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“NEVER AGAIN”
One of my councillor colleagues asked me about my white poppy today so I thought I’d share what the white poppy is and why I wear one.
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I’m an NHS doctor. I have just earned an extra £200 for covid-related locum work and have donated it to
@novaramedia
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Their reporting of the coronavirus pandemic has been second to none and has contained a level of detail and scrutiny that is absent in the traditional media.
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I really struggle to understand why more folk don’t support the Greens.
Britain is in a mess and there is a way out. The Greens have the right policies to fix the inequality crisis which is the root cause of the majority of our social problems.
Carla Denyer, "You pay less tax on assets than you do from income from work, we think that's unfair.. Changes would raise £50 billion"
@carla_denyer
#BBCQT
"So when Rachel Reeves goes out night after night saying there is no magic money tree, we can't invest in public services"
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The decision about whether or not to prescribe puberty blockers to trans children should be made by an appropriately trained medical professional, after a comprehensive assessment.
Not by a politician.
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Puberty Blockers. A 🧵
Children’s healthcare must always be led by evidence.
Medicine given to children must always be proven safe and effective first.
I know there’s lots of fear and anxiety.
Let me explain why this decision was taken.
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Police are doing indiscriminate ID checks on Lambeth Bridge.
@ExtinctionR
#PoliceState
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FOOD SECURITY: Thread 🧵
It’s scary to see how fragile our food system has become.
These empty shelves at the Lerwick Tesco this evening are the result of just a few days’ disruption in our food supply.
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The white poppy is a symbol of peace. Peace, not just as a passive absence of violence, but as a commitment of actively working towards a just world where the conditions for violence do not exist.
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I’m hugely excited to have been elected as the first ever
@scottishgreens
councillor in Shetland!
This is a small but significant moment as we build the movement for social & ecological justice in Shetland, Scotland and the wider world.
💚💚💚
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In Gaza, we witness the terrifying consequences of decades of failure to work for peace, with thousands of people killed. Despite this, political leaders are refusing to call for a ceasefire.
For me, the message of the white poppy seems more urgent and relevant than ever.
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We are entering the era of climate breakdown, resulting in a world that is less stable.
The hard work of peacemaking is even more imperative: not just between nations but in our domestic politics, in our communities, in our personal relationships and within ourselves.
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The white poppy is also a symbol of remembrance, not just for British soldiers, but for all combatants, and civilians - who now make up the vast majority of casualties in modern warfare.
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This constituency poll illustrates precisely the reason why you need to vote Green in 2024 - wherever you are.
Last election, Greens just got 9% here. That’s given them a platform to win the constituency this election.
#VoteGreen
now for a platform to win at the next election.
🚨 North Herefordshire voting intention:
🟢 GRN 39% (+30)
🔵 CON 28% (-35)
🔴 LAB 15% (+2)
🟣 REF 13% (+13)
🟠 LD 4% (-10)
Via
@wethinkpolling
, 6-14 June (+/- vs 2019)
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White poppies were first produced by the Cooperative Women’s Guild in 1933; they were concerned that the world was tilting towards another war, and that the “Never Again” message was being ignored and forgotten.
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She said she had always been deeply ashamed about her grandfather who had fought on Mussolini’s side, but felt that the white poppy helped to break through the trauma of war, bringing out the humanity of both her relatives and helping her to find peace.
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As a paediatrician it’s my duty to act when the health of young people is threatened.
I’m supporting
@ExtinctionR
because peaceful civil disobedience is EFFECTIVE as a public health intervention.
If you’re a doctor and agree, please sign this:
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When soldiers returned from the trenches after having fought the First World War in 1918, the message and political challenge they brought back with them was “Never Again”.
A decade later, it was clear that this message was not being heeded.
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We used to sell white poppies in the street, outside Dalston Junction station, near where I lived in London. I remember selling one to an Italian woman who had never heard about white poppies before.
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I’m a children’s A&E Doctor.
This week we heard on
@BBCPanorama
how shocking the government’s mistakes and cover-ups have been in responding to Covid19.
We can’t let them off the hook.
So tonight, don’t just applaud us: PROTECT US
🗣
#ChantForPPE
😷🧤🥼🥽
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At 0620 I stopped by at Trafalgar Square to greet rebels from Worcestershire who have been here all night in the wind and the rain.
Now on my way to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit for a 13 hour shift.
Despite the adverse conditions, rebels spirits were high.
#RebelForLife
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The following day, wearing her white poppy, she came up to the stall again and told me about her two grandfathers who had fought in the war. One had fought for Mussolini’s fascists, the other had fought for the partisans, in the resistance.
