Alex Matchett

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

Too vital to strike but not vital enough to pay more than £18 an hour.

Also, how’s recruitment and retention in the police and armed forces currently working out?

A lame duck leader of a party the country’s given up on.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

Doctors hold lives in their hands. No one should lose critical healthcare because of strikes but that’s what’s happening now.

That’s why a Conservative government led by me would ban doctors’ strikes, just like we do the army and police.

[Dr Robert Laurenson @RobLaurensonD4P]

It's always weird to see these bizarre claims that the committee is "hard left" or "corbynistas".

This is a wave of young people aged typically between 23-35 who see Broken Britain for what it is.

Raising rent, raising house prices, raising energy prices, raising leisure prices, raising taxes.

Meanwhile they look around and get told "not my job", "can't help you", "that exam's gonna be £1000", "cool wedding date, I'm still gonna need you to work", "sorry to hear your dad died... see you 9am".

None of them want any of that.

They want purchasing power comparable to the stake they should have in society.

They want to thrive.

And whilst money is frittered away to other causes, doctors have decided not to wait for the illusionary pot of gold at the end of the rainbow because there has always been another crisis and excuse to erode our pay and conditions to afford the next vanity project.

They're willing to use the mechanisms available to do so.

It's high time that other industries and young professionals re-invent the unions and political parties. Fucking grasp the nettle and take the power that can give them capital.

Re-invent the social contract.

And the media have a responsibility to be honest instead of their ludicrous spin. This 22-29% malarkey is another example of how the country is in a perpetual death spiral borne of tall-poppy syndrome. That figure was over 2-3 years and is actually approximately only ~2-4% in real terms.

Because if you're against the people who go through enormous competition, who focus on upskilling themselves for decades, and who actually go to work, over a ~2-4% real terms increase over 3 years (on a backdrop of 15 years of ~30% erosion) then you need to have a very fucking hard look at yourself and think what do you stand for and what do you want your country to be?

Do you hate aspiration?
Do you hate hard work?

If you do and if hard working doctors' anger fizzles out then next comes the toxic, contagious, corrosive, country destroying cloud of apathy that appears to be so pervasive today throughout the rest of society.

Because what will be the fucking point.

https://t.co/mcpj85ZWbV

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

@morefluids @UKRunChat Shorter the duration and lower the intensity. Sometimes walking instead of running. Focus on maintaining fitness rather than building fitness.

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

Sunak tells MPs Govt accepted recommendations of pay review bodies "in full".

Erm, not on junior doctors it didn't. Pay review body recommended a higher level of pay than planned in a multi-year deal. Instead Govt stuck with 2% pay rise.

Ballot of junior drs underway now. #PMQs

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

Congratulations @WelshTriathlon brilliant team performance!!

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

@coachtrimonkey Good luck Rich!

[Welsh Rugby Union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @WelshRugbyUnion]

Wales are the 2021 #GuinnessSixNations Champions! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Hir yw pob ymaros, ond Cymru yw'r Pencampwyr! 🏆

#HWFN

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

What a result! Chuffed for Pivac too. Made some big calls the last few games and they paid off! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

Great to catch up with @stevo_collins to chat Triathlon and combining it with working as a junior doctor!

[Tri Me A River @trimeariver]

*EPISODE 6 HAS LANDED* Featuring the pride of Pembrokeshire @AlexMatchett93. Listen on Spotify at https://t.co/BauGvZsiO4 or on Apple Podcasts. OR WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE- https://t.co/ph3gXYIV7s. Enjoy! 👨‍⚕️🚵‍♀️

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

@endura Hi guys, sent an email re NHS offer on 17/4 and didn’t get a reply. Just checked the website and it says to get in touch on here.

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

Not a bad way to end a great week in Chamonix with wildmedtraining ⛷ ❄️ ⛰ #chamonixmontblanc🇫🇷 #chamonix #valleeblanche #skiing🎿 #bluebirdday #powderday @ Vallée Blanche https://t.co/cCbCM2USD7

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

Not a bad afternoon for a spin along the Pembrokeshire coast!

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

Coverage of the finale of the 2019 @WelshTriathlon Super Series on S4C tonight!

[Liam Lloyd @LiamTLloyd]

Get your winter hats on (and coats!) weather hasn’t been so summery today! ☔️

Sunday evening plans? ⬇️

How about watching the final of the Welsh Super Series on S4C at 10pm 💯

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

@coachtrimonkey @IRONMAN_Wales Well done Rich!

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

@coachtrimonkey @WelshTriathlon @S4C Thanks Rich! Hope you and the family are well.

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

It’s been a busy few weeks combining work and training so very pleased with 2nd in round 5 of the @WelshTriathlon Super Series. Catch the highlights on @S4C tonight.

[Dream Team TV @dreamteam_tv]

📺🎥 Tune in to @S4C on Thursday at 20:30 to see round 5 of the @WelshTriathlon Super Series from Gower. New for 2019, this popular Olympic distance event features a 🌊🏊, a spectacular 🚵 ride over the hills of the Gower Peninsula & a coastal 🏃. #WTSS19 #swimbikerun #triathlon

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

@coachtrimonkey Thanks Rich!

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

First race entered for the 2019 season. Looking forward to racing the Outlaw Half Nottingham in May! @OutlawTriathlon https://t.co/g89mYkikJv

[Alex Matchett @AlexMatchett93]

@SteveHowarth0 Thanks Steve!