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geneticist, cyclist, coffee-lover, blogger

U.K.
Joined November 2008
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WIN! - A Copy of Yard Act’s ‘Where's My Utopia?’ Yard Act’s anticipated second LP drops next Friday, and we’ve got one of the indies-only shops yellow vinyl variants to give away. Simply like, retweet, and give us a follow to be entered. @YardActBand normanrecords.com/records/20…
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COMPETITION: Win a Copy of 'Extricate' by The Fall Fancy winning a copy of one of The Fall's best 90s era records? Simply like, retweet, and follow us to be entered. normanrecords.com/competitio…
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Sajid Javid has called for patients to pay for GP and A&E visits. This is what the Conservatives have in store for us all. We strongly oppose anything that might prevent or dissuade someone from seeking the care they need. Please RT if you do too. theguardian.com/politics/202…
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This just gets worse. The gowns were not packaged in a way that would keep them sterile so were useless. Mone's family made £70M from these deals. Whole idea of a VIP lane for friends of government to get contracts is corrupt. Where are the police? theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
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Unelected prime minister tells elected union leaders that a majority vote is not a good enough mandate for a strike
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Pls don’t let the govt gaslight you into thinking it’s ‘normal’ for patients to be dying in their droves at home, in ambulances, in corridors, in cupboards. Excess deaths are 26% higher than usual. This isn’t normal, it’s grotesque. A humanitarian crisis, yet Sunak does nothing.
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They know full well this is unworkable. It's another attempt to find a dividing line. But being prepared to fire nurses is probably not the side of the line you want to be on.
BREAKING: Government confirms new anti-strike laws to enforce “minimum level service” during industrial action. Will apply across key public services including rail, health and education.
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I still can’t quite believe that as we hit 2,500 EXTRA deaths per week - due mainly to insufficient access to basic medical care - that Sunak and his govt have decided to do absolutely NOTHING.
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Johnson was not betrayed - stabbed in the back - as he would like you to believe. As Ian Hislop points out, he was STABBED IN THE FRONT BY HIS OWN MINISTERS. Not because he lied - they didn’t mind that, they cared only about power - but because VOTERS HAD SEEN THROUGH HIS LIES.
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I’ve worked in A&E for 22 years & seen nothing like this before. The NHS is in a critical state. We need urgent action for sake of our staff & patients. @SteveBarclay @RishiSunak we need you to listen to those who know what’s happening. To get them to listen, pls retweet
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How lucky for Braverman's parents, from Kenya and Mauritius, that there were safe routes for economic migrants when they came to the UK in the 60's, eh ?
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The RCN offered to suspend the proposed NHS strike action if Health Secretary Steve Barclay would agree to negotiate properly on pay... The Government refused. Now do you see why we are going on strike? #FairPayforNursing
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The ‘decade of neglect’ and underfunding that is the cause of the NHS problems. A report commissioned by the Government says it and its predecessors are to blame bit.ly/3VUJUZf
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These outrageous reforms to #voterID amount to a Govt laughing in the face of democracy. Voter fraud is close to non-existent - and rather than doing all it can to give a greater voice to the voiceless, this Govt would rather spend £150m of public money on keeping them silent
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And still not one ounce of shame or self awareness. #EnoughlsEnough #GeneralElectionNow #ToriesDestroyingOurCountry
I’m opening 3 new Food Pantries in Portsmouth North with the proceeds from @GreaterTheBook. Paulsgrove and Baffins now up and running. Huge thank you to @TheHive_Project @portsmouthtoday @CircularIT @portsmouthnews @StCuthbertCofE @PaulsgroveC @coopuk @PegasusPrince2 @LewisGos92
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So. All those dodgy VIP purchases the Tories made in 2020/2021. They were added as a spend on the NHS budget, to make it look like they were spending more money on our National Health Service
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The Tories have broken everything. Their mismanagement, economic incompetence and malice is destroying the most precious things we have and leaving all of us and our families unsafe.
This is ridiculously dangerous, and puts all of us at risk. A disgraceful reflection of Tory handling of the #NHS for more than a decade. Ambulance waits of 40 hours as NHS delays worsen - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/health-638085…
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Mick Lynch from the @RMTunion explains that the private Train Operating Companies aren't losing any money during the rail strikes because the Tories are covering all their losses using tax payers cash. Such a crucial point.
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And here it is… Sunak’s version of the narrative. The ‘dependency myth’. It’s bullshit. People pay taxes so that the state provides services. It is a contact between the people and their government. It is the job of the State to deliver this contract. Everything else is politics
Saturday's Times: “State can't fix all your problems, says Sunak” #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday bbc.in/BBCPapers
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I'm a Brexiteer. Brexit is costing us £80Bn a year. (OBR) My Brexiteer predecessors were sacked for lying and a disastrous mini-budget that nearly tanked our economy completely. But don't worry, I've got nothing but pain and misery to offer you. And I'll do it with a smile.
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