Judith Keeling
@JudithKeeling
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National newspaper writer and editor specialising in health and lifestyle features. Media consultant. Based in Oxfordshire. [email protected]
Joined July 2011
"Rachel Reeves’s new adviser has links to Thames Water lobbyists." Yep you read that correctly, Jenny Scott, who will now work at the Treasury, will continue her role as a partner at Apella Advisors — a firm she co-founded — that lobbies on behalf of Thames Water. Yep and I did
thetimes.com
Jenny Scott will work at the Treasury and continue with her role at Apella Advisors — a firm she co-founded — which advocates for the water firm
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"Most of Windermere polluted with sewage bacteria". Remember when govt made big noise and said it was going to clean up Windermere? So how's that one working out for ya? https://t.co/RusJjSBaK7
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Concentrations of faecal bacteria in the lake were found to peak in summer but there were high levels throughout year
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"Water companies have been getting away with failures to improve sewage works and overspending because of regulatory problems, a damning report by the government’s spending watchdog has found." Political oversight, @DefraGovUK and water industry regulators, FAILED.
theguardian.com
NAO finds regulatory gaps have enabled overspending on infrastructure building while not improving sewage works
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This is excellent from @louisetickle. The family courts demand scrutiny from journalists. Without it, things can - and do - go tragically wrong…
From early next year, journalists will be allowed to ask for permission to report on family court cases across England and Wales. Journalist Louise Tickle, who’s campaigned for the change, tells us why it’s so important.
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The thing that baffles me is that good and serious people have seen versions of what happened tonight in the US for eight years and are still surprised that people don’t see the world as they do. 1) Voters think “the economy” is “can I afford to live” NOT “we are doing better
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Still looking for UK 20-somethings (Gen Z) renting a room/houseshare with a 65+ something (BabyBoomer). Who will both talk to me about not only the economic benefit to both but also their friendship. For a story. PlsRT #journorequest
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📢📢📢 TO ALL THE POLITICAL PARTIES... We need a serious conversation about environmental crime in Britain. Our country is being desecrated and hugely polluted. Tough action, NOT WORDS is required. On-the-spot fines should be increased from £1,000 to £10,000.
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"Severn Trent raises dividend despite increasing bills and sewage spills." Shh! Don't tell. We may have increased the amount of sh*t we dump into rivers by 33% but we're going to give our shareholders a 25% pay increased anyway. Oh and pay our CEO £3.2m https://t.co/qyD7LzHGvM
mirror.co.uk
Severn Trent was responsible for more than 60,000 sewage spills last year, as the amount of wastewater discharged by the company rose by a third
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"It's not just Devon: Map reveals faeces contaminated tap water has been detected in TEN areas of England and Wales as experts warn that ongoing cryptosporidium outbreak could spread." Is there anything that this industry can get right, anything? https://t.co/69yE4M8jYY
dailymail.co.uk
We reveal which water supplies recorded breaches for bacteria commonly found in the digestive systems of animals and people in water supplies in the UK.
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Loved my launch party tonight @Hatchards — thank you all for coming. All the people I love best in one room.
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"Thames swimming race cancelled over sewage fears." It's been going since 1890 and now it's cancelled. I'm being serious. Do the boards of @Ofwat and the @EnvAgency have absolutely no self-awareness at all? It's time for change. It's time to go. https://t.co/AZrhoSyHwj
thetimes.com
The Boulter’s to Bray Swim has been held in Berkshire since the 19th century
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Astonishing splash. Up there with: ‘ Oxygen vital for humans to breathe’ says NHS. What a time to be alive.
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As a doctor, the most important skill to have is that of being a “riskatician”. It’s not a word in any dictionary and so most people realise its importance. It’s about deciding when not to investigate or treat because the risks are greater than the benefits both on an
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This is one of the slides shown to my kids today at school. Absolutely FASCINATED to know what 'Another Sex' is...I will be asking the teachers tomorrow. 😡😡😡
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Does my 24 year NHS career really just fizzle out with a text message from a stranger 15 minutes before the end of a shift?
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Two weeks ago @DrRobgalloway wrote in the Mail about how these March numbers were going to look good, thanks to a ‘bribe’ that incentivised gaming the system, rather than doing the best for the most ill patients. And it seems he was right…
Today in PMQs our PM said that the A&E plan is working and cited improved 4-hour results in March. This proves that our political leaders are devoid of any sense of reality. @RishiSunak instead of believing in the emperor’s new A&E where everything is as shinny and wonderful as
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