Linda Parton
@hearinglosslp.bsky.social
Major interests include patient and public involvement in health research, mainly but not only at Keele University. I have a hearing loss and teach paramedic students about it. Other interests include walking, badminton, tai chi and family history.
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Ellie Chowns, "People are frustrated with the problems of the country"
"It's inequality, not immigration, at the root of that"
"There are very irresponsible, dark forces, whipping up hatred"
"It's inequality, not immigration, at the root of that"
"There are very irresponsible, dark forces, whipping up hatred"
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ellie Chowns, "People are frustrated with the problems of the country"
"It's inequality, not immigration, at the root of that"
"There are very irresponsible, dark forces, whipping up hatred"
"It's inequality, not immigration, at the root of that"
"There are very irresponsible, dark forces, whipping up hatred"
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Tables, cars, bikes, clutter… pedestrians are running out of room. When did a simple walk become an obstacle course?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @aidanbaker.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @aidanbaker.bsky.social
Why walking our street is now dangerous
A street in Cambridge has problems. Community groups are presenting a petition to their local authority. They live in interesting times.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Tables, cars, bikes, clutter… pedestrians are running out of room. When did a simple walk become an obstacle course?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @aidanbaker.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @aidanbaker.bsky.social
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UK ‘to lose 600,000 workers to illness without better health support at work’.
Without good food, housing, healthcare people suffer. Need poverty reduction targets.
6.26m people in England awaiti 7.41m hospital appointments.
Privatisation of the NHS means money buys less, longer waits.
Without good food, housing, healthcare people suffer. Need poverty reduction targets.
6.26m people in England awaiti 7.41m hospital appointments.
Privatisation of the NHS means money buys less, longer waits.
UK ‘to lose 600,000 workers to illness without better health support at work’
Exclusive: Royal Society of Public Health says ‘fundamental shift’ needed in how firms help those with health conditions
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
UK ‘to lose 600,000 workers to illness without better health support at work’.
Without good food, housing, healthcare people suffer. Need poverty reduction targets.
6.26m people in England awaiti 7.41m hospital appointments.
Privatisation of the NHS means money buys less, longer waits.
Without good food, housing, healthcare people suffer. Need poverty reduction targets.
6.26m people in England awaiti 7.41m hospital appointments.
Privatisation of the NHS means money buys less, longer waits.
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Our information about how politicians are privatising the NHS is reaching millions of people. We think Starmer and Streeting are about to announce a plan for even *more* NHS privatisation 🚨
Please help us to continue our important work: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/exposing-w...
Please help us to continue our important work: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/exposing-w...
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Our information about how politicians are privatising the NHS is reaching millions of people. We think Starmer and Streeting are about to announce a plan for even *more* NHS privatisation 🚨
Please help us to continue our important work: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/exposing-w...
Please help us to continue our important work: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/exposing-w...
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The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.
How are Reform getting away with this?
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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The path from abusing foreigners to abusing the disabled is well-trodden. I I hope this nugget is bright enough to reflect on who else has walked it.
Reform UK’s Lee Anderson wants to bring back the ‘invalid carriage’.
The Invacar was banned from English roads in 2003 over safety fears after some overturned and others caught fire.
The Invacar was banned from English roads in 2003 over safety fears after some overturned and others caught fire.
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The path from abusing foreigners to abusing the disabled is well-trodden. I I hope this nugget is bright enough to reflect on who else has walked it.
