Vicky Sargent
@vickysargent.bsky.social
Digital communicator. Video maker. Local gov. Social care & health. Cooking. Gardening. Family.
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Oh, look. A load of coverage about a new government inquiry into "overdiagnosis" that completely blurs autism & mental illness, and ends up leaning into all those tropes about people making it all up.
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Oh, look. A load of coverage about a new government inquiry into "overdiagnosis" that completely blurs autism & mental illness, and ends up leaning into all those tropes about people making it all up.
If you are a fan of Empire podcast you’ll love this interview with @willdalrymple.bsky.social @empirepoduk.bsky.social
A deep-dive interview with @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social ahead of my Aussie Tour- talking in Perth tonight: all welcome!
William Dalrymple's own curious history, from the Scottish coast to Mughal Delhi - ABC listen
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William Dalrymple's own curious history, from the Scottish coast to Mughal Delhi - ABC listen
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William Dalrymple's own curious history, from the Scottish coast to Mughal Delhi - ABC listen
Historian William Dalrymple had a rarefied childhood on the windswept coast of Scotland. As an adult he fell in love with India, and later discovered his family's own deep ties to the country.
Born i...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
If you are a fan of Empire podcast you’ll love this interview with @willdalrymple.bsky.social @empirepoduk.bsky.social
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If, like us, you're frustrated with billionaire-owned mainstream media -
-then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads - and many millions of search engine & soc media impressions 💪
-then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads - and many millions of search engine & soc media impressions 💪
Support powerful citizen journalism - we need it now, more than ever
At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater nee...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
If, like us, you're frustrated with billionaire-owned mainstream media -
-then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads - and many millions of search engine & soc media impressions 💪
-then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads - and many millions of search engine & soc media impressions 💪
Derrrr moment for Reform, I mean, who knew ?
So British DOGE's search for wasteful spending discovered that... councils need more money to update their IT systems? www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
June 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Derrrr moment for Reform, I mean, who knew ?
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GP Crisis
NHS Dentistry model 1990s just 6% of Dentists were private providers now it’s 70%
NHS GP contract needs massive funding increase as it’s been cut 20% in 10years
Increasing adverts for Private GP appts £50-£100
#NHS GPs get £169/yr/patient for everything
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NHS Dentistry model 1990s just 6% of Dentists were private providers now it’s 70%
NHS GP contract needs massive funding increase as it’s been cut 20% in 10years
Increasing adverts for Private GP appts £50-£100
#NHS GPs get £169/yr/patient for everything
dentistry.co.uk/2022/06/05/a...
A brief history of private dentistry - Dentistry
Louis Mackenzie explores the history of private dentistry in the UK, highlighting its growth over the last 25 years and its future prospects.
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May 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
GP Crisis
NHS Dentistry model 1990s just 6% of Dentists were private providers now it’s 70%
NHS GP contract needs massive funding increase as it’s been cut 20% in 10years
Increasing adverts for Private GP appts £50-£100
#NHS GPs get £169/yr/patient for everything
dentistry.co.uk/2022/06/05/a...
NHS Dentistry model 1990s just 6% of Dentists were private providers now it’s 70%
NHS GP contract needs massive funding increase as it’s been cut 20% in 10years
Increasing adverts for Private GP appts £50-£100
#NHS GPs get £169/yr/patient for everything
dentistry.co.uk/2022/06/05/a...
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Well worth watching … Mark E Thomas debunking the myths of fiscal rules. Celebrate Beveridge. Time for bold government. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QY_...
Mark E Thomas at Sands
YouTube video by The 99% Organisation
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April 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Well worth watching … Mark E Thomas debunking the myths of fiscal rules. Celebrate Beveridge. Time for bold government. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QY_...
Good to see @wmadass.bsky.social team out in force!
At the @adass.bsky.social #SpringSeminar25 proudly launching a ‘Vision for Co-production’, which we co-produced together.
Great talking to people about what would support co-production, the ingredients for doing it well, and how to shift from consultation to meaningful co-production across ADASS.
Great talking to people about what would support co-production, the ingredients for doing it well, and how to shift from consultation to meaningful co-production across ADASS.
April 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Good to see @wmadass.bsky.social team out in force!
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Today we launch our new #CareCantWait campaign, sharing stories of how good adult social care can enable us to live meaningful lives in our homes and communities, but reform and investment are urgently needed to achieve this for everyone. Find out more: www.adass.org.uk/care-cant-wait/
Care Can't Wait - ADASS
Realising the potential of social care so that everyone can live a good life
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April 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Today we launch our new #CareCantWait campaign, sharing stories of how good adult social care can enable us to live meaningful lives in our homes and communities, but reform and investment are urgently needed to achieve this for everyone. Find out more: www.adass.org.uk/care-cant-wait/
Cronyism, Capitulation and Utter Chaos
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Cronyism, Capitulation and Utter Chaos
And what the hell was Scott Bessent doing briefing Morgan clients?
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April 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Cronyism, Capitulation and Utter Chaos
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The secession of the billionaire class
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The secession of the billionaire class
Friends,
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April 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The secession of the billionaire class
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Hell yeah.....
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April 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Hell yeah.....
Do With: A Call To Action | The King's Fund
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Do With: A Call To Action | The King's Fund
Do With is a network of people and organisations calling for a radical shift in the public sector from ‘doing to’ to ‘doing with’. Join the movement today.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Do With: A Call To Action | The King's Fund
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Why just ‘big’ money?
If there was ever a symbol of why we need to get big money out of politics, reform campaign financing, stop conflicts of interest, and tax great wealth, Elon Musk is it.
Kudos to Susan Crawford on this big victory for democracy, labor rights, and reproductive freedom in Wisconsin.
Kudos to Susan Crawford on this big victory for democracy, labor rights, and reproductive freedom in Wisconsin.
April 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Why just ‘big’ money?
And why we should not buy the arguement that there is no more money.........
How did the last Labour gov't turn round the NHS? They funded it in line with the needs of the population. Mark E Thomas sets out some of the detail.
March 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
And why we should not buy the arguement that there is no more money.........
Genuinely laughed out loud at this…
March 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Genuinely laughed out loud at this…
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i think it it is a very fair and balanced analysis of the successes of Labour re NHS 1997-2010 and some of the missed opportunities or poor decisions that gives due praise/credit
And sets out some lessons from what worked that could be applied again
I sense a Second Report about 10 yr plan
And sets out some lessons from what worked that could be applied again
I sense a Second Report about 10 yr plan
March 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
i think it it is a very fair and balanced analysis of the successes of Labour re NHS 1997-2010 and some of the missed opportunities or poor decisions that gives due praise/credit
And sets out some lessons from what worked that could be applied again
I sense a Second Report about 10 yr plan
And sets out some lessons from what worked that could be applied again
I sense a Second Report about 10 yr plan
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"The NHS [during the covid pandemic]..adapted radically different ways of working overnight."
Whenever a politician sneers disrespectfully at the NHS (& ergo its staff) for apparantly being set in its ways/slow to adapt - hit them with this.
How quickly people forget.
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Whenever a politician sneers disrespectfully at the NHS (& ergo its staff) for apparantly being set in its ways/slow to adapt - hit them with this.
How quickly people forget.
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There’s a message for you here – you can save public services
Writing and reading and talking about austerity and its impacts can be depressing, dispiriting, and infuriating. But those of us affected do have power, and hope
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February 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"The NHS [during the covid pandemic]..adapted radically different ways of working overnight."
Whenever a politician sneers disrespectfully at the NHS (& ergo its staff) for apparantly being set in its ways/slow to adapt - hit them with this.
How quickly people forget.
bylines.cymru/politics-and...
Whenever a politician sneers disrespectfully at the NHS (& ergo its staff) for apparantly being set in its ways/slow to adapt - hit them with this.
How quickly people forget.
bylines.cymru/politics-and...
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Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social tells assembled MPs that if govt invests in healthcare they get a c4-fold increase, and asks why doesn't the govt have the courage to borrow and invest?
March 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social tells assembled MPs that if govt invests in healthcare they get a c4-fold increase, and asks why doesn't the govt have the courage to borrow and invest?
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@mrmarkethomas.bsky.social of @99organisation.bsky.social speaks in parliament now re the importance of funding rather than privatisation in the NHS hosted by @richardburgon.bsky.social
"When govts are in crisis [like in war or COVID furlough] they find a way. They must find a way with the NHS."
"When govts are in crisis [like in war or COVID furlough] they find a way. They must find a way with the NHS."
March 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
@mrmarkethomas.bsky.social of @99organisation.bsky.social speaks in parliament now re the importance of funding rather than privatisation in the NHS hosted by @richardburgon.bsky.social
"When govts are in crisis [like in war or COVID furlough] they find a way. They must find a way with the NHS."
"When govts are in crisis [like in war or COVID furlough] they find a way. They must find a way with the NHS."
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Our co-chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social speaks at the event with @99organisation.bsky.social now in parliament hosted by @richardburgon.bsky.social:
"The question isn't can we afford the NHS, it's can we afford NOT to have it?"
"The question isn't can we afford the NHS, it's can we afford NOT to have it?"
March 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Our co-chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social speaks at the event with @99organisation.bsky.social now in parliament hosted by @richardburgon.bsky.social:
"The question isn't can we afford the NHS, it's can we afford NOT to have it?"
"The question isn't can we afford the NHS, it's can we afford NOT to have it?"
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Good to see that amid the performative cruelty and the open corruption the Trump administration hasn't given up on its commitment to the plain stupid.
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The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product.
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March 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Good to see that amid the performative cruelty and the open corruption the Trump administration hasn't given up on its commitment to the plain stupid.
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Go for it @sharonodea.com
Apologies for the social media orabouros of posting about LinkedIn on BlueSky, but I have begun my annual shout-out for Companies Being Massive Hypocrites On International Women’s Day.
Would appreciate you folks spreading the word. TY!
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Would appreciate you folks spreading the word. TY!
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February 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Go for it @sharonodea.com
I'm guessing most people on here get this but for sharing with less informed friends and colleagues
REVEALED: Trump & Elon Musk's BRUTAL Secret
YouTube video by Double Down News
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February 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I'm guessing most people on here get this but for sharing with less informed friends and colleagues
