It's puzzling that people blame 'the NHS' for the state it's in. It's not a religion, simply a mechanism for paying for universal care (tax funded, free at the point of need, largely publicly provided). The main reasons it can't cope with demand, in no particular order are...

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This just makes me think of all the #individualist #BehaviourChange programmes to tackle #ClimateChange that fail to address the context of living in an environmentally destructive #economy ….

Yet, 80% of the people in the world have never set foot on a plane. We need to stop looking at aviation as a socially-necessary good and see it as what it is: a privilege few people have access to and that needs to be drastically cut for the sake of everyone.

I don’t mind people being filthy rich…

But how can it be right that a sitting PM can see his and his wife’s fortune jump by more than £120m in a year?

And how can we be ok knowing that his Govt issued contracts have contributed to this?

It’s obscene.

INDIA HEAT WAVE Brutal conditions continue and worsen with another day with widespread >45C and maxes up to 48C.

Exceptional hot nights as well: MINIMUM temperature of 34.4C at Jaipur Airport today ,it ties its highest minimum for May and 2nd highest ever.

It will get worse...

More historic records in MEXICO
The city of Guanajuato located at 2000m asl broke its record of the hottest day in history again with 39.4C/103F.
Next days will be brutal: Records will be destroyed all the way from Texas to Guatemala.
Nothing like this has ever been seen.

When Mark Harper says dangerous cyclists should be treated as harshly as dangerous drivers, I can only assume he means they should be let off with a light punishment and spared prison.

The forests and fields cannot be air conditioned.

Your Brexit dividend has arrived! 6 October 2024 announced as the date the new EU entry finger printing checks come in, 2h check-in recommended for a 2h20 journey. Yippee! lbc.co.uk/news/exact-dat…

It appears that TfL has published the latest figures for how much different embassies owe in Congestion Charge payments.

America owes Britain £14m. Togo owes us £40.

Going live on the hour!
7-9pm on The Hub at iLiveradio at thehub.i-liveradio.com to find is going down…..

Today is International Bee Day! And also the anniversary of the death in 2012 of musician Mr Robin Gibb (@robingibbofficial)

For anyone who read #MinistryOfTheFuture .... #WatchThisSpace

This used to be a nice area until they let the trumpets in.

#DamingWithFaintPraise
South West Water

Pedestrian Deaths 2013-2022

99% of deaths are caused by people driving motor vehicles

The government turning on cyclists is a distraction from their failure to save pedestrian lives over the last decade

I don’t normally get involved in calling out headlines but it’s just getting bonkers.

If this was directed at a gender, race or religion it would be rightly called out as the hate speech it is. Mums, dads, sons and daughters being labelled as killers. It’s just got to stop.

The UK’s runaway growth.

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Wow this chart from the FT.

Look at the UK’s rapid ascent after 2010, how we rise and rise and rise, while the others slip down and down.

A genuine case of I wouldn’t wipe my arse with him!
Donald J. Trump

⬆️Sunak's family wealth rises to £651 million

Meanwhile:

⬇️UK now homelessness capital of the developed world
⬇️ Biggest fall in living standards since records began
⬇️ Sick and disabled targeted with welfare cuts

bylinetimes.com/2024/05/17/ris…

£24.50!!!!!