Can't believe @ChorltonArtsFestival are on #mastodon.

One for all the #Manchester tooters to follow!

#FridayFollow #FollowFriday #FF #England #UK #UnitedKingdom

'Why is #Britain’s #MentalHealth so incredibly poor? It’s because our society is spiralling backwards'

''...out of the 71 countries it assessed, the #UnitedKingdom, alongside #SouthAfrica, has the highest proportion of people in #MentalDistress – and the second worst overall measure of mental health...'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/10/britain-mental-health-society-neoliberalism-politicians
#ToryPoliciesInAction #neoliberalism #Health #PublicHealth

Why is Britain’s mental health so incredibly poor? It’s because our society is spiralling backwards

Even as neoliberalism destroys our dreams of a better life, politicians tell us ‘there is no alternative’. But there is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

^{George Monbiot (The Guardian)}

"One in three Britons advocate for fossil fuel divestments in pensions, poll finds"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.edie.net/one-in-three-britons-advocate-for-fossil-fuel-divestments-in-pensions-poll-finds/

One in three Britons advocate for fossil fuel divestments in pensions, poll finds

A new poll has found that one in three Britons aims to avoid investing in fossil fuels through their pension, highlighting the imperative for the pension industry to divest from fossil fuels.

^{Sidhi Mittal (edie)}