Deborah 🇳🇿🇬🇧🇪🇺
@debebo.bsky.social
NHS Bean counter (Retd). Likes cats and dogs and people too (especially those who make me laugh). Inclined to left of centre.
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With their lack of competence and knowledge of local government Reform councillors would probably do more damage if they did turn up for meetings…
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
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Reform UK councils in ‘shambles’ as newly elected councillors fail to show up
www.independent.co.uk
June 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
With their lack of competence and knowledge of local government Reform councillors would probably do more damage if they did turn up for meetings…
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
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This letter, in today’s Times, stopped me in my tracks.
The assisted dying Bill will affect all of society, in ways that have barely been considered.
Indeed, it already is…
The assisted dying Bill will affect all of society, in ways that have barely been considered.
Indeed, it already is…
May 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This letter, in today’s Times, stopped me in my tracks.
The assisted dying Bill will affect all of society, in ways that have barely been considered.
Indeed, it already is…
The assisted dying Bill will affect all of society, in ways that have barely been considered.
Indeed, it already is…
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The U.K. fishing industry - weaponised & then betrayed & then abandoned, by Johnson, Farage & the rest of them - is better off under Starmer’s deal than it was under Johnson’s. That’s not an opinion. It’s counting. Anyone claiming otherwise is a liar.
May 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The U.K. fishing industry - weaponised & then betrayed & then abandoned, by Johnson, Farage & the rest of them - is better off under Starmer’s deal than it was under Johnson’s. That’s not an opinion. It’s counting. Anyone claiming otherwise is a liar.
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I still think represents the most shocking void in the UK’s COVID response - when the largest biomedical facility offered to undertake testing (many universities did the same) the government didn’t even answer. The cost would have been minimal. But no profit for private companies… is that it?
Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
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The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
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May 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I still think represents the most shocking void in the UK’s COVID response - when the largest biomedical facility offered to undertake testing (many universities did the same) the government didn’t even answer. The cost would have been minimal. But no profit for private companies… is that it?
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Anyway - next time a politician talks about "betraying Brexit" could the interviewer please ask them:
A: what that means
B: why it is necessarily a bad thing
A: what that means
B: why it is necessarily a bad thing
May 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Anyway - next time a politician talks about "betraying Brexit" could the interviewer please ask them:
A: what that means
B: why it is necessarily a bad thing
A: what that means
B: why it is necessarily a bad thing
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“Can you see a day when you say no care workers should come in from abroad?” - Laura Kuenssberg
“Yes we do and we’re going to change the rules this year to prevent a care worker visa being used to recruit from abroad” - Home Secretary Yvette Cooper
We already have a desperate shortage!
“Yes we do and we’re going to change the rules this year to prevent a care worker visa being used to recruit from abroad” - Home Secretary Yvette Cooper
We already have a desperate shortage!
May 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
“Can you see a day when you say no care workers should come in from abroad?” - Laura Kuenssberg
“Yes we do and we’re going to change the rules this year to prevent a care worker visa being used to recruit from abroad” - Home Secretary Yvette Cooper
We already have a desperate shortage!
“Yes we do and we’re going to change the rules this year to prevent a care worker visa being used to recruit from abroad” - Home Secretary Yvette Cooper
We already have a desperate shortage!
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I’m not religious, but can I get an “AMEN!” to this? 🤦♂️🤣
May 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I’m not religious, but can I get an “AMEN!” to this? 🤦♂️🤣
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This is how you fight right wing populism. U.K. Labour, take note
May 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is how you fight right wing populism. U.K. Labour, take note
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There seems, in UK politics, to be a far greater willingness to adjust ‘speed’ (eg: ‘we need to go further and faster’, or, conversely, ‘the lesson is that we went too far too fast’); than to think about whether we are heading in the right, or the best, direction.
May 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
There seems, in UK politics, to be a far greater willingness to adjust ‘speed’ (eg: ‘we need to go further and faster’, or, conversely, ‘the lesson is that we went too far too fast’); than to think about whether we are heading in the right, or the best, direction.
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Vacuum, 2007 performance by Raeda Saadeh, a Palestinian artist #WomensArt
April 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Vacuum, 2007 performance by Raeda Saadeh, a Palestinian artist #WomensArt
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𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 — 𝗔𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗰 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🇦🇺🇳🇿
Each year on Anzac Day, New Zealanders and Australians mark the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings of 25 April 1915.
On that day, thousands of young men, far from their homes, landed on the beaches of the Gallipoli Peninsula, in what is now Türkiye.
Each year on Anzac Day, New Zealanders and Australians mark the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings of 25 April 1915.
On that day, thousands of young men, far from their homes, landed on the beaches of the Gallipoli Peninsula, in what is now Türkiye.
