Rachel Sylvester
rachelsylvester.bsky.social
Rachel Sylvester
@rachelsylvester.bsky.social
Political editor of The Observer. Email: Rachel.sylvester@observer.co.uk
And why Starmer should make education education not immigration immigration his priority observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The government has flunked its curriculum review | The Observer
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November 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
That’s very kind of you , thank you
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It’s partly that more people are being released because of the early release scheme but many prisons are just so chaotic they cannot keep track. Some are not computerised - I visited one prison where they wrote the number of prisoners being released on a white board every morning with a felt tip pen
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reposted by Rachel Sylvester
Also in the paper this weekend:

@rachelsylvester.bsky.social on how to fix the fact that the NHS is spending almost as much on clinical negligence claims related to maternity care as it does on maternity care itself

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Clinical negligence costs NHS almost the same as it spend...
Maternal death rate has risen 42% in a decade, while ombudsman reports a culture of cover-ups
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November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Also @phoebeivy.bsky.social reveals how top-rated hospitals are being forced to turn away pregnant women fleeing failing maternity units observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Top hospitals turn away pregnant women too scared to use ...
Low care ratings at maternity wards across the country have put immense strain on a small number of units
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November 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
That’s great to hear ! Thank you for reading
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM