Totally this. Too often we assume digital exclusion is about age. Well, the digital revolution was kicked off by people now 70+, grandma can probably manage an app if she can see the phone. We don't think nearly enough about digital exclusion caused by disability, affordability & language barriers.

RIP Tessa Richards, of BMJ fame. #medsky www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Trotsky: “The allocators never forget themselves.” (Quoted, from memory, from Alec Nove’s The Economics of Feasible Socialism.)

Thank you, Mr. President. IG: endofnews

Grim.

This really is quite chilling….

This is absolutely mad. Any school indulging in this sort of nonsense should be thoroughly ashamed. One of the books banned is David Mitchell's autobiography for goodness sake!

I’m fuming Dr Amir Khan on ‘No Appointment Necessary’ nails the problem with the new Advice and Guidance It’s effectively moving the hospital waiting list to the community so it’s not counted against Govt targets We see you @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social youtu.be/X9MkVcquAOk?...

Itching to hit Trump where it hurts? Let's topple his plans for a gigantic scale (equivalent to several football pitches of multi-storey buildings) 27-dish radar network named DARC, in the heart of St. Davids peninsula in Wales. More details here: www.parcagainstdarc.com

#HouseofLords: Couldn't get in on question on Israel's attacks on Lebanon, but would have asked about attacks on healthcare workers and first responders, including awful "double tap" attacks www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Trafalgar Square is regularly used for Christian stuff – you know that right? You and your party clearly have Islamophobic tendencies. Thank God - any god you care to name - that you have no chance of leading our country any time soon. Britain deserves better.

A really useful insight here about how it feels to be classed as 'at risk' in medicine and the effects that has on a patient's trust in their own body. Thank you @elspethdavies.bsky.social doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

Super-excited to share this article I wrote with @worboyslab.bsky.social all about new innovations in a type of monoclonal antibody therapy for cancer. Super quick 🧵🧪 #MonoclonalAntibodies

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, "Brexit was a colossal mistake" "I'm too diplomatic to express exactly what I think about those who promoted Brexit" "It's not only like shooting yourself in the foot" "It's like amputating your leg without a medical reason for doing it"

The AI lobby has spent millions of dollars on today's Democratic primary elections in Illinois. Why? To buy itself a Congress that will do its bidding.

The US is insane.

My reflections on ambient scribes in primary care medicine. Head line: “AI saves you time.” Well, I think you’ll find it’s a bit more complicated than that. open.substack.com/pub/benngooc...

(UK perspective) A reminder that if you ever wonder why you feel like you’re paying more than ever in taxes and costs, but the country is cutting yet more services, this is where your money is going. It’s not these foreigners coming here, folk on benefits, or the NHS that’s taking all your money.

Brits are shocked at how expensive US Healthcare is. Which is exactly what Nigel Farage wants to bring to the UK.

In the news today, a cyclist on the pavement who killed a man is charged with manslaughter. By contrast, here's a van driver who killed a little girl. He was driving on the pavement: common, and illegal. Killed her. Only charged with dangerous driving. Fully let off. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

Wealthy British nationals fleeing Gulf conflict bypass UK to avoid tax bills

Reports indicate that more than 150,000 tons of explosives have been dropped on the Gaza Strip, averaging about 66 kilograms for every man, woman, and child in the territory, an amount that Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti described as exceeding eight times the

The assurances of careful guardianship of private medical information given to participants in Biobank were optimistic at best. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

A perfect fit for the NHS… Great at killing and disempower clever women to empower men too bloody idle or incapable of thinking for themselves

'A Reform government will … relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK....it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police.” Palantir is all over other govt depts - we need ends its contracts with the NHS.

I still think about this a lot.

I was so delighted to see this on Paddington Station - the younger, poorer me would have been so grateful for this help when caught unprepared

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

Brian Allen 🚨 Switzerland just declared US-Israeli attacks on Iran a violation of international law. Switzerland. The country that hasn’t taken a side in a conflict since 1815. An elementary school bombed. A boys’ school. Freshwater desalination plants. Oil refineries blanketed in acid rain.

I’m searching for the original and/or rights owner of this fabulous picture of Birmingham in the early 1970s. It popped up on my Instagram feed, but I’ve been unable to track it down. Any leads? I’m really hoping to use it in a book. (And would much appreciate a RT please)

As someone who has been a patient recently, and who has written blogs on this topic in the past, I strongly concur with Dr Rammya Matthew that we need to do everything we can to redress the power imbalances in healthcare. From the @bmj.com. Link: www.bmj.com/content/391/... #MedSky

⚠️ REVEALED: Trump's Plan For Iran - a #BrokenNews EXCLUSIVE: youtu.be/ku6N3vZL-mo

Obama: Every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible. Each day we’re told by those in high office to fear each other. Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated, and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength.

What is it about non-violent protest that the govt fears so much that they have to raid a Quaker Meeting House? Again. Perhaps having your complete loss of moral direction exposed is too uncomfortable. Democracy dies without dissent.

Good to see this @stellacreasy.bsky.social

For anyone who would like the clip (including George).

'They went for wealth, not health. They chose to tolerate inequality.' Healthy life expectancy is falling and govt is looking the other way.

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion. That's roughly $1 billion per day. $41,666,667 per hour. $11,574 per second. People do not want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

I had no idea until this all started that the UAE licences and pays many influencers to live there and write positively about the regime. That puts a whole new spin on things. Propagandists in pocket of regime. It's why all the messaging is the same. www.lbc.co.uk/article/duba...

"The apes responded with great interest, and the researchers ended up needing to trade large amounts of bananas and yogurt to get back the largest crystal. Others were never retrieved.... They seemed to be experiencing 'something beyond curiosity,' Dr. García-Ruiz said."

Raskin: Based on what you know today, were Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists? Noem: What happened was an absolute tragedy. Raskin: Were they domestic terrorists? Noem: My condolences to their families Raskin: You lied about them.

There is just something deeply disturbing and offensive about watching a Labour govt keep kicking the most vulnerable in our society.

Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran. No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles. Worth a watch. (🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)

Migration is part of what makes this country great. We're not an island of strangers - we're an island of neighbours. The Green Party will always support fair & managed migration.

The same technological pinpoint accuracy that was used to slaughter children in Gaza now being used to slaughter children in Iran.

This year @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social imposed a new GP contract Provided an extra £1.50 to uncap the number of calls or requests per day & stand by the phone or computer And if the job isn’t completed within 24hours the GP will be sanctioned Job specifications below - can’t see a problem🤷🏻‍♂️

Only just met this poem by Raymond Carver, and I'm quite blown away And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth.

Before Marion Downs, childhood hearing loss wasn’t caught until age 3+. #WorldHearingDay The 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 advocated for early detection/intervention & established the first large-scale newborn screening program (1963), proving early intervention is the key to language. #WomenInSTEM

Spain talking sense on senseless war. Not long ago they were talking sense on immigration too. European countries Govs need to be more Spain.