Junior docs today earn barely more than I did in 1996 after I graduated med school. I did not have to pay tuition fees, parking charges and I was provided with hospital accommodation. Resident doctors are paid less than the PAs who assist them. #isupportthestrike

But equally is there a “precedent in trade union history” for a 30% real-terms pay cut since 2008? Resident doctors have lost a lot. When you take that much from doctors, you lose them. Lose doctors, and patients lose care. Surely wanting back what’s been taken from you isn’t

Robert Jenrick You’ve forgotten to mention the primary reason for the record backlogs (as Leveson’s report emphasised) - the chronic lack of funding for criminal justice, including the cuts that you so enthusiastically supported. You owe the public an apology. Do better, Honest Bob.

And in one of the best & sweetest moments of irony I have ever seen? On the very day Royal College of Physicians did this to their elected Councillor? Guess who won an Excellence in Patient Care award - an award ceremony hosted by Royal College of Physicians Now that’s what I call awkward moments of

If you have 90 minutes spare any time soon, you'll enjoy the history of Celtic. (1888-1988) Written and narrated by William McIlvanney it's packed full of excellent footage. youtu.be/y-64iLFjyag?si…

REMINDER: Have tweeted a lot about this previously. But when PAY is DOWN, PENSION linked to that pay is also DOWN. So you *cant* fix this by robbing Peter (pension) to pay Paul (pay). You are both Peter and Paul so you cant rob your future self to fund pay rises. *Not* fair

Appalled to see the Telegraph giving Aseem Malhotra a platform today. He has spread increasingly dangerous vaccine misinformation with impunity. ⁦GMC⁩’s failure to remove him from the register is every bit as appalling. A spineless dereliction of duty.

Heartbreaking to read of a child in the UK dying from an entirely preventable infectious disease. Measles can be a vicious & deadly illness. The MMR vaccine offers superb protection & there is NO link between the vaccine and autism, contrary to what many medical charlatans try to

“All we are seeking is a reversal of pay cuts. We want that to be relatively speedy and we want that to be a reasonable journey, just like Wes Streeting promised us last year.” Emma Runswick 🏳️‍🌈 speaks to LBC about resident doctors’ pay dispute with government👇

This is likely to represent a financial gap of 100s of thousands of £, if not near a million over the course of their careers Boomer Gen Drs should be supporting residents fighting to restore pay back to levels seen in 2008. Only a fraction of what older Drs were afforded. 3/3

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It's time for wealth taxes. Retweet if you agree.

Hello Keir Starmer, a 2% wealth tax on assets over £10m would raise £24bn a year for our country. This is how you can improve living standards and put money in people’s pockets. Tax us, the super rich. We’d be proud to pay.

June Slater 💸 Where Has All the Money Gone? If we’re paying more tax than ever, why are public services collapsing? Immigration is often used as a scapegoat, but the numbers don’t support the idea that it’s responsible for crumbling services. We’ve had a decade of underinvestment,

How to convince your friends, family and networks to support wealth taxes. A step-by-step guide

The age-old advice holds true for Reform: “Don’t look at what they say, look at what they do.” This is not a party supporting the most vulnerable.

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Well done hibbees Hibernian Football Club and when did you get disco lights? 🪩

Reform isn’t a political party. It’s a corporate lobbying firm. The business model is simple. Wealthy elites pay Farage to push policies that could make them millions. 4 infuriating examples: