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Alex Scott-Samuel

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☮Politics as if people mattered☮

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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Royal Liverpool Hospital today 
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At last, some truth about public money in the mainstream media www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Larry Elliott is saying precisely what I recently discussed here👇. Will Burnham and Healey listen to him? alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
labourhub.org.uk/2026/09/30/n...
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Nought But Hope For The NHS
The Socialist Health Association’s Esther Giles responds to Chancellor John Healey’s Labour Party Conference speech. When one strips away the warm rhetoric about red ties and miners’ lamps, the ove…
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Check out this important new report from @99organisation.bsky.social 99-percent.org/wp-content/u...
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Thread (1/38) Three Baseless Taboos are Derailing National Renewal
A diagram showing how accepting the taboos leads to failure
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Last week, I hosted the recent launch of the @99organisation.bsky.social new report “Treasury Induced Decline”, alongside @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social and Lord John Hendy. Read the report here: 99-percent.org/wp-content/u...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
labourhub.org.uk/2026/09/26/r... Labour's Conference Arrangements Committee and NEC are still dominated by Starmer and McSweeney's fixers
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Ruled Out of Order: Why ‘Cash for Influence’ Still Matters
By Rathi Guhadasan The Socialist Health Association’s proposed rule change on ‘Cash for Influence’ has been ruled out of order and will not be debated at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool …
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
*TOMORROW ON CHANNEL 4* *Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed: Dispatches* ▪︎ 11:05pm to 12:05am ▪︎ Thursday 24 September With access to unpublished internal Whitehall documents, Dispatches reveals how the UK government responded to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza 🔗 tv24.co.uk/p/britains-g...
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Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed, 11:05pm on Channel 4
Dispatches: With access to unpublished internal Whitehall documents, Dispatches reveals how the UK government responded to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@premnsikka.bsky.social Very much enjoyed your contributions at the PJP conference. You referred to your forthcoming pre-budget briefing. Please please please refer in your briefing to how public money is created and the policy implications  alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo...
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It's the money, stupid
On 28 August 2026, UK Chancellor John Healey told Sam Coates of Sky News that "...we simply can't deal with the problems we face as a country by maxing out the country's credit card".
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you are @ #Lab26, this meeting's well worth attending
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbH9...  Great panel discussion on now at Peace and Justice Conference. Scroll back and watch Prem Sikka, Patricia Pino and Carolina Alves
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Conference 2026 - Sunday
YouTube video by Project for Peace & Justice by Jeremy Corbyn
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The US end of our family had an unexpected teatime guest yesterday
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
An unpleasant politician joins an unpleasant organisation. What's not to love? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
substack.com/@frapacioli/...
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The two most divisive words in UK politics
The idea of ‘taxpayers’ money’ has poisoned the well of political debate for almost half a century.
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
.@allybrown.bsky.social critiques "Manchesterism" and devolution through an equity lens   journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
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Framing health inequalities to tell political stories: Devolution makes the difference | Journal of Critical Public Health
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Delightfully intelligent editorial @judegreen.bsky.social journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
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View of The (inevitable) politics of public health research | Journal of Critical Public Health
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
events.nnu.org/event/ebf157...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thus woman claims that every 50g processed meat increases cancer risk by 18%. Grossly misleading. In truth, 2 slices of bacon *every single day* increases *lifetime risk* of colon cancer *relatively* by 18% – from 5% lifetime risk to 6%... www.facebook.com/share/r/1DX3... #bbcmoreorless
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Not really short but nonetheless, highly recommended – especially for those uninformed or sceptical about #MMT
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@stevekeen938062.skystack.xyz profstevekeen.substack.com/p/government...
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Government money creation
Chapter 15 in my forthcoming book “How Economists Will Destroy Capitalism”
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's the money, stupid alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo... @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
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It's the money, stupid
On 28 August 2026, UK Chancellor John Healey told Sam Coates of Sky News that "...we simply can't deal with the problems we face as a country by maxing out the country's credit card".