April 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Nicole Tersigni, a comedy writer who created funny images based on 'mansplaining' and patronising comments using classical art, which went viral #WomensArt
April 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Nicole Tersigni, a comedy writer who created funny images based on 'mansplaining' and patronising comments using classical art, which went viral #WomensArt
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A modern re-make of a Roman tile makers experiences, in Gaul circa 120 AD.
April 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A modern re-make of a Roman tile makers experiences, in Gaul circa 120 AD.
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This #EarthDay2025 seems a good moment to share some Gerard Manley Hopkins:
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”
April 22, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This #EarthDay2025 seems a good moment to share some Gerard Manley Hopkins:
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”
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April 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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I do not want your app. I do not want to register. I do not want your newsletter. And, from the bottom of my heart, I do not want your notifications. Please just let me buy what I need without entering into a long-term relationship with you, you freaky fucks.
Everyone wants me to install their infernal apps! Ugh! Who will rid us of this plague of apps?!!!
April 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I do not want your app. I do not want to register. I do not want your newsletter. And, from the bottom of my heart, I do not want your notifications. Please just let me buy what I need without entering into a long-term relationship with you, you freaky fucks.
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Everyone wants me to install their infernal apps! Ugh! Who will rid us of this plague of apps?!!!
April 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Everyone wants me to install their infernal apps! Ugh! Who will rid us of this plague of apps?!!!
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A very strange UK politics where it seems the two traditional parties are targeting the same ~20% of the population and nobody very much cares about the remaining 80%.
April 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A very strange UK politics where it seems the two traditional parties are targeting the same ~20% of the population and nobody very much cares about the remaining 80%.
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This is organist Olena Kohut, killed today in Sumy by the Russian missile. Joseph Rheinberger, Visione, op. 156 no. 5
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April 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is organist Olena Kohut, killed today in Sumy by the Russian missile. Joseph Rheinberger, Visione, op. 156 no. 5
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💥Job Alert!!💥
We’re seeking to appoint a permanent Assistant Professor of Archaeological Science (materials), following the retirement of Prof. Julian Henderson.
Deadline May 5th 2025.
#Archaeology #archeology #archaeologicalScience 🧪
Full details here: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
We’re seeking to appoint a permanent Assistant Professor of Archaeological Science (materials), following the retirement of Prof. Julian Henderson.
Deadline May 5th 2025.
#Archaeology #archeology #archaeologicalScience 🧪
Full details here: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Assistant Professor in Archaeological Science (Materials)
The Department of Classics and Archaeology seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor in Archaeological Science (Materials) from 1 September 2025. Following £1.6 million investment from UKRI in our Archa...
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk
April 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
💥Job Alert!!💥
We’re seeking to appoint a permanent Assistant Professor of Archaeological Science (materials), following the retirement of Prof. Julian Henderson.
Deadline May 5th 2025.
#Archaeology #archeology #archaeologicalScience 🧪
Full details here: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
We’re seeking to appoint a permanent Assistant Professor of Archaeological Science (materials), following the retirement of Prof. Julian Henderson.
Deadline May 5th 2025.
#Archaeology #archeology #archaeologicalScience 🧪
Full details here: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Due to brain wonkiness the discount code for my workshops wasn't working (so sorry) but it is now. It would be so helpful if you have a few spare seconds & could RT this to maybe reach a few folk who would like to sign up for my workshops. Thankyou so much 🌿
I'm recovering from a breakdown atm-finances bit worrying atm.
I teach illustration & how creative activity improves mental health-I've taught on BBC Countryfile & the V & A.
I've 3 w'shops atm-learn sth new & support me at same time-enter THANKYOU15 for 15%off. Pls RT,ty:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
I teach illustration & how creative activity improves mental health-I've taught on BBC Countryfile & the V & A.
I've 3 w'shops atm-learn sth new & support me at same time-enter THANKYOU15 for 15%off. Pls RT,ty:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
April 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Due to brain wonkiness the discount code for my workshops wasn't working (so sorry) but it is now. It would be so helpful if you have a few spare seconds & could RT this to maybe reach a few folk who would like to sign up for my workshops. Thankyou so much 🌿
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Thank you @frontline19.bsky.social @nhsprachealth.bsky.social @doctorsindistress.bsky.social @amateuradam.bsky.social for all your tireless work to support the mental health of NHS staff 💙
To write this @newstatesman.com column, I asked colleagues about their enduring memories of working on Covid wards.
Their messages, sent as voicenotes, had one thing in common: each respondent broke down in tears.
What does that rawness mean for today's NHS? 🧵
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
Their messages, sent as voicenotes, had one thing in common: each respondent broke down in tears.
What does that rawness mean for today's NHS? 🧵
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
NHS staff are still traumatised by the pandemic
Despite their continuing levels of severe distress, funding has now been withdrawn from mental health hubs.
www.newstatesman.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Thank you @frontline19.bsky.social @nhsprachealth.bsky.social @doctorsindistress.bsky.social @amateuradam.bsky.social for all your tireless work to support the mental health of NHS staff 💙