I have seen similar results from UK private testing. Patients understandably expect tests they see heavily advertised to be accurate and meaningful. Often they aren't

I'm dismayed by rumours govt may scrap the windfall tax on oil and gas giants With energy bills still driving cost of living pressures, it's senseless to cut taxes for highly profitable polluters, who already receive £2.7bn per year in tax breaks www.standard.co.uk/news/politic... 🧵...

Currently helping an elderly family friend figure out if an email is a scam (which it obviously is) and hey, people who make mobile email apps, it's a dark pattern to not make the email address of the sender visible without needing to click on the little arrow thing. Just thought you should know.

Immigration problem, or propaganda problem?

Lie → win power → fail → repeat... it's the same playbook every time.

Government agencies can now track the location of your phone at scale, in real time, and without a warrant, using ad tech. Absolutely terrifying.

Henry Shelford, chief executive of charity ADHD UK: it is "hateful and cruel how badly the overall NHS treats people with ADHD”.

A 2018 study (N=46K) of DNA samples & questionnaires found no genes associated with sex played a role in empathy. Women display more empathy, not because it is innate, but because girls are socialized to act on their emotions & prioritize needs of others. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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There is no LGB without the T. We rise together and we fall together. Part of my speech in Parliament for LGBTQ+ History Month:

Effective fertility policy: Remote work. If both parents work at home at least one day/week, they'll average 0.5 more children, pushing toward the “replacement” level of 2.1. A result of opportunity and availability, less time commuting=more time parenting. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...

While firms are not replacing significant #'s of workers with AI, occupations at most risk are women-dominated, (court clerks, admin assts, payroll clerks). Of 6M workers who would have hardest time finding a new job due to AI-related job loss, 86% are women. www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-job-...

This is good news for West London commuters. Starting Monday 18 May, the Elizabeth line is adding three extra morning peak weekday trains at: Southall Hanwell Acton Main Line More services mean more space and more comfortable journeys. www.londondaily.news/elizabeth-li...

Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump

"Never quite right" is now officially published in HRDQ journal. 📝 “Never quite right: Identity factors contributing to bias and discrimination experienced by women leaders in the U.S.” identifies 30 identity factors shaping bias women leaders experience. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

For the umpteenth time: To all our European allies, as long as Trump is president, America is not your friend, we’re your enemy. Saddens me to say that. But it’s the truth. So please band together and stand up against him. Don’t coddle him. Don’t flatter him. Treat him like your enemy. Bcuz he is.

I was heckled by another MP while asking about inclusive relationship education in schools Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me 'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!

People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story. Last year saw: The lowest murder rate per capita since records began The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades

Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie

Critics want subtlety. Traumatized kids need clarity. Stranger Things doesn't win because it's subtle. It wins because it's not afraid to say the truth out loud to the people who need to hear it most. www.kameronhurley.com/we-are-the-s...

This is basically true. It's a good, ambitious, thoughtful and hugely needed strategy but ultimately the measure of whether Labour really cares about it is whether it is backing it with money and, meaningfully, it isn't. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Kate Lancaster, CEO at Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, explains how existing women's health data gaps need to be addressed before new treatments can be introduced ⬇️

The way to restart the idea machine is PAY CREATIVES FOR THEIR WORK

How long, do you figure, until tech companies figure out that tech isn't exciting anymore?

The far right is organising. So are we. On the 28th of March, the country comes together in London to reject hatred and defend our shared values. Be there. Be counted. Sign up: togetheralliance.org.uk #TOGETHER

Study finds manager scores for employee performance correlated to employee self-evals. Women and ppl of color tended to give themselves lower marks. Women of color rated themselves the least favorably and got the lowest scores from managers. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Richard Waters | Get ready for a spectacular IPO boom from the big beasts of Silicon Valley on.ft.com/4abYrtz #FTEdit

I wrote a blog post about why AGI is impossible and somehow it's still about Paris Geller from Gilmore Girls 🙄

2006: You control the Information Age! 2025: A handful of billionaires control the Information Age! In two decades, the rich and powerful have consolidated their control over new mediums. From ads to algorithms to AI, they'll try to control what we think, who we hate, and how we vote!

We're in for a reckoning before the end of the decade and those that aligned with the ghouls in various governments will be suffering the consequences.

🎧LEVER TIME: How Wall Street is quietly shorting its own AI investments as chips are depreciating faster than they can come online. At risk is everyone's 401k(s), pensions, savings - and the entire economy. Search "Lever Time" in your podcast app. Guests include @edzitron.com & Sruthi Pinnamaneni.

"In the end, I feel more traumatised by the police than by the assault. Which is ridiculous. Everything they did, they did wrong.”

No amount of consumer activism will save us from these bloated behemoths – nationalisation, breaking up, and regulation is the only solution

You thought the patriarchy was going to stop with trans people? Really? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

A fact being ignored even more than usual: 70% of the money from abolishing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work (via @ippr.org).

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should

The US isn’t great because it’s powerful – it’s powerful because it’s great and the moment it starts using that power to acquire more greatness it would lose it all.

Idea: whining about your taxes in the press comes with a *free* wallet inspection from HMRC just to make sure you're not over paying

THIS TRASH IS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM! store.steampowered.com/app/2159270/... Consider leavin' a steam review for your favorite janitors if you enjoy the game! #screenshotsaturday

My letter in today's Financial Times #DisabilityRights #Discrimination #Equalities @disabledgreens.bsky.social

Inserting easy-to-release slipknots into surgical thread could help surgeons to tie the perfect sutures go.nature.com/3KerTVk

The UK has a regulated TV market because we understood the power of mass reach. Back in the day newspapers had more local circulation and impact and often will have fierce competition. The internet changed that, all newspapers are now national media and have higher responsibility towards the public.

Gosh, Laura Bates' 'The New Age of Sexism' is extraordinary. This is a book every policy maker, certainly every male policy maker, needs to read.

Theory: We replaced "experiencing art" with "having opinions about art" and this explains why everyone has takes on movies they haven't seen. You don't need to read the book anymore, you just need to know which side you're on.

Only three days left to grab a truly unreasonable deal on toxic lesbian literature! If you're a connoisseur of sicko, you're unlikely to see another opportunity like this for quite some time~ itch.io/b/3364/poiso...

Energy systems are at the heart of climate change, technology, and the future of how we live, but they’re far more complex than most people realise. This is a great explainer video by @chrisjardineenergy.bsky.social that helps to make sense of the energy system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCXG...

Menopause is a major neurological event in which the brain rewires itself. It is a coordinated shift in brain metabolism, connectivity & cognition—on a scale comparable to puberty. www.zmescience.com/feature-post...