Bazza Middleton

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Andy Burnham has announced plans for a National Care Service which would be free at the point of use, in his speech at the Labour Party conference.
The Prime Minister said the plans, which will be put to voters in the next election, would be paid for by adjusting the pension triple lock, which guarantees how much the state pension increases annually.
He referenced his personal experiences of both his grandmother and his father in care homes, and apologised to care workers for politicians letting them down for “so long”.

[Josimar @JosimarFotball]

We have taken down our paywall for 48 hours - for you to enjoy some of our reporting about Manchester City.

First up - The men behind Manchester City: The dark side

By Nick McGeehan

https://t.co/MSinJxVYix

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first speech at the UN General Assembly to announce the UK is setting up a centre to counter what he called the "poisonous tide" of online disinformation.

Burnham said Russia was spending more than £1 billion a year to "spread lies", including the use of bots, fake websites and falsified articles.

He described it as an "insidious campaign" to stoke division and sow despair.

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@RossWhite2311 @HardcoreNostal1 Ahh yeah, this was the 96 one. I loved the packs where one tape ended and the next set carried on from where it left off.
You got a real feel of how the night went. These were the packs I bought before actually going to my first rave.

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@RossWhite2311 @HardcoreNostal1 Was listening to Hardcore Heaven the Return over the weekend. What a tape pack that was !
Druid, Sy, Hixxy, Scorpio first time in main room was just perfect. Absolute bangers all those sets 💥

[Victoria Rixon @Victoria_Rixon]

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MIDWIVES DARE GO AGAINST THE NHS?

19 September 2017 — Qualified as a midwife.

21 October 2021 — Raised my first formal grievance.

2021–2022 — Raised a further three grievances.

7 February 2024 — Resigned after years of raising concerns.

March 2024 — Threatened by a Director that “whistleblowers go missing.”

March 2024 — Publicly accused of killing a baby. I did not kill that baby.

April 2024 — Further defamatory statements made about me killing a baby,

June 2024 — GDPR/data protection breach by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

July 2024 — Malicious referral made about me to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

July 2024 — Received threatening legal correspondence from Bevan Brittan solicitors.

February 2025 — Further defamation re killing a baby.

February 2025 — Devon and Cornwall Police attended my home following an accusation of harassment. I categorically deny that I harassed anyone.

March 2025 — High Court defamation proceedings.

Aug 2025 — High Court proceedings concerning the GDPR/data protection breach.

November 2025 — A colleague was referred to the NMC. I was named within that referral and defamed again. By the same individual as my previous NMC referral.

I qualified to care for women and babies.

I raised concerns because that was my professional duty.

LOOK AT WHAT FOLLOWED.

Grievances.
Resignation.
Threats.
Defamation.
Regulatory referrals.
Solicitors’ letters.
A data breach.
Police at my home.
Damage to my career and professional reputation.
Years spent chasing documents, evidence and answers.

And now — the High Court.

People constantly ask:

“WHY DON’T NHS STAFF SPEAK OUT?”

Perhaps we’re asking the wrong question.

WHAT HAPPENS TO NHS STAFF WHO DO SPEAK OUT?

What message does this send to the next nurse, midwife, doctor or healthcare professional who witnesses something they believe is unsafe?

Stay quiet and protect yourself?

Or speak up and risk everything?

I chose to speak.

I will not be frightened into silence.

Every document.
Every referral.
Every letter.
Every statement.
Every piece of evidence.

LET THE COURTS SEE IT.

This is bigger than me.

Whistleblowers must be able to raise concerns without fearing the destruction of their careers, livelihoods and reputations for daring to speak. @ArturNadol7566 @KenZeroHarm @YvetteCooperMP @andyburnham @Simonekatz4tay @BarbarasBack

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@FootballCliches 👀

[Telegraph Football @TeleFootball]

Twelve years after his last job on British soil, Gray will return to talkSPORT who have hired him to commentate on the Champions League match at Anfield on Wednesday night between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid ⤵️

https://t.co/p6W39ZMgZG

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@TJClarke_ Shocking. Pack up and head home now,

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@LeeHAuthor Who ordered the small package next door???
Don't want a roll up here brother!👀👀

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@LeeHAuthor No-one should be doing that and especially to Mick!! Bastards 😡

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@FootballCliches how would you celebrate your hat-trick? Barry from Everton showed the 3 with his last three fingers, with thumb and forefinger together like the ok sign.
Not for me Clive, first 3 digits in the air Shearer style, possibly with tongue out to accentuate the shock!

