💕UPDATE💕
Thank you to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry for addressing our concerns.

Recognising 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 as an 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 and allowing CVF to participate in their 'Equalities Forum' represents a significant step we greatly appreciate.

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Our latest paper 'A stochastic model of ant trail formation and maintenance in static and dynamic environments' is out.
Enjoy.
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

'The number of benefit claimants who are out of work due to ill health has almost doubled since 2013, says the Resolution Foundation.'
Look after the health of your people if you want to safeguard the health of your economy.
bbc.co.uk/news/explainer…

First school run the “summer” term!

There's a reason you couldn't find any experts to support your economic agenda.
#truss

“UK taxpayers have paid out more than £34,000 to cover the cost of the science secretary Michelle Donelan’s libel case, the Guardian can reveal, more than double the sum the government had previously admitted.”
theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry denied our request to join their 'Equalities Forum'.

We are concerned that our existing inequalities might worsen within the Inquiry processes.

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 = 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

#DemandEquality #CVRightsAreHumanRights

As a kid my family had a fairly horrible set of bowls featuring hearts and flowers.
Their redeeming feature, however (and the reason I still have one) is the wonderfully misprinted label on the back!

NHS England is rolling back its mental health support for NHS hospital staff. No new patients will be accepted....given the parlous state of services and how some staff can be broken by their work this seems a backwards step.

🚨 Clinically Vulnerable people have been *denied access* to the Inquiry Equalities Forum, despite facing unique equality issues.

We have voiced our concerns in our written submissions below.

The lack of formal recognition within the Inquiry process needs urgent redress.

Naga Munchetty: You said the waiting lists have been reduced... & you say some parts of the country are doing well... where?

Victoria Atkins: Some trusts are meeting & exceeding the 80% target..

NM: Could you name them?

VA: No

#BBCBreakfast

Sunak 2023: I will cut NHS waiting lists. No excuses. No abiguity. We're either delivering or we're not.

Health Minister, Maria Caulfield 2024: Waiting lists are higher but we had winter and some strikes and Wales' list is just as long and it's all because of the pandemic. ~AA

Why did Priti Patel intervene to help a company bag PPE contracts worth £216m? 🤔

Carol Vorderman has the story in #TheVIPFiles ...

Remember: Jacob Rees-Mogg, who was in cabinet when voter ID rules were introduced, has admitted it is an attempt to gerrymander the vote. ~AA

So allowing @Thameswater to go bankrupt will deter further investment claims TW bond holder.

Err, anyone who would like to run a debt free, state granted monopoly, providing drinking water to 15 million people living in the Greater London area feel free to raise you hand.

Fool!

'Rishi Sunak ordered multiple taxpayer-funded focus groups and polls to craft the messaging of his planned “eat out to help out” campaign in July 2020, despite keeping the UK’s top medical and scientific advisers in the dark about the scheme.'
theguardian.com/business/2024/…

More costs added to the ‘eat out to help out’ scheme as documents finally released about the £2 million spent on focus groups to try and get public to support an idea for which no scientists were consulted and almost certainly accelerated a second wave 😡 theguardian.com/business/2024/…

'If you're under 25 your brain isn't fully developed, so you can't be trusted to make informed decisions'

I'm seeing this a LOT lately, especially today. And it's utter guff, based on hearsay, misunderstandings of neuroscience, or wilful ignorance.

Why? I'll tell you why

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Fantastic work from Byline Times who are crowdfunding an investigation into voter suppresion and exclusion which totally aligns with our work at Compassion in Politics #VoteWatch24 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/votewatch/ via Byline Times - support if you can. Josiah Mortimer

Great stuff by Byline Times.

So the government are the biggest spender of advertising on GB News with £1M over the last year.

Put another way, this is then paid to ministers as wages for appearances.

What would you call that?

bylinetimes.com/2024/04/09/wer…