Jan Burnell
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#Haiti: MSF is responding to a resurgence of cholera in Pétion-Ville. We’ve opened a 24/7 treatment centre and are working with communities to prevent the spread through water treatment and hygiene awareness.
See how we’re responding ➡️ ow.ly/WJL150Xt4b4
See how we’re responding ➡️ ow.ly/WJL150Xt4b4
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#Haiti: MSF is responding to a resurgence of cholera in Pétion-Ville. We’ve opened a 24/7 treatment centre and are working with communities to prevent the spread through water treatment and hygiene awareness.
See how we’re responding ➡️ ow.ly/WJL150Xt4b4
See how we’re responding ➡️ ow.ly/WJL150Xt4b4
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Our teams will support and document the stories of those fleeing Libya and Tunisia and expose violent interceptions and forced returns by the Libyan Coast Guard and other armed actors.
Read about our operations: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/mediterranea...
Read about our operations: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/mediterranea...
Mediterranean Sea: MSF relaunches search and rescue operations | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF has relaunched search and rescue operations on the Mediterranean Sea with our new vessel, Oyvon, providing lifesaving medical care and documenting abuses faced by people fleeing Libya.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Our teams will support and document the stories of those fleeing Libya and Tunisia and expose violent interceptions and forced returns by the Libyan Coast Guard and other armed actors.
Read about our operations: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/mediterranea...
Read about our operations: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/mediterranea...
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Reposted by Jan Burnell
“Harvey’s beautiful prose explores the personal side of professional politics and the flawed people who pursue it.”
- Emma Burnell, political journalist and playwright
- Emma Burnell, political journalist and playwright
October 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“Harvey’s beautiful prose explores the personal side of professional politics and the flawed people who pursue it.”
- Emma Burnell, political journalist and playwright
- Emma Burnell, political journalist and playwright
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We now know what % will be used to uprate benefits & pensions next April:
- State pension: 4.8%
- Universal Credit: 3.8%
Stark contrast to shocking statistics on % facing hunger whilst on those benefits:
- State pension: 3%
- Universal Credit: 52%
- State pension: 4.8%
- Universal Credit: 3.8%
Stark contrast to shocking statistics on % facing hunger whilst on those benefits:
- State pension: 3%
- Universal Credit: 52%
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We now know what % will be used to uprate benefits & pensions next April:
- State pension: 4.8%
- Universal Credit: 3.8%
Stark contrast to shocking statistics on % facing hunger whilst on those benefits:
- State pension: 3%
- Universal Credit: 52%
- State pension: 4.8%
- Universal Credit: 3.8%
Stark contrast to shocking statistics on % facing hunger whilst on those benefits:
- State pension: 3%
- Universal Credit: 52%
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#Haiti: MSF is forced to permanently close our emergency centre in Turgeau due to increasing insecurity in the centre of Port-au-Prince.
We call on all parties to respect humanitarian and medical work.
Stay informed: ow.ly/rEme50XbUo9
We call on all parties to respect humanitarian and medical work.
Stay informed: ow.ly/rEme50XbUo9
October 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#Haiti: MSF is forced to permanently close our emergency centre in Turgeau due to increasing insecurity in the centre of Port-au-Prince.
We call on all parties to respect humanitarian and medical work.
Stay informed: ow.ly/rEme50XbUo9
We call on all parties to respect humanitarian and medical work.
Stay informed: ow.ly/rEme50XbUo9
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#Haiti: No one should fear being shot while walking to school, shopping for groceries, or seeking care in a hospital.
In Port-au-Prince, violence is escalating. Armed clashes are sending more civilians to our hospitals with devastating injuries.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/haiti-health...
In Port-au-Prince, violence is escalating. Armed clashes are sending more civilians to our hospitals with devastating injuries.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/haiti-health...
October 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#Haiti: No one should fear being shot while walking to school, shopping for groceries, or seeking care in a hospital.
In Port-au-Prince, violence is escalating. Armed clashes are sending more civilians to our hospitals with devastating injuries.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/haiti-health...
In Port-au-Prince, violence is escalating. Armed clashes are sending more civilians to our hospitals with devastating injuries.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/haiti-health...
