For @HistoryWO, a short piece on the early days of the anti-asbestos movement.
This draws on material from a new history of the asbestos disaster that I’ve been working on for the last year or so for @RepeaterBooks
https://t.co/4lD15eX3kf
When we just resort to calling conversations "difficult", communities "hard to reach", & people "voiceless", have we given up on trying to understand what's going on? Rather than reach for the labels, what if we put more effort into listening to & understanding all perspectives?
If your government (national, local, whatever) or organisation (public, private, whatever) has ever made use of the GOV.UK Design System (code, guidance, whatever), please reply and let us know what impact it had.
RT for reach? Thank you! 🙏
Our Accessibility Team has been nominated for a Civil Service Award, recognising their commitment to enhancing our services and ensuring they are accessible to all 🏆
This nomination is a testament to their passion for creating a more accessible and inclusive workplace 🌟
In light of the manner in which Lucy Letby remained protected while she killed multiple babies under her care, I cannot help but think of the stark contrast with which Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba was treated by the NHS because of the accidental death of one child under her care.
Jeremy Clarkson attended a £40,000 a year public school. Every year he tells us how well he's done on crap A-levels, he's just confirming what we already know about the class system.
The headline is misleading because it leaves out an important word: WHITE. It is WHITE women who have a growing role in right wing movements. https://t.co/VVDIzbVoBb
Here we have many of the same features as the Titanic submarine story – peril on the sea, human lives at stake, a race against time. Will we be getting the same wall-to-wall coverage of the search and rescue?
For over a decade I've seen fact checkers, OSINT communities and everyday citizens struggle with fact checking images. Especially images that are taken out of context.
Today we're sharing something that helps with that.
https://t.co/ApLZ9YLnYq
Homeowners who took out big mortgages on low interest rates now facing crisis:
No bailout. Hold your nerve
Water companies who borrowed billions to give to shareholders now facing crisis:
Govt talks. Bailout incoming.
Looking for civil servants (or former civil servants) who enjoy reading to expand our roster of book reviewers. DM or email (in bio) if you would be interested, especially if you are interested in crisis response, political biographies and how data intersects with human rights...
It's been more than 50 days that residents of Bahri have no access to running water due to disruption to the city's water station.
RSF preventing engineers from reaching the station to conduct repairs.
#KeepEyesOnSudan