David Harding 🔶💙
@drdrdrh.bsky.social
used to do science and health stuff. now do potholes.
#MedSky #publichealth #healthpolicy #FBPE #NHS #NICU
#Neonatology #academicsky
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Be kind.
Be able to change your mind- its why you have one.
#MedSky #publichealth #healthpolicy #FBPE #NHS #NICU
#Neonatology #academicsky
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Be kind.
Be able to change your mind- its why you have one.
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David Harding 🔶💙
@drdrdrh.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Just emigrated from xitter, seeking a better life in bluesky country.
Former scientist and neonatologist.
Now a councillor and expert in potholes.
Slave to dogs, and cats, and plants, and procrastination.
Former scientist and neonatologist.
Now a councillor and expert in potholes.
Slave to dogs, and cats, and plants, and procrastination.
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Privatisation cult destroying UK.
UK gave away North Sea oil/gas, low fees/tax, collected $11 a barrel revenue, wasted on tax cuts for corporations/rich
Norway didn't, levied higher tax, got $30 a barrel.
Norway has $2trn sovereign fund. UK has economic crisis, still obsessed with privatisation
UK gave away North Sea oil/gas, low fees/tax, collected $11 a barrel revenue, wasted on tax cuts for corporations/rich
Norway didn't, levied higher tax, got $30 a barrel.
Norway has $2trn sovereign fund. UK has economic crisis, still obsessed with privatisation
How successive government have created a new rentier economy
Governments appease corporations and the super-rich by following the old policies which benefit a few.
leftfootforward.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Privatisation cult destroying UK.
UK gave away North Sea oil/gas, low fees/tax, collected $11 a barrel revenue, wasted on tax cuts for corporations/rich
Norway didn't, levied higher tax, got $30 a barrel.
Norway has $2trn sovereign fund. UK has economic crisis, still obsessed with privatisation
UK gave away North Sea oil/gas, low fees/tax, collected $11 a barrel revenue, wasted on tax cuts for corporations/rich
Norway didn't, levied higher tax, got $30 a barrel.
Norway has $2trn sovereign fund. UK has economic crisis, still obsessed with privatisation
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Before the HBV vaccine was introduced as part of childhood immunization in Cameroon it wasn't uncommon to see very young people with liver cancer secondary to chronic hepatitis B. The youngest case I saw was a 17yo boy with liver cancer 2/2 to perinatally acquired HBV
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
The hepatitis B vaccine has sharply cut infections in children. Why are some against it?
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel is set to discuss and possibly vote on the vaccine at a meeting next week.
www.nbcnews.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Before the HBV vaccine was introduced as part of childhood immunization in Cameroon it wasn't uncommon to see very young people with liver cancer secondary to chronic hepatitis B. The youngest case I saw was a 17yo boy with liver cancer 2/2 to perinatally acquired HBV
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
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If Farage wins the next election, it will be down to one person. His name is Keir Starmer.
This thread explains why.
1. Destroying faith in democracy. The UK decisively voted out the Tories, only for Starmer to give us a Continuity Tory government, shamefully beholden to economic power.
🧵
This thread explains why.
1. Destroying faith in democracy. The UK decisively voted out the Tories, only for Starmer to give us a Continuity Tory government, shamefully beholden to economic power.
🧵
September 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If Farage wins the next election, it will be down to one person. His name is Keir Starmer.
This thread explains why.
1. Destroying faith in democracy. The UK decisively voted out the Tories, only for Starmer to give us a Continuity Tory government, shamefully beholden to economic power.
🧵
This thread explains why.
1. Destroying faith in democracy. The UK decisively voted out the Tories, only for Starmer to give us a Continuity Tory government, shamefully beholden to economic power.
🧵
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I wonder if @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social has evidence for saying 'most NHS staff support NHS league tables'?
September 9, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I wonder if @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social has evidence for saying 'most NHS staff support NHS league tables'?
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I care for children in the hospital on inpatient & consult services.
Most weeks there are at least a few kids admitted with vaccine preventable diseases.
Often in children who can’t get vaccinated themselves.
15 years in pediatrics and I’ve never seen a single one admitted with vaccine injury.
