One of the first things a Farage government will do will be to make sure "the young are taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)

In the 6th largest economy, 103000 people died in poverty in 2024. 120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating. Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty. Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.

Ofcom’s refusal to hold GB News to account is now simply embarrassing isn’t it? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

I've heard some recently suggest that protesting is ineffective and potentially a waste of time/resources/efforts. I think this is a pretty solid rebuttal to that notion. Worth a read. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

Before every meeting or even phone call with Zelinskyy, Trump first calls Putin. That should tell you something. It is a strictly one-way street since he never calls Zelinskyy, EU leaders, or anyone else before talking with Putin. Clearly, Putin's approval matters to him.

I'll strip civil servants of their pensions, but I'm keeping my £73,000 EU pension, despite my attendance record being the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs.

It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.

“Reform UK…A party that promised to be ‘different’ seems instead to be collecting ex-Tories like Panini stickers, except instead of legends you’re mostly getting the ones that never made the starting team” www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage. His first question was: “who funds him?” Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇

We know the importance of kindness, listening, relationships in NHS. These are the foundation for everything else- & they're simple & 'free', right? No! They take time, emotional capacity, & supportive conditions. We need to properly invest, eg the physical & social infrastructure to enable this.

I just taught my lecture course on mid-20th c US history, which starts with Harding and concludes with Nixon. For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.

America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth. The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%. Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers

thanks to @alphaville.ft.com for selecting our investigation into Andrew Milne as one of the best non-FT pieces of journalism of the year www.ft.com/content/72d0...

Re-reading this story a year on, especially with Christmas coming around again, it still has an impact. It captures a moment of care that stayed with the family after they went home together on Boxing Day, and it continues to move those who come across it a year later. www.careopinion.org.uk/1303035

Again and again, the optimal position when legally threatened by Trump is to be resolute in defence and prepare for court. You will likely not then have to go to court, as he will fold or settle. But if you seek to settle from the off, he has got you and he will crush you.

Trump has now conducted 28 boat strikes, killing over 100 people. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner. This is a danger to us all.

Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.

Anti-racists - Oxford needs you to show up www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2571358...

🎄On Day 10, Mhairi from our moderation team shares a personal reflection on returning to work, embracing change, and explains how she views those changes as the gift of opportunity. 🔗 www.careopinion.org.uk/info/advent-...

When I was a medical student 45 years ago, I clerked in a 13 year old girl with deep jaundice and an abdominal mass. She was Hepatitis B positive. That had led to a primary liver tumour. In a 13-year-old. She was dead within the month. Avoidable with vaccination.

In a new blog on corridor care, Claire Cox argues that to have a significant impact, guidance needs to move beyond what 'should' happen. ▶️ www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafety

🎄On Day 9, we’re highlighting some of our subscribers’ greatest work from 2025 🎄 From milestone story numbers to meaningful changes, this door celebrates how our subscribers are listening to and learning from patients and service users. www.careopinion.org.uk/info/advent-...

🎄On Day 8 we’re heading across the world to Alberta, Canada. Today’s door shares reflections from Sarah’s visit to the @careopinioncanada.bsky.social team: a week of learning, connection and shared purpose as we continue growing our community of listening. 🔗 www.careopinion.org.uk/info/advent-...

🗨️... now more than ever we need to continue to make the case that the persistence of avoidable harm at current levels is not acceptable.🗨️ Looking back at the last 12 months in patient safety and looking forward to the year ahead: A blog by Helen Hughes. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety

Taking Back Control…Trump is exposing the emptiness of that for Little Brexit Britain. Great blog as ever by @bearlypolitics.co.uk. open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...

There are so many genuinely good human beings in the world. This is not one of them.

He’s not a friend. He’s not an ally. He can never be relied on. And he’s despicable.

US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice. Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance. Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products. Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU

🎄On Day 7, our Emma describes her experience at the PEN Awards, reflecting on collaboration, innovation and an unforgettable win for Royal Devon University Hospital Trust. #RDUH www.careopinion.org.uk/info/advent-...

Our calendar on day 5, “How does it make people feel to be listened to?” @careopinion.org.uk #onlinefeedback ✨

It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US This view is wrong A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵

New paper out in @science.org! We unveil the online manipulation market with the Cambridge Online Trust & Safety Index (COTSI). We show in real time the cost of purchasing fake accounts across every social platform around the world - so they can be held accountable www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🎄Day 4 explores the side of Care Opinion many people never see: the stories shared with us by phone. This season of listening highlights how meaningful it is when someone chooses to share their experience; a gift that helps us all learn and improve care. 🔗 www.careopinion.org.uk/info/advent-...

Keir Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, has called on European leaders to curb joint human rights laws The PM won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...

Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds

Everyone needs to understand this

i do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

🤔 Corruption may seem far away from our normal lives. But it’s actually in our communities, our economy, and our politics too. 🌍 It’s a whole-of-society problem that needs a whole-of-society solution. 🗣️That’s what we’re calling for here at UKACC — and we want you to join us 🫵

Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...

@careopinion.org.uk I still cannot believe that district nurses are not able to give an approx time of arrival. I’m only asking for AM/PM visits, not a lot to ask imo and I appreciate how busy they must be but this I cannot understand.

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

"That would mean the single greatest fall [in child poverty] in one Parliament since records began." Look at how this Parliament could compare to previous ones back to 1964. An excellent foundation to build from, as @katieschmuecker.bsky.social says.

Lifting more than half a million children out of poverty by the end of the parliament - now that's the government putting its money where its mouth is on its manifesto commitment to reduce child poverty. More to do, but a good foundation to build from.

This seems like <exactly> the sort of messaging that should be used in opposing Reform

🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history 75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men Is this what democracy looks like? New on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...