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Mel Bartley

@zetkin.bsky.social

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ¦”πŸ¦‘πŸŒΉπŸ•ŠEmeritus prof of medical sociology UCL. Posting on social inequality in health , work & health, commercial & political determinants of health. Relationship between research & policy. Sometimes post about badgers, trams & trains. Oublagea

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09.03.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Clever little creature

09.03.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Postgraduate research degrees | City St George's, University of London City St George's, University of London offers a variety of research degrees and has supported pioneering research for more than a century.

I'm currently hiring for a PhD studentship based at City St George's, University of London as part of @equalise.bsky.social 'Family and environmental influences on children's home learning, and inequalities in education and mental health outcomes' Apply here: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...

05.03.2026 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can AI take a paper though all the submission processes? That would certainly motivate me.

09.03.2026 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a bit to Starmer's left, but it was disgusting to see how our scum media, having seen that the Tory party was pretty well cooked, turned so easily to Reform. Totally irresponsible.

08.03.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You get to know Wordle's perversions
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08.03.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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08.03.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations, Dr. Meena Kumari, PhD winner of the 2025 overall best paper award. lnkd.in/euUyrnag

It is our pleasure to announce Meena Kumari, PhD as the winner of the 2025 Overall Best Paper award.

Co-authors on the paper are Elise Whitley, Michaela Benzeval, and Michelle Kelly-Irving.

04.12.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

07.03.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 21050    πŸ” 6989    πŸ’¬ 558    πŸ“Œ 253

What a beautiful creature

07.03.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was roooting for Italy but surprised they won. As a Scottish/Irish heritage I don't know who I would support....

07.03.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's harder too. Failed totally yesterday

07.03.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@mkellyirving.bsky.social Glad I won't be in your household when that match takes place.

07.03.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Humanity is not entirely lost.

07.03.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What gets me is how little help all this hyped-up stuff is for ordinary people. Cant it , e.g. make computer apps that are easier for elders to use?

07.03.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Better than yesterday at least
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07.03.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a brilliant thread.

06.03.2026 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting...

06.03.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A sickening society is clear in these statistics

So why is it not in the news?

Powerful wake-up call from @chakrabortty.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

06.03.2026 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 19
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We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts Gove claims he had no β€œactive role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over Β£1billion, reports Russell Scott

πŸ”Ž From the archive: We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts β€” by Russell scott

πŸ” Relevant again: The Editor of the Spectator still has questions to answer

07.03.2026 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 416    πŸ” 230    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 13

This looks really interesting

07.03.2026 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Broken link?

07.03.2026 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good point. I wonder what the trade off would be between paying an adequate family wage to lowest paid parents versus investing a lot more in teachers who can make up for the effect of family poverty on academic attainment?

07.03.2026 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a colossal waste of time & energy. St George's flag has nothing to do with English culture unless you consider racism to be a basic component of it. Having said that, I would choose the Spitfire which was used to fight fascism.

07.03.2026 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bluebirds

07.03.2026 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly

07.03.2026 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Astonishing

06.03.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.03.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I dont think I did anything that cleverπŸ€”

06.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's not forget also to make themselves rich in return.

06.03.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0