seem to be under threat. Many of our values are being called into question and we are compelled to live with a great degree of uncertainty.
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Note this also applies to Conservative Party policy, which again would hit non-EU nationals with ILR but not those with EU settled status.
Its wrong & un-British to strip from people the promise that this was their permanent home
Is it racist too? Farage is now exempting 4m European nationals with settled status, 9/10 white, but threatening half a million non-Europeans, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Africa in a similar ethical position
Is it racist too? Farage is now exempting 4m European nationals with settled status, 9/10 white, but threatening half a million non-Europeans, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Africa in a similar ethical position
September 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Note this also applies to Conservative Party policy, which again would hit non-EU nationals with ILR but not those with EU settled status.
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There’s so much wrong here, it’s hard to know where to begin. But you can start by reading Angie’s brilliant book and giving it to every teen you know. Nothing like a fragile middle aged white man to point you inadvertently to quality literature.
James Farquharson, 53, said that the book The Hate U Give ‘promotes partisan political views’ about race and GCSE students are being ‘brainwashed’
School removes ‘divisive’ BLM book The Hate U Give after complaints
James Farquharson, 53, said that the book The Hate U Give ‘promotes partisan political views’ about race and GCSE students are being ‘brainwashed’
www.thetimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
There’s so much wrong here, it’s hard to know where to begin. But you can start by reading Angie’s brilliant book and giving it to every teen you know. Nothing like a fragile middle aged white man to point you inadvertently to quality literature.
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Before politicians and media get themselves into a mess. Let me clarify. For most Muslims, Sharia means living ethically, praying, and giving to charity. Any councils are advisory and are not above the law and are no different to Jewish Beth Din courts that have existed in the UK since the 1800s.
September 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Before politicians and media get themselves into a mess. Let me clarify. For most Muslims, Sharia means living ethically, praying, and giving to charity. Any councils are advisory and are not above the law and are no different to Jewish Beth Din courts that have existed in the UK since the 1800s.
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Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
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NOT pro-life, folks
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
NOT pro-life, folks
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Please know that this is Trump scaremongering.
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump attacks Tylenol as officials unveil highly contentious conclusions on autism
President says acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - increases risk when taken by pregnant women, assertion contradicted by research
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Please know that this is Trump scaremongering.
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.
A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Reform Party policy of abolition of indefinite leave to remain is supported by 3% of the public
I'll have more to say on Reform's proposals to scrap ILR at some point but for now I'll just note this - anyone telling you this is a popular idea doesn't know the polling. Overwhelming majority of public back giving people who work and pay taxes most or all rights after 5 years or less
September 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Reform Party policy of abolition of indefinite leave to remain is supported by 3% of the public
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This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine
Aseem Malhotra claimed ‘eminent oncologist’ said jab was ‘significant factor in the cancer of members of royal family’
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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In response to Sunday's earthquake in Afghanistan, our partners are providing aid such as:
- Temporary shelter
- Emergency blankets and hygiene kits
- Food and cash assistance
- Ensuring women and girls get fair access to aid
https://cafod.org.uk/news/emergencies-news/afghanistan-crisis
- Temporary shelter
- Emergency blankets and hygiene kits
- Food and cash assistance
- Ensuring women and girls get fair access to aid
https://cafod.org.uk/news/emergencies-news/afghanistan-crisis
Afghanistan earthquake: What has happened and how you can help
On Sunday 31 August, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan while families slept. With your support, our local experts are acting quickly with life-saving aid.
cafod.org.uk
September 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In response to Sunday's earthquake in Afghanistan, our partners are providing aid such as:
- Temporary shelter
- Emergency blankets and hygiene kits
- Food and cash assistance
- Ensuring women and girls get fair access to aid
https://cafod.org.uk/news/emergencies-news/afghanistan-crisis
- Temporary shelter
- Emergency blankets and hygiene kits
- Food and cash assistance
- Ensuring women and girls get fair access to aid
https://cafod.org.uk/news/emergencies-news/afghanistan-crisis
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The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference led a prayer vigil in Italy in which they read the names of every child killed in Gaza:
“We pronounce their names one by one…”
It took seven hours.
