Private firms got £12bn NHS contracts.
Private equity, offshore tax haven firms big winners. Donations to Ministers pay dividends.
£1.6bn profit in 2 yrs. Enough to pay for 9,178 doctors or 19,428 nurses
Health service “taken for a ride”.
Say NO to privatisation. Must expand NHS capacity
Alice Isn't Dead: Don't Tell Alice, written by Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink, premieres on Monday 4/13.
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Most of us struggle to imagine a million, or billion of anything. Never mind trillions!
So yes, when you show what 3 cents out of every one of those dollars over a billion could pay for, that's good context.
Really getting a sense of how the mid-terms are going to go if you are queing to vote.
Loved watching that as a kid. Got me into the whole genre. I recommend it to anyone that is interested.
"…should Britain's special relationship with America be sacrificed in the interest of being good Europeans, defence expenditure, fear of inflation/deflation/stagnation/stagflation, unemployment and so forth."
– Jonathan Lynn, writing in 2014, about 1986, about 1956. About 2026. Time is a circle.
"It turned out that all the stories were exactly the same: they were about the rising tide of violence in the Middle East, was there going to be a war between Israel and it's neighbours, should Britain be in Europe or not…
"When we started writing 'Yes Prime Minister' in the summer of 1986, I went to the Daily Telegraph office in Fleet Street and looked up the news stories that the paper had reported during the same week of 1956, 30 years earlier…
❗️The war in Ukraine could have ended earlier if Kyiv had received the same level of air defense that was deployed in the Persian Gulf countries during the first seven days of the war in the Middle East — Finnish President Stubb.
(ABC) - The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as "an operational trigger" for "sleeper assets" outside the country, according to a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies.
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We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7
This is not good.
a graph of the year-on-year change in us tech emploment
Here's a longer-term chart of US tech employment growth—the only thing that compares to the scale and length of current job losses is the dot-com bust
a graph of year-on-year change in US tech employment
Brutal numbers for US tech sector jobs released today—overall, employment decreased by 12k last month and is down 57k over the last year
That's now nearly as bad as the worst of the 2024 tech-cession, and significantly worse than either the 2008 or 2020 recessions
Somebody should tell the Gardai and @ucddublin.bsky.social that Proton can be convinced to hand over the information of who is behind sending those awful emails.
@news.rte.ie
The key question for markets is whether that means the Straits of Hormuz and energy infrastructure in the Gulf will continue to be under threat through September. Because that is NOT priced in right now.
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Here's what we know about the new US military operations in Ecuador. Comes after 1) Ecuadorian voters rejected reopening foreign bases and 2) US announced in December it was sending troops to Ecuador for a temporary deployment to fight drug groups.
New from me:
My daughter attends UCD and has been following this case as it developed. It has deeply upset her.
I’m shocked by how @ucddublin.bsky.social appears to have handled this.
The possibility the person responsible may now enter the medical profession is troubling.
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The Irish Department of Social Protection is inviting submissions on the Cost of Disability.
If this is an issue that affects you or your family, it’s an opportunity to shape future policy.
Consultation details here: www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
Greenman OPEN February update (2 Mar 2026):
Q2 portfolio sale “on track”
No material change to prior timelines
Subscriptions expected to reopen Aug 2026
Redemption Gate expected to lift in 2027
Order-matching liquidity tool planned for Q4 2026
No update indicating that redemptions have commenced.
If this drags on for 6+ months nations could see a healthy spike in tax income this year.
Beijing will be watching.
Sustained operations burn through hardware, stockpiles and readiness cycles faster than public messaging suggests — especially with ongoing commitments elsewhere. Even the US has limits.
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” — Sun Tzu
Starmer's ability to find the exact sweetspot which pisses off everyone is extraordinary. He's a savant.
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“War is not abstract. It costs American blood and treasure. The Founders placed the power to initiate it in Congress precisely to ensure those costs are confronted and debated before the country walks into battle,” says Cato Institute’s Katherine Thompson.
