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Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions

Imagine the level of self confidence you need to have to have a degree in history and say such a thing.

Wes Streeting should resign. He is no position to make such a statement as Health Secretary and he should be rebutted by the GMC right away.

theguardian.com/politics/2025/

The Guardian · Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditionsBy Jessica Elgot

Krasnov is the American Liz Truss.

Will *he* last longer than a head of lettuce? The answer, unfortunately, is almost certainly yes. Because as stupid as the Westminster system (as used in both Canada and the UK) is, their system is somehow even worse.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake newsBy Jonathan Freedland

Wes Streeting is all over the media pushing his health 'reforms' this weekend.
A reminder..

"Good Law Project research shows that more than 60% of the money invested in the new health secretary since he entered parliament in 2015 has come from companies and individuals with links to private health"

#WesStreeting #UKPolitics #PrivateHealthcare #Healthcare #NHS

How private health has invested in Wes Streeting | Good Law Project
goodlawproject.org/how-private

British parliamentarian calls on the U.K. to rally around Canada, throws poutine party | Radio-Canada.ca

I don't love Davey and the LibDems, but he is absolutely right in his urging Keir Starmer to stick up for Canada.

The UK should be forthright in its support for Canada's resistance to Trump's annexationist bullying for a number of reasons:

- we British have a historic link to Canada, and should always be mindful of the sacrifices Canadians have made on our behalf.

- tiptoeing away from Canada in the hope of avoiding Trump trade measures harmful to the UK would not only betray Canada but also damage our own national interests. Trump has already shown his untrustworthiness with regard to existing agreements, so any deal made with his administration cannot be used as a secure basis for business planning. A readiness to sell out Canada signals to others that we ourselves are not a reliable partner; it also signals to Trump that we are weak, intimidated by threats, and thus liable to fold in negotiations with him. Rather than trying to secure a narrow US-UK trade deal without regard to Canadian interests, we should recognize our vital interest in working together with Canada, the EU, and other important trade partners on a joint strategy to halt the Trump led slide into global economic disruption.

- acquiescing to Trump's bullying in the Americas is to acquiesce to regional bullying everywhere.

ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/new

‘Absurd’

When you have the press and civil society camped outside the courtroom, the secret might be out 🤷

Even so, we’re still denied the reasons why the UK government wants to take a battering ram to our security and privacy.

It shows contempt for the public interest in the Apple encryption case.

pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/a

"Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government"

The UK’s encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isn’t a one-off.

The secret hearing happening RIGHT NOW is bigger than just Apple. If the government wins, our right to privacy and security falls.

Other services will be hit.

therecord.media/google-refuses

Sign our petition ➡️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions

therecord.mediaGoogle refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK governmentU.S. lawmakers say Google has refused to deny that it received a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K. — a mechanism to access encrypted messages that Apple reportedly received.
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The message is clear across the political divide: let's hear it!

The UK government should argue in open court why they want to make us less secure by ordering a backdoor into Apple encryption.

A secret Tribunal would be an affront to the privacy and security issues at stake. It must be held in public.

Read the joint letter from ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele

Open Rights GroupMake the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Apple Encryption a Public HearingRights groups call for Apple’s closed appeal against the Home Office’s encryption-breaching order to be opened to the public.
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UK MPs have joined the chorus of voices wanting the Apple case to be held in public.

"If the Home Office wants to have effectively unfettered access to the private data of the (innocent) general public, they should explain their case in front of the public."

🗣️ David Davis MP.

"People deserve to know what's happening to their private personal information."

🗣️ Victoria Collins MP.

news.sky.com/story/apple-vs-ho

Sky · Apple vs Home Office encryption court battle must be held in public, say MPsBy Tim Baker

📣 Make it public!

The call is getting louder for a public hearing of the appeal over the UK's order to break Apple encryption.

Alongside the joint letter from ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship, UK MPs, US Congress Members and the BBC want the secrecy to end.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0rr

The Royal Courts of Justice in London which houses the High Court
BBC NewsPressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in publicCivil liberties campaigners have joined US politicians and the BBC in saying Friday's hearing should not be secret.

It's like people don't trust this Labour government at all, that we could believe they would abolish the WHOLE of the NHS.
We just don't trust them. Six months in and we know they're about the Rich and not about us. Occasionally we get little crumbs from the table, but it's not bold, it's not radical, and that is what we want now. Real Change, not more "Rich People get to win"