A useful event it seems. I still remember organising a Ditchley Park meeting in the 90s - having a diverse range of views geared to problem solving was valuable & led to policy changes: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Peter Brooke’s’ cartoon in The Times today has the run down Ambulance & NHS situation spot on!

The greatest Stephen Sondheim songs — by the experts

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Health expert Jeremy Hunt knew how to fix social care. Why is chancellor Jeremy Hunt not doing so? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'It's like being in a warzone' – A&E nurses open up about the emotional cost of working on the NHS frontline theconversation.com/its-like-being…

The Observer view on why public sector workers deserve a fair pay deal and have no choice but to strike theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Good article l: Firms need to stop treating the vulnerable like cash cows

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Priorities that shouldn’t be ignored: The very last thing the UK needs is more ‘grownup’ politics. That’s what got us into this mess theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Quite chilling symbolism, along with the China Consul incident in Manchester the other day, Xi expecting a lifelong term for his presidency (not unlike Putin) and the prohibition of citizen’s basic human rights. news.sky.com/story/chinas-f…

Germaine points in this editorial: The Observer view on why Tory MPs must stop Liz Truss’s ‘reverse Robin Hood’ policies theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Good commentary: news.sky.com/story/did-trus…
Autumn storm clouds are thickening thanks to Truss and Kwarteng's mini-budget | Adam Boulton

Utterly brilliant by Richard Haviland: 'Is this really Britain? How have we come so quickly to the point where people will think and then say out loud the previously unthinkable, goading each other into ever more extreme positions?': Pls read and RT. westcountryvoices.co.uk/it-could-never…

Poppy and Milo cats have been nominated for the 2022 #PetplanPetAwards . Poppy and Milo are a talented pair who were rescued from MG Animal Rescue in Dorset. Furry paws crossed 😽🐈‍⬛🐈😻

Britain has been avoiding its biggest problems for decades. Now we’re paying the price theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Are there enough concrete commitments in the women’s health strategy to truly ‘reset the dial’? theguardian.com/society/2022/j…

Great insights on working life: A bigger paycheck? I’d rather watch the sunset!’: is this the end of ambition? theguardian.com/money/2022/jul…

Spot on: Richard J Evans on Boris Johnson: “A dismal legacy” - New Statesman newstatesman.com/culture/histor…

The terminally ill need support - this petition is worth signing.

End of an era: Peter Brook: British stage directing great dies aged 97 - a major figure in French theatre too. bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

Steven McRae, Royal Ballet principal dancer, on the advantages dance training gives Wimbledon champions.

thetimes.co.uk/article/a126da…