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Sue Bates

@susiejb.bsky.social
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RGN, NHS primary care. Live on a pretty peninsula close to Liverpool…(best city in the world 😬). No hair, Alopecia.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely fascinating to see Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Burnham, flailing to adjust her stance to a politician with a moral argument and a positive message, who stands up for his policies and answers her questions clearly. She is getting so agitated at him not playing the game by the 'rules'.
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
the light in us is more powerful than the darkness of the world Carlos Santana
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The Mirror @mirror.co.uk · 27/09/2026
An estimated 150,000 children have been lifted out of poverty in the six months since Labour scrapped the two-child benefit limit.
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Scrapping two-child benefit cap has lifted 150,000 children out of poverty
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Christina Martin @christinamartin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If you enjoyed this, or missed it and want something similar, there is another event with the excellent advance care planner @clarefuller.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planning-a...
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Planning Ahead: challenges and choices for people who are without children
An overview of the specific challenges in relation to Advance Care Planning that are faced by people who are with out children.
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just 4 months after the local elections, Reform UK (RefUK) have lost 158 of their local councillors: -55 resigned -42 went Independent -28 defected -24 were kicked out -5 lost their seats -2 disqualified -2 suspended. Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money!
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Exploring fears around dying in relation to Terror Management Theory ➡️ Terror Management Theory & our deep‑rooted fear of death ➡️ Why people avoid planning, even when they know they are dying ➡️ Communication as a clinical tool @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social #AdvanceCarePlanning #Communication
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🎧 speakforme.co.uk/podcast-epis... What does truly gender‑affirming, person‑centred funeral care look like for people who are LGBTQ+? In this episode of Conversations About Advance Care Planning, I speak with Poppy Mardall about fears many #LGBTQ+ & trans people carry into #EoLC & #funeral care
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In this episode, I speak with Jason Ghous from @funeralexperts.com about practical bereavement navigation, why signposting isn’t enough, & how we can join up the journey from #AdvanceCarePlanning to bereavement. 🎧 speakforme.co.uk/podcast-epis... @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social #Bereavement
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Sue Bates @susiejb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I've added my name to the open letter calling for a public inquiry into the tragic death of Professor Jason Arday. Will you join me? goodlaw.social/625453
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📣New episode with Imogen Benson ▶️Moving from tech start‑ups to #EoLC ▶️Direct cremation can honour individuality ▶️The gap between felt & real preparedness 🎧https://speakforme.co.uk/podcast-episode-170 #AdvanceCarePlanning #EndOfLife #DigitalLegacy #AdvanceCarePlanning @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
📣New episode with @lucycarpenter.bsky.social Listen in to hear practical, compassionate ideas you can take back to your organisation & put into practice. 🎧https://speakforme.co.uk/podcast-episode-171 @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social #AdvanceCarePlanning @hospiceuk.bsky.social
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Sue Bates @susiejb.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Sue Bates @susiejb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Join the fight for trans rights and say loud and clear: We are going nowhere. We will fight until the battle is won. goodlaw.social/okld
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Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Talking about death, dying & money can feel hard, but the cost of avoiding can be huge Caro & I expolre - Steps to get your ducks in a row - Why you need an LPA - Workshops & toolkits 🎧https://speakforme.co.uk/podcast-episode-167 #AdvanceCarePlanning @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Listen as we explore experiences that have shaped Rosalie's work & find out how Rosalie brings ritual and meaning to funerals. 🎧https://speakforme.co.uk/podcast-episode-168 #AdvanceCarePlanning #FuneralPlanning @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 28/07/2026
Money and mental health problems are a marriage made in hell! Those with Mental Health issues are 3x more likely to be in debt crisis; and financial issues can slow depression treatment. I set up @moneyandmentalhealth.org charity 10yrs ago to help.
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Martin Lewis: Money and mental health problems are a marriage made in hell!
