Ian Kenway @iankenway@qoto.org

Zahawi to cough up “several million” £ in unpaid back tax re the off-shore family trust Balshore Investments.

This is after denying liability, lying about his benefit, threatening lawyer @DanNeidle who has done a TOP JOB facing him & his lawyers down and calling them out

Is academia facing a massive burnout crisis?

Academics are increasingly "reevaluating whether their jobs are worth the high cost to their personal well-being. They are less willing to continue in positions with oversized workloads, salaries that do not keep up with inflation, and inflexible policies."

48% of universities report that faculty turnover is increasing and >70% of academics reported mental health difficulties in 2021.

via https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/01/trends-faculty-exiting-academia
@academicchatter #AcademicChatter

And she's buying her ...

For decades, big oil and gas CEOs have misled the public about the deadly impact of burning fossil fuels that are cooking our planet.

Next week, top CEOs are meeting at a key business summit in the Swiss mountains, pretending they care for the planet -- while digging new oil and gas fields, and making billions in profit.

Please add your name to this campaign - there are now more than 500,000 signatures.

https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/davos_2023_loc/

Moderna is planning to charge $130 for its COVID vaccine, but the vaccine only costs $2.85 to make.

Meanwhile, over the last two years, the company made over $19 billion in profits off the vaccine.

Folks, this is what corporate greed looks like.

Somewhat shocked while visiting family in #Germany to find them expressing #RightWingAttitudes and hatred for #EnvironmentalCampainers. They are otherwise nice people!

Facebook just suggested I add someone as a friend. The person in question died six years ago.

Check out this free online event hosted by the European Permaculture Community:
If we really knew the ressources needed for one single conventional farmed avocado, would we so readily buy them? Join the discussion around the footprint of our food system.

https://forum.eupc.community/slp/food-systems/

#sustainability #food #permaculture #agriculture #avocado #farming

#UK could face #banking crisis worse than 2008’ if #City fails to prepare for #FossilFuel collapse | Banking | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/12/climate-regulations-could-trigger-banking-crisis-worse-than-2008

#Finances #Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #FossilFuels

Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/12/exxon-climate-change-global-warming-research?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

University staff across the UK will strike for 18 days between February and March in disputes over pay, conditions and pensions. https://nation.cymru/news/university-staff-warned-of-damaging-impact-strikes-could-have-on-students/ https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1613855312058159108

An Iranian woman who fled persecution has rebuilt her life in Wales thanks to a scholarship program for people seeking sanctuary
https://nation.cymru/news/iranian-refugee-celebrates-masters-degree-after-rebuilding-her-life-in-wales/

Given the recent news about Saltburn beach.

We have unrestrained, untreated sewage discharges in all of our UK rivers now. The majority of our blue-flag beaches are now polluted with marine sewage discharges.

Has any untreated sewage product found its way into our reservoirs and drinking water sources yet? Would we be informed?

This is fascinating! The Braille Institute has developed a font - free to download - that's designed to be clearer for readers with lower vision.

An example of one of the aspects of low legibility that they tackled attached.

It's named Atkinson Hyperlegible. Atkinson was the Institute's founder - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Atkinson

Here's where you can read about the font and download it: https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont

#Accessibility

Via @tombofnull

Why I still use precautions against #COVID19:
1. People are still dying from acute infections.
2. People are still being disabled by #LongCovid, including #LongCovidKids.
3. We don't have effective treatments.
4. We still don't know the full extent of long term damages.
5. I don't want to spread the infection to anyone.
6. #SARSCoV2 keeps mutating - the more we allow spread, the more it will mutate. We don't know what future #variants will bring.
7. Death from infection can occur months later.

“Private health tycoons have wined and dined senior ministers while cashing in on NHS contracts”

#EnoughIsEnough #GTTO

Private health firms donated £800,000 to Conservative Party | openDemocracy https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/private-health-firms-donate-to-conservative-party-amid-nhs-crisis/?utm_source=SEGMENT%20-%20Newsletter%3A%20oD%20weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Conservatives%20took%20more%20than%20%C2%A3800%2C000%20from%20private%20health%20firms&_kx=89Tp7Xp6XcwWlc0__vbmAPVJObjimZ7NiJOpC-ko5ns%3D.YjCYwm

Last March the tories appointed Wol Kolade, managing partner of private equity firm Livingbridge which has multiple investments in private healthcare, to the post of deputy chair of NHS England. He has donated £730,000 to their party

Are you a GP looking to relocate to a spectacularly beautiful location in Wales with mountains and golden beaches, and a very special community full of lovely and interesting people? Then please apply!

https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A0379-23-2783

Pls share without a new GP our surgery will close!

#Borth #Ceredigion #Cymru #Wales

#NHS #Healthcare #GeneralPractice

#Recruitment #Vacancies #Jobs

Here’s an odd request: what are your favorite albums that are not available on streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music?

Personally, I’m looking for stuff that’s available on CD because my car has a CD player and I want to get a sun visor CD holder. But I’d be interested in hearing about any great out-of-print albums, even if they were never issued on CD.

This is one I’d appreciate boosts on, if you’re so inclined.