Modelled on family members #Halloween 🎃

Countdown to #Halloween 🎃 #EdwardGorey

I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires. There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.

I'm saddened to learn that the reactionary legal project launched by Adrian Vermeule overseas has now found an official home in the UK at Surrey Law School (as if some of the stuff coming out of Oxford Law wasn't enough). Unsurprisingly, their first 'research project' is to attack the ECHR system /1

Tim Walz: “People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we’re talking about a damn ballroom. Don’t lose the plot.” That’s the line of the week. While Republicans obsess over Trump’s décor, Walz is talking about hungry families.

'COVID-19 still causing a lot of serious illness. This study showed that 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines were effective, especially against severe outcomes, although their effectiveness waned over time. Thus, it is beneficial to have an annual COVID-19 vaccination.' www.news-medical.net/news/2025102...

Due to asthma I’m eligible for #fluvaccine but not #covidvaccine. Computer says no 🤷🏼‍♀️

Current NHS England policy restricts free COVID-19 vaccination to certain age groups and risk categories. Yet age alone should not determine access to protection. Anyone whose health professionals recommend vaccination should surely be eligible? open.substack.com/pub/joepajak...

It’s impossible to avoid the conclusion that large parts of Westminster remaining on X - a platform that tolerates and amplifies extremism and racism - has led a great many people to normalise what previously was unacceptable.

Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP. And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.

Countdown to #Halloween 🎃 #EdwardGorey 🕷️

No Welsh? 😉

Now published! My edited book ‘Long COVID and Society’ - my introduction is free to read for everyone. Download from the link below and check out the others chapters too (Chapter 14, about LC children and families, is also open access) link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Katie Lam has made a video - focusing on not giving new ILR grants to people who don't have it But quietly including the Conservative proposal to be the first government since Idi Amin in 1972 to revoke the permanent leave to remain, then expel: she underplays to what extent x.com/Katie_Lam_MP...

Every analysis of the effects of children’s screen time needs to include, as the counterfactual, older generations’ countless hours spent watching TV test cards while waiting for something to come on

A policy this expansive would certainly mean mass stripping of permanent residence status from people with ILR (including pensioners and parents of British children) on a scale far beyond anything any democracy has ever done before. There is no public support for such an extreme policy.

Shocking that ~still~ people in senior positions of govt don’t know that airborne respiratory infection is preventable.. or that in 2020 we had the knowledge to safely allow visits to nursing homes, & it was ignored We are woefully unprepared for future pandemics www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

Very proud of our new paper in #JHOM on the politics involved data sharing. An @arc-gm.bsky.social research project, we found resistance to data reporting reflected hidden issues of power and trust between healthcare providers & managers. doi.org/10.1108/JHOM... #WorkforceData #Transparency

Japan is reporting a flu epidemic much earlier than is usual. This early season could have implications for other countries via international travel so do get your flu vaccines (if you can) soon! 🧪 #HealthPolicy

Today is the centenary of the birth of the great Tony Hart who opened the eyes of generations to visual art and who is forever associated with this, the shimmering Gallery theme from Vision On – which was also pretty much everyone’s introduction to the vibraphone. youtu.be/-ZNkJXKV7_w

A hugely underreported scandal. Those responsible still not adequately held to account. An important, but infuriating watch.

A very useful list of interesting and impactful projects related to COVID-19. These initiatives aim to improve air quality, track COVID-related data, and provide valuable resources for individuals and communities. github.com/medero/covid...

The right wing snippets that BBC News puts out on 6 are so out of tune with the values and beliefs of I imagine nearly all its presenters, artists and listeners. Like picking up the NME in the old days and getting an article by Kelvin Mackenzie.

Doctor sexual misconduct hearings too lenient, says UK review

He hasn’t finished- the hepb votes are today and so are discussion on covid and flu vaccines and this is just the start. In just a few months he has eroded trust in science, vaccines and damaged vaccine access

Far-right commentators reacted in shock to the murder of Charlie Kirk, claiming his killing is 'not what America is'. "I'm sorry, this is exactly who you are," say The News Agents. "You have the most toxic political environment in the world."

BBC still pretending there's no way to be sure why these flags are appearing... "some see it as an act of patriotism, while others say the flag has been hijacked by the far-right amid a wave of anti-immigration sentiment." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Removing racist displays in one city = the cost of 12,000 hours of social care.

He massively admires Tommy Robinson... He was with Tommy Robinson the previous evening... Tommy Robinson gave him the flags... But this is a grassroots movement apparently

Why do these flag shagging morons ALWAYS get the union jack upside down?

Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit

www.science.org/doi/full/10.... Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings. Our paper in Science. 🧪 #healthpolicy

"A federal judge ruled that President Trump's administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2 billion in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the prestigious Ivy League school"

If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business. It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk

Disturbed by the flags? Here’s a positive alternative - free Hold on to Hope poster to display in your window secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176747/...

Ah, "The Moral Maze" - another show (like "Question Time") I'd rather eat my own face than watch or listen to.

Reform are closing adult education centres in Derbyshire and plan to sell off the buildings. The decision was made behind closed doors with no public allowed in the meeting and without a public consultation. Some of the centres have as much as 60% of students from the most deprived demographics.

US paediatrician group opposes RFK Jr by recommending covid vaccines for children www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The silence from Yvette Cooper , Lisa Nandy & Starmer etc about Far Right 'demonstrations ' & attacks on asylum seekers is shameful. Quick to condemn & criminalise those protesting genocide but unable to string a sentence together against mob racism & vandalism .

Academics are very concerned that the BBC is changing access to its archival material by releasing material in an orchestrated way rather than allowing researchers to ask their own queries. Very worrying development and a good overview by @vanessathorpe.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Happy birthday to Lady Miss Kier www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5a2...

COVID is airborne and still with us, evidence latest hospitalisations & deaths data. Many feel in a better place than at height of the pandemic, but health protections do still matter: such as effective ventilation, booster vaccines, and testing. Long COVID continues to affect the lives of millions.

Got a view on global health and health systems? Fill out this consultation survey from the WHO's Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. #healthpolicy #episky ahpsr.org/health-syste...

Here's a chance for early career scholars and researchers to share insights from their work with a wider audience, under the auspices of the @thesociologicalreview.org magazine.

What do we know about the Covid-19 virus five years on?

"We found it hilarious,” he said. “I’ve not been mistaken for a migrant before. The best comment was the one asking where the Royal Navy were when you need them. I’m a former Royal Marine, so the Royal Navy were on the boat. 🚤

As dark financial clouds gather, Labour has to heed its past: when it chooses austerity, it loses elections | Andy Beckett

Redundancy costs for Greater Manchester ICB could be as much as £40m due to NHS reform. There are 42 ICBs in England www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/ic...

Well, that's a wrap. As of September I will be leaving the University of Sheffield after a 27 year relationship to start out on my own - or at least give it a go. Lot's of work still to do here before I go, but if anyone is interested in working with me from the Autumn onwards, get in touch.