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@Randomfoot_ball Yep, I noticed that as well! 🤣🤣

[Mike Bones @mrmikebones]

If you ever felt the walls shake when the DJ dropped Jam & Spoon’s “The Age of Love”, you lived the golden era.

[Madchester @madchester_mdcr]

DJ Pierre breaking down the moment the Roland TB‑303 flipped the entire world on its head

It changed the entire direction of youth culture the soundtrack to Nude at The Haçienda,the first warehouse party Sweat It Out

The 303 didn’t just soundtrack Manchester. It transformed it

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@NUFCgallowgate Get the pope mobile ready Dan!

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@greggmunikwa 💯😂

[Artur Nadolny @ArturNadol7566]

15 CARE HOMES SHUT DOWN BECAUSE ONE WHISTLEBLOWER REFUSED TO STAY QUIET

You're an adult with learning disabilities living in a care home in Devon. At night, instead of a bed, you get put in an empty room. No heating. No bed either, just an inflatable mattress on the floor and an armchair. And a camera watching you the whole time.

That was Veilstone care home in Buckland Brewer, near Bideford. Run by a company called Atlas Project Team Ltd. The man in charge was Paul Hewitt. He'd actually sold the business back in 2006 but stuck around and kept running the show anyway.

Here's the part that really gets me. In 2009 and 2010, inspectors from the Care Quality Commission visited a dozen Atlas homes and wrote them glowing reports. Great job, well done, gold stars all round. Meanwhile residents were being locked in cold rooms overnight like it was some kind of punishment.

A whistleblower tried to raise the alarm in 2011. And what did the regulator do with that information? Passed it along to the local council and moved on. It took a second whistleblower going straight to the police that same year before anyone actually bothered to check properly.

When they finally did check, it wasn't pretty. Residents had been shut in that room over 1000 times. Left for hours with barely any food or water. No telly, no furniture, nothing to do but sit there in the cold. Prosecutors later called it organised and systematic abuse, which is a very polite way of describing what happened.

All 15 Atlas homes across Devon, Hampshire and Berkshire got shut down in 2012. Police launched Operation Baddeck. By the time it went through the courts, 22 people had been charged with 86 offences between them, including conspiracy to falsely imprison and conspiracy to ill treat vulnerable adults. The home manager, Jolyon Marshall, got 28 months. His wife was convicted too. Thirteen people in total.

Reporting restrictions meant the public couldn't even find out the full story until years later, once all the trials had finished.

CQC eventually said much has changed since 2011. Good to know, though it took two whistleblowers, a police investigation and years of court cases to get there.

This is exactly why whistleblowers matter. Nobody else was checking. Nobody else noticed. One person refused to stay quiet and that's the only reason any of this came out at all.

SOURCES: @BBCNews @johnpringdns

[Bazza Middleton @BazzaMiddleton1]

@callittechno Is this in Germany? What club and DJs are playing? 🔥

[Mike Bones @mrmikebones]

DJ Lady Style - Eminem Without Me (Scratch Edit)

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

UK cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne is one of the biggest donors in British political history - his millions have put Reform UK on the map.

But our investigations team has seen evidence that he has played the electoral system, by declaring Thailand as his home while also at times continuing to claim residency in Hampshire.

He’s recently moved back, although when we visited his small village no one we spoke to had ever seen him. It’s illegal to say you’re a resident somewhere if you’re not - but when asked about Mr Harborne, the council told us they cannot comment on individual cases.

The Electoral Commission is understood to be in touch with the local council about our findings. Mr Harborne declined to comment on our findings but his lawyers insisted he complied with all applicable laws regarding his resident status.