The @royalmailofficial.bsky.social app is useless! I only downloaded it to confirm my safe place for deliveries but it won't let you do that without confirming your address and then their address tool doesn't work! Rubbish!
October 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The @royalmailofficial.bsky.social app is useless! I only downloaded it to confirm my safe place for deliveries but it won't let you do that without confirming your address and then their address tool doesn't work! Rubbish!
@rspb.bsky.social I am seeing lots of red kites as I drive along the north west part of the M25. Does this seem likely?
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
@rspb.bsky.social I am seeing lots of red kites as I drive along the north west part of the M25. Does this seem likely?
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Lucy Powell "the Politics has fallen out of the conversation" - Watch the whole interview here: labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
October 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Lucy Powell "the Politics has fallen out of the conversation" - Watch the whole interview here: labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
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Last night, Al-Helou hospital in #Gaza City, supported by MSF, sustained severe collateral damage from nearby attacks. This came despite multiple assurances from Israeli forces that the hospital was not in danger.
September 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Last night, Al-Helou hospital in #Gaza City, supported by MSF, sustained severe collateral damage from nearby attacks. This came despite multiple assurances from Israeli forces that the hospital was not in danger.
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Right now, Donald Trump is at a lavish banquet at Windsor Castle, while in Gaza a genocide is unfolding.
He alone can stop the assault on Gaza City, end the aid blockade and secure the release of hostages - Keir Starmer must make that clear to him before this visit ends.
He alone can stop the assault on Gaza City, end the aid blockade and secure the release of hostages - Keir Starmer must make that clear to him before this visit ends.
September 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Right now, Donald Trump is at a lavish banquet at Windsor Castle, while in Gaza a genocide is unfolding.
He alone can stop the assault on Gaza City, end the aid blockade and secure the release of hostages - Keir Starmer must make that clear to him before this visit ends.
He alone can stop the assault on Gaza City, end the aid blockade and secure the release of hostages - Keir Starmer must make that clear to him before this visit ends.
@rspb.bsky.social saw lots of birds swooping around over the trees in Malvern. Looked a bit like swifts but surely too late. Sorry, no photo.
September 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
@rspb.bsky.social saw lots of birds swooping around over the trees in Malvern. Looked a bit like swifts but surely too late. Sorry, no photo.
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MSF urges countries to receive patients trapped in Gaza so they can access the specialized treatment they need.
We also call on the Israeli authorities to lift the siege on Gaza, allow life-saving aid in, and facilitate medical evacuations with guarantees of a voluntary return.
We also call on the Israeli authorities to lift the siege on Gaza, allow life-saving aid in, and facilitate medical evacuations with guarantees of a voluntary return.
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
MSF urges countries to receive patients trapped in Gaza so they can access the specialized treatment they need.
We also call on the Israeli authorities to lift the siege on Gaza, allow life-saving aid in, and facilitate medical evacuations with guarantees of a voluntary return.
We also call on the Israeli authorities to lift the siege on Gaza, allow life-saving aid in, and facilitate medical evacuations with guarantees of a voluntary return.
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Since Oct. 7, 2023, only 40 patients from Gaza have been able to reach our hospital in Jordan. Meanwhile, WHO reports over 15,800 people urgently needing medical evacuations for specialised care that is unavailable in Gaza.
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Since Oct. 7, 2023, only 40 patients from Gaza have been able to reach our hospital in Jordan. Meanwhile, WHO reports over 15,800 people urgently needing medical evacuations for specialised care that is unavailable in Gaza.
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On Sept. 10, eight children aged 5 to 16 were medically evacuated from #Gaza to MSF’s reconstructive surgery hospital in #Jordan, in coordination with the Jordanian Ministry of Health. One child was hurt while still recovering from fractures sustained in an earlier strike.
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Howard League have won permission to have a judicial review on the use of PAVA spray in children's prisons. Please contribute to their legal costs in fighting this important case www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-th...
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September 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Howard League have won permission to have a judicial review on the use of PAVA spray in children's prisons. Please contribute to their legal costs in fighting this important case www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-th...
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Abolishing the two-child benefit cap is the single most effective thing the government can take to alleviate child poverty.
Any serious plan to tackle the deep poverty and inequality facing our country must include this measure.
