Mark Adams

Bureaucratic ditherer. All views personal

[Mark Adams @lardymark]

This is heartbreaking but sadly not surprising. @gtownprimary headteacher “Children can’t learn if they’re hungry”. We’re fortunate to have so many amazing schools & teachers but politics needs to do much better. What potential are we diminishing by keeping people poor?

[North East Child Poverty Commission @nechildpoverty]

"These children & families are not just numbers on a page, these are real people...and it's real lives"

What a powerful, powerful @BBCRadio4 piece from Redcar (21:30 in) on the daily, devastating impact of poverty on local families & schools ⤵️

https://t.co/5NyZTbodQK

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

Quick thread on the Astra Zeneca (AZ) covid vaccine since it's been in the news today.

TLDR there isn't a new "smoking gun", the AZ vax was one of first and cheapest, it saved millions of lives globally, there are better vax out there now, adapted to new variants 1/9

[Middlesbrough Environment City @Menvcity]

A summary of talks, as well as a schedule of what's on, for the 24 Carrot Gold Middlesbrough Food Summit on Tuesday March 26th is now available for your perusal. This should give you a better idea of what's on, what to expect and then some!

[Professor Chris Whitty @CMO_England]

All living UK Chief Medical Officers support the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Smoking kills and harms very large numbers. Most smokers wish they had never started but are trapped by addiction.

A smoke-free generation would be a major health advance.

https://t.co/DBjBZZ647L

[Mark Adams @lardymark]

⁦Celebrating 25 years wed (together for much longer - amazing @bethanybfa⁩ is 26!) with the fabulous @JoannaForsterA1⁩ at the awe-inspiring ⁦@Bamburgh_Castle⁩. Lucky to spend time with wonderful ⁦@georgiafaa⁩ earlier this week too. We are very lucky!

[Public Health jobs @pubhealthjobsuk]

Advanced Public Health Practitioner- NE Regional Reducing Gambling Harms Lead
Middlesbrough Council on behalf of @ADPHNE
Middlesbrough with hybrid working
£48,474 - £50,512
Closes 12/12

https://t.co/mUMPYyJ8NN

[Mark Adams @lardymark]

This lack of diversity in terms of privilege and wealth is important not only in terms of understanding how policy often makes inequality worse but also creates a lack of empathy for those experiencing different circumstances as highlighted in the covid enquiry

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

🚨 PRIVATE EDUCATION IN THE CABINET 🚨

Following yesterday's reshuffle -

🔵 63% of the new cabinet attended a private school (vs ~7% of the UK population)

🔵 41% went through a pipeline from private school to Oxford or Cambridge University

[Beth Rigby @BethRigby]

If what you her from McNamara made you feel angry, I’m not surprised, I do too

One lesson we must surely take from this is that an old boy’s club is the worst way to run a country. Good govt doesn’t just need competence, it needs female & diverse perspectives at very top too

[Mark Adams @lardymark]

This is a really interesting in-depth analysis of the political & economic direction in the States

[Saloni Sharma @sloansharma]

From @RanaForoohar: President Biden is shaping the beginning of a sea change in America’s political economy from trickle down to bottom up...to a core emphasis on “work, not wealth.” The record on that score is unequivocal. https://t.co/CCFCkutU4j

[Mark Adams @lardymark]

@Scottylloyd1979 @AshleyAdamson6 @EmmaBoyland @Lakenutrition @SarahLSowden @dotbirch @RachelSummerhi1 @DrAJDivers Well done Scott - next stop is the Professorship!

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

Oh, and a bonus chart that I think will fry a lot of people’s brains and break a lot of narratives:

For all the talk of six figure costs of college in the States, here’s how much debt graduates leave university with in the UK and US vs other countries

[MiddlesbroughCouncil @MbroCouncil]

👀 You might have spotted some NEW posters popping up around the town centre…

It’s all part of our campaign to let you know about the Safehaven in the Bus Station and our work with partners to make Middlesbrough safer on a night.

All you need to know⬇️
https://t.co/ppDQu89ql3

[Scott Lloyd @Scottylloyd1979]

Are you a strategic leader looking for a new challenge?

Apply to be our Head of Knowledge and Innovation, driving forward the NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaboration in South Tees.

https://t.co/BJ8YTT4nG3

[Between the Tides Festival @bttredcar]

Redcar we love you ❤️

The sun shone, visitors came from all over the North East, the performances were brilliant, the feedback was amazing & the whole town was full of smiles & happy families☀️

We can’t wait to do it all again tomorrow! 🌊

📹 @andyberriman
@RedcarCleveland

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

It gets worse.

US cities are poorly served by public transit, too car centric, but at least you CAN drive to/around them.

Euro cities (+ London) are the inverse: a pain to drive in, but great public transport.

Other UK cities are screwed: 💩 public transport AND bad road infra

[Mark Adams @lardymark]

@HDRCSouthTees @Scottylloyd1979 @DrAJDivers @RachelSummerhi1 Yayyy! We’ll done all - now the real work begins!

[Mark Adams @lardymark]

Here's my Premier League table for 2023-24 - what's yours? https://t.co/qgRsUySz31 #bbcfootball

[Richard Murphy @RichardJMurphy]

The net result is that of the £89.8bn invested, customers or borrowing of various sorts provided £89.8bn of the funding meaning the shareholders effectively made no investment in the assets of these businesses, at all.

[Mark Adams @lardymark]

Media Freedom: The Fight Back https://t.co/2naRGhtCvl

[Mark Adams @lardymark]

This is brilliant! Well done Astune Rise Care Home in Eston ⁦@RedcarCleveland⁩ ⁦@RCAmbassadors⁩ https://t.co/ENaRw49iUr