@kbayliss.bsky.social & Gwyn Bevan write on the #water crisis in England & Wales for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social, arguing that public ownership is the only solution. This piece draws on How Did Britain Come to This? by Gwyn Bevan. Available now via #OpenAccess blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Huge thanks to the people with Long COVID who spoke to me for this article, their families and partners, and to @longcovidsupport.bsky.social, @thereforme.bsky.social, and @meassociation.org.uk for their insights.

At the same time, the number of people too sick to work has risen sharply since the start of the pandemic, to 2.8m. 📈 People with LC are three times more likely to leave work than those without the disease.

Wrote about the closure of Long COVID clinics across the UK for @thesicktimes.bsky.social Many patients are being left without any specialist care. At their peak, there were 120 clinics across the UK, but only 46 have confirmed they will remain open.📉 thesicktimes.org/2025/07/15/l...

Every #water and waste water company in England and Wales is under criminal investigation – amid allegations of illegal #sewage dumping. How did we get here? Joanna Bale interviews Gwyn Bevan and @kbayliss.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social 👇

People with #LongCovid have been left for years without treatment while their personal lives, finances, and well-being deteriorate. For @thesicktimes.bsky.social , I spoke to people with Long Covid about buying unprescribed medications online. thesicktimes.org/2024/12/12/w...