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DrLJ

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Consultant 🫁 doctor. Interested in Life, Death & some stuff in between (climate, health & social justice, art, craft, food) 🐦@drlaurajane 📸@seenbylj 🌱she/her linktr.ee/drlj

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Don't buy it.
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Extinction Rebellion Global @xrglobal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
THE FIGHT TO BE HEARD A new documentary from @amnestyuk.bsky.social explores the recent crackdown on protest in Britain. youtu.be/sYOAeQEjWsc
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The Crackdown on Protest in the UK | Amnesty International UK Documentary
YouTube video by Amnesty International UK
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 08/10/2026
‘Google used to say, don’t be evil. And the other day, Peter Thiel gave an interview where he tried to argue that being evil wasn’t bad, actually, because it means you’re good at something.’ @naomiaklein.bsky.social on fascism in the time of AI, on the podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Fascism in a time of AI
Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 6 October · 54min
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londoncaat.bsky.social @londoncaat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls. Israel have not ceased firing and killing Palestinian civilians www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls
Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Voting is open until 10pm in Holborn & St Pancras - and remember to take photo ID. Rent controls, water nationalisation, tackling the climate crisis - I'll be pushing on these issues from inside Parliament. Vote Green 💚
Group of doorknockers with Zack in Kentish Town Group of volunteers in St Pancras Gardens Zack with Domi and El in front of a treeGroup of doorknockers from all over the country!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you are lucky enough to be in Holborn & St Pancras get yourself to a polling station! We need more green voices in parliament! I got up at 5am on my holiday to deliver leaflets because I think it’s that important! Please vote & make it worth it! @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thank you @jemmaforte for saying it like it is. 👏 Extreme inequality is a doom-loop, if we don't tackle it soon it will continue to drive our economy to stagnation & make a mockery of our democracy.
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm still on a high after our proposal for a Green Health Policy was accepted! It has been such a joy & privilege to be part of the health policy working group, turning ideas of health equity into meaningful, actionable policy. I can't wait to continue the work with the best of colleagues!
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🔎 From the archive: Was Peter Thiel’s controversial data firm – which holds contracts with the UK’s NHS and Ministry of Defence – targeting democratic dissent as well as illegal immigration? WIRED confirms ICE stored information about protestors in a Palantir-built database #PalantirSpyTech
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‘Domestic Terrorism’: ICE Contractor Palantir’s Tools for Tracking Dissent
Peter Thiel’s controversial data firm – which holds contracts with the UK’s NHS and Ministry of Defence – researched protest prediction for the US Army before agreeing to build ICE’s data platform to conduct mass deportation. Are its tools now targeting democratic dissent as well as illegal immigration?
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I did watch it. I still don’t get it. It was fine. But he didn’t say anything of substance. I think the media have been over generous.
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@thegreenthinktank.bsky.social hi! Just heard you speak in the UBI session. Would love your thoughts on our @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social motion B03 - voting happening Saturday 10.45
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Green Party policy says: Human rights are for everyone
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Migrants do not come to the UK to access benefits. The Green Party would abolish the horrifically unfair immigration surcharge.
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The migration policy proposed by @labouruk.bsky.social are horrific. Awaiting announcement soon. Would not need to go through parliament - not democratic. #Greenpartyconference #GPEW @greenparty.org.uk
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Have you read the @greenparty.org.uk @gpmigration.bsky.social policy? It’s fab! People move. We must dismantle the hostile environment. greenpartymigrationpolicy.org.uk
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
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Green Party Migration Policy Group @gpmigration.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
More evidence that fair and humane immigration policies are possible
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Are you at @greenparty.org.uk conference? Come and chat to the friendly working group who would love to hear from you and answer any questions! We’re in the policy development fair! @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why is everyone so excited about Burnham’s speech? He said he’d think about doing some things in the next parliament. And he showed some emotion. That’s it. What am I missing?
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 30/09/2026
‘British politics has long been complacent about the power of big money. The relatively low price of access to politicians here has often been interpreted, wrongly, as a sign of probity.’ Peter Geoghegan on party fundraising: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Funding Reform
British politics has long been complacent about the power of big money. The relatively low price of access to...
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Coming to @greenparty.org.uk conference this week? Here are 3 reasons why you should vote for B03 The Green Way to Health! @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=qTLw...
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Why vote for our policy LJ
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 30/09/2026
“That, to me, was an implicit threat. It feels very Palantir. Very Big Brother”: MP @labourlewis.bsky.social reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
‘We’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir. (l-r): Clive Lewis, Tom Watson and the Palantir logo, against a pink background
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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No to Palantir in our NHS… (and police, and military…)
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Colin Smith @welcometotsavo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Labour bureaucrats block motion to cancel killer-firm Palantir's NHS contract Palantir just offered a fat salary to former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson. Is it already collecting a return on its investment? www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Labour bureaucrats block motion to cancel killer-firm Palantir's NHS contract
Palantir just offered a fat salary to former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson. Is it already collecting a return on its investment?
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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londoncaat.bsky.social @londoncaat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pressure Mounts at Labour Conference to Kick Palantir Out of NHS. Labour should take heed and end Palantir's NHS contract with novaramedia.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Pressure Mounts at Labour Conference to Kick Palantir Out of NHS
The NHS’s contract with Palantir has come under pressure at Labour party conference, with 20k party members backing a motion to end the service’s reliance on the US spytech firm.
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cancelled-by-elon.bsky.social @cancelled-by-elon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Letting fascists fly illegal heavy bombing missions from UK soil is making us all less safe. news.sky.com/story/follow...
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Whelford latest: Major incident declared and homes evacuated near RAF base after men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences
A number of properties in Whelford, Gloucestershire, have been evacuated following a major incident being declared. Several men have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. Sp...
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
and here is our FT story www.ft.com/content/23cd...
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Andy Burnham signals he will fight election on tax rises to fund social care reform
Prime minister says shake-up would be ‘hard’ to do in current parliament
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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 26/09/2026
Mary Beard, Chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, on why she dislikes the phrase ‘I really love reading’. This clip is provided courtesy of the Southbank Centre, and you can watch the full Booker Prize 2026 shortlist event on their YouTube channel: youtube.pulse.ly/axkmrdaxr9
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Matthew Todd @matthewtodd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘Not acting on climate change means a certain World War in the lifetime of anybody born from now on.’ Scientists explain that climate change is a far bigger threat than governments are telling you:
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 27/09/2026
‘𝘐𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 (1890), Whistler implied that an inability to appreciate unfinishedness in painting betrayed a failure of negative capability – the capacity to dwell in uncertainty.’ Harry George Daniels on the painter. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Harry George Daniels · At Tate Britain: Whistler’s Contradictions
Whistler has not had a major retrospective in Europe in the last thirty years. The Tate show should have been an...
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We're here in front of Labour Conference with a message to all delegates: vote for a fairer democracy! Remember to pick "electoral reform" in the priorities ballot! #Lab26 #LabourConference2026
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Not much solace to those suffering in our unfair system now
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer. We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this. Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer.

