Joseph Carter

Caught between the Senedd and Westminster, Welsh Labour risks collapsing loyalty A century of power could end next May amid Labour’s failure to learn lessons from Scotland, opening the door for Plaid Cymru and Reform UK

Caught between the Senedd and Westminster, Welsh Labour risks collapsing loyalty
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Early start this morning as I head to @asthmaandlung.org.uk headquarters in London for 2 days of meetings with my team and colleagues across the organisation. July marks the start of our new business plan, and there is lots of exciting things coming up in 2025/26

Lovely day for a cycle to the Senedd to catch up with MSs and talk about lung health and air pollution. Bumped into a few public affairs colleagues and Senedd staff as well, which is always a bonus

Sign our Petition to Protect Children’s Lungs: Implement World Health Organisation Air Quality Standards in the UK 🫁 Support our call for urgent clean air action Toxic air isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a health emergency. It contributes to lung cancer, worsens asthma and COPD, and harms children’s deve...

Toxic air is harming our health, triggering lung conditions and worsening asthma 🫁
79% of people say it worsens their lung condition.

🌍 Support our call for urgent clean air action and sign the petition: action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/171493/...

Today is World Bronchiectasis Day.

Bronchiectasis is a long-term condition that affects the airways in your lungs. If you have bronchiectasis, your airways are wider and become inflamed.

To find out more visit asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/bronchiectasis

Our Harmonica for Lung Health starts tomorrow Thursday 26 June 2025.

Our six-week harmonica groups are fun and sociable. You'll learn a new skill and techniques for breathing!

Sign up: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-suppo...

Great contributions from all MSs, in particular John Griffiths MS , chair of the #CPGonLungHealth who spoke about the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation and why we need more of it. Thank you @thecsp.bsky.social @thercot.bsky.social and other AHP Federation Cymru members

Today the Senedd debates a cross-party motion on Allied Healthcare Professionals tabled by @mabonapgwynfor.bsky.social and co-submitted by @janedodds.bsky.social and James Evans MS . Pulmonary Rehab is one of the best treatments for COPD and other lung conditions, so we were keen to support it

Thank you @mikehedges.bsky.social for meeting us at #WelshLab25 and talking about lung health in Gŵyr Abertawe

Thank you Deputy First Minister and Climate Change Secretary @huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social for meeting us at #WelshLab25 and talking about lung health in Afan Ogwr Rhondda

Thank you Aberavon MS David Rees for meeting us at #WelshLab25 to talk about lung health and clean air. We’re very grateful for David’s support over the years

Thank you @mickantoniw.bsky.social for meeting us at #WelshLab25 to talk about lung health and clean air in Pontypridd. With 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition we need action to improve lung health, avoid hospital admissions and prevent deaths

Thank you @janehutt.bsky.social for meeting us at #WelshLab25 to talk about lung health and clean air in the Vale of Glamorgan. With 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition we need action to improve lung health, avoid hospital admissions and prevent deaths

Thank you John Griffiths MS for meeting us at #WelshLab25 to talk about lung health and clean air in Newport East. With 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition we need action to improve lung health, avoid hospital admissions and prevent deaths

Thank you @prifweinidog.gov.wales for meeting us at #WelshLab25 to talk about lung health and clean air. With 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition we need action to improve lung health, avoid hospital admissions and prevent deaths

Thank you @hannahblythyn.bsky.social for meeting us at #WelshLab25 to talk about lung health and clean air in Clwyd. With 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition we need action to improve lung health, avoid hospital admissions and prevent deaths

Thank you leader of Cardiff Council Cllr Huw Thomas for meeting us at #WelshLab25 to talk about lung health and clean air in Cardiff. With 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition we need action to improve lung health, avoid hospital admissions and prevent deaths

Thank you @hefindavid.bsky.social for meeting us at #WelshLab25 to talk about lung health and clean air in Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni. With 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition we need action to improve lung health, avoid hospital admissions and prevent deaths

Thank you @jacksargeantms.bsky.social for meeting us at #WelshLab25 to talk about lung health and clean air in Fflint Wrecsam. With 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition we need action to improve lung health, avoid hospital admissions and prevent deaths

Written Statement: A National Lung Screening Programme for Wales | GOV.WALES Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

We are delighted by the announcement that lung cancer screening will be funded Wales-wide with people getting invited for tests in 2027. Across England and in the Cwm Taf pilot lung screening is finding cancer earlier and saving lives. This is great news for Wales www.gov.wales/written-stat...

Thank you Mark Drakeford MS for meeting us at #WelshLab25 . Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to public health cutting short around 2000 lives a year in Wales. Thank you for delivering the Environment Act 2024 which will help reduce air pollution in Wales

Day 2 of #WelshLab25 starts with a Sport Wales fringe focussed on sport preventing health conditions with @huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social @jacksargeantms.bsky.social . For people living with lung conditions, expanding pulmonary rehabilitation could save over £7 million and save 10,500 bed days

Thank you Julie James MS for meeting us at #WelshLab25 . Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to public health cutting short around 2000 lives a year in Wales. Thank you for delivering the Environment Act 2024 which will help reduce air pollution in Wales

Today is World Bronchiectasis Day.

Bronchiectasis is a long-term condition that affects the airways in your lungs. If you have bronchiectasis, your airways are wider and become inflamed.

To find out more visit asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/bronchiectasis

Today is World Bronchiectasis Day.

Bronchiectasis is a long-term condition that affects the airways in your lungs. If you have bronchiectasis, your airways are wider and become inflamed.

To find out more visit asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/bronchiectasis

Great to see occupational therapy and other AHPs in the spotlight at the Senedd last week, when they debated a motion calling on the government to provide greater support to Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).

Watch the debate 👇
https://loom.ly/nm0BWYE

'The tap end is getting hotter - and Welsh Labour might get burned' - LabourList The compelling TV series, Succession, is meant to be a satire. But its biting observations of how power…

The signs are all there for those that want to see them

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Wales railways caught in the business case trap Professor Stuart Cole, CBE. Emeritus Professor of Transport Economics and Policy, Prifysgol de Cymru / University of South Wales Several local groups in Wales have gathered support for rail reopening ...

Useful piece by Stuart Cole on what it takes to get a railway scheme off the ground

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Disposable vape ban: I buy my kids vapes to control their addiction One month on from the disposable vape ban, one mum says it has had little impact on her children's nicotine consumption.

Emma is doing something she swore she never would - buying her kids vapes

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Had a great start to Welsh Labour conference last night. Saw First Minister @prifweinidog.gov.wales speak at 2 receptions before she became a DJ at the conference disco. Looking forward to engaging MSs and MPs raising awareness of lung health