A graphic by EveryDoctor titled “The Price of Privatisation” shows NHS trust spending over the last five years. A pie chart illustrates £3 billion total spending, with £1.8 billion (60%) on interest and £1.2 billion (40%) on debt. Text below reads, “That’s not investment — it’s extraction.”

💷 In just 5 years, NHS trusts spent £3 billion paying off private finance deals.

60% of that — £1.8 billion — went on interest alone. That’s not investment. It’s extraction.

Our NHS deserves better....

Read full report: everydoctor.org.uk/nhs-trusts-t...

Reform councillor defects to Tories after party’s policies left him ‘uncomfortable’ Dartford representative James Buchan says ‘devastating’ immigration plans had created a lot of fear and anxiety A Reform UK councillor has defected to the Conservatives saying he became “uncomfortable” in Nigel Farage’s party. James Buchan, who sits in the south-east London borough of Dartford, said he struggled with the idea of facing his relatives while a member of a party whose anti-immigration policies spread fear. Continue reading...

Reform councillor defects to Tories after party’s policies left him ‘uncomfortable’

This week Nigel Farage said 'Never trust a Tory'
Just for the record:
Nigel Farage was a Tory
Lee Anderson was a Tory
Nadine Dorris was a Tory
Danny Kruger was a Tory
Zia Yussef was a Tory
Andrea Jenkins was a Tory
Sarah Atherton was a Tory
Jake Berry was a Tory
Ann Widdecombe was a Tory

Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.

Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An "Unusual" Rate

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Labour achievements

The difference Labour are making!

#Labour

The ceaseless snip-snip-snip of a dying state Fifteen years of cuts have left the UK trying to "efficiency" its way out of a collapse – and somehow still expecting growth to show up as well

The cupboard isn’t bare — it’s gone.

We sold it off and we’re now eyeing the floorboards.

The Bear on Britain’s addiction to cuts.

A few more days to respond to this:

We live on a planet on the brink of disaster This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos

We live on a planet on the brink of disaster

This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos

By Brian McHugh

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?

On 4th November at 7pm, join our live online event with:

- George Monbiot

- Nafeez Ahmed

- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

- Nick Lowles

Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope

The NHS is for people, not profit. But the government’s next move could change that.

With the Autumn Budget looming, all signs point to more private partnerships and less public accountability.

Help us expose what’s happening before it’s too late.

💪 Donate + join the fight: bit.ly/NHSandBudget

Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds

150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year.

Older people left in excrement, wet beds, denied pain relief, forced to watch/hear other patients die.

NHS money pilfered by PFI and privatisation

But ... Govts have fiscal rules and don't want to tax the rich.

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💫 Get yourself a FREE set when you join LCC: bit.ly/47ucwj7

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. CHILD POVERTY IS A POLITICAL CHOICE Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Almost 100% of children in 73 neighbourhoods in England are living in income-deprived families.

Labour could choose to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty immediately by scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

Child poverty is a political choice.

Northumbria Police warning on Payment Diversion Fraud “Criminals are experts at impersonating people and will spend hours researching you for their scams”

“Criminals are experts at impersonating people and will spend hours researching you for their scams” | Peter Sagar

40,000,013 users on Bluesky 80.00003% of 50,000,000 user goal (currently estimated in ~522.3 days)

4️⃣0️⃣

Group of cyclists wearing reflective gear and helmets on a city street at night, illuminated by streetlights and decorated bicycles.

Group of cyclists wearing helmets and reflective gear, some with decorative lights, posing together at night.

Last week our Cycling Development Officer Gosia joined Nottingham’s glow ride, where 60+ women & allies lit up the city to show that safety & visibility matter for everyone who cycles 🚴‍♀️

🔗 Full story: cyclinguk.org/nottingham-glowride

💡 Donate : cyclinguk.org/glowride-donate

Three individuals standing with bicycles in a park, with trees and hills in the background. The person in the center is wearing a green coat and a hat, while the others are dressed in sports attire and helmets.

Two people cycling on a wooded trail, surrounded by autumn foliage. Both are wearing helmets and casual attire.

Three individuals cycling on a path beside a canal with a moored boat, surrounded by lush greenery and trees.

We recently joined Freddie van Mierlo MP and Cllr Ben Higgins for a ride along our new Royal Chilterns Way route 🚴‍♂️🌳 Showing how great routes boost local economies & connect communities.

We’re pushing for safer, better-funded cycling for all.

🔗 https://www.cyclinguk.org/pedalling-rcw

‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap

City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Well… here goes…

The crescendo of pre-budget lobbying has rarely been so loud. Rachel Reeves must tune it out | Polly Toynbee There is no popular way to raise taxes, and with Labour tanking in the polls, my advice to the chancellor is this: do it anyway, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The crescendo of pre-budget lobbying has rarely been so loud. Rachel Reeves must tune it out | Polly Toynbee

Email your MP. Amendment 130 would make sure the new planning systems works for, not against nature.demand they keep amendment 130 in the Bill It's now or never. This is the last chance to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Email your MP to keep amendment 130 in the Bill.

URGENT Please sign and share 🙏 🇬🇧
The UK Government is breaking its promises on nature. Email your MP: Keep amendments that benefit nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...

Nigel Farage loses major vote as he's accused of 'making career by damaging UK' Nigel Farage's call for the UK to leave the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) was voted down by MPs, with Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey branding it "un-British"

Nigel Farage loses major vote as he's accused of 'making career by damaging Britain'

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

When Rachel Reeves attempts to illegally prorogue parliament, or steals taxpayer money to heat her stables, then I’ll :-

A) demand her head on a pike.

~ and ~

B) take the Tory faux outrage seriously.

Farage going low. He has admitted that grooming and rape by brown men is grooming and rape.

Grooming and rape by white men is the girls fault.

He is the most disgusting creature.

Tweet by Femi • @FPolitics_ How many times can Nigel Farage convince you that leaving a European institution will fix your life, and it just makes everything worse... before you stop trusting him? Round One: The EU Round Two: The ECHR Twat by Nigel Fartrage Missing Person (@Nigel_Far... ) Later today I will introduce legislation in the House of Commons for the UK to leave the ECHR. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1... • 167 27256

Fartrage definitely needs some new material.

In his case, does MP stand for "Missing Person" or "Missing the Point"?

Man of the people right here.

Protector of women.

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Freedom to ride: the unconscious bias that’s limiting our transport choices Northern Ireland Advocacy Lead Andrew McClean reports on our Stormont event where acclaimed environmental psychologist Professor Ian Walker was the keynote speaker: ‘Freedom for all: what does real tr...

We talk about freedom of choice in transport, but what if that freedom isn’t as equal as it seems?

At our Stormont event, behavioural scientist @ianwalker.bsky.social explored motonormativity — the bias that treats driving as the default and everything else as second-best.

cyclinguk.org/stormont

It's 2025 - time to ban boiling alive! Millions of crabs, lobsters, and prawns suffer unimaginable pain when boiled alive. This outdated and cruel practice has no justification and must end. Join the Crustacean Compassion campaign to end t...

Time to end this BARBARISM😡
It's 2025 - it's time to ban boiling alive! Join the #crab_welfare campaign to end the barbaric practice of boiling animals like crabs and lobster alive.
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NHS trusts are locked into paying private companies more than £20 billion 😮🚨, and it looks like Wes Streeting and Keir Starmer are planning more NHS privatisation…

Manfredi Lefebvre , "Brexit is one of the main factors in our decision to potentially move our headquarters beyond the UK. The benefits of a European head office include lower operational costs, EU single market access and recruitment flexibility of a multilingual talent pool"