Dr Joe Lovelace
drjoelovelace.bsky.social
Dr Joe Lovelace
@drjoelovelace.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Joe Lovelace
The government has announced that it will expand eligibility to free school meals to all children in England whose families receive universal credit.

Read @ckfarquharson.bsky.social‬ and Tom Waters’ full response to the announcement here: ifs.org.uk/articles/ben...
June 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Andy Ford, Unite NHS rep, looks at the effective privatisation of weight loss drugs and an opportunity missed. Obesity is one of the major causes of health problems in Britain, Europe and the USA, and many other countries...

www.left-horizons.com/2025/06/03/a...
An opportunity missed in the effective privatisation of weight loss drugs
By Andy Ford, Unite NHS rep Obesity is one of the major causes of health problems in Britain, Europe and the USA, and many countries around the world. The fact that it co-exists with malnutrition a...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Gauthier Hordel looks at Artificial intelligence and its significance as a technological struggle within an imperialist struggle. Today, AI is the perfect successor to the race to conquer space, although now between China and the USA

www.left-horizons.com/2025/06/04/a...
Artificial intelligence: a technological and imperialist struggle
By Gauthier Hordel, of La Riposte During the Cold War, the conquest of space was one of the areas where the rivalry between the USSR and the United States was most expressed. Beyond the scientific ...
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June 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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What will be the result of Trump’s cabinet appointments, announced this week? - upheaval in the US political establishment. We should not ignore the political significance of Trump introducing a new level of pandemonium in the functioning of capitalist system.
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November 17, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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In my less stable moments I'm increasingly convinced Monopoly is a psy-op. It's the game that everybody knows & nobody plays. Who is buying Monopoly: Beetlejuice edition? Do the people of Shrewsbury really yearn for Monopoly: Shrewsbury? Why does this game still exist? Who is buying it?
November 15, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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While worklessness among low-to-middle income families has fallen since the mid-1990s, the reasons for being out of work have changed.

People in low-to-middle income families are now more likely to be economically inactive due to ill-health (13%) than because they are looking after children (4%).
November 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM