Raj Tiwary
@beta-angle.bsky.social
Former #NHS pharm #HCP, chronically-ill #humanist #UCLalumni #Londoner 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇮🇪 🇮🇳 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ▼ he/him #JustTreatment @justtreatment.org #Medact #EveryDoctor #KeepOurNHSPublic #KONP
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This is unsurprising, coming from somebody who was at the heart of a pandemic government whose negligence led to thousands of avoidable deaths.
Flu kills. Masks save lives.
Any politician who ignores these facts has no interest in public health.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Flu kills. Masks save lives.
Any politician who ignores these facts has no interest in public health.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu
NHS Providers boss says those who are ‘coughing and sneezing’ should wear face coverings on public transport
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is unsurprising, coming from somebody who was at the heart of a pandemic government whose negligence led to thousands of avoidable deaths.
Flu kills. Masks save lives.
Any politician who ignores these facts has no interest in public health.
2/2
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Flu kills. Masks save lives.
Any politician who ignores these facts has no interest in public health.
2/2
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Kemi Badenoch has rejected mask-wearing to curb flu, saying she is “still traumatised” by “all the mask-wearing” during Covid.
You know what's more traumatising than wearing a mask?
Having your family members die because politicians played culture wars with their lives.
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You know what's more traumatising than wearing a mask?
Having your family members die because politicians played culture wars with their lives.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Kemi Badenoch has rejected mask-wearing to curb flu, saying she is “still traumatised” by “all the mask-wearing” during Covid.
You know what's more traumatising than wearing a mask?
Having your family members die because politicians played culture wars with their lives.
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You know what's more traumatising than wearing a mask?
Having your family members die because politicians played culture wars with their lives.
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“They can ignore an individual, but you can’t ignore a group of families.”
Our Senior Organiser @gaylepledger.bsky.social on the story of the CF Buyers Club, and how global patient-led action can take on big pharma greed & win access to lifesaving treatment. 🌍 ⬇️
Our Senior Organiser @gaylepledger.bsky.social on the story of the CF Buyers Club, and how global patient-led action can take on big pharma greed & win access to lifesaving treatment. 🌍 ⬇️
David And Goliath: How A Parent-Led Buyers’ Club Challenged Cystic Fibrosis Giant Vertex
After years of fighting and securing treatment for her daughter, cystic fibrosis campaigner Gayle Pledger could not leave other patients behind. This is a story of families coming together and finding...
insights.citeline.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“They can ignore an individual, but you can’t ignore a group of families.”
Our Senior Organiser @gaylepledger.bsky.social on the story of the CF Buyers Club, and how global patient-led action can take on big pharma greed & win access to lifesaving treatment. 🌍 ⬇️
Our Senior Organiser @gaylepledger.bsky.social on the story of the CF Buyers Club, and how global patient-led action can take on big pharma greed & win access to lifesaving treatment. 🌍 ⬇️
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Mike Scott of Notts Keep Our NHS Public said:
"Over £40bn of debt is still to be repaid years later. To make a profit, private companies overcharge the NHS, whereas the public sector can build at cost so there's no possibility that private could be cheaper."
westbridgfordwire.com/the-nhs-is-s...
"Over £40bn of debt is still to be repaid years later. To make a profit, private companies overcharge the NHS, whereas the public sector can build at cost so there's no possibility that private could be cheaper."
westbridgfordwire.com/the-nhs-is-s...
The NHS is struggling – Is private finance the answer or the problem? | West Bridgford Wire
Mike Scott, Chair of Nottingham and Notts branch of the NHS campaign group Keep Our NHS Public writes in response to this recent article Budget 2025 legal
westbridgfordwire.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mike Scott of Notts Keep Our NHS Public said:
"Over £40bn of debt is still to be repaid years later. To make a profit, private companies overcharge the NHS, whereas the public sector can build at cost so there's no possibility that private could be cheaper."
westbridgfordwire.com/the-nhs-is-s...
"Over £40bn of debt is still to be repaid years later. To make a profit, private companies overcharge the NHS, whereas the public sector can build at cost so there's no possibility that private could be cheaper."
westbridgfordwire.com/the-nhs-is-s...
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"The problem is structural; it is already embedded in the training models, diagnostic frameworks, and the cultural assumptions regarding emotions and their visibility."
