Privatisation, outsourcing or whatever. All same thing. Anyone keen to increase private sector involvement in the NHS would do well to heed the words of my old mate Phil. Wes Streeting @jujuliagrace Prem Sikka @richardjmurphy @goodlawproject @europeanpowell. 1/30

"The illegal discharges into the Lake District’s most famous lake and the failure to report them is destroying the UK’s natural treasure." Within the last 72 hours United Utilities has not only been outed for illegally dumping hundreds of millions of litres of sewage into lake

"River Severn water quality meeting hears residents' complaints of sewage smells near the Iron Bridge." From the testing I did with LBC a couple of weeks ago on the River Severn local resident are right to be furious. We measured E. coli levels at 50 times above to minimum

Thames Water debt holders fall out over proposed £1.5bn emergency loan. Infighting over self-interest as losses are inevitable. Govt must not bail out Thames or its investors. Let Thames go bust. Nationalise at nominal price. Privatisation has failed. archive.ph/JXbVa

Once the lie is out there, very few see the correction. It was Johnson’s MO

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Excellent debate last night at the Durham Union Society on "This House would rejoin the European Union". The motion, which I proposed, was carried by a substantial majority. More important than the result was the fact that the issue was being debated. Our national politicians

There is a new craze sweeping the nation in bookshops up & down the country by way of peaceful protest about a certain disgraced ex PMs book. If you are taking part please feel free to let us know why & if you're happy for your pics to be included in an article pop them below

I often hear folks say, “Donald Trump sent me a check during the pandemic.” I want to make sure you understand this: Congress sent you a check. By the way, Joe Biden also sent you a check during the pandemic, just like I gave people relief during the Great Recession. The

Three reasons why inheritance tax on farmland is a good thing (beyond the obvious - that it will raise money). 🧵

My advice, for what it’s worth: try not to be distracted by the faintly discourteous, the mildly incompetent, the harmlessly obnoxious. Roll with the delayed trains, dropped litter and misused apostrophes. Save your powder for the truly malevolent creatures now stalking the land.

Today is One Health Day. The health of humans, animals and ecosystems are closely interlinked. Changes in these relationships can increase the risk of new human and animal diseases developing and spreading. #OneHealth is an approach to optimize the health of humans, animals and

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On CNN Looks like Trump will win God help America And the UK too when he introduces tariffs against us very soon Right wingers.. Voted Brexit to cut back UK trading with the Euro market.... & cheered on a man who'll cut back trade with USA...well done 🙄 But....the

#RejoinEU is now even more urgent and even more essential. Right now, we are on our own.

People need to accept the fact that democracy can never exist while Billionaires control all the methods of mass communication.

Meanwhile, in Berlin, the German government has just collapsed. The Chancellor Olaf Scholz has confirmed he will seek a confidence motion in the new year to trigger a snap general election. Starmer’s Labour may quickly find itself pretty lonely on the social democratic front…

1. Here are my thoughts on the pros and cons of staying on this platform. Pro: We were here long before Musk took it over. We built this. Con: He has used our creation to help elect a far-right autocrat, and build his own grim political career. 🧵