Hannah
@policyhannah.bsky.social
Policy, research, and public affairs in population health.
Passionate about social, economic, health, and disability justice.
💚 Socialist 🌹 trade unionist ✊ metalhead 🤘 (she/her)
Passionate about social, economic, health, and disability justice.
💚 Socialist 🌹 trade unionist ✊ metalhead 🤘 (she/her)
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
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this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric.
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric.
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result.
www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
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The most incessant racist faction in British politics takes this message to be "racism works" (It has shifted politics + policy)
(Laws believes it is important to racially harass minorities online and in person. He has left Homeland because it is too soft on forced removals of UK-born minorities).
(Laws believes it is important to racially harass minorities online and in person. He has left Homeland because it is too soft on forced removals of UK-born minorities).
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The most incessant racist faction in British politics takes this message to be "racism works" (It has shifted politics + policy)
(Laws believes it is important to racially harass minorities online and in person. He has left Homeland because it is too soft on forced removals of UK-born minorities).
(Laws believes it is important to racially harass minorities online and in person. He has left Homeland because it is too soft on forced removals of UK-born minorities).
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Someone tag the Labour party: ““This was a cynical strategic manoeuvre to avoid losing voters to the far right, but it seems, based on polling, that all they have done is prime their own voters to join the far right rather than stay with the Social Democrats.””
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Centre-left tipped to lose Copenhagen for first time in electoral history
Political rivals say PM’s divisive politics have encouraged voters to ditch the Social Democrats for the far right
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Someone tag the Labour party: ““This was a cynical strategic manoeuvre to avoid losing voters to the far right, but it seems, based on polling, that all they have done is prime their own voters to join the far right rather than stay with the Social Democrats.””
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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I do not understand authors, broadcasters, voice artists, YouTubers, ANY creative artists using quick and cheap AI for their cover images and not realising: it will be you next.
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I do not understand authors, broadcasters, voice artists, YouTubers, ANY creative artists using quick and cheap AI for their cover images and not realising: it will be you next.
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Voices from the picket lines. 👇📣🪧
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
In case you missed it, #TheDrMagazine spoke to doctors gathered in Manchester and London on Friday.
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
In case you missed it, #TheDrMagazine spoke to doctors gathered in Manchester and London on Friday.
Resident doctors refuse to bow to health secretary’s ‘emotional blackmail’
Five-day strike begins as BMA demands action from the Government on pay and jobs
thedoctor.bma.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Voices from the picket lines. 👇📣🪧
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
In case you missed it, #TheDrMagazine spoke to doctors gathered in Manchester and London on Friday.
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
In case you missed it, #TheDrMagazine spoke to doctors gathered in Manchester and London on Friday.
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#CervicalCancer is one of the most preventable & curable forms of cancer, if detected early.
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every 5–10 years starting at the age of 30.
Learn more https://bit.ly/47GIbzd
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every 5–10 years starting at the age of 30.
Learn more https://bit.ly/47GIbzd
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#CervicalCancer is one of the most preventable & curable forms of cancer, if detected early.
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every 5–10 years starting at the age of 30.
Learn more https://bit.ly/47GIbzd
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every 5–10 years starting at the age of 30.
Learn more https://bit.ly/47GIbzd
Today is World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day! @who.int
A welcome reminder that we can eliminate cervical cancer, thanks to cervical screening and HPV vaccination 💪💉
#CervicalCancerEliminationDayOfAction #VaccinesWork
www.who.int/news/item/17...
A welcome reminder that we can eliminate cervical cancer, thanks to cervical screening and HPV vaccination 💪💉
#CervicalCancerEliminationDayOfAction #VaccinesWork
www.who.int/news/item/17...
World marks cervical cancer elimination day as countries accelerate action
Today marks the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – mandated by the World Health Assembly – a historic milestone in global efforts to end a preventable cancer.
www.who.int
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Today is World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day! @who.int
A welcome reminder that we can eliminate cervical cancer, thanks to cervical screening and HPV vaccination 💪💉
#CervicalCancerEliminationDayOfAction #VaccinesWork
www.who.int/news/item/17...
A welcome reminder that we can eliminate cervical cancer, thanks to cervical screening and HPV vaccination 💪💉
#CervicalCancerEliminationDayOfAction #VaccinesWork
www.who.int/news/item/17...
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June 2016 here. Do you notice how this has been proven correct: there really is no way to appease the reactionary right, who take every concession to their fucknut demands as a new base camp to strike out for more and nastier?
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
June 2016 here. Do you notice how this has been proven correct: there really is no way to appease the reactionary right, who take every concession to their fucknut demands as a new base camp to strike out for more and nastier?
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This rancid trash understands the significance of Labour's anti-refugee policies.
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This rancid trash understands the significance of Labour's anti-refugee policies.
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🚨 NEW Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as a Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Steve Bannon, who told him it could help him “stave off Time’s Up for a decade” in return for str...
bylinetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🚨 NEW Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as a Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Ugh.
"Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI slop tops Billboard and Spotify charts as synthetic music spreads
Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Ugh.
"Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
New pro-Palestine punk metal single from HAWXX, raising awareness of the Filton 24.
"With this song, we condemn the actions of the UK government and condemn their silencing of our human right to protest injustice. To protest genocide." #MetalSky #PunkSky
open.spotify.com/track/36V17h...
"With this song, we condemn the actions of the UK government and condemn their silencing of our human right to protest injustice. To protest genocide." #MetalSky #PunkSky
open.spotify.com/track/36V17h...
Resistance Is Justified
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November 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
New pro-Palestine punk metal single from HAWXX, raising awareness of the Filton 24.
"With this song, we condemn the actions of the UK government and condemn their silencing of our human right to protest injustice. To protest genocide." #MetalSky #PunkSky
open.spotify.com/track/36V17h...