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The advertising hoarding is down.
A massive victory for our community!
☀️🚫Our sunlight is not for sale! 🚫☀️
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I have written a letter to The Times today, co-signed by 38 other paediatricians.
We deplore the killing of children by Hamas and Israel.
There is a child health emergency in Gaza; our political leaders must call out Israeli war crimes.
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When I visited my local shops yesterday there was no lack of fresh fruit and veg, and staff told me that there was much more available in the stores. Local shops are also supplied to a much greater extent by local producers, supporting the wider local economy.
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@DanielleYorks
Hi Danielle, I’m an A&E Dr. Please come out, but don’t clap politely. Bring a pot and a wooden spoon and
#ChantForPPE
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I believe that means less supermarkets and a circular food economy with more folk working the land, more local production and a thriving network of local shops.
#goodfoodnation
#localfood
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Despite the police crackdown, authorities were powerless to stop hundreds of
@XRebellionUK
rebels from congregating by Millbank Tower to campaign on how the climate and ecological emergency is threatening our food supply.
This is such a massive issue
@XRFarmers
@GeorgeMonbiot
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Shetland says:
#CeasefireNOW
#FreePalestine
Thanks to all the folk that came to demonstrate their support and solidarity.
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At Trafalgar Square
Police have taken away rebels’ Human Rights
Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights: the right to peaceful assembly and association.
I feel outraged.
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If you’re a drug dealer, don’t vote for
@thegreenparty
: our policy of Legal Regulation will put you out of business.
If you want to keep profiteering from Heroin and Cocaine, best vote for a party like Labour, the Tories or Lib Dems that want to keep prohibition.
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When you come out on your doorstep tonight - don’t just applaud us..
#ChantForPPE
Let’s put pressure on the government to provide
✅ PPE for every health & care worker
✅ Testing, Tracing & Isolating
✅ Pay and conditions fit for heroes
✅ Health for all- free of charging
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@ShahrarAli
I’m a paediatrician.
There are many women and girls (cis and trans) who do not have the karyotype 46 XX.
Swyer syndrome and Androgen insensitivity syndrome are two of many examples.
Sex is a spectrum.
Gender is a spectrum.
Smash the patriarchy, not trans lives.
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🛑STOP ROSEBANK🛑
The Rosebank oilfield is just off our Shetland coast.
The planet is on fire; it’s totally inappropriate to be drilling in this beautiful & fragile environment.
Rosebank oil will do nothing for energy bills or energy security.
Norwegians don’t need our money.
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@ShahrarAli
Thanks to everyone who has fed back to me constructively on this tweet.
To correct myself- I accept the fact that biological sex itself is a binary concept and though there is a spectrum of anatomy & physiology, this does not take away from the fact that there are two sexes. /1
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Gazan doctors are working in intolerable conditions amid Israel’s cruel, relentless siege and bombardment.
They are exhausted & terrified; begging for us to call for a ceasefire.
Shetland may be far from Gaza but as doctors, we gathered today to show support for our colleagues.
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Supermarkets, on the other hand, cut every corner they can to make money.
The result? Ecological damage, farmers pushed to the brink, deserted high streets & town centres, obesity, diabetes - and most worryingly, a food system that can’t handle just a few days’ disruption.
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In the cold wind and rain, 40 Shetlanders gathered outside the Lerwick Town Hall today, to call for an immediate ceasefire and a lasting peace and freedom for everyone in the Middle East.
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@ShahrarAli
I’m sorry that I’ve brought intersex people into this in an unhelpful and hurtful way. Intersex people need respect, understanding and support, not to be used to support debates on sex or gender. I apologise and will try to do better. /2
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🥁 STOP EQUINOR 🥁
About 50 people marched in Shetland today to stop Rosebank.
Shetland has benefited from fossil fuels in the past - but it’s not our future.
#StopRosebank
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It’s never Slower Than Expected.
Atmospheric CO2 concentrations are always rising “faster than expected”
We have to stop burning fossil fuels and rewild urgently!
#ThisIsNotADrill
@ExtinctionR
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For weeks
@Eco_Ty
and I have campaigned for this to be removed, then last night the landlord sent a crane to remove the hoarding.
This morning, for the first time in over 3 years, residents are finally able to see our of their windows.
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I’m a doctor that has spent a great deal of time treating children who have fled from war zones to safety in the UK.
The physical and psychological trauma that many young migrants go through is shocking.
The arrogance and inhumanity of this video is sickening and frightening.
