Kirth Gersen
@obbitz.bsky.social
Retired from NHS after 43 years now living in Scotland. European, former H&S officer, union branch chair, Foundation Trust Governor, microbiologist. Now devoting much of my time to fight for or NHS. #FBPE #FBNHS
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Just spent half an hour watching the Bumble Bees going in and out the Hosta flowers.
Jeffrey Epstein models Zuckerberg's Meta glasses. Spoof advertisements featuring the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein wearing Meta’s AI glasses have been installed at bus stops across London in a guerrilla campaign protesting against privacy risks. The activist group Everyone Hates Elon
Spoof Epstein ads go up around London in protest against Meta AI glasses
The activist group Everyone Hates Elon targets smart glasses in a guerrilla campaign over privacy risks and non-consensual recording
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Ahh, so we finally find a bank that isn't "too big to fail". Absolutely ridiculous decision.
🚨 EXC: NHS England has suppressed the work of investigators carrying out dozens of national clinical audits. NHSE has stopped investigators alerting media, watered down recommendations and limited the way their reports are written, published and used: www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
NHS accused of suppressing investigation reports on poor care
Health bosses are watering down auditors’ recommendations for improvement
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2,500 signatures to go before we get a response from Burnham's Government about how they plan to adapt working to extreme heat petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
This is the same guy who stepped down from his constituency in Makerfield to make way for Andy Burnham to become an MP and therefore the PM and who is now Head of Policy in No 10. It seems that they are past caring about hiding the corruption & the duplicity within the Labour party these days.
Did you know a barrister is facing jail just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has kept trials fair since 1670. We can't let it be silenced now. Add your name to defend fair trials👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Sign to protect the right to a fair trial
Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...
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A barrister represents his clients in court. Clients who are political dissidents. He now faces criminal prosecution for doing so. Not Turkey. Not Egypt. Not Russia. England. Astonishing, deeply disturbing, and part of a long slide towards authoritarianism. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action barrister’s prosecution criticised as ‘chilling’
CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job
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Take a look at this! No matter which party you represent, your supporters want to change how the UK media is run. @reform-uk-official.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @labouruk.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk
Did you know a barrister is facing prison just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has existed since 1670. We can't let it be silenced in court now. Add your name to help protect Britain's juries: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save Britain's Juries
Juries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.
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The first LGBTQ+ rugby team and a cabaret club in Cardiff, Wales have paired together for Drag Rugby, an event where Wale’s most fabulous drag queens show of their skills on the field.
🇬🇧 Every time unionist leaders at Holyrood get absolutely pumped in elections by the SNP, their London Masters make them freeloading Lordy Barons 🇬🇧 🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
Barely 24 hours into her role, the new Health Secretary has taken "donations" aka BRIBES, from privatised healthcare Just like the scumbag predecessor before her WHOEVER IS LEADER, LABOUR NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/news/2629868...
New Health Secretary took thousands from private health-linked donors
THE new Health Secretary took more than £165,000 from donors linked with the private healthcare sector, it has emerged.
thenational.scot
As Ed Miliband leaves his post as energy and net-zero secretary, a final tally: There have been an incredible 251 newspaper editorials attacking him and his approach to net-zero since the start of 2024 That amounts to two editorials a week, mainly in the Sun, Daily Mail, Times and Daily Telegraph.
How long until we see the new minister of defence cosplaying?
A new freedom of information request has revealed that 145 Palantir staff have been given access to NHS systems, exposing the true scale of the tech giant’s creeping takeover. https://goodlawproject.org/more-than-100-palantir-staff-have-access-to-nhs-systems/
More than 100 Palantir staff have access to NHS systems | Good Law Project
The scale of the tech giant’s takeover raises serious concerns
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Gap between the pay of FTSE 100 CEOs and UK workers the widest for 8 years. Median pay of FTSE 100 CEO increased from £4.66m in 2024/25 to £5.06m in 2025/26. UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary, often for mediocre performance. Workers generate wealth but have no say on exec pay.
Gap between the pay of FTSE 100 CEOs and UK workers the widest for 8 years - High Pay Centre
The High Pay Centre's annual review of CEO pay in the FTSE 100 shows the Median FTSE 100 CEO to median UK worker pay ratio rose to 130:1 in 2025/26, the highest for 8 years and up from 124:1 last year...
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No wonder wealth inequality is worse than pre-revolutionary France. Its all been stolen by a literally rigged system.
WIRED@wired.com · 2mo agoA trove of internal records from a secret society for powerful figures in US politics, finance, and tech was left exposed online, WIRED has confirmed, naming participants in its events and revealing sensitive personal details they were assured would stay private.
A perfect example of why I no longer trust the BBC.
Dr Julia Grace Patterson@jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 3w agoIs the NHS part of the problem? No of course not. Just like schools aren’t the reason for education problems. And buses aren’t the reason why people can’t get around. But what is part of the problem? Headlines like this 👇
Hey so, if you use Waymo driverless car services, you are aiding and abetting fascism. Waymo helps ICE agents locate people to terrorize and abduct. The company willingly shares all facial recognition, license plate and GPS data with ICE and other law enforcement agencies—no subpoena required.
Waymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic Light
ALT: Waymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic Light
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Analysis this week revealed that by 2036 Labour's drug deal with Trump could cost an extra £44.7bn to the NHS and lead to over 220,000 excess deaths. From Palantir to big pharma, Greens are committed to protecting our public health system from predatory private interests.
Maybe this hasn’t sunk in for anyone who should care but the NHS was birthed when the UK *literally had negative money*. The USA had razed us of every penny to pay for weapons to defend ourselves against Germany, Germany had bombed all our industrial sites. We still did it in 6 months. 6.
Amnesty International UK@amnestyuk.bsky.social · last mo.The NHS was founded 78 years ago today. It was built after the devastation of the Second World War when the country was bankrupt - but when the people demanded a society built on fairness and dignity for all. Today, we must defend the right to healthcare and rebuild our social security system.
“Trans rights are under attack in the UK. It’s a vicious assault from people who are trying to make the trans community disappear, cutting off their access to work, sport, bathrooms, life-saving healthcare and their human rights.” Sign and share the petition: goodlawproject.org/campaign/tra... 🏳️⚧️
Stop the UK’s attack on trans people | Good Law Project
The Supreme Court ripped up the Equality Act without hearing a single trans voice – and the aftermath has been devastating. We’re fighting back to defend the human rights of all
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Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · last mo.July is a pivotal moment. Up and down the country, hundreds of thousands of people are marching for trans rights, choosing joy, choosing solidarity 🏳️⚧️ 🗣️ Add your voice and show you stand with trans people https://goodlaw.social/z073
