You get out of a #healthcare system, what you put in. We need to be realistic about how we want to live and how we achieve it. This includes being prepared to accept uncomfortable truths and to compromise... #politics #economy #democracy

theguardian.com/society/2026/m…

#Neighbourly is running a non-scientific political poll. Results after 1724 votes:

What matters most for this year's election?

45.7% Cost of living / #Inflation
23.5% #Healthcare
12.8% #Economy / #Jobs
2.3% #Housing & #Rent
5% #Crime
5.9% #Climate Change & #Environment
2.3% #Education
2.6% Other

#Palantir contractors working for #NHS to receive ‘unlimited #access’ to #patient #data

source: techradar.com/pro/security/pal…

“That means that Palantir #software can only be used to process data precisely in line with the instruction of the #customer. Using the data for anything else would not only be illegal but technically impossible due to granular access controls overseen by the NHS.”

"technically impossible" - #lol 😭

#uk #england #health #bigdata #society #politics #economy #privacy #news #security #cybersecurity #analysis

🇨🇦 Canada’s silence at the UN exposes a buried history of slavery at home.

ricochet.media/justice/canadas…

#Canada #toronto #montreal #quebec #ontario #halifax #vancouver #winnipeg #saskatoon #ottawa #elbowsup #cdnpoli #news #economy #health #education @politics #socialmedia #markcarney #democracy #resistance #socialism #activism #protest #labor #union #labour @workingclasshistory @blackvoices #blackmastodon #racism #whitesupremacy @indigenouspeoples #history #blackhistory

#oped #mustread - "On Tuesday, the 21st of April (yesterday as of writing), the foreign ministers of the European Union gathered in #luxembourg - On the agenda was: a proposal, backed by #spain, #ireland, and #slovenia, to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. For those who don’t follow the arcane details of #EU trade policy, let me explain what that means (..)"

#palestine #genocide
#lebanon #iran #warcrimes
#law #ihl #icc
#economy

By Deaglan O'Mulrooney

open.substack.com/pub/thespect…