Graham Pattinson
@gtp-53.bsky.social
Retired but working to help end health & social inequalities. Long suffering BWFC season ticket holder. Allotmenteer.
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
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@independentsage.bsky.social are officially fed up to the back teeth of all the eejits posting outright nonsense about mRNA vaccines, especially those feckless morons currently destroying public health in the US...
So, we wrote another report. Hope it's helpful.
independentsage.org/report/demysti…
So, we wrote another report. Hope it's helpful.
independentsage.org/report/demysti…
https://independentsage.org/report/demysti…
May 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
@independentsage.bsky.social are officially fed up to the back teeth of all the eejits posting outright nonsense about mRNA vaccines, especially those feckless morons currently destroying public health in the US...
So, we wrote another report. Hope it's helpful.
independentsage.org/report/demysti…
So, we wrote another report. Hope it's helpful.
independentsage.org/report/demysti…
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In opposition Labour promised justice for Nuclear Test Veterans. Now the government has admitted the Defence Secretary’s promised review into radiation experiments involving UK troops has no budget, staffing or deadline. No way to treat national heroes
www.mirror.co.uk/news/video-e...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/video-e...
Video emerges of Defence Secretary saying nuke veterans scandal "shames country"
Footage shows the Defence Secretary calling Britain's treatment of nuclear veterans a national shame
www.mirror.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
In opposition Labour promised justice for Nuclear Test Veterans. Now the government has admitted the Defence Secretary’s promised review into radiation experiments involving UK troops has no budget, staffing or deadline. No way to treat national heroes
www.mirror.co.uk/news/video-e...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/video-e...
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Southern Water guilty to 13 counts of dumping raw sewage in England rivers.
Related to dumping in 2019-2021, hardly speedy action.
Private equity controlled company has 119 criminal convictions, retains permit to trade, hike bills.
No director prosecuted, no pressure to end abuses.
Related to dumping in 2019-2021, hardly speedy action.
Private equity controlled company has 119 criminal convictions, retains permit to trade, hike bills.
No director prosecuted, no pressure to end abuses.
Southern Water pleads guilty to 13 Kent sewage spills
The prosecution was brought by the Environment Agency and includes incidents from 2019 to 2021.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Southern Water guilty to 13 counts of dumping raw sewage in England rivers.
Related to dumping in 2019-2021, hardly speedy action.
Private equity controlled company has 119 criminal convictions, retains permit to trade, hike bills.
No director prosecuted, no pressure to end abuses.
Related to dumping in 2019-2021, hardly speedy action.
Private equity controlled company has 119 criminal convictions, retains permit to trade, hike bills.
No director prosecuted, no pressure to end abuses.
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UK financial regulator drops plan to ‘name and shame’ companies under investigation.
Crazy deregulation - Banks, insurance companies can fleece customers, steal, defraud but won't be named for years, people won't be warned.
A licence to harm.
No one protects the people.
archive.ph/nRyQu
Crazy deregulation - Banks, insurance companies can fleece customers, steal, defraud but won't be named for years, people won't be warned.
A licence to harm.
No one protects the people.
archive.ph/nRyQu
FCA drops plan to ‘name and shame’ more UK companies under investigation
Financial regulator says it will scrap new public interest test after backlash from the City and government officials
www.ft.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
UK financial regulator drops plan to ‘name and shame’ companies under investigation.
Crazy deregulation - Banks, insurance companies can fleece customers, steal, defraud but won't be named for years, people won't be warned.
A licence to harm.
No one protects the people.
archive.ph/nRyQu
Crazy deregulation - Banks, insurance companies can fleece customers, steal, defraud but won't be named for years, people won't be warned.
A licence to harm.
No one protects the people.
archive.ph/nRyQu
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“A rerun of Tory austerity by making poor people poorer isn't what Labour should be about. Instead, the government should explore raising extra funds from wealthy corporations and individuals”
March 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
“A rerun of Tory austerity by making poor people poorer isn't what Labour should be about. Instead, the government should explore raising extra funds from wealthy corporations and individuals”
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Choosing to take money from disabled benefit claimants rather than levy a wealth tax is simply immoral 👇
Labour mollifies the rich, targets disabled people and claims moral justification. There isn’t any | Frances Ryan
Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Choosing to take money from disabled benefit claimants rather than levy a wealth tax is simply immoral 👇
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Trumpism in the UK.
NHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructures.
Populist mass sackings rarely achieve claimed objectives, but create turmoil.
How long before we hear that the govt is unable to deal with pandemic/emergency and pays billions to consultants?
NHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructures.
Populist mass sackings rarely achieve claimed objectives, but create turmoil.
How long before we hear that the govt is unable to deal with pandemic/emergency and pays billions to consultants?
NHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructures
The health secretary will shrink NHS England’s workforce to save money and avoid ‘duplication’
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Trumpism in the UK.
NHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructures.
Populist mass sackings rarely achieve claimed objectives, but create turmoil.
How long before we hear that the govt is unable to deal with pandemic/emergency and pays billions to consultants?
NHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructures.
Populist mass sackings rarely achieve claimed objectives, but create turmoil.
How long before we hear that the govt is unable to deal with pandemic/emergency and pays billions to consultants?
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Is there not a single journalist in the White House with the courage to step up and point out Zelenskyy is the democratically elected leader of a sovereign country who is bravely standing against the illegal invasion of Ukraine by a murderous dictator?
Zelensky has not refused to negotiate. He has refused to surrender to a murderous dictator who has illegally invaded his country
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
FACTS & TRUTH MATTER
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Is there not a single journalist in the White House with the courage to step up and point out Zelenskyy is the democratically elected leader of a sovereign country who is bravely standing against the illegal invasion of Ukraine by a murderous dictator?
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Unfucking believable as CDC is suddenly launching a study into exploring possible links with MMR and autism. I wonder who might have initiated this? 🤔 to be clear There is NO link and this has already been debunked in massive studies 🧪🧵
Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
www.reuters.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Unfucking believable as CDC is suddenly launching a study into exploring possible links with MMR and autism. I wonder who might have initiated this? 🤔 to be clear There is NO link and this has already been debunked in massive studies 🧪🧵
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Zelensky has not refused to negotiate. He has refused to surrender to a murderous dictator who has illegally invaded his country
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
FACTS & TRUTH MATTER
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Zelensky has not refused to negotiate. He has refused to surrender to a murderous dictator who has illegally invaded his country
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
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Labour peer @premnsikka.bsky.social argues that the government needs to recalibrate its policies in the Spring Statement.
Here’s how Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement must offer hope
'The government needs to recalibrate policies'
leftfootforward.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Labour peer @premnsikka.bsky.social argues that the government needs to recalibrate its policies in the Spring Statement.
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Please read this thread and show it to any pals who are worried about measles vaccines
Unfucking believable as CDC is suddenly launching a study into exploring possible links with MMR and autism. I wonder who might have initiated this? 🤔 to be clear There is NO link and this has already been debunked in massive studies 🧪🧵
Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
www.reuters.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Please read this thread and show it to any pals who are worried about measles vaccines
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UK Treasury earmarks billions in spending cuts.
It is austerity, cutting real wages, dept spending and benefits, hitting low/middle income families
No plan for redistribution of income/wealth or curbing profiteering.
People need to put pressure on their MPs.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is austerity, cutting real wages, dept spending and benefits, hitting low/middle income families
No plan for redistribution of income/wealth or curbing profiteering.
People need to put pressure on their MPs.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Treasury earmarks billions in spending cuts ahead of Spring Statement
Cuts to areas including welfare will be put to the official forecaster ahead of the Spring Statement.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
UK Treasury earmarks billions in spending cuts.
It is austerity, cutting real wages, dept spending and benefits, hitting low/middle income families
No plan for redistribution of income/wealth or curbing profiteering.
People need to put pressure on their MPs.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is austerity, cutting real wages, dept spending and benefits, hitting low/middle income families
No plan for redistribution of income/wealth or curbing profiteering.
People need to put pressure on their MPs.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting and NHS boss Amanda Pritchard all want more private sector involvement in our #NHS
Let’s get out there and show them the public wants to keep our NHS public!
#KeepOurNHSPublic #PatientsNotProfit
Let’s get out there and show them the public wants to keep our NHS public!
#KeepOurNHSPublic #PatientsNotProfit
February 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting and NHS boss Amanda Pritchard all want more private sector involvement in our #NHS
Let’s get out there and show them the public wants to keep our NHS public!
#KeepOurNHSPublic #PatientsNotProfit
Let’s get out there and show them the public wants to keep our NHS public!
#KeepOurNHSPublic #PatientsNotProfit
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Government's failure to take control of Thames Water means almost £1billion of customers' money will be squandered - How is this good for anyone but financial parasites and predators?
www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/...
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Throwing almost £1billion down the drain.
It has been a heavy day, so this is a short blog to make clear what happened today at the High Court. Mr Justice Leech handed down a decision that will allow the proposed Thames Water restructuring pl...
www.windrushwasp.org
February 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Government's failure to take control of Thames Water means almost £1billion of customers' money will be squandered - How is this good for anyone but financial parasites and predators?
www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/...
www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/...
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Six in ten social housing tenants in England go without essentials to pay rent. Should the government endorse a minimum income standard set at a level that allows people to “thrive” and not merely “survive”? tcnv.link/Kg2GGle
#housing #minimumincomestandard
#housing #minimumincomestandard
February 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Six in ten social housing tenants in England go without essentials to pay rent. Should the government endorse a minimum income standard set at a level that allows people to “thrive” and not merely “survive”? tcnv.link/Kg2GGle
#housing #minimumincomestandard
#housing #minimumincomestandard
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UK fails to improve on record low ranking in global table of corruption.
More corrupt than Japan, Seychelles, Estonia, Uruguay, Hong Kong, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Singapore.
Want to hire legislators, get govt contracts, launder money, escape regulation enforcement ... UK is the place.
More corrupt than Japan, Seychelles, Estonia, Uruguay, Hong Kong, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Singapore.
Want to hire legislators, get govt contracts, launder money, escape regulation enforcement ... UK is the place.
Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
The Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 ranks 180 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. Find out the scores and read our analysis.
www.transparency.org
February 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
UK fails to improve on record low ranking in global table of corruption.
More corrupt than Japan, Seychelles, Estonia, Uruguay, Hong Kong, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Singapore.
Want to hire legislators, get govt contracts, launder money, escape regulation enforcement ... UK is the place.
More corrupt than Japan, Seychelles, Estonia, Uruguay, Hong Kong, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Singapore.
Want to hire legislators, get govt contracts, launder money, escape regulation enforcement ... UK is the place.
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When is a fine not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
The water industry shows how the state indulges corporations to the detriment of society
Since 1989, water companies have been the subject of over 1,100 criminal convictions, but governments are content for them to control the industry.
leftfootforward.org
February 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When is a fine not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
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I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. That’s why I quit the UK Foreign Office, a devastating account by a UK diplomat who quit in Aug 2024.
Ministers & senior officials protected arms deals facilitating death and horror in Gaza and Yemen.
Parliament emasculated. No one held to account.
Ministers & senior officials protected arms deals facilitating death and horror in Gaza and Yemen.
Parliament emasculated. No one held to account.
I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. That’s why I quit the UK Foreign Office | Mark Smith
Ministers and senior officials protected arms deals facilitating death and horror in Gaza and Yemen. I urge my former colleagues to resist them, says one-time Foreign Office policy adviser Mark Smith
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. That’s why I quit the UK Foreign Office, a devastating account by a UK diplomat who quit in Aug 2024.
Ministers & senior officials protected arms deals facilitating death and horror in Gaza and Yemen.
Parliament emasculated. No one held to account.
Ministers & senior officials protected arms deals facilitating death and horror in Gaza and Yemen.
Parliament emasculated. No one held to account.
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30%-40% of public money given to England's care homes vanishes in profits, little left for frontline services.
Almost all care homes forcibly closed between 2011 and 2023 were operated by for-profit companies.
Profits and care can't be combined.
Watch the Minister's reply.
Almost all care homes forcibly closed between 2011 and 2023 were operated by for-profit companies.
Profits and care can't be combined.
Watch the Minister's reply.
House of Lords Care Homes 5 Feb 2025
YouTube video by Prem Sikka
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
30%-40% of public money given to England's care homes vanishes in profits, little left for frontline services.
Almost all care homes forcibly closed between 2011 and 2023 were operated by for-profit companies.
Profits and care can't be combined.
Watch the Minister's reply.
Almost all care homes forcibly closed between 2011 and 2023 were operated by for-profit companies.
Profits and care can't be combined.
Watch the Minister's reply.
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The ‘transfrormational’ work of over 50 Marmot places in the UK tackling health inequalities. The Local Government Association reports @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
Building fairer towns, cities and regions: Insights from Marmot Places
This report highlights the innovative and collaborative work of councils and their partners, who have embraced the Marmot principles and turned them into meaningful action.
www.local.gov.uk
February 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The ‘transfrormational’ work of over 50 Marmot places in the UK tackling health inequalities. The Local Government Association reports @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
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Here is a new ruse.
To appease public anger fines are announced on England & Wales water companies but are not paid.
Companies are allowed to fix the amount & timing of their own fines.
Any wonder companies dump sewage, don't plug leaks, fleece customers.
It is "corrupt", what would you call it?
To appease public anger fines are announced on England & Wales water companies but are not paid.
Companies are allowed to fix the amount & timing of their own fines.
Any wonder companies dump sewage, don't plug leaks, fleece customers.
It is "corrupt", what would you call it?
The water industry shows how the state indulges corporations to the detriment of society
Since 1989, water companies have been the subject of over 1,100 criminal convictions, but governments are content for them to control the industry.
leftfootforward.org
February 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Here is a new ruse.
To appease public anger fines are announced on England & Wales water companies but are not paid.
Companies are allowed to fix the amount & timing of their own fines.
Any wonder companies dump sewage, don't plug leaks, fleece customers.
It is "corrupt", what would you call it?
To appease public anger fines are announced on England & Wales water companies but are not paid.
Companies are allowed to fix the amount & timing of their own fines.
Any wonder companies dump sewage, don't plug leaks, fleece customers.
It is "corrupt", what would you call it?
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The whole thing is ridiculous. The fact McSweeney's top priority is to 'combat Reform' shows how lost Labour are.
Just be a good government. End austerity, fund public services, stop attacking racial and ethnic minority groups, tax the rich.
I would vote Labour again if they did that (and more)
Just be a good government. End austerity, fund public services, stop attacking racial and ethnic minority groups, tax the rich.
I would vote Labour again if they did that (and more)
February 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The whole thing is ridiculous. The fact McSweeney's top priority is to 'combat Reform' shows how lost Labour are.
Just be a good government. End austerity, fund public services, stop attacking racial and ethnic minority groups, tax the rich.
I would vote Labour again if they did that (and more)
Just be a good government. End austerity, fund public services, stop attacking racial and ethnic minority groups, tax the rich.
I would vote Labour again if they did that (and more)