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Dr Tom Riddington

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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Every employed GP, and every employer of GPs, should know their rights as employees. Last summer's Know Your Rights campaign shows GPs, newly qualified or old hands, exactly the information they need. More details here 👇 cdn.intelligencebank.com/eu/share/qMb...
A screenshot of the Know Your Rights checklist produced by the BMA
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🗳️ The Big Electoral Reform Debate 🪑 @siennarodgers.bsky.social with @robfordmancs.bsky.social 🎤 For PR @jessicatoale.bsky.social @paulsweeney.bsky.social 🎤 For FPTP Supportive Labour MPs invited 🕡 18:45, Sun 27 Sept 📍 Auditorium 1C, ACC www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk/event-listin...
labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk
The Big Electoral Reform Debate — Labour For A New Democracy
Parliamentarians debate: is First Past the Post still fit for purpose?
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS. Coordinated with activists across North and South America, Europe and Australia, we’re all showing up to demand an end to all contracts and partnerships with Palantir.
amnesty.org.uk
People vs Palantir - International Day of Action
On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS. Join a local action near you!
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When someone shows you who they are, believe them
theguardian.com
Reform UK-led council ends support for Show Racism the Red Card
Charity’s head coach ‘shocked’ after Sunderland council leader says it will not support ‘politically charged’ groups
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🚨 WRITE TO YOUR MP! On Oct 12th, Parliament will debate the UK JOINING THE EU! Use this page to send an email to your MP. In the context of Canada-EU, Rejoin polling at 61%, and devolved leaders saying the future is the EU... ...Westminster needs to catch up. Sign & share everywhere please. 👇
europeanmovement.co.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 16/09/2026
The @nebriefing.bsky.social should be prime time viewing every evening. Failing that, find a screening near you here 👇 www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
nebriefing.org
National Emergency Briefing
Find a People's Emergency Briefing screening near you, or spot a gap that you can fill by hosting a screening.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What a good idea for a country that wants to benefit its people and improve its economy... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
EU chief backs plan for Canada to become 'associate member'
Canada is seeking closer ties with EU after a breakdown in relations with the US and its president Donald Trump.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Exclusive: Reform on brink of losing Durham control after three councillors quit in one night jamieroberton.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
jamieroberton.substack.com
Exclusive: Reform on brink of losing Durham control after three councillors quit in one night
Reform UK is in serious danger of losing control of its flagship council after three councillors quit in succession, less than a week after a Sky News investigation.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Reform has no interest in the work I came here to do. They are not serious about governing Wales. They are far more interested in division, opposition and headlines than in finding solutions." www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Screenshot of Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, who has defected to Plaid from Reform
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A real joy to meet @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social today. Thank you for keeping up the pressure on kicking Palantir - and all the US big data tech bro companies - out the NHS. You can read the @keepournhspublic.bsky.social briefings here: keepournhspublic.com/palantir-out...
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 11/09/2026
First AI clinical negligence claims lodged 👇
hsj.co.uk
Exclusive: First AI clinical negligence claims lodged
The NHS has received its first clinical negligence claims related to the use of artificial intelligence, HSJ can reveal.
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s great to see Zubir Ahmed MP speaking up about Palantir in this way. All politicians should be doing so in my opinion!🚨 Link to article: www.lbc.co.uk/article/form... jujuliagrace.substack.com
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 09/09/2026
The National Data Opt-Out mentioned can be accessed here, for UK residents not wishing to share their data: www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-dat...
theguardian.com
‘Mistrust’ of Palantir may affect NHS research, says health minister
James Frith says patients may be less willing to share data as new figures show a rise in opt-outs
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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
LMCs voted earlier this year for a ballot on switching to a 'Plan B' semi-private contract. Writing for GPonline, @drtomriddington.bsky.social warns this would risk alienating the patients GPs see every day - and urges GPs to change tack. Full story: www.gponline.com/viewpoint-pl...
