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Protect Our NHS Bath & NE Somerset is a community group campaigning for full funding of the NHS & social care & against healthcare privatisation
(curated by Paula, retired NHS worker, ongoing NHS supporter)
(curated by Paula, retired NHS worker, ongoing NHS supporter)
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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An alarming cautionary tale from @thelowdownnhs.bsky.social about profit extraction from UK social care by private equity owned firms, a tale not heeded by ICBs (or DHSC) when outsourcing NHS community care to the private sector
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
An alarming cautionary tale from @thelowdownnhs.bsky.social about profit extraction from UK social care by private equity owned firms, a tale not heeded by ICBs (or DHSC) when outsourcing NHS community care to the private sector
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Let’s really ‘Bring back the Family Doctor’ Wes Streeting NHSEngland with a real patient focused contract and real funding to make it happen
Patients want to see GPs & GPs want to see patients
‘Your GP, here for you’ time to make it happen & it’s in your hands
Patients want to see GPs & GPs want to see patients
‘Your GP, here for you’ time to make it happen & it’s in your hands
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Let’s really ‘Bring back the Family Doctor’ Wes Streeting NHSEngland with a real patient focused contract and real funding to make it happen
Patients want to see GPs & GPs want to see patients
‘Your GP, here for you’ time to make it happen & it’s in your hands
Patients want to see GPs & GPs want to see patients
‘Your GP, here for you’ time to make it happen & it’s in your hands
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Thoughts on #COP30:
1/ This is the first time in years delegates have been brought face to face with those on the frontline. The indigenous communities are the heroes of this COP. They refused to be silenced.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
1/ This is the first time in years delegates have been brought face to face with those on the frontline. The indigenous communities are the heroes of this COP. They refused to be silenced.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
www.aljazeera.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Thoughts on #COP30:
1/ This is the first time in years delegates have been brought face to face with those on the frontline. The indigenous communities are the heroes of this COP. They refused to be silenced.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
1/ This is the first time in years delegates have been brought face to face with those on the frontline. The indigenous communities are the heroes of this COP. They refused to be silenced.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025... My letter to the Guardian
Labour is privatising the NHS in plain sight | Letter
Letter: Private appointments, tests and operations are a grave threat to the future of the health service, writes Margaret Greenwood
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... My letter to the Guardian
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Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social was proud to speak at @weownit.org.uk protest against another round of disastrous PFI in the NHS.
Effectively buying health centres on credit cards whilst giving money to shareholders, is not a sensible or responsible way to support our health service.
Effectively buying health centres on credit cards whilst giving money to shareholders, is not a sensible or responsible way to support our health service.
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social was proud to speak at @weownit.org.uk protest against another round of disastrous PFI in the NHS.
Effectively buying health centres on credit cards whilst giving money to shareholders, is not a sensible or responsible way to support our health service.
Effectively buying health centres on credit cards whilst giving money to shareholders, is not a sensible or responsible way to support our health service.
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Thanks to our brilliant supporters who turned up in the cold to protest outside the DHSC building today.
Like the 17,000+ people who signed our petition, they don't want the NHS burdened with decades of debt.
The message is clear: Rachel Reeves, Wes Streeting, no new private finance in our NHS!
Like the 17,000+ people who signed our petition, they don't want the NHS burdened with decades of debt.
The message is clear: Rachel Reeves, Wes Streeting, no new private finance in our NHS!
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thanks to our brilliant supporters who turned up in the cold to protest outside the DHSC building today.
Like the 17,000+ people who signed our petition, they don't want the NHS burdened with decades of debt.
The message is clear: Rachel Reeves, Wes Streeting, no new private finance in our NHS!
Like the 17,000+ people who signed our petition, they don't want the NHS burdened with decades of debt.
The message is clear: Rachel Reeves, Wes Streeting, no new private finance in our NHS!
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It is highly unlikely that the GPs and their teams are doing less, much more likely that you can’t see what they are doing.
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It is highly unlikely that the GPs and their teams are doing less, much more likely that you can’t see what they are doing.
