Matt Skinner
@skinnerm.bsky.social
CEO at Care City CIC supporting innovation across health and social care #ageing #localgov #socialcare #health #opendata #digital #design #tech 🌈 https://www.carecity.org/
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Why should we switch 2p of tax from National Insurance to Income Tax? ⤵️
Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.
Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Why should we switch 2p of tax from National Insurance to Income Tax? ⤵️
Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.
Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.
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There are lots of reasons not to leave ECHR. But apart from anything else, it just doesn't solve the problem the Tories/Reform think it does.
E.g. the Supreme Court judgment re Rwanda being unsafe explicitly said it was not based on ECHR.
E.g. the Supreme Court judgment re Rwanda being unsafe explicitly said it was not based on ECHR.
October 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
There are lots of reasons not to leave ECHR. But apart from anything else, it just doesn't solve the problem the Tories/Reform think it does.
E.g. the Supreme Court judgment re Rwanda being unsafe explicitly said it was not based on ECHR.
E.g. the Supreme Court judgment re Rwanda being unsafe explicitly said it was not based on ECHR.
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71% of care home residents in Redbridge fall each year. Our Care Tech Pilot is testing sensors, AI & health monitoring tools to prevent falls, boost independence & transform care, with over 300 residents already benefiting. Read more in our blog: www.carecity.org/redbridge-ca...
September 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
71% of care home residents in Redbridge fall each year. Our Care Tech Pilot is testing sensors, AI & health monitoring tools to prevent falls, boost independence & transform care, with over 300 residents already benefiting. Read more in our blog: www.carecity.org/redbridge-ca...
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"Zack Polanski said it was 'rank hypocrisy' for Nigel Farage to call for Angela Rayner's resignation and not to do so himself."
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Green Party leader calls for Farage to quit over tax affairs
Zack Polanski said it was 'rank hypocrisy' for Nigel Farage to call for Angela Rayner's resignation and not to do so himself
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September 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
"Zack Polanski said it was 'rank hypocrisy' for Nigel Farage to call for Angela Rayner's resignation and not to do so himself."
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The world's largest sand battery just launched in Finland!
Developed by Polar Night Energy, this is a massive step for clean energy. It stores 100 MWh of thermal energy in sand, providing cost-effective alternative to LI batteries for long-term heat storage.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
Developed by Polar Night Energy, this is a massive step for clean energy. It stores 100 MWh of thermal energy in sand, providing cost-effective alternative to LI batteries for long-term heat storage.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
Finland inaugurates world’s largest 1 MW/100 MWh sand battery
Finland has inaugurated the world’s largest sand battery, a 1 MW/100 MWh thermal storage system developed by Polar Night Energy. The unit is already exceeding efficiency targets.
www.pv-magazine.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The world's largest sand battery just launched in Finland!
Developed by Polar Night Energy, this is a massive step for clean energy. It stores 100 MWh of thermal energy in sand, providing cost-effective alternative to LI batteries for long-term heat storage.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
Developed by Polar Night Energy, this is a massive step for clean energy. It stores 100 MWh of thermal energy in sand, providing cost-effective alternative to LI batteries for long-term heat storage.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
Wonder how many of these flags have been made in China and bought from Temu…
August 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Wonder how many of these flags have been made in China and bought from Temu…
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Can we have lessons for all the adults too?
UK elections chief says children need lessons from 11 to be ready to vote at 16
UK elections chief says children need lessons from 11 to be ready to vote at 16
Vijay Rangarajan says Electoral Commission’s material for schools will be impartial and calls on teachers to follow suit
Schools will need to give democracy lessons to children from the age of 11 and ask teachers to leave their politics at the classroom door to help prepare for votes at 16, the head of the UK elections watchdog has said.
Vijay Rangarajan, the chief executive of the Electoral Commission, said democratic education would be rolled out at first to those aged over 14 in preparation for votes at 16 at the next election. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Can we have lessons for all the adults too?
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Funny they don't seem so bothered by Jenrick's three homes (including a grade 1 listed manor) plus his forth home in his constituency rented at taxpayer expense.
Wonder why.
Wonder why.
Daily Telegraph today refers to A Rayner’s property “empire”. Whatever you think of her housing arrangements, I don’t think constituency house (bought for 375k in 2016), house in Hove, plus use of ministerial flat in London is an “empire”. Duke of Westminster wont fear a rival!
August 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Funny they don't seem so bothered by Jenrick's three homes (including a grade 1 listed manor) plus his forth home in his constituency rented at taxpayer expense.
Wonder why.
Wonder why.
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63% of people think net migration rose in the last 12 months
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
August 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
63% of people think net migration rose in the last 12 months
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
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Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit
🚨An important reminder of the trauma faced by asylum seekers.
Not just in fleeing persecution abroad.
Not just in the perilous and desperate journey to these shores.
But by the hatred and vitriol put on them by the right wing in this country for callous political gain.
Not just in fleeing persecution abroad.
Not just in the perilous and desperate journey to these shores.
But by the hatred and vitriol put on them by the right wing in this country for callous political gain.
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit
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Migrants can't answer back.
They have no voice.
So they make the perfect scapegoat for the pent-up rage of the angry, self-loathing far right who can unite around this issue.
In addition it gives the media something to write about in the long summer recess.
That is what is really going on here.
They have no voice.
So they make the perfect scapegoat for the pent-up rage of the angry, self-loathing far right who can unite around this issue.
In addition it gives the media something to write about in the long summer recess.
That is what is really going on here.
August 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Migrants can't answer back.
They have no voice.
So they make the perfect scapegoat for the pent-up rage of the angry, self-loathing far right who can unite around this issue.
In addition it gives the media something to write about in the long summer recess.
That is what is really going on here.
