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Researcher. My views are my own - do not represent organizations.
NIHR School for Primary Care Research @Exeter
Justice and Violence Studies @Exeter
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NIHR School for Primary Care Research @Exeter
Justice and Violence Studies @Exeter
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#SocialJustice #ClimateActionNow
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Penny X. (she/her)
@pennx.bsky.social
· Dec 7
It's OK to talk about suicide Archives - Adult Social Care
Does someone close to you seem really down? Might they be thinking about suicide? The only way to know is to ask.
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How to support someone who is having suicidal thoughts. Our fact sheet may help:
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Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback www.the-scientist.com/criticism-of...
Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback
Some scientists argued that autism-gut microbiome research is rife with conceptual and methodological flaws, from mouse to human studies. Microbiome researchers disagree.
www.the-scientist.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback www.the-scientist.com/criticism-of...
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Butterflies still on the wing, late blooms and confused wildlife are the latest signs that Britain’s seasons are slipping out of sync as the climate warms
Poppies blooming in November? Why our seasons are falling apart
Butterflies still on the wing, late blooms and confused wildlife are the latest signs that Britain’s seasons are slipping out of sync as the climate warms
www.thetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Butterflies still on the wing, late blooms and confused wildlife are the latest signs that Britain’s seasons are slipping out of sync as the climate warms
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Today we mark Palestinian Independence Day.
Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace.
#PalestinianIndependenceDay
Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace.
#PalestinianIndependenceDay
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today we mark Palestinian Independence Day.
Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace.
#PalestinianIndependenceDay
Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace.
#PalestinianIndependenceDay
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Nick Ferrari on @lbc.co.uk just called Tim Montgomerie from Reform "Timmo".
Timmo then called Tommy Robinson a "rough diamond".
Just two guys shooting the breeze. Will be the same when Farage swings by the show tomorrow...
Rancid.
January 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Nick Ferrari on @lbc.co.uk just called Tim Montgomerie from Reform "Timmo".
Timmo then called Tommy Robinson a "rough diamond".
Just two guys shooting the breeze. Will be the same when Farage swings by the show tomorrow...
Rancid.
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The most important thing is that it is OUR money he is trying to take. It is OUR BBC. We must defend it with all our might.
I also suggest doing what Canada is and boycot as many American products as possible.
I also suggest doing what Canada is and boycot as many American products as possible.
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The most important thing is that it is OUR money he is trying to take. It is OUR BBC. We must defend it with all our might.
I also suggest doing what Canada is and boycot as many American products as possible.
I also suggest doing what Canada is and boycot as many American products as possible.
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Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
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BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion despite apology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will call Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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www.theguardian.com/politics/201... the patriot Farage -just not sure which country, eh Nige
Nigel Farage discussed fronting far-right group led by Steve Bannon
Footage shows Brexit party leader calling Bannon’s plan a ‘fightback against globalists’
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/201... the patriot Farage -just not sure which country, eh Nige
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Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fascinating piece on how AI may well think more like us than we’d like to believe. And why that’s both groundreaking and curiously sad. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
ChatGPT does not have an inner life. Yet it seems to know what it’s talking about.
www.newyorker.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Fascinating piece on how AI may well think more like us than we’d like to believe. And why that’s both groundreaking and curiously sad. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“Nouvelle Vague,” Richard Linklater’s dramatization of the making, in 1959, of Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless,” is “a nitpicker’s delight,” @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/SnXDyI
The Joyful Mythology of “Nouvelle Vague”
Richard Linklater’s dramatization of Jean-Luc Godard’s making of “Breathless” embraces the legend of the French New Wave and its enduring influence.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Nouvelle Vague,” Richard Linklater’s dramatization of the making, in 1959, of Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless,” is “a nitpicker’s delight,” @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/SnXDyI
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The half-crazy von der Leyen is now verging to full blown madness setting up her own Brussels-grown CIA... www.ft.com/content/b8a3...
EU to set up new intelligence unit under Ursula von der Leyen
Body to collate material from national agencies and improve its operational use
www.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The half-crazy von der Leyen is now verging to full blown madness setting up her own Brussels-grown CIA... www.ft.com/content/b8a3...
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The proportion of rapes that lead to convictions is vanishingly small. That the criminal justice system does so little to deter this horrific crime is a national disgrace. So we really can do without headlines like this. 👇🏻
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The proportion of rapes that lead to convictions is vanishingly small. That the criminal justice system does so little to deter this horrific crime is a national disgrace. So we really can do without headlines like this. 👇🏻
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Recently I talked to a woman who had been raped about cross examination. She went into a catatonic state for 15 mins, then asked me to hold her hand, and then began to cry. We discussed whether she should refuse to give evidence - even though it would mean he got off.
And now this 👇🏻
And now this 👇🏻
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Recently I talked to a woman who had been raped about cross examination. She went into a catatonic state for 15 mins, then asked me to hold her hand, and then began to cry. We discussed whether she should refuse to give evidence - even though it would mean he got off.
And now this 👇🏻
And now this 👇🏻
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Over the next six months Stagecoach will take delivery of 51 new electric buses in Exeter and North Devon.
Welcome news for passengers and the environment.
But Stagecoach must use this as a moment to turn around their shoddy service in Exeter.
Welcome news for passengers and the environment.
But Stagecoach must use this as a moment to turn around their shoddy service in Exeter.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Over the next six months Stagecoach will take delivery of 51 new electric buses in Exeter and North Devon.
Welcome news for passengers and the environment.
But Stagecoach must use this as a moment to turn around their shoddy service in Exeter.
Welcome news for passengers and the environment.
But Stagecoach must use this as a moment to turn around their shoddy service in Exeter.
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Check out our new #dementia article onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Check out our new #dementia article onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
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📢 The state we're in: this is what happens when our politicians don't call out racism and, instead, fan the flames. Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
📢 The state we're in: this is what happens when our politicians don't call out racism and, instead, fan the flames. Utterly shameful. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
When Mrs Justice Cockerill handed down her judgment in the high court against PPE Medpro, the company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone, for supplying unsafe personal protective equipment during the pandemic, her findings were a landmark in a five-year saga that cast the opaque world of government deal making into stark light.
PPE Medpro was ordered to refund the full £122m that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) paid for unusable gowns in the summer of 2020, as Boris Johnson’s government scrambled to refill the UK’s depleted stocks. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
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🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
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While we fixate on AI, government has neglected natural intelligence: iodine, crucial for children's brains and their future potential | Dr Peter Taylor
Iodine, UK policy and brain growth: a question of intelligence
While we fixate on AI, government has neglected natural intelligence: iodine, crucial for children's brains and their future potential
centralbylines.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
While we fixate on AI, government has neglected natural intelligence: iodine, crucial for children's brains and their future potential | Dr Peter Taylor
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Our information about how politicians are privatising the NHS is reaching millions of people. We think Starmer and Streeting are about to announce a plan for even *more* NHS privatisation 🚨
Please help us to continue our important work: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/exposing-w...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Our information about how politicians are privatising the NHS is reaching millions of people. We think Starmer and Streeting are about to announce a plan for even *more* NHS privatisation 🚨
Please help us to continue our important work: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/exposing-w...
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