We stand with colleagues across the UK who are experiencing abuse, harassment, racism and discrimination. Recent reports of healthcare workers from ethnic minority backgrounds feeling unsafe travelling to and from work are deeply concerning.

Homophoneaphobia #poetrychallenge

Ministers could ban London councils ‘dumping’ homeless families miles away Measures being considered to crack down on practice that has grown as a result of Britain’s housing crisis

Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street Efforts to treat homelessness as a health problem often rely on lone mavericks and short-term cash. Can NHS reforms bring more long-term thinking?

Everyone should have free healthcare, regardless of their age or ability to work.

Heading in to work today wondering which badges on my lanyard are political enough to get banned #nhs #r4today

Deaths within two weeks of prison release hit record high in England and Wales Experts say #homelessness is primary driver of crisis that led to 77 ‘avoidable’ deaths in 2025 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The Plymouth Hope Festival & Family Fun Day is a vibrant, multicultural community celebration that brings people together through music, football, arts, food, and family activities. It highlights cultural diversity, promotes community cohesion, and marks the launch of Refugee Week in Plymouth (1/2)

UK net migration figures for last year are half the previous one, as numbers continue to fall. With so much misinformation on mainstream and social media, most Brits think the numbers are rising when the opposite is true. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Immigration make Britain brilliant

RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson responds to James Murray's appointment as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Full statement below. rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...

The British media portray Reform UK as having 'won' last week's elections, despite its vote share falling to 26% and despite the SNP winning in Scotland and Plaid in Wales. Reform is multi-millionaires exploiting racism and ignorance to serve themselves. #r4today www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

It's the UK local elections this Thursday, 7 May. Please vote if you can.

We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5

Apart from the actual stats, the most reliable indicator that immigration is plunging (to our obvious economic detriment) is Nigel Farage turning his dishonest attentions to the mythical millions of benefits claimants.

Finally we the official legend for the various elements in this magnificent Trump icon

Mahmood’s migration changes will deliver fraction of claimed savings, data suggests Analysis of government figures indicates public finances will gain £600m not £10bn if migrants’ access to benefits is reduced www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is coming under increasing pressure to sack his deputy leader Richard Tice amid fury over his tax affairs. Awkward as Tice jointly owns Reform UK with Farage. Reform is a party of multi-millionaire tax avoiders. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

A single line in this piece just made my day: “The electricity system operator is understood to be preparing to run the grid without any gas for short periods as soon as this summer, in a first for the UK energy system.” Renewables *work*. And progress matters🎉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Donald Trump has warned that Iran’s millennia-old “civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again”. It's hard to state how inappropriate, illegal and insane this is. In just over a year, Trump's made the US a rogue state. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Resident doctors were the stand out losers in the public sector on pay cuts before 2024 So it stands to reason that they would need to have higher pay awards to return to baseline pay levels Best not look at MP pay @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

The UK must immediately and unequivocally suspend support for the US military. The Government have tried to appease him, then they tried to say they're standing up to him. Words aren't enough - it's time for action.

Can we have this for Manadon @plymouthcc.bsky.social ?

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

This is a very hard read (the photos alone are heartbreaking) but such important journalism: four parents of the Iran school bombing victims speak about the worst day of their lives. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Here, #AmiraGuirguis emphasises that research offers a crucial opportunity in shaping healthcare policy and practice, particularly in the developing landscape of substance misuse #ukpharmacy #substancemisuse buff.ly/tns7FmU

It’s windy and sunny 🌞 Right now renewables are producing 71% of UK electricity. Fossil fuels only 6%. grid.iamkate.com

The Prime Minister’s plan to offer rapid routes to settlement for those earning six-figure salaries whilst punishing and making lower-paid workers wait up to 15 years appears to be based on the notion that care workers are “low-skilled” because they are low-paid - its an absolute disgrace.

You might have formed the impression that Paul Johnson, former director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, knows what he's talking about. The media treats him like the voice of God. But here he is - and not for the first time - talking out of his hat. Let's break it down in a short thread. 🧵

Fact-checking Mahmood's deliberately misleading claims about migrants and social housing. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

UK religious leaders urge Mahmood to ‘slow down and rethink’ refugee plans Cutting period of protection from five years to 30 months is a risk to social cohesion, say bishops, rabbis and imam www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I’m alive because I was brought back to life at a supervised consumption site. Without them: No recovery. No kids. No life. The drug supply today is even more toxic. Closing these sites doesn’t stop drug use, it stops people from surviving it. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Homelessness isn't just a housing issue, it's a childhood isssue as well." Lee Ball from @salvationarmyuk.bsky.social stressing the importance of building protective pathways as early as possible to a packed room at Pathways from Homelessness 2026.

The Science of Psychedelics with Dr Sam Gandy The Quad Theatre, Plymouth Tuesday Apr 14 7pm to 9:30pm

I really value being able to see the reality of our energy situation- green transition winning!

Blossom in the @pathwayuk.bsky.social garden ☺️ @projectgivingback.bsky.social

Everything has changed ... except the claims of the fossil fuel lobbyists who infest politics and the media. www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/press-med...

It is extremely difficult to construct a practical case against this position. Net Zero is now as much about patriotism as it is about climate change.

📢 FINAL CALL for Pathways from Homelessness on 18 & 19 March! We are close to in-person capacity, so don’t delay in booking. You can also attend online, giving full access to the conference live stream and to the on demand video box set after the event 👇 tinyurl.com/4t3t3cjv

⚠️ We have launched 2 new drug checking services in London - in @hackneycouncil.bsky.social & @camdencouncil.bsky.social. Read our statement below & check out our website for more info: wearetheloop.org/media-centre...

Scary story- almost certainly unrelated to vaping- and not in Plymouth- in the US. Vapes remain way safer than smoking tobacco. Weird persistent fearmongering!

From mandatory ID cards to arresting pensioners for holding up cardboard signs to cosy deals with US tech spy firms: It's good to see lawyers pushing back on their increasingly authoritarian Govenrment. We must protect jury trials.

The problem wasn't really the negative campaign. The problem is that it was a smear campaign based on lies. And still Labour aren't offering any solutions to the highest drug deaths in Europe. Let's have *that* conversation. www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Well, that's that then. I have resigned from Labour today. Cannot stand the slide towards authoritarianism and right wing ideology- even when faced with High Court judgement and election defeat. I want hope, competence and positivity- and I'm not getting that from Labour

Can’t stress enough that it’s actually extremely economically beneficial for everybody in a community if fewer people overdose and die

So if I’ve understood correctly, we’re going to carry on supporting illegal wars whilst also blaming people who flee the ensuing chaos and destruction

Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social

The small, brave band of MPs who represent the trampled, not the tramplers, has a very welcome new member. We should all ask ourselves why, in a supposed democracy, such representatives are so rare. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Sad to miss out on the second day of the Managing Addiction in Primary Care event- but good to be at work with this nice new mug ☺️ @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social

The reality of giving in to far right anti-immigration populism: the UK Health Service and social care face “an impending car crash” as Britain limits immigrant arrivals. We need realism, not racism. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...