They have no voice.
So they make the perfect scapegoat for the pent-up rage of the angry, self-loathing far right who can unite around this issue.
In addition it gives the media something to write about in the long summer recess.
That is what is really going on here.
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Paris has removed the paving from its city hall square and transformed it into an urban forest. Stunning! 🤩
August 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Paris has removed the paving from its city hall square and transformed it into an urban forest. Stunning! 🤩
Looks like a waste of time and massive gift to Putin then - what a shock. Not
August 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Looks like a waste of time and massive gift to Putin then - what a shock. Not
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We’re teaming up with London Social Ventures on the Adult Social Care Impact Launchpad, connecting researchers with care teams to turn bold, evidence-based ideas into action. Real change, grounded in rigour. More soon on how to support or pilot the work.
londonsocialventures.com/impact-launc...
londonsocialventures.com/impact-launc...
July 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We’re teaming up with London Social Ventures on the Adult Social Care Impact Launchpad, connecting researchers with care teams to turn bold, evidence-based ideas into action. Real change, grounded in rigour. More soon on how to support or pilot the work.
londonsocialventures.com/impact-launc...
londonsocialventures.com/impact-launc...
I really get the national outrage over the felling of the sycamore tree, but 4 years in prison seems v expensive and unlikely to address their behaviour. Surely several years of community service planting trees and public realm work and educating them would be a better outcome
July 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I really get the national outrage over the felling of the sycamore tree, but 4 years in prison seems v expensive and unlikely to address their behaviour. Surely several years of community service planting trees and public realm work and educating them would be a better outcome
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It turns out that when you remove cars from city streets, many fewer people are injured or killed. #CarsRuinCities
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in London reduce road traffic injuries: a controlled before-and-after analysis (2012–2024)
Background Between 2015 and 2024, 113 Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) were implemented across Greater London, with 27 subsequently removed. We investigated their impacts on road traffic injuries ins...
injuryprevention.bmj.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It turns out that when you remove cars from city streets, many fewer people are injured or killed. #CarsRuinCities
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But they will use paper straws on the planes
June 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
But they will use paper straws on the planes
Ceasefire didn’t last very long did it
June 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Ceasefire didn’t last very long did it
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📅 @carecityuk.bsky.social has spent the last year building belonging in Barking & Dagenham – working with 100+ people, saving £££ & embedding real community power.
We heard about the lessons learnt – and how these can be applied in other contexts to create more connected places.
#StrongerThings
We heard about the lessons learnt – and how these can be applied in other contexts to create more connected places.
#StrongerThings
June 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
📅 @carecityuk.bsky.social has spent the last year building belonging in Barking & Dagenham – working with 100+ people, saving £££ & embedding real community power.
We heard about the lessons learnt – and how these can be applied in other contexts to create more connected places.
#StrongerThings
We heard about the lessons learnt – and how these can be applied in other contexts to create more connected places.
#StrongerThings
Back at the ‘Glastonbury for change doers’ that is #StrongerThings already reconnecting with fab people this morning. We’ve brought the Barking and Dagenham community along this year to share their learning from connecting and supporting people experiencing social isolation and complexity
June 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Back at the ‘Glastonbury for change doers’ that is #StrongerThings already reconnecting with fab people this morning. We’ve brought the Barking and Dagenham community along this year to share their learning from connecting and supporting people experiencing social isolation and complexity
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As Heidi says (and knows well), this is the start of the process.
American space scientists are hardly alone as the target of gratuitous, damaging cuts. Park rangers, rural nurses, migrant restauranteurs, chemistry PhDs, and countless others have suffered. Ask Congress to restore sanity.
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American space scientists are hardly alone as the target of gratuitous, damaging cuts. Park rangers, rural nurses, migrant restauranteurs, chemistry PhDs, and countless others have suffered. Ask Congress to restore sanity.
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Witness the *proposed* devastation of NASA science. If this concerns you, consider exploring the tools provided to make your opinions known: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc...
May 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
As Heidi says (and knows well), this is the start of the process.
American space scientists are hardly alone as the target of gratuitous, damaging cuts. Park rangers, rural nurses, migrant restauranteurs, chemistry PhDs, and countless others have suffered. Ask Congress to restore sanity.
🔭🧪🛰️
American space scientists are hardly alone as the target of gratuitous, damaging cuts. Park rangers, rural nurses, migrant restauranteurs, chemistry PhDs, and countless others have suffered. Ask Congress to restore sanity.
🔭🧪🛰️
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Farage claimed in his speech today that he would raise £65 *billion* by cutting climate policies, DEI schemes, and ‘Quangos’.
He’s not running a serious operation and every political journalist in the country has a public duty to shout that from the rooftops
He’s not running a serious operation and every political journalist in the country has a public duty to shout that from the rooftops
May 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Farage claimed in his speech today that he would raise £65 *billion* by cutting climate policies, DEI schemes, and ‘Quangos’.
He’s not running a serious operation and every political journalist in the country has a public duty to shout that from the rooftops
He’s not running a serious operation and every political journalist in the country has a public duty to shout that from the rooftops
Delighted to be part of the Community Benefit Society Working Group helping to shape this in Barking and Dagenham with some brilliant local community leaders
Thrilled our CEO @skinnerm.bsky.social joins the BD_Collective CBS Working Group, alongside other local leaders-developing how we connect civil society, share opportunities & ensure equity & representation. A big step toward more inclusive, community-based care. bdcollective.co.uk/meet-our-cbs...
May 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Delighted to be part of the Community Benefit Society Working Group helping to shape this in Barking and Dagenham with some brilliant local community leaders
I’m not sure mass genocide is really in keeping with the spirit of Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I’m not sure mass genocide is really in keeping with the spirit of Eurovision