Ruthina on the 'slow, subtle moments that show how care is not equally received'.
www.nsun.org.uk/when-healing...
Ruthina on the 'slow, subtle moments that show how care is not equally received'.
www.nsun.org.uk/when-healing...
When healing isn’t equal: racial bias and the burden of mental health
People of color, particularly those who are racialized, face a certain burden while seeking mental health support: the burden to explain.
www.nsun.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"The problem is structural; it is already embedded in the training models, diagnostic frameworks, and the cultural assumptions regarding emotions and their visibility."
Ruthina on the 'slow, subtle moments that show how care is not equally received'.
www.nsun.org.uk/when-healing...
Ruthina on the 'slow, subtle moments that show how care is not equally received'.
www.nsun.org.uk/when-healing...
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A Health Secretary who won't meet
#NHS patients...but will take £220k+ from private healthcare donors.
So yes - we brought a puppet to Wes Streeting's office to ask the question: who is really pulling Streeting's strings? ⬇️
#NHS patients...but will take £220k+ from private healthcare donors.
So yes - we brought a puppet to Wes Streeting's office to ask the question: who is really pulling Streeting's strings? ⬇️
December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A Health Secretary who won't meet
#NHS patients...but will take £220k+ from private healthcare donors.
So yes - we brought a puppet to Wes Streeting's office to ask the question: who is really pulling Streeting's strings? ⬇️
#NHS patients...but will take £220k+ from private healthcare donors.
So yes - we brought a puppet to Wes Streeting's office to ask the question: who is really pulling Streeting's strings? ⬇️
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New allegations suggest spending rules may have been broken in Nigel Farage’s Clacton campaign, with police reportedly reviewing documents.
Regardless of party or politician, election spending rules exist to protect our democracy and they must be upheld.
Regardless of party or politician, election spending rules exist to protect our democracy and they must be upheld.
December 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
New allegations suggest spending rules may have been broken in Nigel Farage’s Clacton campaign, with police reportedly reviewing documents.
Regardless of party or politician, election spending rules exist to protect our democracy and they must be upheld.
Regardless of party or politician, election spending rules exist to protect our democracy and they must be upheld.
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Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
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Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“Streeting throws around insults at resident doctors and the BMA, but compare his £225K donations from private health related sources with the pay of resident doctors starting at £19.91ph..."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/were...
“Streeting throws around insults at resident doctors and the BMA, but compare his £225K donations from private health related sources with the pay of resident doctors starting at £19.91ph..."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/were...
‘We’re ready to meet him any time’
HEALTH SECRETARY Wes Streeting put himself on the warpath with the BMA union today, saying he has “had it” while accusing doctors of “juvenile delinquency” and being “moaning minnies” as they prepare ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“Streeting throws around insults at resident doctors and the BMA, but compare his £225K donations from private health related sources with the pay of resident doctors starting at £19.91ph..."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/were...
“Streeting throws around insults at resident doctors and the BMA, but compare his £225K donations from private health related sources with the pay of resident doctors starting at £19.91ph..."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/were...
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"The BMA is disrupting patient services at a critical time for the NHS in pursuit of a ludicrous 26% pay claim."
It's the disrespect for me.
What he's saying here to doctors working 14+ hrs saving lives in understaffed depts is that they're not worth £22.50ph.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
It's the disrespect for me.
What he's saying here to doctors working 14+ hrs saving lives in understaffed depts is that they're not worth £22.50ph.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'The BMA opposed the creation of the NHS and is now hindering its progress'
Alan Johnson is a writer and former Education, Health and Home Secretary for the Labour party, and his latest book 'Harold Wilson - Twentieth Century Man' is published by Swift Press
www.mirror.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"The BMA is disrupting patient services at a critical time for the NHS in pursuit of a ludicrous 26% pay claim."
It's the disrespect for me.
What he's saying here to doctors working 14+ hrs saving lives in understaffed depts is that they're not worth £22.50ph.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
It's the disrespect for me.
What he's saying here to doctors working 14+ hrs saving lives in understaffed depts is that they're not worth £22.50ph.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Tunbridge Wells MP Mike Martin calls for South East Water boss to resign after thousands of homes were left without water for days.
Why should we continue to put up with the chaos caused by these failing water companies?
Why should we continue to put up with the chaos caused by these failing water companies?
