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David Hingley

@thehinge

36 years (so far) as a Mental Health Professional has left me deeply cynical about Mental Health Professionals. Very left indeed.

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They'd need to see their personal wealth shrinking.

10.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are busy spending their profits.

10.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The people pay the price, capitalists reap the profit.

10.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Health Visitors in Wales deserve to be paid fairly Health visitors in South Wales are being underpaid a whopping Β£8,000–£9,000 a year. These highly qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurses hold Master’s-level qualifications and provide vi...

I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Health Visitors in Wales deserve to be paid fairly. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/stop-u...

09.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/asyl...

08.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover photo of Asylum: the radical Mental Health Magazine. A pixilated hand enters the frame from bottom right, held up with the inex finger pointing upwards, and fingers and thumb opened loosely. To the left is the phrase, written in red capitals "PROTEST IS THE PUREST FORM OF LOVE IN A WORLD THAT INSISTS ON ITS OWN SABOTAGE". Below in italicised capital letters are the words "STOP PALANTIR!"

Cover photo of Asylum: the radical Mental Health Magazine. A pixilated hand enters the frame from bottom right, held up with the inex finger pointing upwards, and fingers and thumb opened loosely. To the left is the phrase, written in red capitals "PROTEST IS THE PUREST FORM OF LOVE IN A WORLD THAT INSISTS ON ITS OWN SABOTAGE". Below in italicised capital letters are the words "STOP PALANTIR!"

If mental health is important to you then support this this publication, it's such an important voice!

08.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: β€œA party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said β€œwe have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said β€œmaybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: β€œA party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said β€œwe have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said β€œmaybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

05.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 4907 πŸ” 1800 πŸ’¬ 249 πŸ“Œ 346

Like Russia under Putin, the USA under Trump believes that sovereign states will just surrender to its might. The US may be in this for as long as the Russians have been caught up in Ukraine.

04.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember that scene in Spartacus?

02.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And if they vote for Farage.

02.03.2026 08:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In their quest for power, the US creates a new wave of migration as people flee towards safer land.

01.03.2026 10:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the donkey's mouth

28.02.2026 10:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

A headline that shows the adage "it takes one to know one" is flawed.

28.02.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rain in Tenby. A black and white image of a wet street.  alA man, dressed in a black coat and holding an umbrella walks out of frame on the right. The street is cobbled. Terraced cottages fill the frame from right to upper left, with the cobbled Street filling the bottom left corner.

Rain in Tenby. A black and white image of a wet street. alA man, dressed in a black coat and holding an umbrella walks out of frame on the right. The street is cobbled. Terraced cottages fill the frame from right to upper left, with the cobbled Street filling the bottom left corner.

Night rain in Tenby.

28.02.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Culture war becomes Class war again. Good sign tbh.

27.02.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Moving from overt attack to attrition.

26.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If Farage doesn't arrive at the count, or arrives and then disappears out of a back door, we'll know the Greens have won before the result is given.

26.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It really highlights the effects of corporate culture and business models in public services. Exists in the NHS and Education too. Finance and the organisations need to protect its identity trumps people every time.

26.02.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have you been watching Dirty Business on Channel 4? Sensational stuff. I hope there will be repercussions and serious action taken, including the abolitioon of the Environment Agency and its replacement by a fully-funded department including scientists and investigators with real legal powers.

25.02.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 1186 πŸ” 283 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 7
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Disabled woman put in nursing home against her will says she feels 'betrayed' Lucinda Ritchie, who has full mental capacity, was transferred from a hospital bed despite her refusal.

We live in a world where human rights can be taken away from any vulnerable person. So much for the Mental Capacity Act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

25.02.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Panther?

24.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Big cat?

24.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

UK vet pricing is the closest thing we have to US healthcare practices 😬

24.02.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When the UK establishment is threatened the state acts.

24.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yeah. The Monarchy never had any problems ever, never ever, at all, before she married into them. Just saying.

23.02.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All these allegations being thrown about who did what in the Epstein files, no prosecutions, but also no-one wants to sue for defamation. I mean some of these allegations would stain anyone's reputation...surely they'd want to clear their names in a Court of Law 🀷. It's a mystery!

23.02.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screen shot from Paul Embery’s X account:

Respect to this police officer. Confronted by radicals demanding the arrest of a Christian preacher on the grounds that Whitechapel "is a Muslim area" she was calm and professional and
gave them short shrift. Let's see more of this from the police.

Has a video of a woman police officer talking to a group of Muslim men

Screen shot from Paul Embery’s X account: Respect to this police officer. Confronted by radicals demanding the arrest of a Christian preacher on the grounds that Whitechapel "is a Muslim area" she was calm and professional and gave them short shrift. Let's see more of this from the police. Has a video of a woman police officer talking to a group of Muslim men

This clip is all over the other place and has made its way onto GB News and Talk TV so I’ll do a bit of an explainer here too!

The clip doing the rounds is of a fantastic police officer telling a group of Muslim men that a Christian preacher nearby is entitled to freedom of expression.

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21.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 1526 πŸ” 743 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 178

The policy is extortion, the strategy is trade wars.

22.02.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Funny how Nigel Farage made very little mention of this brand new appointment last week. James Orr is the new "Head of Policy" for Reform UK, responsible for planning how Reform will take over the government of the country.

What could possibly go wrong?"

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