Dr Annabel Mullin
@annabelmullin.bsky.social
Director of Comms @electheruk.bsky.social | Founder Stand for Something | Trustee @ecpatuk.bsky.social | Dr. @UCL | Former👮🏼♀️& NHS assis psychologist
I remember my Grandmother telling me how you had to walk in London with your arm stretched out because the smog was so bad you couldn’t even see that distance.
Literally just lectured about this!
In the late 1960s, air quality was so bad in several cities they had to turn on the street lights during the day so drivers could see. And yeah, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted it literally caught on fire.
In the late 1960s, air quality was so bad in several cities they had to turn on the street lights during the day so drivers could see. And yeah, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted it literally caught on fire.
Oh, I don’t know. Our rivers no longer catch on fire and our air is far less poisonous than it used to be, even in smog bowls like Los Angeles. And I think those are good things.
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I remember my Grandmother telling me how you had to walk in London with your arm stretched out because the smog was so bad you couldn’t even see that distance.
But of course he think he could be DG 🙄
George Osborne eyes BBC role and says he’s not a ‘Tory stooge’
www.thetimes.com/article/2737...
George Osborne eyes BBC role and says he’s not a ‘Tory stooge’
www.thetimes.com/article/2737...
George Osborne eyes BBC role and says he’s not a ‘Tory stooge’
Plus: Keir Starmer overheating in No 10; Your Party in chaos (again); double standards for ITN; a Gail’s in Westminster; and medieval jokes fall through the cracks
www.thetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
But of course he think he could be DG 🙄
George Osborne eyes BBC role and says he’s not a ‘Tory stooge’
www.thetimes.com/article/2737...
George Osborne eyes BBC role and says he’s not a ‘Tory stooge’
www.thetimes.com/article/2737...
OMG - make a plan, stick to it!
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
OMG - make a plan, stick to it!
And sorry but how on earth is a man who founded GB News a trustee - conflict of interest clearly doesn’t work the same as it does for other boards 👀!
Davie had to go but I wish they’d also clear out the board.
Clearly working to a 20th century timetable for process!
Clearly working to a 20th century timetable for process!
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
And sorry but how on earth is a man who founded GB News a trustee - conflict of interest clearly doesn’t work the same as it does for other boards 👀!
Davie had to go but I wish they’d also clear out the board.
Clearly working to a 20th century timetable for process!
Clearly working to a 20th century timetable for process!
November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Davie had to go but I wish they’d also clear out the board.
Clearly working to a 20th century timetable for process!
Clearly working to a 20th century timetable for process!
“Here’s a terrifying stat: 45% of men ages eighteen to twenty-five have never approached a woman in person. And without the guardrails of a relationship, young men behave as if they have … no guardrails.”
www.profgalloway.com/notes-on-bei...
www.profgalloway.com/notes-on-bei...
Notes on Being a Man | No Mercy / No Malice
Donald Trump pulled off a stunning political comeback because of … young men. While the Democrats ignored this demographic, the far right rushed in to fill the void, flooding the manosphere with rocke...
www.profgalloway.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“Here’s a terrifying stat: 45% of men ages eighteen to twenty-five have never approached a woman in person. And without the guardrails of a relationship, young men behave as if they have … no guardrails.”
www.profgalloway.com/notes-on-bei...
www.profgalloway.com/notes-on-bei...
“But dear God, if you thought Ringo couldn’t act, you haven’t seen Kardashian pulling out all the stops. She not only can’t act; she casts a bland, deadening pall over everyone in her orbit. The break-up scene… makes Made in Chelsea look deep.”
😂
www.thetimes.com/article/ec03...
😂
www.thetimes.com/article/ec03...
How to make a terrible TV show — Kim Kardashian’s is a masterclass
All’s Fair has a stellar cast, including Glenn Close and Naomi Watts. How did it go so wrong, so fast? Here’s a post mortem
www.thetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
“But dear God, if you thought Ringo couldn’t act, you haven’t seen Kardashian pulling out all the stops. She not only can’t act; she casts a bland, deadening pall over everyone in her orbit. The break-up scene… makes Made in Chelsea look deep.”
😂
www.thetimes.com/article/ec03...
😂
www.thetimes.com/article/ec03...
See they are marking their own homework (behaviours) -
“Durham has decided to remove the involvement of the independent member and rely solely upon county councillors (overwhelmingly Reform councillors) to monitor standards.”
A very bad idea.
“Durham has decided to remove the involvement of the independent member and rely solely upon county councillors (overwhelmingly Reform councillors) to monitor standards.”
A very bad idea.
"There are plans [by Reform] to reduce or even eliminate the Council Tax Reduction Scheme that helps the poorest households with their payments – the most impacted areas...are all Reform strongholds."
V good run-down of how things are going in Reform-run Durham
V good run-down of how things are going in Reform-run Durham
Six months in power: six messages
"A veritable Aladdin’s Cave of news. Dynamic and extremely, mentally nourishing" - feedback from readers just gets better and better
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
See they are marking their own homework (behaviours) -
“Durham has decided to remove the involvement of the independent member and rely solely upon county councillors (overwhelmingly Reform councillors) to monitor standards.”
A very bad idea.
“Durham has decided to remove the involvement of the independent member and rely solely upon county councillors (overwhelmingly Reform councillors) to monitor standards.”
A very bad idea.
Is that so Trump doesn’t miss it?!?
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Is that so Trump doesn’t miss it?!?
Just seen this - collaboration by a number of cross party tax peeps…
Interesting!
centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...
Interesting!
centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...
Tax Reforms for Growth | CenTax
centax.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Just seen this - collaboration by a number of cross party tax peeps…
Interesting!
centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...
Interesting!
centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...