December 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Tunbridge Wells MP Mike Martin calls for South East Water boss to resign after thousands of homes were left without water for days.
Why should we continue to put up with the chaos caused by these failing water companies?
Why should we continue to put up with the chaos caused by these failing water companies?
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🚨 #NHS patients confronted Wes Streeting at his office, demanding to know why he won’t meet families failed by the NHS, and why he’s accepted £220k+ from figures linked to private healthcare while pushing “independent sector” expansion.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Wes Streeting ambushed on the street over major NHS question
The health secretary spoke with angry protesters outside his constituency office.
www.express.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨 #NHS patients confronted Wes Streeting at his office, demanding to know why he won’t meet families failed by the NHS, and why he’s accepted £220k+ from figures linked to private healthcare while pushing “independent sector” expansion.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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What is the reason for Kennedy's anti-science, anti vax obsession?
Is he the 4th horse of the apocalypse in disguise of was his brain fried by all the substances in his youth?
Please America, don't do this to your children.
Is he the 4th horse of the apocalypse in disguise of was his brain fried by all the substances in his youth?
Please America, don't do this to your children.
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
What is the reason for Kennedy's anti-science, anti vax obsession?
Is he the 4th horse of the apocalypse in disguise of was his brain fried by all the substances in his youth?
Please America, don't do this to your children.
Is he the 4th horse of the apocalypse in disguise of was his brain fried by all the substances in his youth?
Please America, don't do this to your children.
#WesStreeting *FINALLY* agrees to meet @justtreatment.org patient leaders after we had to wait 392 days. The #NHS is in #crisis, #NHSpatients are suffering, #NHSstaff are struggling, burnt-out, and #morale is at an all-time low.
#JustTreatment
#PatientsBeforeProfit
justtreatment.org
#JustTreatment
#PatientsBeforeProfit
justtreatment.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#WesStreeting *FINALLY* agrees to meet @justtreatment.org patient leaders after we had to wait 392 days. The #NHS is in #crisis, #NHSpatients are suffering, #NHSstaff are struggling, burnt-out, and #morale is at an all-time low.
#JustTreatment
#PatientsBeforeProfit
justtreatment.org
#JustTreatment
#PatientsBeforeProfit
justtreatment.org
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🚨BREAKING: #NHS patients are outside Wes Streeting's office after waiting 392 days for a meeting.
Meanwhile, Wes has found time to accept £220k+ from private healthcare linked donors.
So today they came to his office and only then did he FINALLY agree to meet with them.
Meanwhile, Wes has found time to accept £220k+ from private healthcare linked donors.
So today they came to his office and only then did he FINALLY agree to meet with them.
December 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🚨BREAKING: #NHS patients are outside Wes Streeting's office after waiting 392 days for a meeting.
Meanwhile, Wes has found time to accept £220k+ from private healthcare linked donors.
So today they came to his office and only then did he FINALLY agree to meet with them.
Meanwhile, Wes has found time to accept £220k+ from private healthcare linked donors.
So today they came to his office and only then did he FINALLY agree to meet with them.
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GB News gave Trump free rein to peddle lies about the climate crisis and crime in London, call London Mayor Sadiq Khan a "nasty person", rant about the BBC and describe immigrants as "scum" without a single challenge.
GB News is legally required to be impartial. Does this sound impartial to you?
GB News is legally required to be impartial. Does this sound impartial to you?
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
GB News gave Trump free rein to peddle lies about the climate crisis and crime in London, call London Mayor Sadiq Khan a "nasty person", rant about the BBC and describe immigrants as "scum" without a single challenge.
GB News is legally required to be impartial. Does this sound impartial to you?
GB News is legally required to be impartial. Does this sound impartial to you?
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One of the people leading this likely farce is Simon Wessley whose previous work includes a reasonably well debunked study of ME which was used to make it harder for sufferers to get support or recognition. Streeting knows exactly what outcome he wants from this
meassociation.org.uk/2018/02/gove....
meassociation.org.uk/2018/02/gove....
Government-funded ME/CFS trial 'one of greatest medical scandals of 21st century' | 20 February 2018 - The ME Association
A controversial medical trial part-funded by the Department of Work of Pensions will emerge as “one of the greatest medical scandals of the 21st century” an MP today claimed.
meassociation.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
One of the people leading this likely farce is Simon Wessley whose previous work includes a reasonably well debunked study of ME which was used to make it harder for sufferers to get support or recognition. Streeting knows exactly what outcome he wants from this
meassociation.org.uk/2018/02/gove....
meassociation.org.uk/2018/02/gove....
