
Prof Colin Talbot
@colinrtalbot
Prof of Government (Emeritus) Manchester ▪️public service▪️humanology and cooperation ▪️ex Aikidoka ▪️Arsenal ▪️Born and bred in Dover (that's my Castle)
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I’ve signed a joint letter with Liberal Democrats MPs calling for @ThamesWater to become a public benefit company. After today’s £122m fine, enough is enough. Newbury’s rivers have paid the price. It’s time to clean up the mess. #ThamesWater #Newbury #ChalkStreams


Toyingwithfools Prof Colin Talbot Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK FTTIS is about more than just testing, as the acronym suggests. Local PHE/NHS would have been excellent finders, improving isolation. PHE turned down an offer from dozens of universities and other labs in favour of the private sector. Imagine dozens of Cricks from the start...

Toyingwithfools Prof Colin Talbot Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK Relying on private sector to supply and to coordinate things meant we weren't ready until May. 1st wave had passed. Deloitte etc required education before they could move, NHS wouldn't have required this. University labs were then, ironically, asked to lend their PCR machines...

Toyingwithfools Prof Colin Talbot Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK And before you start questioning credentials, Colin is an expert on this, and I was part of the first govt committee planning home testing in March 2020... Lastly, preparedness was all their in successive pandemic exercises over more than a decade. They simply chose to ignore.




Coops strategising for #WSS2025! At Mondragon, we discussed the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives & how to amplify our role at the Summit in Doha this November. Following #CM50 in Madrid, leaders are shaping a joint commitment plan. #coops4dev🌎 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld










