“The problem does not lie with the ordinary people but with those in power. It isn’t us who cause big pollution — it’s big business.” -Caroline, a member of the ISA’s Belgian section. #cop26 #cop26socialistalternative

100,000+ demonstrators took to the streets of Glasgow yesterday to air and roar their understandable anger against the false promises of world leaders at their #greenwashing PR conference. #COP26SocialistAlternative #COP26

When your headline is effectively “It’s only children with pre-existing conditions that die from covid” I’m don’t want to read anything else you might have to say.

Johnson had to be told 3 TIMES before finally keeping face mask on at hospital mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

How many people (on Twitter) realize that you must wear a good mask in all public spaces especially break rooms, public restrooms, and indoor corridor even when no one is around? The virus lingers in poorly ventilated spaces for hours after infectious individuals are gone.

Letter ⁦The Guardian⁩

6) UPDATE- England kids hospitalizations for #COVID19 has spiked again… these are weekly averages, so real trends, not just daily variability. Anyone who denies Omicron serious risk in kids needs to sit down. Kids are **not practically immune** as one economist dismisses.

How on earth is this not a scandal? Long COVID numbers in children have more than tripled in 6 months. 117,000 children with long COVID and 20,000 with illness for *more than a year*. How on earth is this acceptable? - these are children!

And the gamble has not paid off. We're just indulging in a national stick our head in the sand game cos it's easier. Not easier for NHS & social care staff though. Or the people whose operations are cancelled. Or those waiting for hours for an ambulance and then in an ambulance.

Please read this by Dr Rachel Clarke We tell ourselves it's fine if it means nothing needs to change. But it's not fine. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Great to see food couriers in Germany expressing solidarity with the Just Eat strikers in Britain.

I don’t have that many followers so please retweet as I am not sure that many people are aware of this. Thank you

The government claim that up to 3 April 2020 it was “unlikely” that there was pre-symptomatic and/or asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19. Let us consider the evidence. THREAD (1)

Boris Johnson’s shameless care homes defence that he “didn’t know covid could be transmitted asymptomatically” has been blown apart by this new footage Every UK news show should play this in the morning

Quick Thread on Covid update in England: Firstly BA.5 and its child BA.5.1 are now the dominant variants and outcompeting BA.4 & BA.2.12.1. Let's hope it's a few months before the next one takes over (unfortunately will prob be september) 1/8

NHS staff are not failing. They are being failed. Time and time and time again.

Mike Forster with #EnoughisEnough in England: “What we like about Workers Strike Back is demand number 5 - No sellouts - we need a new party.”

Come celebrate International Workers Day in Sheffield! May Day march and rally - assemble 11am Devonshire Green, march 11.30am to Barkers Pool for rally and speakers. International Workers Day - Our Day. Be there! #iwd2024