“The New York City Board of Elections said it had seen the highest voter turnout in more than five decades, since 1969, with more than two million people going to the polls.”
Check it!!
Check it!!
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
“The New York City Board of Elections said it had seen the highest voter turnout in more than five decades, since 1969, with more than two million people going to the polls.”
Check it!!
Check it!!
Absolutely nothing about that video could be described as ‘imprecise’ - she meant every word.
Further updates on the ignominious end to Lam's ignominious policy. Good to hear Badenoch say "But we have a principle. We don’t believe in making things retrospective." Let's hope all Britain's parties follow that principle. And for a less punitive & vindictive approach to immigration more broadly
Tories will not deport legally settled people, Badenoch clarifies
Katie Lam spoke ‘imprecisely’ in stating large number of people would ‘need to go home’, says Conservative leader
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Absolutely nothing about that video could be described as ‘imprecise’ - she meant every word.
“wrote about history of hiring surge post-9/11 by Customs & Border Protection & the Border Patrol…wave of crime & corruption overwhelmed CBP afterward - tidal wave so huge from 2005 to 2012 - 1 CBP officer or agent was arrested every single day for 7 years!”
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...
ICE’s Hiring Surge Is Already a Disaster
It's cutting standards and racing to hire exactly the wrong people, precisely as predicted.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
“wrote about history of hiring surge post-9/11 by Customs & Border Protection & the Border Patrol…wave of crime & corruption overwhelmed CBP afterward - tidal wave so huge from 2005 to 2012 - 1 CBP officer or agent was arrested every single day for 7 years!”
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...
“At this moment in time”, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, “the ballroom is really the president’s main priority.”
October 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
“At this moment in time”, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, “the ballroom is really the president’s main priority.”
This 👇
The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish.
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
October 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This 👇
This - “The problem is that while you can run an effective opposition as a narrow clique with no base of proper supporters in your parliamentary party, you cannot do the same in government.”
on.ft.com/478WcW7
on.ft.com/478WcW7
Starmer needs to get serious about governing — and quick
The prime minister has to change or his party will seek a change of its own
on.ft.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
This - “The problem is that while you can run an effective opposition as a narrow clique with no base of proper supporters in your parliamentary party, you cannot do the same in government.”
on.ft.com/478WcW7
on.ft.com/478WcW7
This is awesome!
Vision restored in blind patients with revolutionary microchip
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Vision restored in blind patients with revolutionary microchip
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is awesome!
Vision restored in blind patients with revolutionary microchip
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Vision restored in blind patients with revolutionary microchip
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Today’s vibe…
October 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Today’s vibe…
Reposted by Dr Annabel Mullin
A short video on why I’m writing about the wisdom behind Charlie Mackesy’s observation that “shouting at a flower won’t make it bloom”. You can read the whole piece below…
open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...
open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...
October 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about the wisdom behind Charlie Mackesy’s observation that “shouting at a flower won’t make it bloom”. You can read the whole piece below…
open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...
open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...
A lot, as always, in this analysis.
“… one notable exception to this promising international trend: North America, where consumption of social media’s diet of extreme rhetoric, engagement bait & slop continues to climb. By 2024 it had reached levels 15% higher than Europe.”
on.ft.com/46ASELX
“… one notable exception to this promising international trend: North America, where consumption of social media’s diet of extreme rhetoric, engagement bait & slop continues to climb. By 2024 it had reached levels 15% higher than Europe.”
on.ft.com/46ASELX
October 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A lot, as always, in this analysis.
“… one notable exception to this promising international trend: North America, where consumption of social media’s diet of extreme rhetoric, engagement bait & slop continues to climb. By 2024 it had reached levels 15% higher than Europe.”
on.ft.com/46ASELX
“… one notable exception to this promising international trend: North America, where consumption of social media’s diet of extreme rhetoric, engagement bait & slop continues to climb. By 2024 it had reached levels 15% higher than Europe.”
on.ft.com/46ASELX
‘That uncertainty has only grown with the rise of multiparty politics, which makes first-past-the-post election results very volatile.’
Yup!
& with the series of elections between now and the next GE it’s a perfect path for a ‘new’ party with £ to agitate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Yup!
& with the series of elections between now and the next GE it’s a perfect path for a ‘new’ party with £ to agitate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Could Nigel Farage really win the next election? Here’s what the polls say
Reform’s lead is persistent but pollsters themselves point out that their models come with significant uncertainty
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
‘That uncertainty has only grown with the rise of multiparty politics, which makes first-past-the-post election results very volatile.’
Yup!
& with the series of elections between now and the next GE it’s a perfect path for a ‘new’ party with £ to agitate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Yup!
& with the series of elections between now and the next GE it’s a perfect path for a ‘new’ party with £ to agitate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘To avoid Farage becoming PM, more than a 1/3 of Labour supporters - 38%- said that they would vote Tory to keep Reform out in England…However, supporters of Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party dislike both the Tories & Reform too much to vote tactically, the research found’
www.thetimes.com/article/aa7a...
www.thetimes.com/article/aa7a...
Anti-Reform tactical voting could cost Farage 60 seats in parliament
New research reveals most left-wing voters would vote for Labour against their preference, in order to keep Reform UK from gaining a majority in the Commons
www.thetimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
‘To avoid Farage becoming PM, more than a 1/3 of Labour supporters - 38%- said that they would vote Tory to keep Reform out in England…However, supporters of Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party dislike both the Tories & Reform too much to vote tactically, the research found’
www.thetimes.com/article/aa7a...
www.thetimes.com/article/aa7a...
Bad zoom call vibes…
Trump to the UN: "I'm really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell."
September 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bad zoom call vibes…
From the guy who wanted you to inject disinfectant into the body…
BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.
Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence
President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.
bit.ly
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
From the guy who wanted you to inject disinfectant into the body…