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Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Me waiting for literally any govt of any party to start looking at supporting people and changing society to enable them to flourish instead of penalising them for being disabled.
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Me waiting for literally any govt of any party to start looking at supporting people and changing society to enable them to flourish instead of penalising them for being disabled.
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We need benefit reform now.
Rich and powerful people, guilty of negligence in public office, should not have their lifestyles funded by the public.
It's time to end Boris Johnson's £115k a year benefit entitlement.
If you agree, sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
Rich and powerful people, guilty of negligence in public office, should not have their lifestyles funded by the public.
It's time to end Boris Johnson's £115k a year benefit entitlement.
If you agree, sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
Sign the Petition
End Ex-PM Benefits For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry Verdict
www.change.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
We need benefit reform now.
Rich and powerful people, guilty of negligence in public office, should not have their lifestyles funded by the public.
It's time to end Boris Johnson's £115k a year benefit entitlement.
If you agree, sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
Rich and powerful people, guilty of negligence in public office, should not have their lifestyles funded by the public.
It's time to end Boris Johnson's £115k a year benefit entitlement.
If you agree, sign our petition: www.change.org/STOPFUNDINGJ...
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Our justice system is failing after years of underfunding – removing juries won’t fix this.
Juries bring lived experience, conscience, and diversity into trials. They're one of our oldest public rights, rooted in the Magna Carta, and connect our communities to our justice system.
Juries bring lived experience, conscience, and diversity into trials. They're one of our oldest public rights, rooted in the Magna Carta, and connect our communities to our justice system.
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our justice system is failing after years of underfunding – removing juries won’t fix this.
Juries bring lived experience, conscience, and diversity into trials. They're one of our oldest public rights, rooted in the Magna Carta, and connect our communities to our justice system.
Juries bring lived experience, conscience, and diversity into trials. They're one of our oldest public rights, rooted in the Magna Carta, and connect our communities to our justice system.
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@goodlawproject.bsky.social and @justtreatment.org set up a tool to help us check whether our local NHS trusts are adopting Palantir's software and, if so, to send an email calling on them to reject its use. Let's start emailing!
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
@goodlawproject.bsky.social and @justtreatment.org set up a tool to help us check whether our local NHS trusts are adopting Palantir's software and, if so, to send an email calling on them to reject its use. Let's start emailing!
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
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An important read: shado-mag.com/articles/can...
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
An important read: shado-mag.com/articles/can...
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Palantir is not welcome in the NHS! Sign the petition and read the evidence! actionnetwork.org/petitions/ge...
Get dangerous tech out of our NHS!
“Palantir is here to disrupt and make the institutions we partner with the very best in the world and, when it’s necessary, to scare enemies and on occasion kill them,” Alex Karp (Co-founder and CEO o...
actionnetwork.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Palantir is not welcome in the NHS! Sign the petition and read the evidence! actionnetwork.org/petitions/ge...
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On 26th November 2025, the Government released its Autumn Budget.
Instead of announcing more large-scale welfare cuts for Disabled people, this budget begins a slower process. It is a death by a thousand cuts.
Read NSUN's response to the Autumn Budget.
www.nsun.org.uk/news/nsun-re...
Instead of announcing more large-scale welfare cuts for Disabled people, this budget begins a slower process. It is a death by a thousand cuts.
Read NSUN's response to the Autumn Budget.
www.nsun.org.uk/news/nsun-re...
NSUN Responds to the Autumn Budget
On 26th November 2025, the Government released its Autumn Budget, a yearly statement outlining plans for spending and taxes in the year ahead.
www.nsun.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
On 26th November 2025, the Government released its Autumn Budget.
Instead of announcing more large-scale welfare cuts for Disabled people, this budget begins a slower process. It is a death by a thousand cuts.
Read NSUN's response to the Autumn Budget.
www.nsun.org.uk/news/nsun-re...
Instead of announcing more large-scale welfare cuts for Disabled people, this budget begins a slower process. It is a death by a thousand cuts.
Read NSUN's response to the Autumn Budget.
www.nsun.org.uk/news/nsun-re...