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Reform UK energy plans crumble under scrutiny
…evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
…evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
Reform UK’s energy plans crumble under scrutiny
Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Reform UK energy plans crumble under scrutiny
…evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
…evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
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Rachel Reeves needs to save money - how about
💰renegotiating wasteful old PFI contracts
💰NOT introducing new ones
Right now
🏥Hospitals are paid for up to 27x over
🏥NHS trusts spend more on PFI debt than on medicines
Sign now, deadline Tuesday 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
💰renegotiating wasteful old PFI contracts
💰NOT introducing new ones
Right now
🏥Hospitals are paid for up to 27x over
🏥NHS trusts spend more on PFI debt than on medicines
Sign now, deadline Tuesday 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
Petition: No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services
Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres
weownit.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Rachel Reeves needs to save money - how about
💰renegotiating wasteful old PFI contracts
💰NOT introducing new ones
Right now
🏥Hospitals are paid for up to 27x over
🏥NHS trusts spend more on PFI debt than on medicines
Sign now, deadline Tuesday 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
💰renegotiating wasteful old PFI contracts
💰NOT introducing new ones
Right now
🏥Hospitals are paid for up to 27x over
🏥NHS trusts spend more on PFI debt than on medicines
Sign now, deadline Tuesday 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
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🤔We asked Dr John Puntis, Co-Chair of Keep Our NHS Public, if using the private sector helped the NHS with its capacity issues. @keepournhspublic.bsky.social.bsky.social
🚨Spoilers: it doesn't. #publicownership #NHS #SOSNHS
🚨Spoilers: it doesn't. #publicownership #NHS #SOSNHS
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🤔We asked Dr John Puntis, Co-Chair of Keep Our NHS Public, if using the private sector helped the NHS with its capacity issues. @keepournhspublic.bsky.social.bsky.social
🚨Spoilers: it doesn't. #publicownership #NHS #SOSNHS
🚨Spoilers: it doesn't. #publicownership #NHS #SOSNHS
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Net zero is one of the many areas where commentators are out-of-touch with public opinion in Britain. There is still broad support for cutting carbon emissions - except from among Reform supporters, who are the outliers.
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Net zero is one of the many areas where commentators are out-of-touch with public opinion in Britain. There is still broad support for cutting carbon emissions - except from among Reform supporters, who are the outliers.
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I’m at ##COP30 with movements from across the world working to end the rule of the fossil fuel corporations. This week we’re focussing on ISDS. We need to end this toxic system.
#COP30 day one - our director @nickdearden.bsky.social reports back from Belém 👇🏽
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I’m at ##COP30 with movements from across the world working to end the rule of the fossil fuel corporations. This week we’re focussing on ISDS. We need to end this toxic system.
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Michael Prescott and Sir Robbie Gibb both bailed out of journalism years ago, and enjoy lucrative careers in corporate PR. And now they are the arbiters of BBC editorial standards. Go figure www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Michael Prescott and Sir Robbie Gibb both bailed out of journalism years ago, and enjoy lucrative careers in corporate PR. And now they are the arbiters of BBC editorial standards. Go figure www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Nick Robinson just couldn't resist getting in a gabbled dig at Alan Rusbridger as being an 'old leftie' (thumbs up from Gibb). Respect to Alan for ignoring such tabloid journalism BBC #r4today
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Nick Robinson just couldn't resist getting in a gabbled dig at Alan Rusbridger as being an 'old leftie' (thumbs up from Gibb). Respect to Alan for ignoring such tabloid journalism BBC #r4today
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NHS staff on the frontline are being forced to plug gaps in services that should be filled by skilled managers and admin staff, according to a new report
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
NHS frontline staff forced to ‘plug gaps that should be ‘filled by managers’
Skilled clinical professionals are spending hours each week ‘chasing paperwork, managing rotas or navigating broke administrative systems’ says a new report
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
NHS staff on the frontline are being forced to plug gaps in services that should be filled by skilled managers and admin staff, according to a new report
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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A petition signed by thousands has been delivered to the Treasury, urging the Chancellor to fix the broken student nurse finance system, and to governments across the UK.
Student nurses need better financial support and we’re demanding governments take urgent action.
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Student nurses need better financial support and we’re demanding governments take urgent action.
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RCN demands urgent action by governments as future of nursing at risk | News | Royal College of Nursing
A petition signed by thousands has been delivered to the Treasury, urging action to fix the broken finance system for nursing students
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A petition signed by thousands has been delivered to the Treasury, urging the Chancellor to fix the broken student nurse finance system, and to governments across the UK.
Student nurses need better financial support and we’re demanding governments take urgent action.
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Student nurses need better financial support and we’re demanding governments take urgent action.
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Climate campaigners on their 'Voyage to Resist the End of the World' 💚 #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A meeting of voices’: flotillas head into Belém ahead of Cop30 climate summit
Indigenous leaders, environmental activists and forest defenders are determined to make this a summit like no other
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Climate campaigners on their 'Voyage to Resist the End of the World' 💚 #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Patients seeking help with their mental health face a ‘one size fits all’ approach provided by a private company. They deserve better"
thebristolcable.org/2025/10/bris...
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@protectournhsbanes.bsky.social
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@protectournhsbanes.bsky.social
Bristol needs better access to talking therapies
Patients seeking help with their mental health face a ‘one size fits all’ approach provided by a private company. They deserve better
thebristolcable.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"Patients seeking help with their mental health face a ‘one size fits all’ approach provided by a private company. They deserve better"
thebristolcable.org/2025/10/bris...
Via @thebristolcable.bsky.social
@protectournhsbanes.bsky.social
thebristolcable.org/2025/10/bris...
Via @thebristolcable.bsky.social
@protectournhsbanes.bsky.social