Craig
@craig.nikolic.co.uk
NHS GP Federation CEO. Not a GP/clinician.
Ex artillery forward observer, with dodgy knees and hearing.
Favourite comment about me: "His comms style is like a brick through a window."
Ex artillery forward observer, with dodgy knees and hearing.
Favourite comment about me: "His comms style is like a brick through a window."
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Please see below.
I share this only to help those contemplating whether to tweet "I support Palestine Action".
February 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Please see below.
Our local one for Barking & Dagenham is 11. Harmony House.
You can find out more here: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
You can find out more here: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
February 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Our local one for Barking & Dagenham is 11. Harmony House.
You can find out more here: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
You can find out more here: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
Frankly, this alone should mark any Reform voter voting for this parasitic boil on the backside of humanity as just as bad.
And that’s before you get to their attitudes on everything else.
You know what and who you’re voting for, you don’t get to pretend otherwise.
And that’s before you get to their attitudes on everything else.
You know what and who you’re voting for, you don’t get to pretend otherwise.
This is Elon Musk territory, isn't it? A woman's purpose is to bear children.
Reform candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
Exclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain are having children much too late in life’
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Frankly, this alone should mark any Reform voter voting for this parasitic boil on the backside of humanity as just as bad.
And that’s before you get to their attitudes on everything else.
You know what and who you’re voting for, you don’t get to pretend otherwise.
And that’s before you get to their attitudes on everything else.
You know what and who you’re voting for, you don’t get to pretend otherwise.
Folks, with spring coming up (Friday optimism), there’s a lovely walk that takes in some of the best Constable scenes.
The full trail takes you into Dedham where you can get a nice lunch or afternoon tea. AND you don’t have to stress about the restricted parking at Flatford Mill.
The full trail takes you into Dedham where you can get a nice lunch or afternoon tea. AND you don’t have to stress about the restricted parking at Flatford Mill.
February 13, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Folks, with spring coming up (Friday optimism), there’s a lovely walk that takes in some of the best Constable scenes.
The full trail takes you into Dedham where you can get a nice lunch or afternoon tea. AND you don’t have to stress about the restricted parking at Flatford Mill.
The full trail takes you into Dedham where you can get a nice lunch or afternoon tea. AND you don’t have to stress about the restricted parking at Flatford Mill.
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It's quite extraordinary that they thought any of these people would do a better job than Karen Pierce, who did not need to be replaced! It wasn't like there was a vacancy that had to be filled.
This piece in The Spectator by @shippersunbound.bsky.social has an absolutely mad detail that I was not previously aware of spectator.com/article/auth...
February 12, 2026 at 1:16 PM
It's quite extraordinary that they thought any of these people would do a better job than Karen Pierce, who did not need to be replaced! It wasn't like there was a vacancy that had to be filled.
World Cup teams full of foreigners planning their escapes from the games if they beat the host nation.
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
World Cup teams full of foreigners planning their escapes from the games if they beat the host nation.
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Girl, 6, left waiting for new wheelchair for a year
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Girl, 6, left waiting for new wheelchair for a year
Alba is among 2,018 wheelchair users whose orders were not transferred to a new contractor.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Girl, 6, left waiting for new wheelchair for a year
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was thinking about PMQs yesterday and how badly Starmer has this wrong and the poor quality of his advice.
By attacking people with whataboutery when they criticise the govt over Mandelson, he effectively says “you did the same!”
I don’t want a govt who does the same, surely we deserve better.
By attacking people with whataboutery when they criticise the govt over Mandelson, he effectively says “you did the same!”
I don’t want a govt who does the same, surely we deserve better.
February 12, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I was thinking about PMQs yesterday and how badly Starmer has this wrong and the poor quality of his advice.
By attacking people with whataboutery when they criticise the govt over Mandelson, he effectively says “you did the same!”
I don’t want a govt who does the same, surely we deserve better.
By attacking people with whataboutery when they criticise the govt over Mandelson, he effectively says “you did the same!”
I don’t want a govt who does the same, surely we deserve better.
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Lisa Nandy really is pretty hopeless
February 11, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Lisa Nandy really is pretty hopeless
Stronger and harsher words also apply but then this site does have moderation standards.
I've never known anyone who was obsessed with immigration who wasn't an out and out loser and an absolute racist bigot.
I'm saying it because it's simply not said enough.
I'm saying it because it's simply not said enough.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Stronger and harsher words also apply but then this site does have moderation standards.
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this may be the most English man ever to exist.
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
this may be the most English man ever to exist.
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You do wonder whether a search of the Private Eye back catalogue should be mandatory for vetting purposes.
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
You do wonder whether a search of the Private Eye back catalogue should be mandatory for vetting purposes.
I have a black tie do coming up and I was going to wear my kilt. I’ve lost a LOT of weight so decided to try on my very nice tailor made one that I haven’t been able to get into since about 2010. I have a newer off-the-peg one, but it’s just not as good.
The nice one fits. This pleases me greatly.
The nice one fits. This pleases me greatly.
a close up of a man with a beard and long hair .
Alt: Robert Redford in the movie Jeremiah Johnson nodding with approval. He is a rough woodsman hermit look with a scruffy beard looking over his left shoulder nodding and smiling.
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I have a black tie do coming up and I was going to wear my kilt. I’ve lost a LOT of weight so decided to try on my very nice tailor made one that I haven’t been able to get into since about 2010. I have a newer off-the-peg one, but it’s just not as good.
The nice one fits. This pleases me greatly.
The nice one fits. This pleases me greatly.
I agree with this stance and tone word for ford.
Ratcliffe is an immigrant (to Monaco) complaining about immigrants.
Ratcliffe is an immigrant (to Monaco) complaining about immigrants.
February 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I agree with this stance and tone word for ford.