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
With current political plans awaited, this feels a timely episode 🎧https://speakforme.co.uk/podcast-episode-169 ➡️ Money, housing & carers’ rights ➡️ Routes to Rights ➡️ Health literacy @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com @andyburnham.bsky.social #AdvanceCarePlanning
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 28/07/2026
“Palestine protests are treated differently in Britain to all other forms of activism. Direct action is regarded as terrorism and words on a placard are rendered illegal. The only time our equipment has been seized and destroyed was when it related to Palestine.” bit.ly/3S0QUqP
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Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner
Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes It’s A Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/07/2026
Hosta hideout and a queen bee – readers’ best photographs
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Hosta hideout and a queen bee – readers’ best photographs
A selection of Guardian readers’ photographs from around the world
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
fields. Instead, he apparently laced into the company. According to the Financial Times, Eggers told the staff:

“The effect of ChatGPT on educators’ lives is catastrophic. Whether you intended to do it or not, you’ve made every teacher’s life infinitely more difficult than it was two years ago. So, just let that settle in… If students are using it to compose, which is the biggest tragedy of all, they’ll never learn to write. And their voice is stolen from them. They’ll never have the ability to say their truth and tell their own story. And that’s silencing an entire generation or two.”
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The Mirror @mirror.co.uk · 19/07/2026
A series of food and product recall alerts have been issued this week as customers have been urged to take action.
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Lidl and Capri-Sun issue urgent health risk warning — 'do not eat'
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
An honour to open the new season in discussion with Professor Julian Abel. We explore a population-based, equity-focused approach to death, dying & loss & what this looks like in practice. A great conversation: speakforme.co.uk/podcast-epis... @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social #AdvanceCarePlanning
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Two years ago today the people of Clacton elected me as their MP. Since then I have held no constituency surgeries, hardly visited the place and earned more than twenty times as much as my MP salary in outside grifts.
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Most of us will face the reality of end-of-life care — yet our healthcare system treats palliative care as an after thought, funded mainly by charities. Why is something so essential still so undervalued and patchy across the UK? The shocking truths and what must change. 👇🏼 youtu.be/22BzLBmPL_k?...
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 21/06/2026
Like a quilt, our fight for trans rights is made up of lots of smaller pieces – together they make a promise of a better future 🏳️‍⚧️ An overview of the legal cases which we believe can help us fight back: goodlaw.social/9zls
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Piecing together our fight for trans rights
Like a quilt, our fight for trans rights is made up of lots of smaller pieces – together they make a promise of a better future
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
300m people are suffering from Starvation in Africa, but Mr Greedy who could personally feed them all for a Century tells you it is fake.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 19/06/2026
Pressure on PM mounts as Burnham wins big in by-election
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Pressure on PM mounts as Burnham wins big in by-election
Sky's Jon Craig was at the count in Makerfield overnight and has this analysis after Burnham's victory
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Claire Robinson @robbo356.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
‘Disastrous night for Farage and Reform.’ Fixed your headline for you.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 19/06/2026
Makerfield by-election: Crunching the number - why Burnham's win is so significant
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Makerfield by-election: Crunching the number - why Burnham's win is so significant
The result lived up to the hype. An unprecedented contest ended in a seismic result, as Andy Burnham was announced as the new Labour MP for Makerfield with 55% of the vote, more than 20 points ahead of his defeated Reform opponent Robert Kenyon.
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Blackpool, 1982, photo by Chris Steele-Perkins.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This must have stuck in the craw of the transphobic national newspaper*, The Irish Independent. It should be noted that trans ppl have a massive 75% support in the Republic, a dramatic difference to our neighbours, the UK & US. Every major Irish artist & political party supports trans ppl
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‘This is a moment for respect’ - Paul Mescal issues statement in support of trans rights
Irish actor Paul Mescal has issued a public statement in support of transgender rights.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/06/2026
Murdered, missing, unidentified … the tragic stories that inspire Britain’s cold case investigators
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Murdered, missing, unidentified … the tragic stories that inspire Britain’s cold case investigators
When Dave Grimstead left the police after more than 30 years, he knew just what he wanted to do: solve some of its most intractable mysteries. The founder of Locate International explains why the country needs him and his volunteers
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Dr Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Tyneside folk: #CompassionateGateshead is asking for your experience of workplace support (or lack of), while caring for someone terminally ill or after their death. Responses before 12th June please. This questionnaire takes ~5mins. Please pass it on. forms.gle/aYf6DiD6TU5q...
