Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Today is International Day of the Midwife. Wherever you work, however you provide care, thank you for everything you do every day to keep mums and babies safe and well 💙 011
Reposted by Anita DayMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 06/04/2025🔥 Superb video. FIVE reasons why Trump's tariffs, ironically, help strengthen the European economies.youtube.comWhy Trump Could Actually be Great for Europe’s EconomyYouTube video by TLDR News EU 925469
Reposted by Anita DayThe Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 22/03/2025This is "I Put Up Tariffs" 🎶- perhaps the first ever parody song (?) to make reference to the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930. It's based on #BobMarley's legendary "I Shot the Sheriff" and sung from the point of view of #Trump, unleashing his frenzy of #tariffs on the USA & the world. youtu.be/_DyNjjSxO8syoutu.be"I Put Up Tariffs" - Marsh Family adaptation of Bob Marley and the Wailers, "I Shot the Sheriff"YouTube video by Marsh Family 25432168
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p... Really excellent analysisopen.substack.comFive Failures in the Oval Office (video)America hurt itself badly today. 120
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Re last night’s events in the WH. DJT calls himself a great businessman who makes great deals. But there are persistent stories of him having bullied suppliers and those he considered less powerful than him, into accepting bad deals. Or not paying them at all. I think we see how that works now.media.tenor.coma blue and yellow heart with two hands hugging each otherALT: a blue and yellow heart with two hands hugging each other 030
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 08/02/2025This is really thought-provoking (although you might question the gender category). Thanks to jackhegley.com 030
Reposted by Anita DayBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/01/2025Former British ambassador to the U.S. (and Best for Britain Board Member) Kim Darroch, on Trump "reaching for petrol while your house burns". 214458
Reposted by Anita DayAndrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 15/01/2025New post on The Climate Brink from Zeke @hausfath.bsky.social about our climate future. With current policies, we’re on track for a bit less than 3C, with 2030 NDCs we’re on track for about 2.5C, and with net zero pledges we’re on track for a bit less than 2C. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/moving-awa...theclimatebrink.comMoving away from high-end emissions scenariosI have a new commentary in Dialogues on Climate Change exploring climate outcomes in current policy scenarios 16239101
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 12/01/2025One in five Britons aged 18-45 prefer unelected leaders to democracy, poll finds 😱 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comOne in five Britons aged 18-45 prefer unelected leaders to democracy, poll findsExclusive: Voters overall are downbeat about politics and almost two-thirds think ‘the UK’s best years are behind us’ 000
Reposted by Anita DayZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 06/01/2025A year ago, when Suella Braverman wrongly said grooming is mainly undertaken by Pakistanis there was at least some outrage, some pushback, some degree of people standing up & reacting. Now it is totally normal for politicians across the right to say it. www.theguardian.com/society/2023...theguardian.com‘Inaccurate’ grooming gang claims putting children at risk, Sunak and Braverman toldExclusive: Joint letter from organisations and experts says singling out British-Pakistani men draws attention away from other sources of sexual abuse 18438143
Reposted by Anita DayWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Strangely the Mail didn’t lead with the poll finding that a majority of the British public think that Elon Musk shouldn’t be allowed to make a large donation to Reform. 214036
Reposted by Anita DayBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/01/2025The true cost of Brexit. Get all the stats 👉 bestforbritain.org/brexit_impact 22682248
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 04/01/2025www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comKeir Starmer to announce radical NHS changes to cut waiting timesPatients in England to get direct referrals for tests without seeing consultant, but critics say plan is ‘deluded’ 310
Reposted by Anita DayUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 02/01/2025they’re on the hunt, they’re after you 16978371076
Reposted by Anita DayJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/12/2024A decent man is a rare thing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...theguardian.comJimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1065735769
Reposted by Anita DayDr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Doctors are one of the most diverse occupations There are now more women starting medical school than men & the majority of GPs are now women ifs.org.uk/sites/defaul... 610225
Reposted by Anita DayDr Habib Naqvi MBE @drhnaqvi.bsky.social · 29/12/20241 in 10 Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller lives end in suicide - a shocking statistic. This time of the year, when mental health can be fragile and risk of suicide high, we’ve launched short films presenting the lived experience of people from these communities. Learn more: www.nhsrho.org/news/new-res...nhsrho.orgNew resource to help tackle suicide risk in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities 01612
Reposted by Anita DaySethina Watson @sethina.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Postoperative mortality overall was higher in Black men compared with White men, White women, and Black women, after adjusting for potential confounders. A similar pattern was found for elective surgeries... www.bmj.com/content/380/...bmj.comInequities in surgical outcomes by race and sex in the United States: retrospective cohort studyObjective To assess inequities in mortality by race and sex for eight common surgical procedures (elective and non-elective) across specialties in the United States. Design Retrospective cohort study... 022
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 28/12/2024When someone shows you what they really are, you better believe them! www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...theguardian.comElon Musk pens German newspaper opinion piece supporting far-right AfD partyBillionaire Trump adviser said his ‘significant investments’ in the country justified his wading into German politics 000
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 27/12/2024I’d like to think Fraser is correct. We are doing something right which other countries still struggle to do. But it’s about our society & community, not government 000
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and good wishes to everyone whatever they believe 150
Reposted by Anita DayBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 22/12/2024This tickled me. By Ellie Black for the New Yorker. 211325
Reposted by Anita DayMatthew Todd @matthewtodd.bsky.social · 22/12/2024The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity 729232657056
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Christmas came early to the Hill household. Lots of fun, including Traitors crackers which were excellent- highly recommend 120
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 20/12/2024That moment when you Whamageddon yourself by forgetting that it was on the Christmas playlist you were playing whilst cooking! 🙈 010
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Gisele Pelicot may, with her quiet bravery and determination, have struck the biggest blow for women since the suffragette movement. It will not have been easy for her. I am in awe of what she has achieved #GiselePelicot 030
Reposted by Anita DayReuters @reuters.com · 19/12/2024BREAKING: Dominique Pelicot found guilty of all charges reut.rs/4iG59Kfreut.rsGisèle Pelicot mass rape trial live: Dominique Pelicot guilty on all chargesProsecutors seek maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who pleaded guilty to drugging his wife Gisèle, and inviting dozens of men to rape her while comatose. 251072224
Reposted by Anita Day💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 09/12/2024A little louder for the folks in the back: The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202... 575314657673
Reposted by Anita DayPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 14/12/2024Sometimes you don’t need to do your own research. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 12554381925
Reposted by Anita DayJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/12/2024FUN FACT: Measles, polio, diphtheria, mumps, rubella and tetanus are six once-common illnesses that vaccines have contained for decades, saving many millions of lives. 824222445474
Reposted by Anita DayProf Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Just stop what you’re doing for 10 seconds and imagine you’re a child in Gaza right now. Can you bear it for 10 seconds? www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...theguardian.comDeath feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study findsNeeds assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people 13017
Reposted by Anita DayJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Curious as to which of these sectors the anti-immigration lobby would like to see shrink... www.ft.com/content/ca44... 37508187
Reposted by Anita DayJess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social · 13/12/2024If I was picking person of the year, without a shadow of a doubt, it would be Gisele Pelicot. She has and will change things around the world. 933838474
Reposted by Anita DayBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024The real person of the year. 362212535
Reposted by Anita DayPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Poverty is killing people. Average male life expectancy in Blackpool declines to 73.1 yrs, females 78.9 Rich Kensington and Chelsea: 83,4 yrs for males, 86.5 females. Hiking of UK state pension age hits the poor, results in wealth transfer from poor to the rich. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...ons.gov.ukLife expectancy for local areas of Great Britain - Office for National StatisticsSubnational trends in the average number of years people will live beyond their current age measured by “period life expectancy”. 17485245
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 07/12/2024‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down Oh dear 100
Reposted by Anita DayWHO @who.int · 03/12/2024The number of people with significant #disability has risen to 1 in 6. Persons with disabilities are often disadvantaged in health care access and face stigma, abuse and neglect. 👉 bit.ly/40XJSmq #HealthForAll 1021987
Anita Day @anitadaynhs.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Great to spend the morning @enherts.bsky.social Urology with Professor Nikhil Vasdev observing a robotic prostatectomy. The innovations he has introduced are having a significant impact on patient care and outcomes 121