Most weeks there are at least a few kids admitted with vaccine preventable diseases.
Often in children who can’t get vaccinated themselves.
15 years in pediatrics and I’ve never seen a single one admitted with vaccine injury.
September 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I care for children in the hospital on inpatient & consult services.
Most weeks there are at least a few kids admitted with vaccine preventable diseases.
Often in children who can’t get vaccinated themselves.
15 years in pediatrics and I’ve never seen a single one admitted with vaccine injury.
Most weeks there are at least a few kids admitted with vaccine preventable diseases.
Often in children who can’t get vaccinated themselves.
15 years in pediatrics and I’ve never seen a single one admitted with vaccine injury.
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A&E services across the UK have entered a state of permacrisis.
The Conservative's shameful neglect of local health services brought us to this point, but this Labour government needs to realise that we could be sleepwalking towards disaster this winter unless ministers take urgent action. 👇
The Conservative's shameful neglect of local health services brought us to this point, but this Labour government needs to realise that we could be sleepwalking towards disaster this winter unless ministers take urgent action. 👇
Bath A&E in "permacrisis" as admissions soar, warns MP
MP Wera Hobhouse warns that patients could face "terrible agony" if nothing is done.
www.somersetlive.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A&E services across the UK have entered a state of permacrisis.
The Conservative's shameful neglect of local health services brought us to this point, but this Labour government needs to realise that we could be sleepwalking towards disaster this winter unless ministers take urgent action. 👇
The Conservative's shameful neglect of local health services brought us to this point, but this Labour government needs to realise that we could be sleepwalking towards disaster this winter unless ministers take urgent action. 👇
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Feargal Sharkey blasts water company following poo tsunami
140 surfers from around the UK had to cancel an event thanks to South West Water dumping shit - and Feargal Sharkey rightly kicked off
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
140 surfers from around the UK had to cancel an event thanks to South West Water dumping shit - and Feargal Sharkey rightly kicked off
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Feargal Sharkey blasts water company following poo tsunami
140 surfers from around the UK had to cancel an event thanks to South West Water dumping shit - and Feargal Sharkey rightly kicked off
www.thecanary.co
September 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Feargal Sharkey blasts water company following poo tsunami
140 surfers from around the UK had to cancel an event thanks to South West Water dumping shit - and Feargal Sharkey rightly kicked off
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
140 surfers from around the UK had to cancel an event thanks to South West Water dumping shit - and Feargal Sharkey rightly kicked off
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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Police cover up a Banksy image of judge beating a protester faster than you can say "one of the many Boris Johnson Downing Street parties during covid restrictions which the Met police ignored"
September 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Police cover up a Banksy image of judge beating a protester faster than you can say "one of the many Boris Johnson Downing Street parties during covid restrictions which the Met police ignored"
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It’s impossible not to notice that Farage and his clown show of 4 MPs are overly promoted by the BBC and right wing press whereas the Lib Dems and Greens are ignored.
unherd.com/newsroom/ref...
unherd.com/newsroom/ref...
Reform UK punches above weight in media mentions
As Reform UK’s annual conference kicks off in Birmingham this week, a new survey shows the party has attracted disproportionately high media attention compared with other major parties this year. Data...
unherd.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It’s impossible not to notice that Farage and his clown show of 4 MPs are overly promoted by the BBC and right wing press whereas the Lib Dems and Greens are ignored.
unherd.com/newsroom/ref...
unherd.com/newsroom/ref...
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Bravo Banksy. 👏
“A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London.”
“A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London.”
September 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Bravo Banksy. 👏
“A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London.”
“A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London.”
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Marina Purkiss, "Nigel Farage cloaks himself in patriotism"
"Farage flew out to the United States, spoke to a US Committee, and he urged the US to put sanctions on the UK"
"Sanctions that would hurt British companies, British people, our back pockets"
"And Farage is your patriot?"
"Farage flew out to the United States, spoke to a US Committee, and he urged the US to put sanctions on the UK"
"Sanctions that would hurt British companies, British people, our back pockets"
"And Farage is your patriot?"