www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
“We pronounce their names one by one…”
It took seven hours.
www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
Cardinal Zuppi leads seven-hour prayer, naming every child killed in Holy Land war
The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference took turns with dozens of other members of his diocese reading the names and ages of the 16 Israeli children and the 12,211 Palestinian children who have be...
www.ncronline.org
August 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference led a prayer vigil in Italy in which they read the names of every child killed in Gaza:
“We pronounce their names one by one…”
It took seven hours.
www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
“We pronounce their names one by one…”
It took seven hours.
www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
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Find out more about joining our team as a Researcher ⤵️ buff.ly/EmREN1c
August 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
📣 We're hiring! 📣
Do you have an interest in the economic and social policy of the UK and an eye for detail?
Find out more about joining our team as a Researcher ⤵️ buff.ly/EmREN1c
Do you have an interest in the economic and social policy of the UK and an eye for detail?
Find out more about joining our team as a Researcher ⤵️ buff.ly/EmREN1c
Tomorrow, 12th August, for 24h only,
With The End In Mind is Kindle's book of the day!
You can copies buy to keep, to gift (or both) for 99p.
Purchase link amzn.to/47ppHDk but wait until midnight...
With The End In Mind is Kindle's book of the day!
You can copies buy to keep, to gift (or both) for 99p.
Purchase link amzn.to/47ppHDk but wait until midnight...
August 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Telling our birth & death stories matters.
It helps us understand what happened.
It enables others to know more.
It normalises these important life events.
It moves emotionally profound experiences to the safe storage of autobiographical memory.
We can help by listening.
@virtualhospice.bsky.social
It helps us understand what happened.
It enables others to know more.
It normalises these important life events.
It moves emotionally profound experiences to the safe storage of autobiographical memory.
We can help by listening.
@virtualhospice.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Telling our birth & death stories matters.
It helps us understand what happened.
It enables others to know more.
It normalises these important life events.
It moves emotionally profound experiences to the safe storage of autobiographical memory.
We can help by listening.
@virtualhospice.bsky.social
It helps us understand what happened.
It enables others to know more.
It normalises these important life events.
It moves emotionally profound experiences to the safe storage of autobiographical memory.
We can help by listening.
@virtualhospice.bsky.social
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Tens of thousands people took part in a trans rights event in London, about x100 the asylum protests today. Less covered, except for Guardian,either as politics or for lack of violent threat.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Tens of thousands of people take to streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025
Event becomes biggest of its kind as more than 100,000 turn out to support its ‘existence and resistance’ theme
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Tens of thousands people took part in a trans rights event in London, about x100 the asylum protests today. Less covered, except for Guardian,either as politics or for lack of violent threat.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Deir al Balah in Gaza is under assault and we are working to contact our partners in the area.
Our Head of Region for Asia and the Middle East responds. ⤵️
Our Head of Region for Asia and the Middle East responds. ⤵️
July 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Deir al Balah in Gaza is under assault and we are working to contact our partners in the area.
Our Head of Region for Asia and the Middle East responds. ⤵️
Our Head of Region for Asia and the Middle East responds. ⤵️
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Labour's Polly Billington MP responds to Reform's letter:
"Reform UK can't just go around writing unhinged letters threatening investors with reprisals for growing our green economy and creating good, well-paid jobs. Here's my response and the questions they need to answer - signed by 58 Lab MPs."
"Reform UK can't just go around writing unhinged letters threatening investors with reprisals for growing our green economy and creating good, well-paid jobs. Here's my response and the questions they need to answer - signed by 58 Lab MPs."
July 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Labour's Polly Billington MP responds to Reform's letter:
"Reform UK can't just go around writing unhinged letters threatening investors with reprisals for growing our green economy and creating good, well-paid jobs. Here's my response and the questions they need to answer - signed by 58 Lab MPs."
"Reform UK can't just go around writing unhinged letters threatening investors with reprisals for growing our green economy and creating good, well-paid jobs. Here's my response and the questions they need to answer - signed by 58 Lab MPs."