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Bournemouth, England
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Why I've left journalism - a very long, self indulgent, probably boring and definitely belated thread that no one asked for.
But this is *my* account and on this decaying cruise liner of a website, so tough.
[Very long thread]
Edd Church retweeted
civil servants at DHSC
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham is setting up a "Department for Health and Social Care North" in Leeds
[@bethanymrd]
What do you mean Oxfordshire is going to be hotter than Cairo this week. What do you MEAN
They got camels over there, I have a prickle of depressed hedgehogs who do NOT like 40 degree heat
If you're a comms person, or a journo looking to jump ship, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine is looking for a Media and Communications Manager.
You'll be working with me, which is pretty cool.
Full details below, or drop me a DM for more info
rcem.ac.uk/job-vacancies/
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We need to talk.
I found out last week that I, along with an unfathomable number of freelancers working under the company that owns ENUK, lost my freelance job.
AI played a significant role in this mass job loss. So let me be clear:
Journalism can NEVER be replaced with AI ⬇️
Edd Church retweeted
There aren’t really the words to describe how frustrated and upset I am that writers have been let go by the current owners of Esports News UK.
@hannahmariezt, @FallingDarragh and @Ginjured have done an incredible job over the past year, they’ve gone above and beyond with their content, have worked really hard, and managed to continue my legacy/focus on UK angles while also handling other broader content the newer owners asked for.
I cannot recommend them highly enough.
To any other site owners and hirers out there looking to pick up writers who can handle esports/gaming news, interviews, event coverage, investigative write-ups and more, I really hope they give these three a look.
Good luck to all of them and please do support them if you can. I know Hannah has set up a Substack in the meantime too.
Edd Church retweeted
New analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were 4,757 deaths associated with long A&E waits before admission in England last summer (1 June to 30 September 2025).
Watch @RCEMPresident with ITV’s @BeccaBarry here:
itv.com/news/2026-01-29/pati…
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david lammy’s internal monologue: great meeting with jd vance, better do a quick tweet about it before i see what these 87 missed calls are about
Today I met Vice President @JDVance at @WhiteHouse.
Important to discuss the next steps we can take to bring peace and security to Ukraine.
Edd Church retweeted
Number of patients in England waiting more than 12 hours in ED last year > 1.7 million. Number of associated deaths estimated > 16000. Number of sentences in budget mentioning emergency care = 0. Just leaving it there. rcem.ac.uk/press-release/pat…
Edd Church retweeted
Have jumped back on here as sadly going through redundancy. If anyone in Cornwall or Devon needs a journalist or media officer (or if you have a remote role) then please do get in touch. Thanks.
As a former NT senior reporter, this is a sad day. The magazine is/was more than just a legacy brand, it meant something to a lot of people.
Nursing Times has ended its 120-year print run to focus on digital growth pressgazette.co.uk/publisher…
Call me a snob/luddite or whatever but if you use generative AI to write an article you should not be allowed to call yourself a journalist
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Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters on.ft.com/3KTMTjU
Exceedingly depressing that the current least-worst option for Gaza is putting Tony Blair in charge of all fucking people
Tony Blair in discussions to run transitional Gaza authority, BBC understands bbc.in/46z6U6I
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We are on the South Coast this weekend at the @LibDems Party Conference in Bournemouth.
RCEM Vice President @RCEMvp_Salwa will be here to tomorrow meet with MPs and hear how they plan to address the biggest issues facing our members in EDs across the U.K.
#ResuscitateEmergencyCare
I didn’t time this intentionally like this - but as an ex-Reach journalist the news of even more redundancies is heartbreaking and, ultimately, a perfect example of what I’m talking about here
