MariaD
@drmariad.bsky.social
Professor of Health Policy.
Proud Irish European. Feminist & anti Tory. #FBPE.
Get Brexit Undone. I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Proud Irish European. Feminist & anti Tory. #FBPE.
Get Brexit Undone. I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
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UK payment for greater access to the single market beyond the specifics of the common understanding is fine and expected, probably helpful actually, and suggestions within of flexibility in SAFE funding equally. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
EU confirms it wants UK to pay into its budget in exchange for closer ties
‘Politically realistic’ for UK to make financial contribution so it can access European single market, Irish minister says
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
UK payment for greater access to the single market beyond the specifics of the common understanding is fine and expected, probably helpful actually, and suggestions within of flexibility in SAFE funding equally. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Perpetrators of hate crimes - about 170,000 a year - are up to 1 in 400 people (about 0.25% of population) or maybe 1 in 500 people [if many people are multiple offenders]
But this 0.25% of population - and the 2-3% proud of overtly racist views - are certainly not amenable to reduced net migration
But this 0.25% of population - and the 2-3% proud of overtly racist views - are certainly not amenable to reduced net migration
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Perpetrators of hate crimes - about 170,000 a year - are up to 1 in 400 people (about 0.25% of population) or maybe 1 in 500 people [if many people are multiple offenders]
But this 0.25% of population - and the 2-3% proud of overtly racist views - are certainly not amenable to reduced net migration
But this 0.25% of population - and the 2-3% proud of overtly racist views - are certainly not amenable to reduced net migration
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
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Trouble at the BBC. Hopefully all this will lead to the end of political appointees.
BBC board member resigns and criticises 'governance issues' at top of corporation
Shumeet Banerji leaves his position on the BBC board.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Trouble at the BBC. Hopefully all this will lead to the end of political appointees.
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Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
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This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
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I’ve said this every month for a year.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’ve said this every month for a year.
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THIS!!!!!!
(Former FM of Lithuania)
(Former FM of Lithuania)
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
THIS!!!!!!
(Former FM of Lithuania)
(Former FM of Lithuania)
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Time now to investigate Pro Brexit support and links to Russia
Russia wanted to destabilise Europe and saw Brexit supporters as useful idiots
How much money did Brexit supporters get from Russia?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Russia wanted to destabilise Europe and saw Brexit supporters as useful idiots
How much money did Brexit supporters get from Russia?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage’s views on Russia likely to be further tested after jailing of Nathan Gill
It would be expedient for Reform to take Labour’s advice and disavow ‘Putin talking points’
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Time now to investigate Pro Brexit support and links to Russia
Russia wanted to destabilise Europe and saw Brexit supporters as useful idiots
How much money did Brexit supporters get from Russia?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Russia wanted to destabilise Europe and saw Brexit supporters as useful idiots
How much money did Brexit supporters get from Russia?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Extraction painting III 2025 – 40 x 30cm, acrylic, pencil on canvas
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Extraction painting III 2025 – 40 x 30cm, acrylic, pencil on canvas
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today to be part of it ⤵️
The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today to be part of it ⤵️
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today to be part of it ⤵️
The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!
Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.
Join today to be part of it ⤵️
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Women: if you have a lot of ability, dont hide it. Self-promotion is unpleasant & exhausting, but eminence might just enable you to help other women further down the line.
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Women: if you have a lot of ability, dont hide it. Self-promotion is unpleasant & exhausting, but eminence might just enable you to help other women further down the line.
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Quite the correction indeed.
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Quite the correction indeed.
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More free school breakfast clubs are being rolled out!
To tackle the cost of living they will be targeted to areas where families are struggling most.
Breakfast clubs can save families £450 a year & are being rolled out to all primaries in England.
Applications for the next 500 open now.
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To tackle the cost of living they will be targeted to areas where families are struggling most.
Breakfast clubs can save families £450 a year & are being rolled out to all primaries in England.
Applications for the next 500 open now.
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More free breakfast clubs to tackle cost of living head-on
Parents set to save up to £450 per year as free breakfast club rollout targets areas where families are struggling most with the cost of living.
www.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
More free school breakfast clubs are being rolled out!
To tackle the cost of living they will be targeted to areas where families are struggling most.