Any serious plan to tackle the deep poverty and inequality facing our country must include this measure.
Scrap two-child benefit cap to help lift 4m people out of poverty, government urged
Exclusive: Cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission says abolishing limit would be part of its ‘once in a generation’ plan
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Abolishing the two-child benefit cap is the single most effective thing the government can take to alleviate child poverty.
Any serious plan to tackle the deep poverty and inequality facing our country must include this measure.
Any serious plan to tackle the deep poverty and inequality facing our country must include this measure.
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💥 The Government is scrapping First Past the Post for mayoral elections
📢 This week, MPs from across Parliament called for First Past the Post to be scrapped for general elections too
🚀 The Government should launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform to find a way forward
📢 This week, MPs from across Parliament called for First Past the Post to be scrapped for general elections too
🚀 The Government should launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform to find a way forward
September 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
💥 The Government is scrapping First Past the Post for mayoral elections
📢 This week, MPs from across Parliament called for First Past the Post to be scrapped for general elections too
🚀 The Government should launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform to find a way forward
📢 This week, MPs from across Parliament called for First Past the Post to be scrapped for general elections too
🚀 The Government should launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform to find a way forward
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Medical facilities should be protected spaces, however, these protections have been dramatically eroded in #Ukraine.
Despite the repeated condemnations of these attacks, Russian forces continue to bomb hospitals and densely residential areas with drones, shells and missiles.
Despite the repeated condemnations of these attacks, Russian forces continue to bomb hospitals and densely residential areas with drones, shells and missiles.
September 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Medical facilities should be protected spaces, however, these protections have been dramatically eroded in #Ukraine.
Despite the repeated condemnations of these attacks, Russian forces continue to bomb hospitals and densely residential areas with drones, shells and missiles.
Despite the repeated condemnations of these attacks, Russian forces continue to bomb hospitals and densely residential areas with drones, shells and missiles.
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Doctors Without Borders mourns the killing of former colleague Abdullah Hammad in #Gaza, our 12th staff member lost since October 2023.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to this bloodshed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
We call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to this bloodshed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
Palestine: Israeli forces kill former MSF colleague Abdullah Hammad | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF mourns the killing of former colleague Abdullah Hammad by Israeli forces in Gaza, our twelfth staff loss since October 2023 amid ongoing humanitarian crisis.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
July 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Doctors Without Borders mourns the killing of former colleague Abdullah Hammad in #Gaza, our 12th staff member lost since October 2023.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to this bloodshed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
We call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to this bloodshed: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
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1. Researching my latest column, I was astonished to stumble across this. Sarah Langford presents herself as a guardian of the countryside and champion of rural people and their culture. Yet it’s hard...
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June 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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#SouthSudan: Doctors Without Borders is forced to permanently close our hospital in Ulang and halt support to 13 primary health facilities in the county, as a result of escalating insecurity.
Communities face severe disruption to healthcare access.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/south-sudan-...
Communities face severe disruption to healthcare access.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/south-sudan-...
June 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#SouthSudan: Doctors Without Borders is forced to permanently close our hospital in Ulang and halt support to 13 primary health facilities in the county, as a result of escalating insecurity.
Communities face severe disruption to healthcare access.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/south-sudan-...
Communities face severe disruption to healthcare access.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/south-sudan-...
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#Gaza: Our supplies are running critically low due to Israel's restrictions imposed on entering goods.
Doctors Without Borders calls for Israel to allow the entry of sufficient medical supplies and fuel:
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
Doctors Without Borders calls for Israel to allow the entry of sufficient medical supplies and fuel:
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
Palestine: Israeli authorities are suffocating Gaza with deliberate shortages of food, medicine and fuel | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
In Gaza, essential access to medical care, clean water and humanitarian aid is being systematically obstructed. MSF warns of catastrophic consequences as hospitals run out of fuel and supplies amid es...
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
June 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#Gaza: Our supplies are running critically low due to Israel's restrictions imposed on entering goods.
Doctors Without Borders calls for Israel to allow the entry of sufficient medical supplies and fuel:
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
Doctors Without Borders calls for Israel to allow the entry of sufficient medical supplies and fuel:
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...