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Prof Christina Pagel
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Prof Operational Research , @UCL_CORU, passionate about health care, women in STEMs, defending liberal democracy (!). Member of @independentsage, posts personal. https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/

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Christina Pagel FMedSci HonFFPH is a German-British mathematician and professor of operational research at University College London (UCL) within UCL's Clinical Operational Research Unit (CORU), which applies operational research, data analysis and mathematical modelling to topics in healthcare. She was Director of UCL CORU from 2017 to 2022 and is currently Vice President of the UK Operational Research Society. She also co-leads, alongside Rebecca Shipley, UCL's CHIMERA research hub which analyses data from critically ill hospital patients. .. more

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 29m
That's why I think it needs more independence. Several ex BBC have described a culture of fear of reporting on right wing populism

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31m
I haven't endlessly criticised the BBC as it happens, but the Panorama edit does not warrant the reaction and it is no secret that the populist Right have been gunning for it for years. Weakening independent media is a classic authoritarian move

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 37m
Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.

We need to protect our institutions

open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Information underpins Democracy – why the BBC must be defended
Recent events at the BBC have wide-reaching implications for our democracy - and the sooner we realise it, the better
open.substack.com

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Kiran Stacey @kiranstacey.bsky.social · 9h
🔥 The row between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana gets even more bitter tonight as the two row over hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of donations.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Your Party row erupts over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations
Clash the latest in months of political infighting between the camps of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana
www.theguardian.com

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10h
The idea of a $1 billion lawsuit from Donald Trump is utter nonsense

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Trump threatens $1bn legal action against BBC over 6 January speech edit
The BBC chair earlier apologises for the
www.bbc.co.uk

Reposted by Tim Bale, Christina Pagel

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Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 11h
“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 12h
"SARS-CoV-2 is too well-adapted to humans [hence, insert your favorite conspiracy theory]".

That was never right because, for one, SARS-CoV-2 is a pandemic virus so it necessarily had to be "well-adapted".

Now, a new study shows the same is true for BANAL-236 - a related virus isolated from bats.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 12h
Two paragraphs from the article, pointing out Telegraph hypocrisy

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich, Peter Thorne, James M. Bullock , and 5 more

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 13h
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 16h
Three people who’d be expected to be Your Party bigwigs have largely walked away from Corbyn’s project: former NE mayor Jamie Driscoll, former Labour MP Beth Winter, and former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein.

I have some new intel on the fall-out, if you’re interested in that sort of thing… 🧵

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16h
Breaking News: The Supreme Court said that it would hear a challenge to a Mississippi law that could upend mail-ballot rules in many states before the midterm elections.
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
nyti.ms

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Prof John O Brennan @jobmaynooth.bsky.social · 17h
What an absolute travesty: Sarkozy got 5 years and served just 3 weeks of his sentence.

Is it any wonder people believe there are a different set of rules for elites?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison
Sarkozy, who told court his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence at home pending appeal
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Tim Bale, Charles West, Christina Pagel

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 1d
This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers, according to testimony in a TV documentary. “If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” Daniel, the commander of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank unit, says in Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, due to be broadcast in the UK on ITV on Monday evening. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d
quick rundown of some classic autocratic behaviours over the past few days in America Covering attacking enemies, helping allies, cowing institutions and purging the military

All actions and more on www.trumpactiontracker.info?

youtu.be/Mx4c4JfgLeU
9th November: quick rundown of some classic autocratic behaviours over the past few days in America
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
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Ben Worthy @benworthy.bsky.social · 1d
A reminder of our great event with Professor @chrischirp.bsky.social about her Trump Action Tracker. Watch the video below
bbkbritpol.substack.com/p/watch-what...
Watch: What Is Trump Doing to Democracy? In conversation with Professor Christina Pagel, creator of the Trump Action Tracker
Recorded 30th October 2025
bbkbritpol.substack.com

Reposted by Andrew Scott, Mary Corcoran, Christina Pagel

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 1d
Depressing that the BBC has so little inherent institutional strength, it is kicked about so easily.

This is not good sign for our polity.

Reposted by Alan McNally, Christina Pagel

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 1d
To back up their (incorrect) argument that COVID vaccines didn't affect transmission of the early variants, someone just sent me a paper showing that vaccines 'only' prevented infection...

The thing is, it's pretty hard to transmit COVID if you don't get infected in the first place.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 1d
I can't imagine a job i'd like to do less. Managing an organisation held to a ludicrous standard by roaring idiots on a daily basis, while the main mediums it uses are all in decline and it's starved of resources.

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Martin SFP Bryant @martinsfp.bsky.social · 1d
Tim Davie reportedly to resign as BBC director general this evening.
Tim Davie to quit as BBC director-general
The corporation has faced accusations of bias after broadcasting a doctored clip of a speech by President Trump
www.thetimes.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d
If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
Zack Polanski wears a white poppy as he overlooks remembrance ceremony at the cenotaph

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David @thefatfryer.bsky.social · 1d
I offer to pay for all my staff to have it done. How many have I paid for? Yep just me.

They need a bigger health campaign to promote the vaccine. (And to explain to the vaccine sceptics why they are wrong)

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2d
Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies!

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 3d
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 3d
It’s been 45 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona.

Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in because she’s the final vote for the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d
Catherine Blaiklock, the first leader of the Brexit Party, is a Rupert Lowe ally who wants 10 million people to leave.

Fewer than 5 million people born abroad are neither naturalised British citizens (2.5m) nor EU settled status (3-4m)

But there are another 5 million UK born ethnic minorities.

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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 3d
Oh, I think there is an explanation. A wildly unpopular government can’t have ethical, competent military leadership www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Steve Peers, Christina Pagel

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 3d
Completely beyond why people try to defend Labour record on treatment of asylum seekers. They are awful.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Christina Pagel

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 3d
It's hard to convey my disgust & moral outrage at Trump & Rubio for killing hundreds of thousands

My team at Duke has spent almost a decade studying the pros & cons of health aid, which has undoubtedly saved millions of live but has down sides. We have a policy paper out soon on the topic.

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New Yorker: The Shutdown of USAID Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands