The forced starvation of Gaza's children will have profound, long-term & generational health consequences for survivors, write Aileen Kennedy, Liz O'Sullivan @tudublin.bsky.social & @clarepatton.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

I wrote about the genocide in Gaza, focusing on the urgent needs of babies & their mothers. It’s not easy to write about one group when everyone in Gaza is suffering - but this is the area I know, & where I can offer even a very small act of advocacy. #Gaza #IYCFE www.thejournal.ie/readme/gaza-...

“One day, when it’s safe - when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable - everyone will have always been against this” - Omar El Akkad www.aljazeera.com/amp/video/ne...

In a vital new report, Dr @clarepatton.bsky.social and her colleagues emphasize the significance of integrating infant and young child feeding #IYCF into #emergency preparedness plans. Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/ms6ftwbm @cblpleeds.bsky.social @lsjleeds.bsky.social #LawSky @policyleeds.bsky.social

Please join us for the launch of IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report—a special edition marking its 50th anniversary. Flagship report examines the evolution and impact of food and nutrition policy research before looking to the future. @ifpri.org www.ifpri.org/event/2025-g...

Another fake caselaw case, this time in US. Use of AI tool admitted. And another irked judge imposing sanctions.

‘‘Snake Oil’ goes digital: Corporate Accountability, mis/disinformation and wellness’ Great post from @marisamcv.bsky.social @clarepatton.bsky.social and Dr Ciara Hackett businesshumanrightsireland.wordpress.com/2025/05/09/s...

We got the Egg Team - @clarepatton.bsky.social (Leeds), Ciara Hackett @qublaw.bsky.social and me - back together to write about wellness quackery in the digital age! Massive thanks to @aoifemod.bsky.social and all at DFLW and the Morrigan Blog for a brilliant space to write and think.

Great new blog on The Morrigan focusing on #wellness & #gender from Ciara Hackett, @marisamcv.bsky.social & @clarepatton.bsky.social Snake Oil Goes Digital: Corporate accountability, mis/disinformation and wellness dflw.ie/snake-oil-go...

Straight from the playbook www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Following a successful launch of our IYCF-E report in Dublin, I can share a link to the full doc for anyone interested in this topic: www.tudublin.ie/media/websit... Pictured with me are my project partners Drs Liz O'Sullivan & Aileen Kennedy (TUD) with Marie Sherlock TD who opened the event for us.

Very difficult to think of any examples of any comparable action against citizens of another Member State. The only thing I can come up with is the blanket bans on U.K. football supporters, but even then it anticipated crime and violence.

'Families across #Ireland need legal protection that supports #breastfeeding and guarantees safe, affordable access to #formula when needed.' Our @clarepatton.bsky.social speaks to the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk about #nutrition for #children during #emergencies. Read more below👇 tinyurl.com/yc2h7yra

For anyone interested in Commercial Milk Formula regulation: RFK teams up with Bobbie Formula; Now What? open.substack.com/pub/radicalm...

There is OUTSTANDING work done on conversion therapy by my @lawatleeds.bsky.social colleague @iliastrispiotis.bsky.social. Go check it out academic.oup.com/ojls/article...

Following International Women’s Day on Saturday, we're spotlighting Dr Bainbridge’s crucial work in helping authorities tackle #cuckooing in society. Read more about her impactful research below: tinyurl.com/ywam4a8h #IWD2025 #AcademicSky #LawSky #Research

Migrants and refugee families in the UK denied childcare funding, report finds

What has changed for girls over 30 years? Ahead of International Women's Day, a new report highlights that despite gains, millions of adolescent girls across the world today are still out of school and at risk of violence and abuse: unicef.org/press-releas... #GirlGoals

Domestic and sexual violence is an epidemic that impacts 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men globally. In honour of #NoMoreWeek, we are showcasing @drsamjlewis.bsky.social's project on rural #domesticabuse. Watch the full video below 👇: tinyurl.com/3vws74nc @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @lsjleeds.bsky.social

NEW: Sec. Kennedy pledged to "close the revolving door." But the new top FDA regulator for food - and infant formula - just left Jones Day, where he was defending an infant formula maker from claims of harm to premies. GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/h...

We are excited to launch our #infant and #Young #Child Feeding in #Emergencies( #IYCF-E) Ireland Report. With Storm #Éowyn highlighting IYCF vulnerabilities in Ireland, we provide recommendations to protect the most vulnerable in emergencies. Register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/infant-and...

👇Well worth a 👂 for a low down on the CMA #formula market study. Strongly support the view that price promotions on formula milks are NOT appropriate & that taking action to enable families who use formula to do so safely needs to take place alongside actions to enable #breastfeeding 🤱🏼

There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens | George Monbiot

Mélissa Mialon critica a indústria alimentar e os governantes por menosprezarem a saúde pública. A investigadora francesa alerta para as ameaças regulares e as práticas desumanas destas empresas.

Finally, big news: my paper, with the results of the Taxation and Inequalities project, is out!! Drawing upon extensive new law data, from 33 countries, and informed by a wide range of disciplines, it provides a new policy roadmap for addressing inequalities through tax systems.

CUHK Law are advertising! Application deadline February 9, get in touch if you have any queries about the process. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLL814/p...

This is marketing, nothing else. Independence needed in info provision around infant feeding regardless of how people feed their babies. Danone’s use of midwives to give branded infant feeding advice in supermarket sparks anger www.bmj.com/content/388/... #COI #CDoH #InfantFeeding

UK universities join retreat from Elon Musk's X, citing misinformation on platform @bruceandy.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

Despite all of the challenges - legal and meteorological - we did it! After 40 years of damaging deregulation, Greater Manchester has this morning successfully retaken control of the whole its bus network. 🙌🏻

Tomorrow's Independent front page revealing Brexit's catastrophic cost - five years after the UK left the EU. - New bureaucracy - Weaker UK exports - Labour shortages in key sectors - Less cash for public services - Huge divorce bill - 15% long term hit to UK trade This is the price of populism.

The government has told elderly & disabled people to wait until 2028 to hear its plan for social care. What about those who are suffering here and now? We don’t need a commission to know what to do: end austerity, reverse privatisation and build a National Care Service for all.

No words - literally no words.The Online Safety Act cannot come into force soon enough for me.

Mister Rogers never misses

Five months ago, I recorded a 10-minute explanation, as a former regulator, of why the UK would be not only perfectly within its rights to ban twitter, but probably ought to. Maybe now people will listen. APPLE 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q... SPOTIFY 🔊 open.spotify.com/episode/6LuN...

🔥 Hunger is a political choice - so is ending it. Regina Keith in @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/opinion/end-...

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Gisele Pelicot will forever be the face of dignity and resilience. Her bravery is truly remarkable — and she has empowered millions of women around the world. Today, we stand with all survivors of sexual violence and against the systems that intimidate them into silence.

This is a frightening take. As awful as the conflict here was, and it was so often awful, there is no direct equivalence to the sheer horrors of Gaza in the last 14 months. Ireland's stance is about the objective scale of the human rights abuses happening in the course of Israel's campaign:

This needs to be taken very seriously. All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations

The House of Lords has launched a new podcast, 'Unpacking The Evidence', offering an in-depth insight into the work of a House of Lords inquiry into 'Fixing Our Broken Food System'. Find all episodes and more info here: www.parliament.uk/business/lor... #Food #Health #Policy

I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated. We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.

Labour's new food strategy @foodfoundation.bsky.social @hannahbrins.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4dbh...

The deadline has been extended to accommodate the crumbling state of UKHE which means the future has already changed. What else can we do as we peer into legal futures?

Huge news! Dr @kpatricio.bsky.social and colleagues have drafted a Bill which is scheduled for debate in Parliament! Read more on this story below: essl.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

🔔 NEW at Health Promotion International Commercial influences on patient and public involvement: a renewed call for research and action ✍️ Marita Hennessy, Tom Fahey, James Larkin OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae188

This is a brilliant starter pack! It's a goldmine for anyone interested in food/health policy/ corporate power/influence. Thanks so much Stuart 🙂

Thought I'd have a go at this starter pack thing...pls share and let me know if you'd like to join! go.bsky.app/3vj4Fnb

Chief Medical Officer’s annual report out today. A levy on unhealthy food products is proposed as a measure to address diet-related health www.gov.uk/government/p...

Food company stock prices haven't wobbled yet, but this new lawsuit plus the end of Albertsons-Kroger (and the MAHA shakeup) leaves big food looking more vulnerable than ever. #FoodSky #FoodLaw 1/2

My amazing friend and colleague @iliastrispiotis.bsky.social has joined BlueSky - he's Professor of Human Rights Law at @lawatleeds.bsky.social and simply speaking one of the best human beings ever. You can find more about his work here: essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/staff/23...