Despite PM’s praise of nurses, it’s Tory policies that made them suffer
HuffPost UK: I Work In ITU. I’m Worried The Nightingale Hospital Is Unfit For Purpose
I Work In ITU. I’m Worried The Nightingale Hospital Is Unfit For Purpose
I feel as though I need to state the obvious: there is huge potential for tragedy if this experiment goes wrong.
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As pandemic spreads in US so does racist abuse, and not just against Asians
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3079467/coronavirus-pandemic-spreads-us-so-do-racist
Coronavirus is the greatest global science policy failure in a generation | Richard Horton
The New York Times: The 1,000-bed Comfort was supposed to aid New York. It has 20 patients.
The 1,000-bed Comfort was supposed to aid New York. It has 20 patients.
“It’s a joke,” said a top hospital executive, whose facilities are packed with coronavirus patients.
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FAST COMPANY: Apple, Google, and Microsoft are failing U.S. students during the COVID-19 crisis
Apple, Google, and Microsoft are failing U.S. students during the COVID-19 crisis
In the midst of COVID-19, schools across the country have closed their doors, and a majority of the 50 million K-12 students are now learning from home. For many, that means logging on to laptops to teleconference teachers who take digital attendance, then accessing lessons and homework to do on their own.
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The Independent: Coronavirus: NHS doctors ‘gagged’ over protective equipment shortages
Coronavirus: NHS doctors ‘gagged’ over protective equipment shortages
Frontline doctors have told The Independent they have been gagged from speaking out about shortages of protective equipment as they treat coronavirus patients – with some claiming managers have threatened their careers.
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U.K. Wants Global Virus Fight But Won’t Join EU Ventilator Plan – Bloomberg
U.K. Wants Global Virus Fight But Won’t Join EU Ventilator Plan
by Tim Ross
Boris Johnson joined a video conference summit with other Group of 20 leaders on Thursday to make the case for an international alliance to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
‘We are in serious trouble’: The other crisis – our food supply
‘We are in serious trouble’: The other crisis – our food supply
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/22/tim-lang-interview-professor-of-food-policy-city-university-supply-chain-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
The New York Times: Opinion | I’m a Doctor in Britain. We’re Heading Into the Abyss.
Opinion | I’m a Doctor in Britain. We’re Heading Into the Abyss.
How many people will die because we’ve been working on the brink of collapse for too long?
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Grenfell firm set fees to avoid contract going out to tender – inquiry
This is when EU rules would have saved lives , if they were followed
Good luck in your future where everything goes
Immigration has always made nations great, so get over it | The Independent
Immigrants built Britain. Now their Conservative children are disowning them | Nesrine Malik
Row over use of unpaid interns by Serpentine pavilion architect
“In response to a student seeking a placement, an email reportedly seen by the Architects’ Journal outlines several conditions of an internship, including no pay, a six-day working week and office hours that run from 11am until midnight. The placements were described as lasting between two and three months (“or more”), with interns required to bring their own computer equipment and software.” https://gu.com/p/b3zv3/sbl
