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Mark<p>Former Labour MSP has resigned from the party after 35 years following Labour's deep cuts to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a></p><p>Neil Findlay, represented <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> at Holyrood for a decade, said in letter to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> that he was betraying Labour’s proud history &amp; laying waste to any claim of moral principle</p><p>Findlay said: I can no longer remain a member of a party that lied to British people at last election &amp; regularity betrays people who voted for it</p><p><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25019131.former-scottish-labour-msp-quits-furious-attack-keir-starmer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenational.scot/news/25019131</span><span class="invisible">.former-scottish-labour-msp-quits-furious-attack-keir-starmer/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BringBackLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BringBackLabour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CutsKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutsKill</span></a></p>
Mark<p>UK minister suggests cut PIP claimants don’t have significant needs</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> minister suggested people who will lose <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> payments amid sweeping <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> cuts do not have “significant needs"</p><p>Work &amp; Pensions Minister <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/McGovern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McGovern</span></a> was quizzed on BBC Radio Scotland when she struggled to answer some of the questions posed &amp; declined to answer others</p><p><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25020827.uk-minister-suggests-cut-pip-claimants-dont-significant-needs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenational.scot/news/25020827</span><span class="invisible">.uk-minister-suggests-cut-pip-claimants-dont-significant-needs/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NoCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BringBackLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BringBackLabour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourLies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CutsKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutsKill</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Labour sticks with Tories £1.3bn benefits <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuts</span></a> branded shameless</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> expected to retain changes to “work capability assessment” that were introduced last year by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tories</span></a> with critics saying they “should be utterly ashamed of themselves”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> rights activists called on Kendall to reverse changes, as they pose severe risks to vulnerable people with mental and physical conditions</p><p><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/24663294.labours-plans-stick-tories-1-3bn-benefits-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenational.scot/news/24663294</span><span class="invisible">.labours-plans-stick-tories-1-3bn-benefits-cuts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SameOldGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SameOldGovt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourLies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryLies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeopleNotProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CutsKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutsKill</span></a></p>
Mark<p>The 'Sick man of Europe' describes countries with severe economic turmoil or social unrest. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> today, it's a literal reality</p><p>We lag our peers on</p><p>- Health outcomes<br>- Number with a long-term condition rising<br>- People are longer in poor health<br>- Health is worsening throughout one's life</p><p>All bring huge challenges for children, adolescents, working-age adults, &amp; retired</p><p>UK's health problems have reached historic proportions</p><p><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/24589592.britain-sick-man-europe-finds-new-report-nations-health/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenational.scot/news/24589592</span><span class="invisible">.britain-sick-man-europe-finds-new-report-nations-health/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SaveOurNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurNHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CutsKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutsKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Flood defences in disrepair across <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryWreckage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryWreckage</span></a></p><p>The asset condition of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FloodDefences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloodDefences</span></a> shows proportion of those being in adequate condition now stands at just 92.6%, it was 97.9% in 2018-19</p><p>Optimal level is 98%</p><p>Approximately 5.7mil properties in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> at risk of flooding. an increase of 500k between 2021-22 &amp; 2022-23 alone</p><p>1% decrease in adequate flood defences puts additional 10k properties at risk</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/15/key-flood-defences-in-disrepair-across-england-as-wet-autumn-looms-data-reveals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/sep/15/key-flood-defences-in-disrepair-across-england-as-wet-autumn-looms-data-reveals</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CutsKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutsKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austerity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Attention <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>British</span></a> citizens …</p><p>Americans (insured or not) still receive no-cost Covid vaccines.</p><p>WTF is wrong with the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a>'s government? [Rhetorical question]</p><p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/pay-for-vaccines.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/pay-fo</span><span class="invisible">r-vaccines.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid19</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SaveOurNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurNHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ProtectUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectUs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CovidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsNotOver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeopleNotProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SaveOurNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurNHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OurNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OurNHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CutsKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutsKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Save the Winter Fuel Payment petition!</p><p>We believe as many as 2 million pensioners who find paying their energy bills a real stretch will be seriously hit by this cut:</p><p>- Those on low incomes who just miss out on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Pension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pension</span></a> Credit<br> <br>- Those with high energy needs because of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/illness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illness</span></a></p><p>- 1 million who don’t receive <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PensionCredit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PensionCredit</span></a> for which they are eligible.</p><p><a href="https://campaigns.ageuk.org.uk/page/154268/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=Mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">campaigns.ageuk.org.uk/page/15</span><span class="invisible">4268/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=Mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austerity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CutsKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutsKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OAP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pensioner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pensioner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FuelBills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuelBills</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Save NHS dentistry</p><p>I’m Tom Thayer, a hospital consultant. I treat patients with horrifying mouth injuries after trying to pull their own teeth out</p><p>Everyone who needs an NHS dentist should be able to get an appointment.</p><p>Underfunded, there are now fewer <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dentists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dentists</span></a> available. </p><p>A recent survey found 9 out of 10 practices are no longer taking on new NHS patients</p><p>Petition:<br><a href="https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-nhs-dentistry-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions</span><span class="invisible">/save-nhs-dentistry-2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CutsKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutsKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryDictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryDictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dentists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dentists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryScum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryScum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profiteering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeopleNotProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToriesOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToriesOut</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Coastguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coastguard</span></a> response times could quadruple under new plans</p><p>Controversial new proposal from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bristow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristow</span></a>’s a private, profit motivated company Tories contracted to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/privatize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatize</span></a> the service</p><p>Coastguard will have 60 min to launch after call is made</p><p>Currently they have 15 min during day, 45 min at night</p><p>This will risk lives</p><p><a href="https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2023/10/06/coastguard-response-times-could-quadruple-under-new-plans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">shetlandtimes.co.uk/2023/10/06</span><span class="invisible">/coastguard-response-times-could-quadruple-under-new-plans</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryScum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryScum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CutsKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutsKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Rescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rescue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Shetland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shetland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Maritime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maritime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryDictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryDictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privatization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SearcjRescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SearcjRescue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OilRigs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilRigs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CruiseShips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CruiseShips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeopleNotProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfits</span></a></p>
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