Catherine Max
@catherinemax.bsky.social
Health equity, sustainability, place.
www.catherinemax.co.uk for consultancy + place and wellbeing blog.
www.catherinemax.co.uk for consultancy + place and wellbeing blog.
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Forwarded to me by a friend who live close by, leaflets today put through letterboxes of homes close to HQ of Board of Deputies of British Jews, located in Camden, which was the target of a demo. Case study intimidation and viciousness of a very specific kind.
October 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Forwarded to me by a friend who live close by, leaflets today put through letterboxes of homes close to HQ of Board of Deputies of British Jews, located in Camden, which was the target of a demo. Case study intimidation and viciousness of a very specific kind.
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Asking myself this question every day.
"Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections?"
buff.ly/oLdL54C
buff.ly/oLdL54C
Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?
“Is my hair thinning, or am I ripping it out because a thirty-four-time convicted, sexually abusive steak salesman with a Hannibal Lecter fetish is five poin...
buff.ly
October 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Asking myself this question every day.
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My statement on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
October 7, 2026 at 7:42 AM
My statement on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
No mention that Alice Brown is a failed local Green Party candidate. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Loss of green space could be issue that decides Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Labour could pay price for disappearance of parks and playgrounds around Euston station
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 11:22 AM
No mention that Alice Brown is a failed local Green Party candidate. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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4 October 1941 | Dutch Jewish girl, Margaretha Bertha Aussen, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork on 10 September 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork on 10 September 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
October 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
4 October 1941 | Dutch Jewish girl, Margaretha Bertha Aussen, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork on 10 September 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork on 10 September 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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Haven't seen a better AI explainer than this one (even if it somewhat overstates the AI safety stuff)
www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlt1kR...
www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlt1kR...
September 23, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Haven't seen a better AI explainer than this one (even if it somewhat overstates the AI safety stuff)
www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlt1kR...
www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlt1kR...
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Turned down last week:
2 festivals with no budget for speakers
1 writing course with no budget for teachers
1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free.
Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
2 festivals with no budget for speakers
1 writing course with no budget for teachers
1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free.
Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
September 21, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Turned down last week:
2 festivals with no budget for speakers
1 writing course with no budget for teachers
1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free.
Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
2 festivals with no budget for speakers
1 writing course with no budget for teachers
1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free.
Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
Lost in Brondesbury Park?
September 17, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Lost in Brondesbury Park?
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When is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter Walker
When is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter Walker
As a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the law, says the Guardian’s senior political correspondent, Peter Walker
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
When is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter Walker
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It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.
A cheery message from the new minister responsible for research funding for the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences (and the subjects that the majority of UK taught undergraduate and Masters students study).
Science and maths degrees offer most value to the nation, says minister
Chris McDonald told a room full of vice-chancellors that science, engineering and mathematics ‘offer the greatest personal, social and economic value’
www.thetimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.
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What knowledge do you need to be British? The Life in the UK test should help people understand the country they’re joining rather than just testing how well they can memorise obscure facts.
Our latest report sets out a better approach 🔗 buff.ly/VixAiGU
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Our latest report sets out a better approach 🔗 buff.ly/VixAiGU
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September 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
What knowledge do you need to be British? The Life in the UK test should help people understand the country they’re joining rather than just testing how well they can memorise obscure facts.
Our latest report sets out a better approach 🔗 buff.ly/VixAiGU
@amreenqureshi.bsky.social
Our latest report sets out a better approach 🔗 buff.ly/VixAiGU
@amreenqureshi.bsky.social
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A man who knows, as Oscar Wilde observed, the price of everything and the value of nothing.
A cheery message from the new minister responsible for research funding for the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences (and the subjects that the majority of UK taught undergraduate and Masters students study).
Science and maths degrees offer most value to the nation, says minister
Chris McDonald told a room full of vice-chancellors that science, engineering and mathematics ‘offer the greatest personal, social and economic value’
www.thetimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 11:35 AM
A man who knows, as Oscar Wilde observed, the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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NEW INVESTIGATION – this summer saw temperature records smashed around the UK.
We asked NHS trusts in England and Wales how many operations they were forced to cancel due to overheating surgical theatres
They provided details of 1,110 operations that were called off in the May and June heatwaves
We asked NHS trusts in England and Wales how many operations they were forced to cancel due to overheating surgical theatres
They provided details of 1,110 operations that were called off in the May and June heatwaves
September 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM
NEW INVESTIGATION – this summer saw temperature records smashed around the UK.
We asked NHS trusts in England and Wales how many operations they were forced to cancel due to overheating surgical theatres
They provided details of 1,110 operations that were called off in the May and June heatwaves
We asked NHS trusts in England and Wales how many operations they were forced to cancel due to overheating surgical theatres
They provided details of 1,110 operations that were called off in the May and June heatwaves
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Nearly a third of the government’s nutrition advisors still have “significant” ties to the food industry including Coca Cola, Sainsbury’s, and Danone, reveals our new investigation.
Despite a new code of conduct banning links to the food industry, members with ties are allowed to remain in post
Despite a new code of conduct banning links to the food industry, members with ties are allowed to remain in post
A third of UK government’s nutrition advisers are still paid by food industry, including Coca-Cola and Nestlé
Financial conflicts of interest remain rife in the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), BMJ analysis reveals. Despite a new code of conduct banning links to the food industry, members wi...
www.bmj.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Nearly a third of the government’s nutrition advisors still have “significant” ties to the food industry including Coca Cola, Sainsbury’s, and Danone, reveals our new investigation.
