Reflections on Kerala: a visit to India's communist state is an eye-opener. On my first morning in Tivandrum I joined a protest by train drivers (loco pilots) at Indian Railways HQ demanding improved rosters, rest breaks and better conditions for women drivers. Familiar, eh? 1/x Everywhere - and I mean eveywhere - in Trivandrum you are greeted by red flags with hammers and sickles and revolutionary slogans. Busy roundabouts, bus stops, shops, houses, random flagpoles absolutely everywhere. Photos don't do it justice. Luckily, I brought one of my own. 2/x

There are no NHS dentists left in Suffolk, according to @markjonescp, a founder of the Toothless in England campaign. It began as Toothless in Leiston, a town a few miles from Saxmundham, in a desperate attempt to bring a dentist to the county. theguardian.com/politics/2022/… 1/2 “It has just escalated,” @markjonescp said. “People have been pulling out their own teeth, and heating needles on the stove so they can lance their own abscesses.” 2/2