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Lady in scarf, "We are the only country in the G7, apart from Italy, that doesn't charge an exit tax" #BBCQT
"The CEO of Revolut bank - net worth £11 billion- who has decided to take his money to the UAE"
"He's not taxed on the money he's made, but a cleaner is taxed on her minimum wage"
"The CEO of Revolut bank - net worth £11 billion- who has decided to take his money to the UAE"
"He's not taxed on the money he's made, but a cleaner is taxed on her minimum wage"
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Lady in scarf, "We are the only country in the G7, apart from Italy, that doesn't charge an exit tax" #BBCQT
"The CEO of Revolut bank - net worth £11 billion- who has decided to take his money to the UAE"
"He's not taxed on the money he's made, but a cleaner is taxed on her minimum wage"
"The CEO of Revolut bank - net worth £11 billion- who has decided to take his money to the UAE"
"He's not taxed on the money he's made, but a cleaner is taxed on her minimum wage"
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Lady with necklace, "If we're so concerned about the welfare of women why aren't we investigating the increase in femicide, the increase in domestic violence, increase in assault and sexual harassment"
"And why misogyny is still not a hate crime" #BBCQT
"And why misogyny is still not a hate crime" #BBCQT
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Lady with necklace, "If we're so concerned about the welfare of women why aren't we investigating the increase in femicide, the increase in domestic violence, increase in assault and sexual harassment"
"And why misogyny is still not a hate crime" #BBCQT
"And why misogyny is still not a hate crime" #BBCQT
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A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
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Reform UK's Matt Goodwin's response to Prince Andrew and Epstein is to talk about Pakistani grooming gangs preying on white girls
Far right populists don't care about rich white men in grooming gangs abusing white girls
#BBCQT
Far right populists don't care about rich white men in grooming gangs abusing white girls
#BBCQT
October 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Reform UK's Matt Goodwin's response to Prince Andrew and Epstein is to talk about Pakistani grooming gangs preying on white girls
Far right populists don't care about rich white men in grooming gangs abusing white girls
#BBCQT
Far right populists don't care about rich white men in grooming gangs abusing white girls
#BBCQT
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'mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer.' @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com
'COVID-19 mRNA vaccine acts like a siren and activates the immune system throughout the body - programming a response to kill the cancer.'
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
'COVID-19 mRNA vaccine acts like a siren and activates the immune system throughout the body - programming a response to kill the cancer.'
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine
mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
'mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer.' @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com
'COVID-19 mRNA vaccine acts like a siren and activates the immune system throughout the body - programming a response to kill the cancer.'
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
'COVID-19 mRNA vaccine acts like a siren and activates the immune system throughout the body - programming a response to kill the cancer.'
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Your regular reminder that dementia is an asshole. The mothership called me frightened because she didn’t know what to do or where to go this morning after breakfast. It took a while for me to calm her down and remind her that she’s safe. Today I was the mom for my mom. Everything sucks.
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Your regular reminder that dementia is an asshole. The mothership called me frightened because she didn’t know what to do or where to go this morning after breakfast. It took a while for me to calm her down and remind her that she’s safe. Today I was the mom for my mom. Everything sucks.
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In the last 6 years, we have…
Partnered with 42 organisations 🤝 including:
👨⚕️ 11 NHS partners
🧑🎓 4 academic partners
🧑💼 7 local authority partners
👉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
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Partnered with 42 organisations 🤝 including:
👨⚕️ 11 NHS partners
🧑🎓 4 academic partners
🧑💼 7 local authority partners
👉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In the last 6 years, we have…
Partnered with 42 organisations 🤝 including:
👨⚕️ 11 NHS partners
🧑🎓 4 academic partners
🧑💼 7 local authority partners
👉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
Partnered with 42 organisations 🤝 including:
👨⚕️ 11 NHS partners
🧑🎓 4 academic partners
🧑💼 7 local authority partners
👉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
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Boris Johnson, "I tried to get the scientists to say that lockdown was a bad idea"
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Boris Johnson, "I tried to get the scientists to say that lockdown was a bad idea"
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
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Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…
October 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…
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UK travellers should expect "four-hour queues" as new EU border system comes into force. Brexit really is the gift that keeps giving
www.itv.com/news/2025-10...
www.itv.com/news/2025-10...
October 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
UK travellers should expect "four-hour queues" as new EU border system comes into force. Brexit really is the gift that keeps giving
www.itv.com/news/2025-10...
www.itv.com/news/2025-10...
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Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
October 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
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I wonder if this guy is related to "Boris Johnson" who introduced "voter id" as Prime Minister in 2023 ... off the back of some crazy US conspiracy theories ... and in the process, made digital ID pretty much inevitable.
September 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I wonder if this guy is related to "Boris Johnson" who introduced "voter id" as Prime Minister in 2023 ... off the back of some crazy US conspiracy theories ... and in the process, made digital ID pretty much inevitable.
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Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nail on head by Adil Ray, "If a Muslim extremist rallied 100,000 people we would be worried, but when Robinson did we say: they have genuine concerns"
September 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Nail on head by Adil Ray, "If a Muslim extremist rallied 100,000 people we would be worried, but when Robinson did we say: they have genuine concerns"
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New post: Farage and the BBC
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/09/fara...
On Monday 22nd September I watched a party political broadcast on behalf of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. It was on the BBC, and it was entitled ‘News at Ten’.
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/09/fara...
On Monday 22nd September I watched a party political broadcast on behalf of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. It was on the BBC, and it was entitled ‘News at Ten’.
Farage and the BBC
On Monday 22nd September I watched a party political broadcast on behalf of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. It was on the BBC, and it was en...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
New post: Farage and the BBC
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/09/fara...
On Monday 22nd September I watched a party political broadcast on behalf of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. It was on the BBC, and it was entitled ‘News at Ten’.
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/09/fara...
On Monday 22nd September I watched a party political broadcast on behalf of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. It was on the BBC, and it was entitled ‘News at Ten’.
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The Royal Parks has rejected Nigel Farage's claim that migrants are killing and eating swans from their grounds.
The RSPCA has also poured cold water on the claim, saying a video that has been circulating on social media was from 15 years ago
news.sky.com/story/royal-...
The RSPCA has also poured cold water on the claim, saying a video that has been circulating on social media was from 15 years ago
news.sky.com/story/royal-...
Royal Parks responds to Farage's claim that swans are being eaten by eastern Europeans in the UK
The Reform leader had accused migrants living in the UK of taking both carp and swans - a protected species - from ponds in Britain's Royal Parks and killing them.
news.sky.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The Royal Parks has rejected Nigel Farage's claim that migrants are killing and eating swans from their grounds.
The RSPCA has also poured cold water on the claim, saying a video that has been circulating on social media was from 15 years ago
news.sky.com/story/royal-...
The RSPCA has also poured cold water on the claim, saying a video that has been circulating on social media was from 15 years ago
news.sky.com/story/royal-...
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Reform’s plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics and forecasts suggests
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/24/f...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/24/f...
Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan
Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics a...
bylinetimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Reform’s plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics and forecasts suggests
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/24/f...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/24/f...
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Our politics and media have become viciously obsessed with immigration. Farage has made sure of it. And in that obsession, they’ve all lost sight of the people they target. Fellow human beings trying to live and belong somewhere.
Shame on everyone responsible for this daily inhumanity
(Letter,Times)
Shame on everyone responsible for this daily inhumanity
(Letter,Times)
September 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Our politics and media have become viciously obsessed with immigration. Farage has made sure of it. And in that obsession, they’ve all lost sight of the people they target. Fellow human beings trying to live and belong somewhere.
Shame on everyone responsible for this daily inhumanity
(Letter,Times)
Shame on everyone responsible for this daily inhumanity
(Letter,Times)
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This was completely predictable. Indeed it was predicted by many experts. A CEO of one of the UK’s largest private health companies even spoke up about it.
If politicians want to fix the NHS, they need to listen to staff, support staff, and INVEST MONEY.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
If politicians want to fix the NHS, they need to listen to staff, support staff, and INVEST MONEY.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Government set to miss key NHS waiting list pledge as Labour fails to tackle crisis
While the government looks set to considerably reduce the waiting list, it is likely to fall just short of its own target
www.independent.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
This was completely predictable. Indeed it was predicted by many experts. A CEO of one of the UK’s largest private health companies even spoke up about it.
If politicians want to fix the NHS, they need to listen to staff, support staff, and INVEST MONEY.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
If politicians want to fix the NHS, they need to listen to staff, support staff, and INVEST MONEY.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...