Despite a new code of conduct banning links to the food industry, members with ties are allowed to remain in post
Despite a new code of conduct banning links to the food industry, members with ties are allowed to remain in post
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Media presenters in UK may have skewed perceptions of balamce of Jewish opinion towards Israeli govt. Centre of gravity aligns with Miliband (attached to Israel & critical of Netanyahu). Varies by faith/denomination & politics: many cons & mainstream orthodox disapprove Netanyahu govt too. See IJPR
Jewish views by denom+ politics
Strictly orthodox are pro-Netanyahu outliers. Prog disapproval universal.
Most right-leaning/Cons Jews in Britain disapprove of Netanyahu. A quarter approve.
Voters for Cons/Reform x20 more likely to approve than left voters. But most on right disapprove too
IJPR
Strictly orthodox are pro-Netanyahu outliers. Prog disapproval universal.
Most right-leaning/Cons Jews in Britain disapprove of Netanyahu. A quarter approve.
Voters for Cons/Reform x20 more likely to approve than left voters. But most on right disapprove too
IJPR
September 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Media presenters in UK may have skewed perceptions of balamce of Jewish opinion towards Israeli govt. Centre of gravity aligns with Miliband (attached to Israel & critical of Netanyahu). Varies by faith/denomination & politics: many cons & mainstream orthodox disapprove Netanyahu govt too. See IJPR
Ah, The Gate is no more. Central to my experience growing up as a theatre lover in the 80s. www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/s...
The Gate theatre’s creative daring gave a tiny stage international scope | Michael Billington
For five decades, this enterprising venue – which is now shutting up shop – broadened the horizons of British theatre
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Ah, The Gate is no more. Central to my experience growing up as a theatre lover in the 80s. www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/s...
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Excellent news 👏👏👏👏👏
The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero.
Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero.
Zero.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero.
Zero.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
www.bbc.com
September 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Excellent news 👏👏👏👏👏
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A reminder: Rabbi Mirvis studied in an illegal West Bank settlement between 1976 and 1978.
It is not surprising that for him, today is a dark day.
For many many other Jews in the UK, today's statement is long overdue.
It is not surprising that for him, today is a dark day.
For many many other Jews in the UK, today's statement is long overdue.
September 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
A reminder: Rabbi Mirvis studied in an illegal West Bank settlement between 1976 and 1978.
It is not surprising that for him, today is a dark day.
For many many other Jews in the UK, today's statement is long overdue.
It is not surprising that for him, today is a dark day.
For many many other Jews in the UK, today's statement is long overdue.
There’s a “DWP surge team” apparently. For bereavement cases over 150 days old. Taskforce update #16. The language of these communications is something to behold.
The Capita civil service pension fiasco should be a much bigger scandal than it seems to be. There are people leaving work next week who won’t be paid their pensions as entitled and will have to claim Universal Credit.
September 7, 2026 at 10:08 AM
There’s a “DWP surge team” apparently. For bereavement cases over 150 days old. Taskforce update #16. The language of these communications is something to behold.
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Want to know why The Librarians Film is nominated for an Emmy, was long listed for a BAFTA, and won over 30 international film festival awards? Now is your chance. It’s free on PBS’s YouTube page for a limited time at youtu.be/ywQOCY-qDzE?... (1/3)
Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
YouTube video by PBS
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August 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Want to know why The Librarians Film is nominated for an Emmy, was long listed for a BAFTA, and won over 30 international film festival awards? Now is your chance. It’s free on PBS’s YouTube page for a limited time at youtu.be/ywQOCY-qDzE?... (1/3)
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I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt.
September 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt.
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The government must know full well that many people have neither the space nor the money to store extra food in their homes. It is individuating responsibility for a collective problem. As usual, it is the poorest and most excluded who will suffer from it. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning
Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergencies
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM
The government must know full well that many people have neither the space nor the money to store extra food in their homes. It is individuating responsibility for a collective problem. As usual, it is the poorest and most excluded who will suffer from it. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Capita should ideally be stripped of the contract and given punitive fines to compensate the victims and the British government.
September 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Capita should ideally be stripped of the contract and given punitive fines to compensate the victims and the British government.
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The one constructive thing out of Starmer's resignation might be forcing Burnham to think about London earlier than he would otherwise have to.
Because Labour absolutely cannot win an election without London. It is, these days, Labour's truest heartland – and is taken utterly for granted.
Because Labour absolutely cannot win an election without London. It is, these days, Labour's truest heartland – and is taken utterly for granted.
All that plus… Burnham doesn’t really like London. That’s kinda his whole schtick. Which is fine, but place-based enthusiasm matters in by-elections
September 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
The one constructive thing out of Starmer's resignation might be forcing Burnham to think about London earlier than he would otherwise have to.
Because Labour absolutely cannot win an election without London. It is, these days, Labour's truest heartland – and is taken utterly for granted.
Because Labour absolutely cannot win an election without London. It is, these days, Labour's truest heartland – and is taken utterly for granted.
Another unfathomable decision by the BBC. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
Anger as BBC withdraws jobs promise for apprentices amid sweeping cuts
Exclusive: Some staff call decision a betrayal of young apprentices who are often selected to increase diversity
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Another unfathomable decision by the BBC. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...