We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this.

Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 27/09/2026
NEW Stewart Lee column The collapse of compassion in post-Brexit Britain suggests it’s now time for Roman-style lethal spectacles. The alternative – stopping malign global influences from destabilising our society, say - seems beyond us www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

At this rate, we'll be staging public drownings of migrants, to address 'legitimate concerns': Stewart Lee on the collapse of compassion in post-Brexit Britain. Stylised image of a RNLI ferry
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 26/09/2026
‘“Hard borders” are a creation of the modern age. Until the late 19th century, borders almost everywhere were more or less open, often fuzzy or undecided.’ Ferdinand Mount on immigration and emigration in the English imagination. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Ferdinand Mount · Modest and Misunderstood: Wretched Strangers
In the great immigration panics of today, sympathy is focused on the home team. We are the ones who are being hurt. It...
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Disappointing take from @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com @andrewharrisonish.bsky.social on the #EdSheeran debacle. No-one should feel sorry for a billionaire who is living the consequences of his actions. Having ‘no opinion’ is not ok when we are talking about genocide.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony.
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 24/09/2026
‘Britain’s political class remains unified in its belief that energy infrastructure must be owned by the private sector. Since privatisation in the 1980s, successive leaders have rejected any suggestion of nationalisation.’ @arthurdowning.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Arthur Downing · Asset Sweating: Britain’s Energy Crisis
Britain has private ownership while making the state responsible for planning via subsidies. The result is a zombie...
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 24/09/2026
We endorse this excellent comment piece by @labourlewis.bsky.social on the glaring integrity gap in Tom Watson’s Palantir appointment. (And not just b/c it links to our reporting. 🙏) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis
When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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United Tech & Allied Workers @utaw.tech · 24/09/2026
Everyone’s talking about AI, but no one’s actually asking workers how it’s affecting us. So we’ve done it ourselves. Today we are launching the AI Workers’ Inquiry, a new study led by workers themselves, into the way AI is changing work. Read it at go.utaw.tech/ai
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AI Workers' Inquiry 2026 | Tech Workers Inquiry
How AI is changing work in the tech sector, from the workers who build, deploy, manage, evaluate and use this technology. A Tech Workers' Inquiry from UTAW.
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m on this fab podcast talking about how I stayed fuelled with plant protein to tackle Kilimanjaro! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... @plantbasednews.bsky.social @plantbasedtimes.bsky.social
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Pack your protein powder, and other tips to enjoy your mountain trek
Podcast Episode · In a Nutshell: The Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Podcast · 23 September · 37min
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DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m on this fab podcast talking about how I stayed fuelled with plant protein to tackle Kilimanjaro! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... @plantbasednews.bsky.social @plantbasedtimes.bsky.social
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Pack your protein powder, and other tips to enjoy your mountain trek
Podcast Episode · In a Nutshell: The Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Podcast · 23 September · 37min
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Paul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🇺🇳 UN: #ElNiño is “a significant #PublicHealth threat, not just a #ClimateChange phenomenon” #WHO warns of rising risks from #cholera, #malnutrition, #mosquito borne diseases and heat-related illness as #ExtremeWeather puts additional pressure on vulnerable communities gulfnews.com/world/europe...
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El Niño is rapidly strengthening and the UN warns the biggest threat may be to human health
UN warns a rapidly strengthening El Niño could fuel disease, hunger and deadly heat, straining fragile health systems and vulnerable communities worldwide.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good health for people and communities means so much more that what happens in the clinic and the hospital. We need 'health in all policies' to knit together the impact on health of housing, education, and environment. A63 is now B03. Vote for it at @greenparty.org.uk conference.
Key text: Vote for motion A63 at conference (Now motion B03) for a fairer, healthier future. Health is a foundation for success that ripples through our lives, our communities, our economy and our planet. We would put 'health in all policies' to bridge silos and promote joined-up thinking and action on the building blocks of health, such as safety, sheltr and community. Green Party HealthPolicy. Promoted by the Health Policy Working Group (Green Party) c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
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