Tom Lawlor
@tomlawl.bsky.social
Music, cricket, the Rs, walking my dog and time with my kids. Can sometimes be serious.
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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Donald Trump winning the ‘FIFA Peace Prize’ is like when I didn’t win at school sports day so my mum made me a medal out of a yoghurt lid.
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Donald Trump winning the ‘FIFA Peace Prize’ is like when I didn’t win at school sports day so my mum made me a medal out of a yoghurt lid.
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The new 10 Year Health Plan for England promises to shift more care from hospitals into the community, but history shows how hard this ambition is to deliver.
Our research explores lessons from Denmark and Ireland, two countries pursuing bold reforms to rebalance care.
Our research explores lessons from Denmark and Ireland, two countries pursuing bold reforms to rebalance care.
From hospital to community: International lessons on moving care closer to home
The new 10 Year Health Plan for England promises to shift more care from hospitals into the community, but history shows how hard this ambition is to deliver. This new report looks to Denmark and…
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October 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The new 10 Year Health Plan for England promises to shift more care from hospitals into the community, but history shows how hard this ambition is to deliver.
Our research explores lessons from Denmark and Ireland, two countries pursuing bold reforms to rebalance care.
Our research explores lessons from Denmark and Ireland, two countries pursuing bold reforms to rebalance care.
A great day. Thank you everyone for coming
It's finally here! Our third annual Personalised Care Showcase. Our speakers are getting ready to share insight into personalised care developments in cancer care. Let the day begin! @nhssussex.bsky.social @surreyheartlands.bsky.social @frimleyhealth.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk
September 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A great day. Thank you everyone for coming
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Delighted to be in Sussex today for the @surreyandsussexca.bsky.social annual event on Personalised Care in Cancer and Why It Matters.
Brilliant that the Alliance is able to bring folks together to celebrate the progress on #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer as well as inspire further improvements 🙌👏
Brilliant that the Alliance is able to bring folks together to celebrate the progress on #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer as well as inspire further improvements 🙌👏
September 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Delighted to be in Sussex today for the @surreyandsussexca.bsky.social annual event on Personalised Care in Cancer and Why It Matters.
Brilliant that the Alliance is able to bring folks together to celebrate the progress on #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer as well as inspire further improvements 🙌👏
Brilliant that the Alliance is able to bring folks together to celebrate the progress on #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer as well as inspire further improvements 🙌👏
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Are you coming to our 3rd annual Personalised Care Showcase on Tues, 16 Sept? This free event brings together healthcare professionals from primary, secondary and community care. Register today shorturl.at/zM7J6 @surreyheartlands.bsky.social @nhssussex.bsky.social @frimleyhealth.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Are you coming to our 3rd annual Personalised Care Showcase on Tues, 16 Sept? This free event brings together healthcare professionals from primary, secondary and community care. Register today shorturl.at/zM7J6 @surreyheartlands.bsky.social @nhssussex.bsky.social @frimleyhealth.bsky.social
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Read my full investigation on @endsreport.com for details on:
❗️The 22 TONNES of microplastics dumped on farms per day via sludge (equal in weight to about 3.6 MILLION plastic bags)
🇺🇸Why closure of sludge-impacted farms in the US should make the UK sit up
THREAD🧵
www.endsreport.com/article/1923...
❗️The 22 TONNES of microplastics dumped on farms per day via sludge (equal in weight to about 3.6 MILLION plastic bags)
🇺🇸Why closure of sludge-impacted farms in the US should make the UK sit up
THREAD🧵
www.endsreport.com/article/1923...
The Sludge Files: How the government ignored Environment Agency pleas to clamp down on toxic sewage sludge
www.endsreport.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Read my full investigation on @endsreport.com for details on:
❗️The 22 TONNES of microplastics dumped on farms per day via sludge (equal in weight to about 3.6 MILLION plastic bags)
🇺🇸Why closure of sludge-impacted farms in the US should make the UK sit up
THREAD🧵
www.endsreport.com/article/1923...
❗️The 22 TONNES of microplastics dumped on farms per day via sludge (equal in weight to about 3.6 MILLION plastic bags)
🇺🇸Why closure of sludge-impacted farms in the US should make the UK sit up
THREAD🧵
www.endsreport.com/article/1923...
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👀 Have you seen our latest Community Bulletin packed with information and support for cancer patients, carers and families? Find it here 👇 surreyandsussexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/application/... @nhssussex.bsky.social @surreyheartlands.bsky.social @surreycc.gov.uk @healthwatchbh.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
👀 Have you seen our latest Community Bulletin packed with information and support for cancer patients, carers and families? Find it here 👇 surreyandsussexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/application/... @nhssussex.bsky.social @surreyheartlands.bsky.social @surreycc.gov.uk @healthwatchbh.bsky.social
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⚽️🧨💰Fit and proper person?
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
The Sheikh Who Conquered Soccer and Coddles Warlords
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
⚽️🧨💰Fit and proper person?
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
Profile of Manchester City owner, coddler of warlords and named co-conspirator in US’s ‘largest kleptocracy’ case Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan
Months long investigation with @declanwalsh.bsky.social
Free to read on link below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/w...
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Exclusive: US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intel assessment. The WH says the assessment is "flat-out wrong." www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an e...
www.cnn.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Exclusive: US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intel assessment. The WH says the assessment is "flat-out wrong." www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
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Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
June 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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If they haven’t had a million cat videos by the end of the week then I will be very disappointed in Great Britain.
June 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If they haven’t had a million cat videos by the end of the week then I will be very disappointed in Great Britain.
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Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report by @transenv.bsky.social says
- High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
- High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted vehicles are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe with the UK an extreme example
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report by @transenv.bsky.social says
- High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
- High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity. A consensus must be built now to save them.
https://go.nature.com/3HE1O00
https://go.nature.com/3HE1O00
Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever
Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity. A consensus must be built now to save them.
go.nature.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity. A consensus must be built now to save them.
https://go.nature.com/3HE1O00
https://go.nature.com/3HE1O00
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🙌 Petition is at 9,481 - so close to 10,000 - please sign and get this over the line 🙏 💦
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⚠️ So, help get this message heard and push this petition over the line. With 10,000 signatures, government will have to respond. It’s nearly there. Please sign below.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
⚠️ So, help get this message heard and push this petition over the line. With 10,000 signatures, government will have to respond. It’s nearly there. Please sign below.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Don’t abandon the Chalk Stream recovery pack
We think the chalk stream recovery pack would increase investment, regulation and transparency; improving the state of all rivers. We feel Chalk streams’ rarity, cultural and ecological importance sho...
petition.parliament.uk
May 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🙌 Petition is at 9,481 - so close to 10,000 - please sign and get this over the line 🙏 💦
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GB News : "Brexit is a good thing?"
Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster"
"But exports?"
"Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU"
"But EU fisherman?"
"They didn't come here"
"But charge more?"
"They can buy in the EU"
"How would you vote?"
"I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"
Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster"
"But exports?"
"Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU"
"But EU fisherman?"
"They didn't come here"
"But charge more?"
"They can buy in the EU"
"How would you vote?"
"I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"
"Brexit five years on - It has been a disaster" GB News interview with fisherman Andy Dixon
YouTube video by Russell England
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
GB News : "Brexit is a good thing?"
Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster"
"But exports?"
"Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU"
"But EU fisherman?"
"They didn't come here"
"But charge more?"
"They can buy in the EU"
"How would you vote?"
"I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"
Brexit Fisherman : "It's been a disaster"
"But exports?"
"Red tape is 100 fold, our main market is the EU"
"But EU fisherman?"
"They didn't come here"
"But charge more?"
"They can buy in the EU"
"How would you vote?"
"I'd vote for Remain in a heart beat"
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Attempt to protect England’s rare chalk streams in planning bill rejected by Labour MPs
Attempt to protect England’s rare chalk streams in planning bill rejected by Labour MPs
Cross-party amendment to protect threatened chalk streams from government push to rip up environmental red tape fails
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Attempt to protect England’s rare chalk streams in planning bill rejected by Labour MPs
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extraordinary that Thames Water executives are getting *new* bonuses, this time as a result of the £3bn rescue loan from the spring - which loads the company with interest rates of nearly 10%
via me and Gill Plimmer
www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
via me and Gill Plimmer
www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
Thames Water executives to receive bonuses from £3bn emergency loan
Utility’s chair tells MPs that retention payments are needed to prevent rivals ‘picking off’ staff
www.ft.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
extraordinary that Thames Water executives are getting *new* bonuses, this time as a result of the £3bn rescue loan from the spring - which loads the company with interest rates of nearly 10%
via me and Gill Plimmer
www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
via me and Gill Plimmer
www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
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Today’s the day to Stop Reform getting into your council.
Vote tactically.
Put your postcode in here StopReformUK.vote
Take a friend and double your vote.
Pass this message on.
Vote tactically.
Put your postcode in here StopReformUK.vote
Take a friend and double your vote.
Pass this message on.
Stop the Tories and Reform
Your vote is your power. Use it tactically to get the Tories and Reform out, then influence your new MP and the next government.
StopReformUK.vote
May 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Today’s the day to Stop Reform getting into your council.
Vote tactically.
Put your postcode in here StopReformUK.vote
Take a friend and double your vote.
Pass this message on.
Vote tactically.
Put your postcode in here StopReformUK.vote
Take a friend and double your vote.
Pass this message on.
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We encourage you to watch this message from Glyn, reflect, and then ask: what needs to change in the way we talk about people?
This resource might help you
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This resource might help you
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April 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
We encourage you to watch this message from Glyn, reflect, and then ask: what needs to change in the way we talk about people?
This resource might help you
👇
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This resource might help you
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Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
April 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
1/12
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
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🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from experienced presenter Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray
I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future.
Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future.
Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from experienced presenter Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray
I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future.
Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future.
Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
Great stuff from @rongallo.bsky.social as always tidal.com/album/428692...
Ron Gallo - 7AM Songs of Resistance For The Internet (Part 1)
Listen to 7AM Songs of Resistance For The Internet (Part 1) on TIDAL
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April 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Great stuff from @rongallo.bsky.social as always tidal.com/album/428692...