@mrjamesob.bsky.social Re your current discussion (11-12 on 29/5), this below probably plays a part also...

On Wednesday, Baroness Linforth spoke in the UK House of Lords about the benefits of clean air in schools. In 4m 30s, she explained how it would reduce sickness absences, improve pupil focus, reduce supply teacher costs, and reduce spread of illness into the community www.youtube.com/watch?v=27cH...

„#SaubereLuft für Schüler und Lehrkräfte würde weniger als zehn Pfund pro Kind und Jahr kosten – etwa so viel wie eine Tasse Kaffee und ein Stück Kuchen.“☕🍰 Bemerkenswerte Rede von Baroness Carol Linforth gestern im brit. Oberhaus🇬🇧 ➡️ youtu.be/27cH_0E8HQQ?... ➡️ hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...

If a vacancy were to occur in Parliament, for example, if an MP resigns, then the convention is that the Chief Whip of the party whose MP held the seat will move the writ for a by-election *within 3 months* of the vacancy occurring. Just musing out loud…

@mrjamesob.bsky.social you asked what is Labour’s equivalent of the 1922… An MP has to deliver the names of 20% of the PLP who will nominate that MP to stand for Leader to the Labour Party General Secretary (currently Hollie Ridley) who will then report that fact to the NEC, and the contest begins.

I think this fits your show today (and the caller from Ireland) @mrjamesob.bsky.social

@mrjamesob.bsky.social You might be interested in this about the Politics of Grievance by @terezacapelos.bsky.social www.pledgeproject.eu/pledge-blog-...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Just in case you haven't seen this

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Many people carry meningitis bacteria in their nose and throat and do not get ill. It's only when the bacteria invade the body, entering the bloodstream or reaching the brain and spinal cord, that it gets very serious very quickly. 1/7

CATA (Covid Airborne Transmission Alliance) has today issued this press release ahead of next Thursday's publication of the Inquiry's module 3 report: tinyurl.com/CATA-press-r...

Very important. 👇

CATA has found via FoI requests that government bodies did not fully disclose vital evidence to COVID Inquiry. They ignored views of PHE that airborne precautions should have been available to all HCWs. WHY?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social have you seen what Hegseth has said about ‘Greater North America’? Have a look at this… www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

Plenty had a suspicion the printers was taking the hit for Reform so they could dodge a massive fine. If it holds up the forensic evidence proves intent to commit fraud and evade electoral law. Oopsies someone may be going to jail.

@samcoatessky.bsky.social See below re the Reform letter in G&D - my reply to Rob Ford's post. This is a bigger story than not having an imprint. I believe it was a deliberate attempt to deceive voters, and then the printer had to come up with a story to cover for being found out. It's not an error

@mrjamesob.bsky.social See below re the Reform letter in G&D - my reply to Rob Ford's post. This is a bigger story than not having an imprint. I believe it was a deliberate attempt to deceive voters, and then the printer had to come up with a story to cover for being found out. It's not an error.

There are two official UK Inquiries currently asking why so many young people are not in work, education or training; and why so many of them are sick these days. Both Inquiries have calls for evidence. There are links to each in the tweets linked below. If you have evidence, please submit it 1/3

Why no change in WHO guidance? Why no change in Government position? Simple! Too many big backs to cover. Too many reputations at stake. Too much concern about pending litigation.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I think the advert from Progress Action Fund in the post below summarises ICE nicely…

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Have you come across 'Technocracy'? And the American Technate? (Musk's grandfather had an involvement.) Look at the map in this link... www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social one reason people don't like masks (apart from the politicisation by bad actors) is that the 'baggy blues, apart from not working and being illegal as PPE, are a bit uncomfortable to wear because they slip down etc. FFP3 masks are so much more comfortable, and they work...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Research from Maryland School of Public Health in 2018 found that people with an infectious virus, such as the influenza virus, contaminate the air around them by merely breathing. www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2018...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social When Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge upgraded its face masks for staff working on COVID-19 wards to filtering face piece 3 (FFP3) respirators, it saw a dramatic fall – up to 100% – in hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections among these staff. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social The Astounding Physics of N95 masks www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBJp...

They should stand up to senior managers & IPC numpties who insist on FRSMs being used. These are as useful as chocolate fireguards for protection against inhalation of vapours or virus-laden aerosols (aka respiratory droplets) as IPC prefer to call them i.e. anything under 100 microns. #21/21 #End

How can NHS get away with continued widespread use of this carcinogen with such appalling safety standards! Near the top of the COSHH ‘hierarchy of controls’ is "substitute" i.e. replace hazardous substances/chemicals with safer alternatives where reasonably practicable. #13/21

They should be shouting from the rooftops that that is immoral (and just plain wrong) to deceive healthcare workers, tell them they're being protected by 'PPE' when in fact they are not. This lulls them to a false sense of security and puts them at serious risk of death or serious illness. #20/21

I hate to slam into fellow H&S professionals but where have they been since 2020? No self-respecting H&S practitioner would stand by while staff are given surgical masks (FRSM) to ‘protect’ against formalin and airborne viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, flu, RSV etc. #19/21

I say to them: stand up against any IPC numpties who tell you that surgical masks are suitable for anything requiring respiratory protection - viz the example of Robert Mifflin cited in the above news item. He was given surgical masks as “PPE” for work with formalin! Unbelievable! #17/21

What I don't understand is this... Where on earth are the Health and Safety professionals in NHS premises? Why are they not doing something about this? They are abrogating their professional & ethical duty by allowing surgical masks to be used as "PPE" (for Covid and formalin) SHAMEFUL. #16/21

This is exactly what happens when a novel seasonal influenza strain meets a population with Covid-induced immune dysregulation; it's not 'like Covid again', it's the ongoing and continuous effects of Covid. www.bbc.com/news/article...

And if you can’t believe the NHS would publish something categorically stating that “it would be a waste of public health resources & capacity” to attempt to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus… …then here’s the link so you can read it for yourself: england.nhs.uk/long-read/fr...

Since this NHS stance clearly disregards (and disrespects) Baroness Hallett’s recommendations from her module 1 report, I hope she takes urgent action to ensure the NHS rectify this appalling position. You can read the full letter from CATA to Baroness Hallett below: archive.org/details/2025...

Thankfully, our friends at CATA are on the case and have issued an open letter to the Chair of the Covid Inquiry (Baroness Hallett) raising the alarm that the NHS appear to think “it would be a waste of public health resources & capacity” to even attempt to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus…

NHS England: “It will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.” This has got to be one of the most 🤯 things I’ve ever seen written down in an official document.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @eleanorwalsh.bsky.social Here is an extract from NHS England’s strategy for managing future pandemics: "It will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.” Link below

Here's an interesting development - a letter of quiet outrage from CATA to Baroness Hallett, Chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, pointing out that @nhsengland.bsky.social are effectively sticking two fingers up to her! Excerpt from letter in the pic, link to letter in @safedavid3.bsky.social tweet below.

CATA has written an open letter to Baroness Hallett archive.org/details/2025...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Just to follow up, note that there won't be a general election this year, nor even next year, probably. Not before May 2028 imo, and that may even be a little early. Still plenty of time to change the narrative and trajectory of Labour's possible fortunes between now and then.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social a very good book on emotional vs rational messaging in politics is 'The Political Brain' by Drew Westen

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @eleanorwalsh.bsky.social This paper was published yesterday. Once it is understood by political leaders they will have to act to mitigate a virus spread by breathing in each other’s exhaled breath. www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Are people getting sick and leaving the workforce because of the myriad earlier-onset chronic health conditions caused by repeated SARS-Cov-2 infections? See the thread in the pics. Full thread here, including link to the research study: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19709...

Have you seen this brilliant campaign aimed at improving attendance rates in schools through providing clean air to breathe? This is aimed at Bristol schools, but it applies anywhere and everywhere... www.cleanairforkids.co.uk

@mrjamesob.bsky.social DfE have just released attendance data for last school year. In England: Overall absence: 6.9% Authorised absence: 4.5% Illness absence: 3.2% So 71.1% of authorised absence was due to illness. (How much unauthorised absence was also illness?) www.gov.uk/government/s...

Here's another Covid scandal that is just starting to emerge into the public domain from today's Private Eye. I think this will turn into a big one. @mrjamesob.bsky.social

@mrjamesob.bsky.social a very good book about facts v emotions in political comms is ‘The Political Brain’ by Drew Westen in case you are looking for summer reading

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @eleanorwalsh.bsky.social Young people most certainly are carrying burdens that weren't carried before the arrival of Covid. One of *many* studies about the damage Covid causes to mirochondria is linked here... www.nih.gov/news-events/...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @eleanorwalsh.bsky.social Please have a look at this info below. 'Grit' isn't going to fix these harms. The info comes from a twitter thread of research about cognitive harms caused by repeated Covid. Here is a threadreader summary of it: threadreaderapp.com/thread/17638...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social It might be worth exploring what Covid does to mitochondria, the energy powerhouse of the body's cells - see below (there are loads of examples of research - let me know if you want links)

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I wonder if a better question might be: "How do we get our £85bn back?"; or, "What is society's retribution now against those who have ripped us off so egregiously?"