September 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Marina Purkiss, "Nigel Farage cloaks himself in patriotism"
"Farage flew out to the United States, spoke to a US Committee, and he urged the US to put sanctions on the UK"
"Sanctions that would hurt British companies, British people, our back pockets"
"And Farage is your patriot?"
"Farage flew out to the United States, spoke to a US Committee, and he urged the US to put sanctions on the UK"
"Sanctions that would hurt British companies, British people, our back pockets"
"And Farage is your patriot?"
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When you think about it for even a moment, that is quite an admission!
“Sorry guys, our business model depends on exploiting illegal workers, if you want us to not break the law you’re gonna have to pay us more…”
“Sorry guys, our business model depends on exploiting illegal workers, if you want us to not break the law you’re gonna have to pay us more…”
🚨 NEW: Uber Eats has warned that its delivery costs could rise due to a "clampdown on illegal working"
[@Telegraph]
[@Telegraph]
September 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
When you think about it for even a moment, that is quite an admission!
“Sorry guys, our business model depends on exploiting illegal workers, if you want us to not break the law you’re gonna have to pay us more…”
“Sorry guys, our business model depends on exploiting illegal workers, if you want us to not break the law you’re gonna have to pay us more…”
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The NHS is in a perilous state right now. Emergency rooms are overflowing as ambulances wait for hours in queues to handover ill and injured patients. This should be front page news everywhere.
This is what I’ve found investigating the scale of the crisis 🧵
This is what I’ve found investigating the scale of the crisis 🧵
January 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The NHS is in a perilous state right now. Emergency rooms are overflowing as ambulances wait for hours in queues to handover ill and injured patients. This should be front page news everywhere.
This is what I’ve found investigating the scale of the crisis 🧵
This is what I’ve found investigating the scale of the crisis 🧵
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A man keels over in a chaotic emergency room, an 88-year-old woman waits for 24 hours in the back of an ambulance, a depressed and frustrated paramedic can’t face his job anymore
This is the reality of the state of the NHS right now and it’s terrifying 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is the reality of the state of the NHS right now and it’s terrifying 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
'It is beyond broken' - inside our terrifying NHS crisis
Special report: Patients waiting in ambulances for 24 hours, exhausted and desperate staff feeling helpless and a health service now on life support
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A man keels over in a chaotic emergency room, an 88-year-old woman waits for 24 hours in the back of an ambulance, a depressed and frustrated paramedic can’t face his job anymore
This is the reality of the state of the NHS right now and it’s terrifying 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is the reality of the state of the NHS right now and it’s terrifying 👇
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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This should be blown up to poster size and pasted on Brexiter walls.
January 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This should be blown up to poster size and pasted on Brexiter walls.
Happy Christmas! 🌲🧑🎄⛄ xxx
December 25, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Happy Christmas! 🌲🧑🎄⛄ xxx
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This can be stopped fairly easily. @petergeoghegan.bsky.social has a very good summary of what is required here. If Starmer implemented something like this, he would be making a historic improvement to British politics open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Musk’s $100m to Farage will break our democracy
Keir Starmer needs to fix Britain’s broken electoral laws now - if he doesn’t, we will all suffer the consequences
open.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:40 PM
This can be stopped fairly easily. @petergeoghegan.bsky.social has a very good summary of what is required here. If Starmer implemented something like this, he would be making a historic improvement to British politics open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."
RT if Mick is right.
RT if Mick is right.
December 1, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."
RT if Mick is right.
RT if Mick is right.
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Brexit is costing 🇬🇧 a fortune and it’s why Reeves hit biz with £40bn tax hikes.
Govt figures revealed that the provision for “EU liabilities” has fallen from £31.7bn a year ago and £38.7bn year before.
We are “paying vast sums for a terrible Brexit deal”.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Govt figures revealed that the provision for “EU liabilities” has fallen from £31.7bn a year ago and £38.7bn year before.
We are “paying vast sums for a terrible Brexit deal”.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Britain sets aside £10bn for future payments to EU – eight years after Brexit vote
Exclusive: To cover the continuing costs of Britain’s divorce from Europe, the government has accounted for £20.6bn in future payments for Brussels staff and diplomats’ pensions, as well as the UK’s p...