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Supporting Employees through Bereavement and Caring Responsibilities
Compassionate Gateshead is exploring how employers in Gateshead can be better supported to help employees returning to work after bereavement or during periods of (caring for someone with) a terminal ...
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Advance Care Plan Day 2026 materials & info is now available on the website. Get involved with the UK's national #AdvanceCarePlanning day ➡️attend in person ➡️host a watch party ➡️make a pledge 📅 1st June (across the UK). The National Conference (Norfolk). advancecareplanday.org 😍 #ACPDay2026 #NHS
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National Advance Care Planning Day
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Christina Martin @christinamartin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Essex deathlings. One month today I will be back at Colchester Crematorium. In conjunction with the Truly Macabre book club, there willl be a talk and a death prep activity. Join in www.eventbrite.com/e/before-we-...
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Before We Go - Book Talk and Workshop with Evie King
Join us for an evening with council funeral arranger, comedian, and author Evie King as she discusses her new book, Get Ahead of Being Dead.
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Advance Care Plan Day 2026 @advancecareplan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The UK's National Advance Care Plan Day 2026 📅 1st July 2026 😍 Host your own ACP events 😍 Attend the National Conference 😍 Make plans 😍 Learn and empower others 😍 Get involved 👇👇 www.AdvanceCarePlanDay.org #ACPDay2026 #AdvanceCarePlanning
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The way the entire British media is suddenly discussing 'two tier policing' as if it is a real thing worth seriously debating, rather than the obvious far-right white supremacist fantasy it has always been, is very alarming
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Greymane 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @greymane54.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
A warning we must heed! with thanks to @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Golden Plover chicks hatch in shallow ground nests, fluffy, speckled, and wide-eyed. Camouflage helps them vanish into mossy hollows while their parents forage close by. ✨️ #SpringStories
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
'I forgot what it feels like to be outside' – First (UK) rooftop intensive care ward opens. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK's first rooftop intensive care ward opens at King's College Hospital
The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 27/05/2026
Government gave 'misleading' information about student loans, senior committee chair tells Sky News
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Government gave 'misleading' information about student loans, senior committee chair tells Sky News
Students received "misleading" advice from the government about loans to pay for their university education, the chair of a top parliamentary committee has told Sky News.
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
📣New podcast released Beyond Survival: Rethinking Decisions in Advanced Kidney Disease with Dr Barny Hole We discuss the biomedical versus person-centred paradigms of nephrology practice 🎧 speakforme.co.uk/podcast-epis... #AdvanceCarePlanning @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social #SupportiveKidneyCare
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
So Lee Anderson, who said Islamists have "got control" of Sadiq Khan, wants to close every food bank in the country, and is committed to bringing back the death penalty, has now been made Chairman of Reform UK
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Open Justice Court of Protection Project @openjusticecop.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
*Upcoming Court of Appeal - Weds 25th March 2026** Does open justice apply in the Court of Protection? That's what the Court of Appeal will be considering. openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2026/03/22/c...
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Court of Appeal to decide whether open justice applies to the Court of Protection: Briefing for CA-2025-001953 Re Gardner
In this ‘advance briefing’, I will set out the relevant background and a short summary of the arguments of the appellant and the intervenors. I hope this will assist observers to follow the hearing…
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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Released in line with Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week, a super discussion focusing on identity, inclusivity & #AdvanceCarePlanning 🎧https://speakforme.co.uk/podcast-episode-162 @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social #EDI #EqualityAndDiversity #InclusionMatters #EDI #HumanRights #DEI
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