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's the money, stupid alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo... @stephaniekelton.bsky.social @billmitchell.org
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It's the money, stupid
On 28 August 2026, UK Chancellor John Healey told Sam Coates of Sky News that "...we simply can't deal with the problems we face as a country by maxing out the country's credit card".
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Doctors’ AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns
Exclusive: Patients identify errors in consultation transcripts that are missed by GPs, Healthwatch England finds
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/pulse-c...
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Third of GPs don't have fully-qualified NHS roles within a year of finishing training, data shows
More than a third of GPs do not have fully-qualified roles in the NHS a year on from finishing training, new data has shown.
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's the money, stupid  alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo...
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It's the money, stupid
On 28 August 2026, UK Chancellor John Healey told Sam Coates of Sky News that "...we simply can't deal with the problems we face as a country by maxing out the country's credit card".
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
youtu.be/kI-wvSkHKkQ?...
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The FT says the poor should pay for the bond crisis. I say we fight the bond dealers.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨ANNUAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT We're excited to announce @defendourjuries.bsky.social co-founder Tim Crosland and economist @cacrisalves.bsky.social will join us at our annual conference on 19-20 September. Full line-up and panels coming soon. 🎟️Register: www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/65ba752...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I stopped watching football around 1965. You may have been less fortunate
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
RT Appalled to discover it's 3 years since #BBC's economics impartiality review's critical comments on the household budget analogy with which the likes of @bbclaurak.bsky.social & @EvanHD.bsky.social continue to mislead audiences www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/au...
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NHS 10-year plan ‘risks patient harm at unprecedented scale’
The NHS 10-year plan “risks propagating patient harm at an unprecedented scale” due to a lack of safety checks to support the planned digital transformation, according to a new analysis by a UCL team.
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
. @laylamoran.bsky.social Please share with @commonshealth.bsky.social the simple truth that makes reinstatement of universal NHS dental care possible mmtaction.com/media/papers... vincegomez.com/articles/sha...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide
Grassroots groups to urge PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on Israel
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Shadows on the wall: The monetary myths that shape British politics vincegomez.com/articles/sha...
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Shadows on the wall: The monetary myths that shape British politics
The Treasury tells us there is no money. The Bank of England tells us it operates independently. The OBR tells us the deficit must be closed. They have been projecting these shadows on the wall for so...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Health Equals | Lives are being cut short
In the UK, where you're born affects how long you live. It doesn't have to be this way. Discover the life expectancy in your area. #LivesCutShort
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Fascinating interview with Bill Mitchell: on Marx, Socialism & #MMT | @3CRMelbourne.bsky.social  Community Radio www.3cr.org.au/radiommt/epi...
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#079 Bill Mitchell: Marx & Socialism
Socialist revolution or evolution? Anne & Kev speak with Prof Bill Mitchell about how an understanding of Modern Monetary Theory is essential for realistic change. Shownotes Theme Music Pleading Ignor...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
On now – very highly recommended
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08...
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Infographic: How banks create money
This is another of the infographics that took time and quite a lot of effort to get right, or at least as good as I could make it: I also did an experiment and created one without the sketches. The...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Welcome to nginx
If you see this page, the nginx web server is successfully installed and working. Further configuration is required.
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Just listened to every track on this wonderful album I made back in the day
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
roylilleysnhsmanagersneteletterpodcasts.buzzsprout.com/1931280/epis... Good to hear @roylilley1.bsky.social sermonising on "the public's health". We PH folk called his theme Health Promotion. Blair sadly destroyed it (below); will Burnham reinvent it? journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Apostrophe - Roy Lilley's NHSManagers.net e-Letter Podcasts
Listen to Roy Lilley read his daily NHSManagers.net e-Letter. Roy Lilley is a health policy analyst, writer, broadcaster and commentator on the National Health Service and social issues. Subscribe to ...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Tell Airbnb: Remove Every Listing in Israel's Illegal Settlements action.eko.org/a/tell-airbn...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
labouroutlook.org/2026/08/05/d...
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Does Labour’s health policy pass the Makerfield test? – Rathi Guhadasan
"Andy Burnham gave us the test. On health, his government is not yet passing it. The good news is that the answer sheet has been in Labour's possession for seventy-eight years."
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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