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Brexit is costing 🇬🇧 a fortune and it’s why Reeves hit biz with £40bn tax hikes.
Govt figures revealed that the provision for “EU liabilities” has fallen from £31.7bn a year ago and £38.7bn year before.
We are “paying vast sums for a terrible Brexit deal”.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Govt figures revealed that the provision for “EU liabilities” has fallen from £31.7bn a year ago and £38.7bn year before.
We are “paying vast sums for a terrible Brexit deal”.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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New - MPs, doctors and charities have drawn up a blueprint to deliver an “unprecedented transformation” of end-of-life care.
After parliament’s historic vote last week to legalise assisted dying, a commission on palliative care will be set up.
with Denis Campbell and @alethaadu.bsky.social
After parliament’s historic vote last week to legalise assisted dying, a commission on palliative care will be set up.
with Denis Campbell and @alethaadu.bsky.social
New plan would ‘transform’ end of life care for 100,000 in England and Wales
Palliative care commission set up to provide high-quality, holistic support following assisted dying vote
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:04 AM
New - MPs, doctors and charities have drawn up a blueprint to deliver an “unprecedented transformation” of end-of-life care.
After parliament’s historic vote last week to legalise assisted dying, a commission on palliative care will be set up.
with Denis Campbell and @alethaadu.bsky.social
After parliament’s historic vote last week to legalise assisted dying, a commission on palliative care will be set up.
with Denis Campbell and @alethaadu.bsky.social
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Will Labour rise to the challenge from Musk? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/12... It’s rumoured Musk might give $100 million to Farage to beat Labour. This is a threat to democracy. Will Labour act to defend it, or would that be too much to expect?
Will Labour rise to the challenge from Musk?
As Yahoo has reported:
Elon Musk is reportedly planning to make a $100 million donation to Reform UK as a “fuck you” to Keir Starmer.
According to the Sunday Times, the tech billionaire could funnel ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 2, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Will Labour rise to the challenge from Musk? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/12... It’s rumoured Musk might give $100 million to Farage to beat Labour. This is a threat to democracy. Will Labour act to defend it, or would that be too much to expect?
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If you think more privitisation is good for the NHS.
Ask yourself, why hasn't it helped with water? Or energy? Or transport? Or in fact anything ever?
Rivers full of sewage, energy bills through the roof whilst record profits are recorded and disrupted expensive travel. Let this be a warning.
Ask yourself, why hasn't it helped with water? Or energy? Or transport? Or in fact anything ever?
Rivers full of sewage, energy bills through the roof whilst record profits are recorded and disrupted expensive travel. Let this be a warning.
November 30, 2024 at 8:30 AM
If you think more privitisation is good for the NHS.
Ask yourself, why hasn't it helped with water? Or energy? Or transport? Or in fact anything ever?
Rivers full of sewage, energy bills through the roof whilst record profits are recorded and disrupted expensive travel. Let this be a warning.
Ask yourself, why hasn't it helped with water? Or energy? Or transport? Or in fact anything ever?
Rivers full of sewage, energy bills through the roof whilst record profits are recorded and disrupted expensive travel. Let this be a warning.
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It is not an overstatement when I say that I could genuinely weep: this is 100% the *exact opposite* of what they need to do: you cannot out-Reform the Reform Party. The only thing this will do is drive more voters to Reform: voters always choose the original. *Every* bit of research shows that. 🧵
A number of Labour MPs in the North and Midlands have formed a new group called the 'Red Wall Caucus' to fight the rise of Reform UK in their constituencies
The group wants the party to be more vocal about immigration, @siennarodgers.bsky.social & @tomscotson.bsky.social exclusively report
The group wants the party to be more vocal about immigration, @siennarodgers.bsky.social & @tomscotson.bsky.social exclusively report
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Exclusive: A number of Labour MPs in the North and Midlands have formed a group called the 'Red Wall Caucus' to fight the rise of Reform UK in thei...
www.politicshome.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:41 AM
It is not an overstatement when I say that I could genuinely weep: this is 100% the *exact opposite* of what they need to do: you cannot out-Reform the Reform Party. The only thing this will do is drive more voters to Reform: voters always choose the original. *Every* bit of research shows that. 🧵
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