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If Andy Burnham wants some oven-ready reforms to social care, the campaign End Social Care Disgrace has some brilliant ideas. You can read more about their work here (with thanks to Dr Brian Fisher):
doctorsinunite.com
Labour must not shy away from radical social care reform
Fourteen years of neglect has left social care in a disgraceful state. There are 152,000 job vacancies (1). Exponential privatisation has lead to around 10% of its funding being lost to private pro…
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You can join the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and map disaster zones to help @msf.ca , the Red Cross, and other global charities get aid to those who need it. They are the best, and they need Bluesky nerds like you 🤓 Get mapping 👇 tasks.hotosm.org
tasks.hotosm.org
HOT Tasking Manager
Collaborative mapping for humanitarian action.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If Andy Burnham wants some oven-ready reforms to social care, the campaign End Social Care Disgrace has some brilliant ideas. You can read more about their work here (with thanks to Dr Brian Fisher):
doctorsinunite.com
Labour must not shy away from radical social care reform
Fourteen years of neglect has left social care in a disgraceful state. There are 152,000 job vacancies (1). Exponential privatisation has lead to around 10% of its funding being lost to private pro…
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
If Burnham can make this happen, he will solve a lot of the NHS' problems. It's a big if, but huge if he can pull it off
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 22/07/2026
This Leave voter in Makerfield, Andy Burnham's own constituency, has completely changed her mind about Brexit and now wants to rejoin the EU - and she's not the only one. We need to talk about EU membership. Now.
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 19/07/2026
Climate change is (obviously) a public health emergency. We wrote to the Labour party in 2020 to make this case. The UK government should be working to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change on all of us.
doctorsinunite.com
Doctors declare climate change a public health emergency
The UK’s oldest medical trade union has sent an open letter to the four Labour party leadership contenders, demanding they recognise climate change as a public health emergency.  Doctors in Un…
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I just signed a petition calling on the UK government to end Palantir's involvement in the NHS. A secretive US spy tech company has no place in our health service. Sign here: nopalantir.org.uk
nopalantir.org.uk
No Palantir in our NHS
Add your name now to call for US data company Palantir to be dropped from the NHS – and for the future of health data to keep faith with patient trust.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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theguardian.com
I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all | Peter Geoghegan
Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale
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bmacymru.bsky.social @bmacymru.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“It’s very important that we are not ignored when it comes to money" Read Gareth Oelmann's interview from Pulse Live Cardiff about the need for more GPs and an increase in funding to general practice in Wales. www.pulsetoday.co.uk/views/big-in...
pulsetoday.co.uk
GPC Wales chair Dr Gareth Oelmann: 'It is all about the money'
Dr Gareth Oelmann, the chair of the BMA’s GP Committee in Wales was interviewed about the need for more GPs and an increase in funding to general practice
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Palantir's co-founder claimed "the NHS makes people sick" Yet this US tech giant now runs the NHS data platform. There are serious concerns about its access to patient data and human rights record. The Government should use the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS.
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Today I'm presenting my new Parliamentary Bill to ban MPs' Second Jobs.

When an MP can pocket more for a couple of hours of “work” than a nurse earns in an entire year, something is deeply broken in our politics. 

We're going to put a stop to this racket!
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 14/07/2026
"Far too much strategic time and effort is wasted on NHS reorganisations. Whilst we believe that the NHS does need to be reshaped we think this can be done organically as particular needs are identified. Economies of scale can be achieved, where they exist, by organisations co-operating together."
doctorsinunite.com
OUTLINE FOR EVIDENCE BY DOCTORS IN UNITE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE ON THE HEALTH BILL
1.Abolition of NHS England Doctors in Unite were opposed to the creation of NHS England, believing that responsibility for the NHS should lie with the Secretary of State and not be outsourced to an…
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 14/07/2026
"In these circumstances it might be thought that a Labour government would prioritise public health. Instead spending on public health is falling in real terms, services for physical activity are being abandoned, and there are wide disparities in the availability of services".
doctorsinunite.com
The Public Health Crisis and the Case for Parity of Esteem
KEY POINTS FOR DECISION MAKERS The Public Health Crisis Britain faces a public health crisis. Life expectancy is in decline. The NHS is buckling under the weight of preventable illnesses. The welfa…
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
When Burnham talks of "localism", he always ignores the fact that giving more power to local communities lies at the heart of the EU idea. Alongside regional funding, the EU's Committee of the Regions facilitates cooperation between towns, cities and regions across the whole continent! #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I've got a plan to clean up British politics. 🚫No second jobs for MPs. 💷Cap political donations. ❌No contracts for party donors. Politics should work for you - not the highest bidder. Let's stop the sleaze for good!