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@paulbharrison
@ExtinctionR
This is my video. Yes of course you can use it. People need to know that the UK government is taking away our rights. Please share widely
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As the world moves into a more uncertain future, driven by conflict and climate breakdown, we desperately need to find a more secure and sustainable way of guaranteeing humanity’s basic need of affordable, nutritious food.
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@skedeschi
This is a fair comment. Folk in the western world are very blinkered! Part of the work of peacemaking (which is, after all, what the white poppy represents) is making the commitment to empathise with others.
Recognising our common humanity is the great challenge of our time.
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Interested that the
@guardian
isn’t doing live coverage of
@TheGreenParty
spring conference, now that it’s the third most popular party in the UK polls
#gpconf
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📣Calling all UK Paediatricians🚨
Please sign this open letter to show support for
@GretaThunberg
,
@Strike4Youth
&
@Fridays4future
in calling on the RCPCH to declare a Climate & Ecological Emergency.
As custodians of child health, it’s time to speak out.
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But these scenes belie the fact that Shetland’s food system used to -and could easily again be -far more resilient.
Local shops in Shetland have a business model that relies far less heavily on the pursuit of profit, and much more on the value of serving the community.
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Excited to announce that I’m standing as
@TheGreenParty
’s candidate in Hackney North & Stoke Newington in the next general election alongside
@Eco_Ty
in Hackney South.
We have a climate emergency & rampant social inequality on our hands.
Green politics can solve both problems!
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Too many people have died and come to harm because of the war on drugs.
I’m voting Green because they have a plan to legalise and regulate drug use, which will massively reduce harm, enable better medical treatments for mental illness, and bring the number of drug deaths down.
💚 For our planet. For social justice. For democracy.
🗳️ Tell us - why are you voting Green?
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Me, 38, not feeling so sparkling straight out of four night shifts on the paediatric intensive care unit..
..Prof.
#PeterCole
, 76, still going strong outside Tory party HQ on day TWENTY-TWO of his hunger strike for the climate:
“I’m doing this for my grandchildren”
@ExtinctionR
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I’m a children’s A&E Dr.
The UK has the worst Covid19 death toll in Europe.
200 colleagues are dead.
The government’s handling of this epidemic has been shocking.
Last week I led a
#ClapForPPE
in my community. Please join us tonight at 8pm
#ClapForTheNHS
#ClapForPPE
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Fantastic migrants policy just passed at
@scottishgreens
conference:
✅ End the hostile environment
✅ Close detention centres
✅ End “no recourse to public funds”
✅ Housing for refugees in community settings, not hotels
✅ Trafficked people given automatic asylum.
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I’m so proud of all my medical colleagues in
@DoctorsXr
.
2019 will be remembered as the year that the world woke up to the climate & ecological emergency.
Keep speaking the truth!
Dr Alex Armitage: “The government has a duty to protect its citizens. Instead, it is allowing fossil fuel companies to steal our children’s future. As health professionals, we’re the ones who will have to witness the suffering which will ensue.”
#EverybodyNow
#ActNow
@DoctorsXr
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Shetland hasn’t had cargo from the UK mainland for 3 days and the supermarkets feel like ghost towns. There were no green vegetables apart from this one manky cabbage.
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Unusually long wait for a
@SW_Railway
train at Southampton because of
@RMTunion
strike action.
I’m a children’s doctor, tired after a 13 hour shift and delayed getting home to see my family after working nights over Christmas.
But I stand in solidarity with RMT members /1
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COP26 is coming.
Now is the time for
@KwasiKwarteng
and the UK Government to show real leadership on the climate emergency.
Shetlanders want to see the end of the oil industry and an accelerated transition to a new renewable energy economy.
#NoCambo
#JustTransition
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Time is running out: we must
#ActNow
on the climate & ecological emergency.
As a paediatrician I’m proud to join with
@ExtinctionR
: the movement that has the best chance of delivering the change we need to secure a survivable future for our children.
#SummerUprising
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The upper floors of this Shoreditch building lie EMPTY and could be used to shelter homeless people from the bitter cold
Instead, the landlord has erected an ILLEGAL ad for expensive iPhones
Another Hackney building used for profit, not people.
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£100bn is the kind of commitment that the UK must make in order to show global leadership to tackle this planetary problem.
We are facing a climate and ecological emergency
The time has come for
@TheGreenParty
#ClimateElection
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Planetary food security is massively threatened by ecological breakdown.
Despite innovations in agriculture, harvests are already falling. This is set to get much worse as the planet heats up.
