Private waste companies are profiting from polluting our air and accelerating the climate crisis. Health workers across the North East say no to the new 'mega' incinerator planned for Teesside. ‌ Sign and share the open letter today! medact.org/2024/actions/s…

‼️ Remember when we said it wouldn’t end with Dr Sarah Benn? Next week Dr Diana Warner faces GMC proceedings after peacefully protesting to whistleblow the existential threats of the climate crisis.  Will she be suspended like Dr Benn? 🧵 /👇 David Oliver (also on Blue Sky) Adam Kay

Lots of fun running the Great North Run today! (We are modern day pirates raising for St Oswald's hospice, in case not obvious)

Wow. Lord Darzi report is crystal clear - *austerity and privatisation* led to the "awful state" of our NHS New government should REINSTATE the NHS as a fully public service and FUND it properly (£40 billion more a year to match other European countries) theguardian.com/society/2024/s…

Medact North East held a demo in Newcastle city centre today to stop the Redcar 'Mega Incinerator', which would be incompatible with climate and health justice. They handed in an open letter signed by 180 local health workers demanding Newcastle council stops the project!

Last year, Morrisons made £3.9bn profit. Now they are threatening to cut 400 jobs at their Rathbones bakery site in Wakefield. BFAWU members are calling on CEO Rami Baitiéh to stop the cuts. #Morrisons #Cuts #FireandRehire

Denying refugees citizenship simply on the grounds that they arrived here “illegally” on small boats *when there are no legal routes* for most of them to use takes cynicism to new heights. And such performative cruelty won’t see off Reform - it’s more likely to strengthen them

Absolutely disgraceful In the decade after privatisation Thames Water SOLD OR CLOSED at least 45 sewage treatment works Today *at least half* of its sewage plants lack the pipes and tanks to process enough waste water PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW gillplimmer ft.com/content/21ec8e…

PETITION 🚨 We are asking for a lift to the USAID freeze, or at least, an exemption for humanitarian aid. Many of our aid operations have been forced to shut down, leaving thousands of our patients at grave risk. We are fighting to reverse this & continue critical aid efforts.

No-one risks their life in the Channel in a flimsy boat unless they have no choice. Labour’s cruel move to block refugees from citizenship — bypassing Parliament — shows a dangerous rightward shift, ditching human rights & international law. It must be reversed.

A US-UK trade deal threatens our food standards, our NHS, and our ability to control Big Tech. Join the campaign to say no trade deal with Trump: act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305?utm_…

Health leaders across UK Health Alliance on Climate Change have called on Sec of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting Department of Health and Social Care to oppose #Rosebank and #Jackdaw oilfields due to the risks they pose to human health Richard Smith Royal College of Physicians RoyalCollegeObsGyn Association of Dental Hospitals ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/heal…

NEW: 3 in 5 Brits would support sanctions on Israel, to exert pressure on it to stop its attacks on Gaza 65% would support a COMPLETE arms sales ban to Israel. And 60% would support an end to the trade deal between the UK and Israel. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

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BREAKING 🚨: We've just dropped a massive banner off Westminster Bridge to demand the UK Government #StopRosebank Keir Starmer make the right choice 👀

KONPNE meets with Joe Morris MP (Hexham). We put to him HUGE concerns regarding the ongoing PRIVATISATION of the NHS under this Labour Government. CLICK konpnortheast.com/news/ & scroll down to 18th September Joe Morris MP Northumberland Labour Hexhamtv Hexham Courant Keep Our NHS Public

Please help spread the word about the National Emergency Briefing on the climate & nature crisis to politicians, influential people, and the public. Only when we confront this head-on can we rise to the challenge. nebriefing.org/?source=twitte…

We can't stop deforestation without the experts: Indigenous people. 💚 At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection. Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. foe.uk/1j57p