Helen Walters
@helenmw66.bsky.social
Slowly transitioning from public health professional to retired knitter, urban cyclist and Quaker.
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📢 WE'RE POSTING our 'Inequality Graph of the Week' series from 'The Spirit Level at 15 dataset', one graph a day (give or take...), up until Christmas. Please share widely and help us spread the word that more equal societies are fairer, greener, and healthier for everyone. No.11 🔽
Thank You! 👍♥️✊
Thank You! 👍♥️✊
📢 #INEQUALITY GRAPH OF THE WEEK (No.11)
❌ #Inequality > ⬆️status anxiety > ⬆️shame > ⬆️violence.
✅ Greater #equality eases status anxiety and shame as triggers for violence.
Source: Profs Wilkinson & Pickett and The Equality Trust ♥️.
For full details ➡️ equalitytrust.org.uk/evidence-bas...
❌ #Inequality > ⬆️status anxiety > ⬆️shame > ⬆️violence.
✅ Greater #equality eases status anxiety and shame as triggers for violence.
Source: Profs Wilkinson & Pickett and The Equality Trust ♥️.
For full details ➡️ equalitytrust.org.uk/evidence-bas...
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
📢 WE'RE POSTING our 'Inequality Graph of the Week' series from 'The Spirit Level at 15 dataset', one graph a day (give or take...), up until Christmas. Please share widely and help us spread the word that more equal societies are fairer, greener, and healthier for everyone. No.11 🔽
Thank You! 👍♥️✊
Thank You! 👍♥️✊
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Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
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when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
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I make each of my flower necklaces by casting real flowers in silver incl snowdrop & bluebells.
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I make each of my flower necklaces by casting real flowers in silver incl snowdrop & bluebells.
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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“When the bridge closed, about 25,000 vehicles crossed it daily… Six years later, 9,000 of those journeys have vanished - not diverted to other crossings, but simply evaporated. Yet the local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.”
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“When the bridge closed, about 25,000 vehicles crossed it daily… Six years later, 9,000 of those journeys have vanished - not diverted to other crossings, but simply evaporated. Yet the local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.”
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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I apologise for this, but I need everyone to join me in a rousing internal chorus of Where's the money from? to the tune of chirpy chirpy cheep cheep.
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Daily Mail's parent company agrees a deal to buy Telegraph for £500m! Media consolidation, let's go, ya gonna blink and stop this competition regulators? Over to you, Nandy? Strong potential everyone just waves the sale through to STOP HAVING TO READ OR THINK ABOUT IT. www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I apologise for this, but I need everyone to join me in a rousing internal chorus of Where's the money from? to the tune of chirpy chirpy cheep cheep.
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
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Before choosing bottled water over tap water, remember it takes more than 10X the water that a bottle of water holds to make the plastic bottle and transport the water. And that’s before considering the fuel and GHGs, the 1000 year bottle life, and the RIDICULOUS amount of $ we’re paying for water.
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Before choosing bottled water over tap water, remember it takes more than 10X the water that a bottle of water holds to make the plastic bottle and transport the water. And that’s before considering the fuel and GHGs, the 1000 year bottle life, and the RIDICULOUS amount of $ we’re paying for water.
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Suggesting that science is or has “orthodoxy” is a fundamental misunderstanding.
Orthodoxy implies unquestionable dogma.
Science doesn't work like that: it’s a method designed to question, test, and revise if necessary.
Orthodoxy implies unquestionable dogma.
Science doesn't work like that: it’s a method designed to question, test, and revise if necessary.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Suggesting that science is or has “orthodoxy” is a fundamental misunderstanding.
Orthodoxy implies unquestionable dogma.
Science doesn't work like that: it’s a method designed to question, test, and revise if necessary.
Orthodoxy implies unquestionable dogma.
Science doesn't work like that: it’s a method designed to question, test, and revise if necessary.
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For more than two decades, scientists have studied whether vaccines cause autism. The answer has been consistent: there’s no evidence they do.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
For more than two decades, scientists have studied whether vaccines cause autism. The answer has been consistent: there’s no evidence they do.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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"This energy!!!" 👏👏👏👏
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"This energy!!!" 👏👏👏👏
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
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Worth remembering that freezing fuel duty, which could well happen again, costs about 30x more than the cycle to work scheme per year.
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Worth remembering that freezing fuel duty, which could well happen again, costs about 30x more than the cycle to work scheme per year.
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🚨ASH's updated Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services Calculator is now live🚨
This tool estimates the impact of implementing NHS inpatient services modelling demand reduction and the associated cost savings.
ashresources.shinyapps.io/TDTS_Impact/
This tool estimates the impact of implementing NHS inpatient services modelling demand reduction and the associated cost savings.
ashresources.shinyapps.io/TDTS_Impact/
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🚨ASH's updated Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services Calculator is now live🚨
This tool estimates the impact of implementing NHS inpatient services modelling demand reduction and the associated cost savings.
ashresources.shinyapps.io/TDTS_Impact/
This tool estimates the impact of implementing NHS inpatient services modelling demand reduction and the associated cost savings.
ashresources.shinyapps.io/TDTS_Impact/
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
"Attend to what love requires of you, which may not be great busyness"
#wisdom
#wisdom
Every stage of our lives offers fresh opportunities. Responding to divine guidance, try to discern the right time to undertake or relinquish responsibilities without undue pride or guilt. Attend to what love requires of you, which may not be great busyness. — #28/passage/1-02/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #28
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Attend to what love requires of you, which may not be great busyness"
#wisdom
#wisdom
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Commercial determinants of active travel: a crucial but overlooked barrier to health and sustainability
but NOBODY oppposes physical activity?
oh but they do
this is very good
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
but NOBODY oppposes physical activity?
oh but they do
this is very good
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Commercial determinants of active travel: a crucial but overlooked barrier to health and sustainability
but NOBODY oppposes physical activity?
oh but they do
this is very good
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
but NOBODY oppposes physical activity?
oh but they do
this is very good
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ooh - these are wise words…..
Working toward the good does not mean attacking what has been. Nonviolent communication is a powerful tool stemming from the realization that we can create change for ourselves & each other w/o fighting. The warrior does this thru staying present while modeling the way forward. bit.ly/4hkaVA6
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Ooh - these are wise words…..
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Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
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Great cross-party support for a levy on tobacco manufacturers, spearheaded by Lord Young who made a compelling case for why the polluter should pay, and not the taxpayer. 🚭💰
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Great cross-party support for a levy on tobacco manufacturers, spearheaded by Lord Young who made a compelling case for why the polluter should pay, and not the taxpayer. 🚭💰
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BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
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Marsden and Slaithwaite are officially advertising for a new Vicar. Beautiful place to live, a church which loves God and neighbour: they're looking for a priest to lead them further... Contact @billbraviner.bsky.social or @canonrachel.bsky.social for info, pls share #CofEPeeps @leeds.anglican.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Marsden and Slaithwaite are officially advertising for a new Vicar. Beautiful place to live, a church which loves God and neighbour: they're looking for a priest to lead them further... Contact @billbraviner.bsky.social or @canonrachel.bsky.social for info, pls share #CofEPeeps @leeds.anglican.org
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CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
CNN Speaker Johnson I don’t know montage
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Over 25% of older renters in England live in non-decent homes 🏠
Too often older renters can't afford properties suited to their needs or of a higher standard because of unaffordable housing costs.
Join our calls for change:https://www.independentage.org/campaign-with-us
@crisis-uk.bsky.social
Too often older renters can't afford properties suited to their needs or of a higher standard because of unaffordable housing costs.
Join our calls for change:https://www.independentage.org/campaign-with-us
@crisis-uk.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Over 25% of older renters in England live in non-decent homes 🏠
Too often older renters can't afford properties suited to their needs or of a higher standard because of unaffordable housing costs.
Join our calls for change:https://www.independentage.org/campaign-with-us
@crisis-uk.bsky.social
Too often older renters can't afford properties suited to their needs or of a higher standard because of unaffordable housing costs.
Join our calls for change:https://www.independentage.org/campaign-with-us
@crisis-uk.bsky.social