Hunger causes disease, conflict and death.
#RebelForLife
@XRLondon
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“We need to listen to the young people and not the advertising!”
Back in April I volunteered with
@ExtinctionR
’s media team to tell the truth about the
#ClimateEmergency
.
This weekend I’ll be joining rebels in the
#EastLondonUprising
around Hackney and Tower Hamlets
Join us!
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Trans people have always existed; trans children have always existed.
Trans people have a right to healthcare, including gender affirming healthcare.
Wes Streeting should get out of the way, and let healthcare professionals and researchers do their job.
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I’ve been selected to stand as
@TheGreenParty
candidate for Hackney North & Stoke Newington constituency.
The time has come for the Greens.
We have the solutions to the ecological, social and constitutional emergencies that Britain is facing in 2019.
#VoteGreen
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I’m voting Green because I want transformational change, not fiddling about the edges
🗳️ The polls are open! Are you voting for a
#GreenFuture
?
💚 Tell us why you're voting Green with the hashtag
#ImVotingGreen
.
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To reduce drug related harm and stigma, we need to remove all criminal penalties for people who use drugs.
We also must make all drug supply legal and regulated, to wrest control of the drugs market from organised criminals and remove the profit motive from drugs sales.
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Tonight I stood up with fellow key workers to
#chantforPPE
.
It’s so great to get such strong public support- but we don’t feel that support from the government.
We need more testing, better wages & contracts for key workers, more scrutiny, more transparency...
...and more PPE
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I’ve borrowed an
#ebike
from my employer
@NHS_Shetland
to get me 16 miles in and out of work for the last two days.
I totally feel like a cheat for going up hills at 15mph but my male pride can handle that.
It’s great for my health and the environment.
Thanks
@sustrans
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It’s cold, wet and I’ve been campaigning for 50 of the last 56 hours.
I’m standing for a party that has the vision and the policies to make the world a harmonious, sustainable and safe place to live.
Some dismiss us as too radical but the climate emergency demands nothing less.
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🥁 🎵 NO MORE EQUINOR 🎵 🥁
This evening, Shetland Stop Rosebank campaigners’ message was broadcast on Norwegian news.
@EquinorASA
, the oil giant behind Rosebank, is 67% owned by the Norwegian state.
Citizens of Norway have the power to stand up for the climate.
#StopRosebank
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I’m standing as the Green candidate for Orkney and Shetland at the next General Election
My vision:
Abolish Poverty and create a Fair & Sustainable Society.
✅ Community control of Renewable Energy development
✅ Wealth Taxation
✅ Four Day Week
✅ Universal Basic Income
👍
Green councillor to stand in
#GeneralElections2024
@Shetnews
@alexjarmitage
@greens_shetland
@amcarmichaelMP
@OrkneySnp
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Today I asked the
@BBCAnyQuestions
panel whether we should legalise and regulate drug use.
No one disagreed.
#LegalRegulation
is a sensible policy that will save lives, cut crime and will make huge financial savings for the treasury.
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Hilary Cass acknowledged that there are trans children who benefited from puberty blockers.
A top-down intervention like this, from a politician who has appeared to have been lobbied heavily by those with a political agenda, is not helpful.
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STOP ROSEBANK
At a critical moment for humanity, this is a weak decision which represents cowardice at the heart of our politics.
The decision to give Rosebank the go-ahead must be reversed.
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Ordinary people have supported the effort against
#COVID19
- but not the government.
This evening I did a slow clap for Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings.
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In 20 years time we will look back on 2019 in disbelief at how our national conversation was so absorbed with Brexit, when we should have been addressing the climate emergency.
For those with foresight, now is the time to prepare for
@ExtinctionR
rebellion on 7/10/19
🌍💚🌱🚨
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Sadly I’m the only
@scottishgreens
candidate to be elected in Shetland but I’m delighted that
@KristopherLeask
&
@JohnRossScott
are new Green councillors in Orkney!
It was great to support your campaign in Kirkwall and I’m looking forward to working collaboratively with you!
💚
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Hi
@ExtinctionR
we’ve heard that a load of schools are using isolation and detentions to punish young climate protectors who went on school strike.
Is there a list of the schools that are doing this? If not shall we start one?
What shall we do with these fossil schools??
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Healthcare should be led by evidence. There’s currently a lack of evidence on the use of puberty blockers in gender affirming healthcare. Lack of evidence makes clinical decisions more difficult. We need more evidence.
A blanket ban on puberty blockers is the wrong approach.