Breakfast clubs can save families £450 a year & are being rolled out to all primaries in England.
Applications for the next 500 open now.
1/2
To tackle the cost of living they will be targeted to areas where families are struggling most.
Breakfast clubs can save families £450 a year & are being rolled out to all primaries in England.
Applications for the next 500 open now.
1/2
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Children with SEND to benefit from earlier intervention as government backs research into tools to identify special educational needs sooner
Innovators to test earlier interventions to help support children with SEND, backed by the government.
Innovators to test earlier interventions to help support children with SEND, backed by the government.
Children with SEND to benefit from earlier intervention as government backs research into tools to identify special educational needs sooner
Innovators to test earlier interventions to help support children with SEND, backed by government.
www.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Children with SEND to benefit from earlier intervention as government backs research into tools to identify special educational needs sooner
Innovators to test earlier interventions to help support children with SEND, backed by the government.
Innovators to test earlier interventions to help support children with SEND, backed by the government.
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Covid heroes are being treated like disposable labour. bsky.app/profile/padd...
Today’s anouncement is going to be devastating.
“Keir Starmer has vowed to curb net migration, with plans to force migrants to wait as long as 10 years to apply to settle in the UK instead of automatically gaining settled status after five years.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“Keir Starmer has vowed to curb net migration, with plans to force migrants to wait as long as 10 years to apply to settle in the UK instead of automatically gaining settled status after five years.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests
Exclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodus
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Covid heroes are being treated like disposable labour. bsky.app/profile/padd...
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The government is announcing changes to indefinite leave to remain ahead of its consultation on these measures. Some changes will apply to those in the UK now who gave arrived in the last 4-5 years
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The government is announcing changes to indefinite leave to remain ahead of its consultation on these measures. Some changes will apply to those in the UK now who gave arrived in the last 4-5 years
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Music and sport fans will no longer be ripped off on the ticket resale market thanks to new measures which will destroy the operating model of ticket touts.
New rules to make it illegal to resell tickets for live events above original cost.
A very welcome move!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New rules to make it illegal to resell tickets for live events above original cost.
A very welcome move!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government bans ticket touting to protect fans from rip-offs
New rules to make it illegal to resell tickets for live events above original cost
www.gov.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Music and sport fans will no longer be ripped off on the ticket resale market thanks to new measures which will destroy the operating model of ticket touts.
New rules to make it illegal to resell tickets for live events above original cost.
A very welcome move!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New rules to make it illegal to resell tickets for live events above original cost.
A very welcome move!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Farage "had a whole load of ‘lyrics’ on this which are pretty awful. I can remember it verbatim: ‘Gas em all, gas em all, into the chambers they crawl. We’ll gas all the Paks, and we’ll gas all the Yids, and we’ll gas all the coons and all their fucking kids.’”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at school
A former friend and others who were at Dulwich college with the now Reform UK leader speak of his behaviour
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Farage "had a whole load of ‘lyrics’ on this which are pretty awful. I can remember it verbatim: ‘Gas em all, gas em all, into the chambers they crawl. We’ll gas all the Paks, and we’ll gas all the Yids, and we’ll gas all the coons and all their fucking kids.’”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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www.surinenglish.com/spain/brusse...
Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU, exceeding expectations.
It is also the country demonstrating there is a better way to handle migration challenges, & proving it can be done with compassion, support & promotion of the benefits.
Go Spain!
Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU, exceeding expectations.
It is also the country demonstrating there is a better way to handle migration challenges, & proving it can be done with compassion, support & promotion of the benefits.
Go Spain!
Brussels confirms that Spain is the economic engine of the EU, with a growth of 2.9% this year | Sur in English
The country will be the fastest growing of the major European economies, with GDP growth expected to gradually moderate to 2.3% and 2% in 2026 and 2027
www.surinenglish.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
www.surinenglish.com/spain/brusse...
Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU, exceeding expectations.
It is also the country demonstrating there is a better way to handle migration challenges, & proving it can be done with compassion, support & promotion of the benefits.
Go Spain!
Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU, exceeding expectations.
It is also the country demonstrating there is a better way to handle migration challenges, & proving it can be done with compassion, support & promotion of the benefits.
Go Spain!