David Brindle
@brindled.bsky.social
One-time Guardian journo now charity chair and social care commentator
A doctor writes: ‘It is absurd that, in one of the world’s richest economies, timely surgical care is now a luxury purchase’
@financialtimes.com
@financialtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A doctor writes: ‘It is absurd that, in one of the world’s richest economies, timely surgical care is now a luxury purchase’
@financialtimes.com
@financialtimes.com
So tired of all the raiding
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
So tired of all the raiding
Intriguing detail from @katie0martin.ft.com - was this appreciated in Downing Street?
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Intriguing detail from @katie0martin.ft.com - was this appreciated in Downing Street?
Woodward & Bernstein, your legacy is secure
@thetimes.com
@thetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Woodward & Bernstein, your legacy is secure
@thetimes.com
@thetimes.com
It’s new Private Eye day, thank the lord
October 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It’s new Private Eye day, thank the lord
Knave of Clubs pub, London E1, by Marketa Luskacova. More of her fab 1976 photos are on display at the gloriously revived boozer
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Knave of Clubs pub, London E1, by Marketa Luskacova. More of her fab 1976 photos are on display at the gloriously revived boozer
Heart goes out to anyone who followed this crumble recipe in last week’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Heart goes out to anyone who followed this crumble recipe in last week’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social
Ordered Tuesday (standard service) delivered Saturday 👏
If only all public services …
If only all public services …
October 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Ordered Tuesday (standard service) delivered Saturday 👏
If only all public services …
If only all public services …
High time for Vol II, Ivor
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
High time for Vol II, Ivor
Turning out some old files and came across this Valuing People Now press pack from 2009 promising support for people with learning disabilities ‘in every aspect of their lives’
October 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Turning out some old files and came across this Valuing People Now press pack from 2009 promising support for people with learning disabilities ‘in every aspect of their lives’
Reserving judgment pending details on the £500m pay boost for care workers (in 2028!) but pleased with this image being used by government
September 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Reserving judgment pending details on the £500m pay boost for care workers (in 2028!) but pleased with this image being used by government
Quite the week for the family
September 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Quite the week for the family
‘[I] could no longer lead the sector when the political leadership don’t want to engage with me’ - Claire Murdoch per Health Service Journal (£)
September 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
‘[I] could no longer lead the sector when the political leadership don’t want to engage with me’ - Claire Murdoch per Health Service Journal (£)
Judicious advice for corporates thinking of cosying up to Reform from top comms strategist Rutherford Hall (aka @robertshrimsley.bsky.social) 😁
September 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Judicious advice for corporates thinking of cosying up to Reform from top comms strategist Rutherford Hall (aka @robertshrimsley.bsky.social) 😁
Happy transfer deadline day to all who celebrate
September 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Happy transfer deadline day to all who celebrate
Viewed from Cowdenbeath, I guess 60 miles might conceivably seem ‘near’ @theobserveruk.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Viewed from Cowdenbeath, I guess 60 miles might conceivably seem ‘near’ @theobserveruk.bsky.social
Thanks but I’ll take no lectures on restraint from this past master
August 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Thanks but I’ll take no lectures on restraint from this past master
Superb by Ben Jennings @theipaper.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Superb by Ben Jennings @theipaper.com
Profound apologies to the person to whom I have just mailed a letter (sic) with an old 1p stamp found in the back of a drawer thinking it a 1st class. So out of practice …
August 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Profound apologies to the person to whom I have just mailed a letter (sic) with an old 1p stamp found in the back of a drawer thinking it a 1st class. So out of practice …
Tax ‘raid’? Really? Expect better from @theindependent.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Tax ‘raid’? Really? Expect better from @theindependent.bsky.social