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Great to see Jewish anti-war orgs like
@NaamodUK
given a voice in the mainstream media.
The deplatforming of anti-war Jews by the media has been dangerous & irresponsible.
Antisemites have weaponised Israel’s cruelty to whip up anti-Jewish hatred. We can’t let this happen.
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“This kind of culture war that the government wants to push is actually endangering Jewish people.”
Far-right groups are “mobilised by a lot of the home secretary and prime minister’s rhetoric” says Em Hilton, co-founder of Na'amod: British Jews Against Occupation.
@RickKelsey
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I attended the demo in London today to add my voice in the call for a ceasefire in
#gaza
and for international law to be upheld.
The UK government and Labour opposition must end the uncritical support for the state of Israel, as it continues to contravene international law.
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Asylum seekers are not allowed to work and have very little agency in how they live their lives.
Fare-free bus travel for asylum seekers is a humane and sensible policy that will help some of the most vulnerable folk in our society.
Welcome to Scotland
Some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland are those seeking asylum, often struggling to access the transport they need.
Today we can announce that we have budgeted £2m to allow all asylum seekers resident in Scotland to access free bus travel.
#SGPconf
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In Shetland, the
@scottishgreens
policy of fare-free travel on buses for U22 has led to huge increases in bus ridership- up by more than 400% on one route.
We have achieved a cultural change, but for too many folk, private car use is the only option.
Lots more work to do!!
More calls for free bus travel as figures reveal impact of under-22 scheme via
@Shetnews
@chrismcope
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✅ Wealth taxes
✅ 4-day week
✅ Universal Basic Income
Kemi Badenoch, "We don't have a cure for poverty. If we did, we would have done it already"
#CovidInquiry
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700 scientists have written to
@RishiSunak
to spell out how disastrous it would be to invest in new fossil fuel projects.
They’re not wrong.
We need a government that isn’t beholden to oil companies and their deadly disregard of climate science.
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This is completely the wrong decision by the UK Government and should be challenged in the courts.
The right way to use Rosebank’s oil is to keep it in the ground.
Go-ahead given to develop UK's biggest untapped oil field off Shetland Islands after delays over environmental concerns
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Just finished 3x 13hr shifts as a Dr in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit this weekend... now back on the campaign trail for
@TheGreenParty
@hackneygreens
#Hackney
#StokeNewington
#Dalston
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If there was anywhere in the world I’d be today, it would be working with paediatric colleagues in Gaza 🇵🇸
My 2nd choice would be back in Hackney, campaigning to make the amazing
@ZoeGarbett
Hackney’s first Green Mayor!
If you’re in Hackney, please
#VoteGreen
before 10pm
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Nurses, paramedics, healthcare assistants, cleaning, portering and catering staff all deserve a pay rise.
NHS heroes need more than empty rounds of applause from government ministers.
They deserve to live in dignity.
🌈🏥
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It’s time to vote *and campaign* for the Greens
Is it time to vote for the Green Party?
Check out my new interview with deputy leader
@ZackPolanski
👇
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Fantastic day at the first EVER
#ShetlandPride
and the first outing for our AMAZING
#BigtonSamba
drummers 🧡💚💛💜💙❤️
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📣🏨👨⚕️
Message to everyone from all of us at
@UHSFT
:
Protect yourself
Protect your parents
Protect your grandparents
Protect the NHS 🌈💙
#StayAtHome
#SocialDistancing
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I’m proud that
@TheGreenParty
has come out significantly ahead of all other parties in
@Medact
’s
#GE2019
manifesto analysis.
If you want everyone to truly exercise their human right to health,
#VoteGreen
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FREE BUS AND FERRY TRAVEL
We can do this.
Now is the time to show leadership on cost of living, on our rural economy and on the climate emergency.
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4 years ago, I stood for
@hackneygreens
in Dalston ward. I knocked on >1000 doors and spoke to hundreds of people. I lost out by 21 votes.
Last week,
@Zoe4Hackney
won the election, beating the nearest Labour candidate by over 200 votes.
How it started…………how it’s going
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Reasons to vote for
@carla_denyer
in
#BristolWest
1. Your vote is POWERFUL opportunity to DOUBLE the number of green MPs in Westminster.
2. Carla will be like a Labour MP, but better! She’ll vote with Labour on most issues, but:
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Putting forward our
@GreenDrugPolicy
forward at
#GPConf
this afternoon.
Thanks to near-unanimous support from
@TheGreenParty
members, we now have the most progressive policy on drug use that has ever been seen in UK politics.
A moment of hope for victims of the war on drugs.
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