"With this song, we condemn the actions of the UK government and condemn their silencing of our human right to protest injustice. To protest genocide." #MetalSky #PunkSky
open.spotify.com/track/36V17h...
Sending solidarity to resident doctors out on strike today, as they fight for a fair pay deal, action on training places, and a solution to the doctor unemployment crisis ✊ #DoctorsStrike
📣 Five days of strike action in England starts today.
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Sending solidarity to resident doctors out on strike today, as they fight for a fair pay deal, action on training places, and a solution to the doctor unemployment crisis ✊ #DoctorsStrike
"Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act.
It is a policy decision to prioritise commercial interests and shift any costs to already overstretched health, emergency, and social care systems."
It is a policy decision to prioritise commercial interests and shift any costs to already overstretched health, emergency, and social care systems."
The government recently announced plans to extend the opening hours for pubs and bars in England and Wales.
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act.
It is a policy decision to prioritise commercial interests and shift any costs to already overstretched health, emergency, and social care systems."
It is a policy decision to prioritise commercial interests and shift any costs to already overstretched health, emergency, and social care systems."
Bombs, dogs, poison and heavy machinery were used to attack Palestinians and their infrastructure at drinking water, irrigation & sanitation sites on at least 90 occasions from Jan 2024 to mid-2025.
An estimated 90% of water & sanitation facilities in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged.
An estimated 90% of water & sanitation facilities in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged.
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Bombs, dogs, poison and heavy machinery were used to attack Palestinians and their infrastructure at drinking water, irrigation & sanitation sites on at least 90 occasions from Jan 2024 to mid-2025.
An estimated 90% of water & sanitation facilities in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged.
An estimated 90% of water & sanitation facilities in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged.
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It was great to hear from @kate-jones.bsky.social & @greenpartytu.bsky.social committee members this evening.
FYI to new Green Party members who are trade unionists (and allies), there’s a @greenparty.org.uk Trade Union Group you should check out and join 👇
gptu.greenparty.org.uk/join/
FYI to new Green Party members who are trade unionists (and allies), there’s a @greenparty.org.uk Trade Union Group you should check out and join 👇
gptu.greenparty.org.uk/join/
Join us - Green Party Trade Union Group
Who can join? Any member of the Green Party of England & Wales who supports our values and objectives can join the Green Party Trade Union Group. It doesn’t cost anything. You don’t have to be a trade...
gptu.greenparty.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It was great to hear from @kate-jones.bsky.social & @greenpartytu.bsky.social committee members this evening.
FYI to new Green Party members who are trade unionists (and allies), there’s a @greenparty.org.uk Trade Union Group you should check out and join 👇
gptu.greenparty.org.uk/join/
FYI to new Green Party members who are trade unionists (and allies), there’s a @greenparty.org.uk Trade Union Group you should check out and join 👇
gptu.greenparty.org.uk/join/
It was great to hear from @kate-jones.bsky.social & @greenpartytu.bsky.social committee members this evening.
FYI to new Green Party members who are trade unionists (and allies), there’s a @greenparty.org.uk Trade Union Group you should check out and join 👇
gptu.greenparty.org.uk/join/
FYI to new Green Party members who are trade unionists (and allies), there’s a @greenparty.org.uk Trade Union Group you should check out and join 👇
gptu.greenparty.org.uk/join/
Join us - Green Party Trade Union Group
Who can join? Any member of the Green Party of England & Wales who supports our values and objectives can join the Green Party Trade Union Group. It doesn’t cost anything. You don’t have to be a trade...
gptu.greenparty.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It was great to hear from @kate-jones.bsky.social & @greenpartytu.bsky.social committee members this evening.
FYI to new Green Party members who are trade unionists (and allies), there’s a @greenparty.org.uk Trade Union Group you should check out and join 👇
gptu.greenparty.org.uk/join/
FYI to new Green Party members who are trade unionists (and allies), there’s a @greenparty.org.uk Trade Union Group you should check out and join 👇
gptu.greenparty.org.uk/join/
Sad to see that Safe Gigs for Women and Bloody Good Period have both announced today that they're shutting down.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Sad to see that Safe Gigs for Women and Bloody Good Period have both announced today that they're shutting down.
Managed to leave Damnation Festival with just one piece of merch and no photos!
A flying visit, but managed to catch Orbit Culture, Afsky, Panzerfaust, Deafheaven, EF, Corrosion of Conformity, and Gaerea 🩵
Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon 🤘 #MetalSky
A flying visit, but managed to catch Orbit Culture, Afsky, Panzerfaust, Deafheaven, EF, Corrosion of Conformity, and Gaerea 🩵
Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon 🤘 #MetalSky
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Managed to leave Damnation Festival with just one piece of merch and no photos!
A flying visit, but managed to catch Orbit Culture, Afsky, Panzerfaust, Deafheaven, EF, Corrosion of Conformity, and Gaerea 🩵
Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon 🤘 #MetalSky
A flying visit, but managed to catch Orbit Culture, Afsky, Panzerfaust, Deafheaven, EF, Corrosion of Conformity, and Gaerea 🩵
Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon 🤘 #MetalSky
My gripe with SUVs is no secret, but seeing the data written in black and white always blows my mind.
"The average driver in a Land Rover Defender cannot see a 4 year old child standing directly in front."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"The average driver in a Land Rover Defender cannot see a 4 year old child standing directly in front."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My gripe with SUVs is no secret, but seeing the data written in black and white always blows my mind.
"The average driver in a Land Rover Defender cannot see a 4 year old child standing directly in front."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"The average driver in a Land Rover Defender cannot see a 4 year old child standing directly in front."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...