LynneJones

LynneJones, 2 days ago to random

“What the NHS really needs is a commitment to long-term funding. Without this, as The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to the NHS (@99) makes clear, the UK will become sicker, less productive, and less able to afford the healthcare the nation needs. The resulting downward spiral is likely to do major damage to the UK economy” https://bylines.scot/health/nhs/

LynneJones, 5 days ago to random

This is a lovely story! https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/05/05/disabled-charlie-chaplin-not-guilty-israel/?__s=uvgrop53kraqrxbybnzq

LynneJones, 13 days ago to random

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24274848.no-action-yet-herefordshires-polluted-stream/

LynneJones, 13 days ago to random

According to this article, GILEE is an opaquely-funded programme that sends US law enforcement officers to Israel for training in methods such as shoot to kill, knee to the neck, used to kill George Floyd, Rashard Brooks, and countless other Black folks in the United States: https://streetsofatlanta.blog/2021/06/17/gilee-trains-u-s-police-in-foreign-countries-that-violate-human-rights/

LynneJones, 14 days ago to random

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/aipac-pro-israel-lobby-group-us-elections?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

LynneJones, 21 days ago to random

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LynneJones, 27 days ago to random

Support #GoodLawProject https://goodlawproject.org/broker-bought-7-25m-manor-house-weeks-after-landing-vip-lane-contracts/?utm_source=Good+Law+Project&utm_campaign=5d0c791e03-EMAIL_VIPFiles_2024_04_13_03_53&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_db5adb9599-7a64338600-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=5d0c791e03&mc_eid=957b994411

LynneJones, 1 month ago to random

https://keepournhspublic.com/funding-the-nhs-a-plain-english-guide-to-money-and-affordability/ “Both parties adhere to the present government’s self-imposed fiscal rules, the principle one being that the ratio of debt to GDP must be falling in five years’ time. Any proposed public expenditure is measured against that fiscal rule – what is called ‘fiscal headroom’.”

LynneJones, 2 months ago to random

Anti-BDS law currently in House of Lords: According to Amnesty “smear campaigns” by Israel and its allies are behind this proliferation of “anti-BDS” laws. “Such laws violate freedom of expression, help shield the Israeli authorities from accountability for violations of international law, and harm the fight against genuine antisemitism”https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/israel-palestine-boycott-divestment-sanctions-bds-uk-ban-house-lords/

LynneJones, 2 months ago to random

https://palestine.un.org/en/259432-gaza-economic-recovery-could-take-decades-un-report#:~:text=Accelerated%20economic%20decline,first%20three%20quarters%20of%202023 “If there was an immediate ceasefire & reconstruction were to start straight away…it would take till 2092 to restore the GDP levels of 2022”

LynneJones, 3 months ago to random

This ain’t going away without action to reduce, then eliminate fossil fuel use - and fast! https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2023-hottest-year-record

LynneJones, 3 months ago to random

https://labourhub.org.uk/2024/01/20/hackney-labour-scandal-plagued-party-loses-seat-to-tories/ Background on Labour defeat in Cazenove ward (Hackney) by-election.

LynneJones, 3 months ago to random

https://www.scottsantens.com/how-money-is-born-out-of-public-spending-and-dies-by-taxes-mmt/ Explains why Governments with a fiat currency (as in UK) can spend on what’s needed for public good & use taxation only to ensure that: 1) There’s not too much money in circulation without availability of goods & services to spend it on (ie control inflation) 2) To ensure fair distribution of wealth 3) To incentivise good things like energy conservation & disincentivise harmful things like smoking.

anneapplebaum, 3 months ago to random

"The russian government has jailed virtually every individual who has dared to speak out against its repressive political system in recent years. It has effectively become a carceral state, in which hundreds of Russians and an untold number of Ukrainians, including thousands of children, have been taken hostage by the Kremlin, their whereabouts, in many cases, unknown."
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/01/russian-opposition-political-prisoners-vladimir-kara-murza/677083/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/01/russian-opposition-political-prisoners-vladimir-kara-murza/677083/

LynneJones, 3 months ago to random

Huge turnout in London for Palestine. Palestinian Ambassador: I stand before you with a broken heart but my spirit is not broken! Crowd: In the millions, in the billions, we are all Palestinians!

LynneJones, 4 months ago to random

Here’s hoping. Certainly in the UK we could do with a clear-out of those who’ve governed so badly and an opposition that’s scared of exposing their injustices or proposing any significant difference. https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-gaza-west-stand-dock-alongside-israel-genocide-court

LynneJones, 4 months ago to random

The rot continued in 2023 https://labourhub.org.uk/2023/12/31/2023-a-year-of-stagnation/

LynneJones, 4 months ago to random

https://www.nature.com/articles/518288a “If you want to know if someone is male or female, it may be best just to ask.”

LynneJones, 4 months ago to random

“Let’s Not be Intimidated by the World," Israeli ret. Major General Giora Eiland argues that all Palestinians in Gaza are legitimate targets and that even a “severe epidemic" in Gaza will "bring victory closer.” https://mondoweiss.net/2023/11/influential-israeli-national-security-leader-makes-the-case-for-genocide-in-gaza/

LynneJones, 4 months ago to random

This morning’s Haaretz

LynneJones, 4 months ago to random

https://dohanews.co/israel-floods-gazas-tunnels-with-seawater-report/ Gaza used to have a key river called the Gaza Valley River, which crossed through Gaza. Israel cut the flow of this river and deprived Gaza of a major source of drinking water

LynneJones, 5 months ago to random

https://labourhub.org.uk/2023/12/09/former-east-worthing-and-shoreham-labour-candidate-quits-party/ Another example of the crushing of enterprise - yes, enterprise - in the Labour Party: People with ideas and drive marginalised and pushed out.

LynneJones, 5 months ago to random

https://inews.co.uk/news/uk-shunned-cop-rishi-sunak-green-u-turns-2782605 “Labour has also backtracked on some of its green pledges, with the party originally promising to invest £28 billion a year until 2030 in green projects if it came to power. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has since said that figure will be a target to work towards in the second half of its first term in power. Last week the party was forced to deny reports the pledge will be watered down further.”