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Campaigner. Getting things done, Basil.
Priorities: sort out flat , defend #CivicSpace , save #UKDemocracy , learn some German.
All views my own (it will include #DoctorWho ), RTs not necessarily. Personal account. Was vauxhallwoman in the other place but SarahJaneSmith was free here so... She/her.

And is it begins; seemingly forgetting how wrong it has gone before, Rachel Reeves & the Treasury are again looking at public-private partnerships for infrastructure with the explicit intent of keeping the expenditure out of the scope of her fiscal probity.

Of course it might work in theory, but we have loads of examples (perhaps most obviously in the NHS) where such arrangement have been detrimental in the longe(er) term & not delivered the advantages claimed.

#infrastructure #politics
h/t FT

It can be so hard to find the time but, if you can and you're in the UK, there's a high chance you have the blood type the NHS urgently needs. Save some lives - give blood! #GiveBlood

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/25/urgent-nhs-appeal-for-o-type-blood-donors-amid-national-shortage?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Urgent NHS appeal for O-type blood donors amid national shortage

Alert comes as hospitals in England asked to restrict use of O-type blood as aftershocks of June cyber-attack continue

The Guardian

#Perimenopause has not been much fun, but it's been great training for sitting up through #UKElection night and still being able to operate tomorrow on just a couple of hours sleep.

Fun fact: 90% of people still awake to watch the Liz #Truss result are women aged 50+

#GE2024 #womenshealth #menopause #UKPolitics #insomnia

Farridge, as always, a fly in the ointment.

I *think*...I *think*... I'm...happy.

This is new. Hello old friend. #ge2024 #ExitPoll #ukpolitics

@otfrom @BuxtonTheRed I hear that!
@otfrom @BuxtonTheRed I should have included the evidence - will add link to Electoral Commission website to my message. 👍

Important info for anyone voting in the UK today - your ID does NOT need to be in date. It only needs to look like you. Old passports and driving licences are totally allowed.

Pass it on! Tell your friends and family. Tell your neighbours.

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

#ge2024 #ukpolitics #Vote #generalelection #ukpol

Accepted forms of photo ID

You need to show photo ID when voting at polling stations in some UK elections. Find out about the different types of photo ID accepted.