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Neil Duncan-Jordan would bar anyone connected to a public contract in the past ten years from donating. Another from LD Lisa Smart would require candidates to declare past or present income/gifts from the Russian state or connected entities.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Amendment watch... Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart has an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill which would ban politicians from taking payments from foreign state broadcasters. Richard Burgon's would exclude oil and gas companies from the list of permissible donors.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Open letter to Andy Burnham from lots of excellent organisations including: @doctorsinunite.com , @thedauk.bsky.social , @keepournhspublic.bsky.social , @fbunational.bsky.social , @nasuwt-official.bsky.social , @medact.bsky.social , @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social , @strikemap.org Please share 👇
sosnhs.co.uk
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Keep the crypto bros out of your healtcare data 👇
theguardian.com
MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS
Cross-party group backs call from science and technology committee to look at alternative options, citing ‘serious mistrust’
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
One of our spokespeople, Dr @jatinderhayre.bsky.social has written a must-read book on the complicated but very important issue of Physician Associates - read our review of it here. keepournhspublic.com/noctor-nocto... You can pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/noctor-...
keepournhspublic.com
‘Noctor, Noctor. A prescription for trouble’ by Jatinder Hayre
Reviewed by John Puntis, Co Chair Keep Our NHS Public Jatinder Hayre. ‘Noctor, Noctor. A prescription for trouble’.Icon Books Ltd., London 2026. Publication date 24/09/2026 ‘Noctor’ ...
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Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nigel Farage wants a mandate for corruption. Hopefully he'll get a by-election versus a man wearing a bin instead: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
Nigel Farage Wants a Mandate For Corruption
The British populist leader makes a Trumpian gamble.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On my way, Clacton.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Keep 🍊 out of 🇬🇧
theguardian.com
Burnham urged to ditch ‘dangerous’ UK-US NHS drug deal
Exclusive: health groups call on expected next PM to rip up agreement, which analysis suggests could lead to 229,000 excess deaths by 2036
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
NEW: Before cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne gave £5m to @nigel_farage, he gave £1m to Boris Johnson. For what?? Today @thenerve.news news reveals new evidence that tracks Harborne's investments in defence firm QinetiQ...to key defence announcements from Boris Johnson. 1/
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
#Danegeld www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social writes for @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social magazine: "The revolving door between DHSC and the world of business presents a corruption risk that erodes public confidence in government." Read the full explosive piece here: flickread.com/edition/html...
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Get Palantir out of our NHS. A secretive US spy tech firm with deep Trump ties has no business holding our health data. Add your name: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
foxglove.org.uk
Sign the petition to Andy Burnham: If you become our next Prime Minister, please get Palantir out of our NHS.
ADD YOUR NAME NOW!
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/06/2026
ICYMI: a new independent report shows major reductions in air pollution in our city are linked to an estimated 40% fewer annual premature deaths.
theguardian.com
Deaths linked to London air pollution have fallen 40%, study estimates
However, Imperial College team also find that pollution has worse health impact than previously understood
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Welcome back to Parliament Andy - your success will be everyone's success, so very best of luck. I met Andy Burnham as a junior doctor the last time he was an MP. When speaking truth to power it really helps when the other person actually seems to want to listen - which Andy did.
A slightly pushy doctor in a cardigan and Andy Burnham talk to each other in a crowded room.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Wonks 😂 Looking forward to the @theguardian.com long read about boffins next
theguardian.com
The war for Burnham’s ear: politicians and wonks fight for influence over a PM
There is high emotion, a deluge of policy papers and an ‘excruciating’ jostle for jobs as Labour’s probable next leader settles back into Westminster life
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/06/2026
The consequences of climate change are already here - and things will only get worse unless we act now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vyz6w…
bbc.co.uk
London heat adaptation event cancelled as heatwave grips
A meeting to explore how cities globally can adapt to rising temperatures was cancelled amid a red heat warning.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
**New #RejoinEU Petition** 10 years after the Brexit referendum and 6 years after leaving the EU, it is clear to us that Brexit isn't working. We think it is time for the Government to #ApplyToRejoin the European Union. Sign #RejoinPetition4 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Start negotiations now to Rejoin the EU
10 years after the Brexit referendum and 6 years after leaving the EU, it is clear to us that Brexit isn't working. We believe any benefits have been dwarfed by loss of influence, extra costs and the ...
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
A Brexit map of Britain Today In a referendum held today, just 11 of Britain’s 632 constituencies would vote to stay out of the EU – all of them in England. #RejoinEU www.moreincommon.org.uk/research/bre...
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
"If the mythic Overton window shifts to the right, and you obligingly follow suit, it will simply move further toward that extreme, and reward only the tip of the spear."
theintercept.com
Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering Centrism
As head of Labour, Starmer served his role ignobly: weeding out the Left and paving the way for the far right.
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If I were in government I'd be scoping an announcement to have solar, batteries and air conditioning (heating and cooling) in every school and hospital by 2030
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