Ratcliffe is an immigrant (to Monaco) complaining about immigrants.
Ratcliffe is an immigrant (to Monaco) complaining about immigrants.
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The UK is a rich country, this really shouldn't be necessary. Stop erecting an obstacle course for people to receive essentials, and just ensure they have enough to live on - including when they're low-waged/not working/acting as carers/full-time parents/disabled.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The UK is a rich country, this really shouldn't be necessary. Stop erecting an obstacle course for people to receive essentials, and just ensure they have enough to live on - including when they're low-waged/not working/acting as carers/full-time parents/disabled.
There is a bright orange thing in the sky and it’s not raining.
What dark magic is this?!
What dark magic is this?!
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
There is a bright orange thing in the sky and it’s not raining.
What dark magic is this?!
What dark magic is this?!
It’d have been quite amusing if Badenoch had pointed to the Reform benches and said the former Tory wrong ‘uns are over there.
Needed something to make the childish bickering amusing.
Needed something to make the childish bickering amusing.
#PMQs has now descended into a row between Labour and the Tories over whose party has the most wrong'uns.
February 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
It’d have been quite amusing if Badenoch had pointed to the Reform benches and said the former Tory wrong ‘uns are over there.
Needed something to make the childish bickering amusing.
Needed something to make the childish bickering amusing.
We’re off this week so we decided to get a food shop delivered.
Last night, went through the shop and I was appalled at the cost. Appalled enough that I forgot to put some stuff I wanted in.
Delivered today and it didn’t fill the fridge.
And the govt wonders why folk aren’t feeling the “wealth”.
Last night, went through the shop and I was appalled at the cost. Appalled enough that I forgot to put some stuff I wanted in.
Delivered today and it didn’t fill the fridge.
And the govt wonders why folk aren’t feeling the “wealth”.
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
We’re off this week so we decided to get a food shop delivered.
Last night, went through the shop and I was appalled at the cost. Appalled enough that I forgot to put some stuff I wanted in.
Delivered today and it didn’t fill the fridge.
And the govt wonders why folk aren’t feeling the “wealth”.
Last night, went through the shop and I was appalled at the cost. Appalled enough that I forgot to put some stuff I wanted in.
Delivered today and it didn’t fill the fridge.
And the govt wonders why folk aren’t feeling the “wealth”.
A friend got into a bit of trouble with his travel insurance because he didn’t have a GHIC/EHIC card.
I just thought folk knew that the EHIC had turned into GHIC post Brexit but that was clearly a bad assumption.
Going abroad? Get yours here: www.nhs.uk/using-the-nh...
I just thought folk knew that the EHIC had turned into GHIC post Brexit but that was clearly a bad assumption.
Going abroad? Get yours here: www.nhs.uk/using-the-nh...
Applying for healthcare cover abroad (GHIC and EHIC)
Find out if you're eligible to apply for a new UK EHIC or UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC).
www.nhs.uk
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
A friend got into a bit of trouble with his travel insurance because he didn’t have a GHIC/EHIC card.
I just thought folk knew that the EHIC had turned into GHIC post Brexit but that was clearly a bad assumption.
Going abroad? Get yours here: www.nhs.uk/using-the-nh...
I just thought folk knew that the EHIC had turned into GHIC post Brexit but that was clearly a bad assumption.
Going abroad? Get yours here: www.nhs.uk/using-the-nh...
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How can companies trust #AI agents to handle business operations, including major financial decisions? Researchers have developed three benchmarks that measure when AI agents are safe enough to run businesses. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-agent-ben...
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
How can companies trust #AI agents to handle business operations, including major financial decisions? Researchers have developed three benchmarks that measure when AI agents are safe enough to run businesses. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-agent-ben...
A lot of folk think the Epstein files are a single hoard. They’re not. They’re just the bits folk were stupid or too full of their own hubris enough to put into unsecured emails.
I have something I call The Harry Redknapp Rule, which goes thus: if someone is caught, by fluke, doing something wildly, intricately illegal - in Redknapp's case, placing dodgy cash in a Monaco bank account in his dog's name - then it is vanishingly unlikely that this is their first such crime.
Do we think that a) Epstein is the only person Mandy was doing favours for? and b) Mandy is the only one doing favours for people?
Do we?
Do we?
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
A lot of folk think the Epstein files are a single hoard. They’re not. They’re just the bits folk were stupid or too full of their own hubris enough to put into unsecured emails.
I’ve said it repeatedly since I joined the NHS 12 years ago that nothing changes in the NHS on its whistleblower suppression culture. Nothing WILL change until a C-level exec is sacked for it and made unemployable, setting a standard.
www.hsj.co.uk/mental-healt...
www.hsj.co.uk/mental-healt...
‘Cover-ups’ leave staff scared to report sexual safety concerns
A trust's staff "fear raising concerns about attitudes, behaviours and sexual safety", particularly about senior managers and doctors, a review by NHS England has found.
www.hsj.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I’ve said it repeatedly since I joined the NHS 12 years ago that nothing changes in the NHS on its whistleblower suppression culture. Nothing WILL change until a C-level exec is sacked for it and made unemployable, setting a standard.
www.hsj.co.uk/mental-healt...
www.hsj.co.uk/mental-healt...
I can see why folk were resisting this. “Do this new thing, if you’re not already doing it, but we’re not going to pay for it even though you’re already skint”
www.hsj.co.uk/emergency-ca...
www.hsj.co.uk/emergency-ca...
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I can see why folk were resisting this. “Do this new thing, if you’re not already doing it, but we’re not going to pay for it even though you’re already skint”
www.hsj.co.uk/emergency-ca...
www.hsj.co.uk/emergency-ca...
Is it time for chaos from Ed Miliband yet?
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Is it time for chaos from Ed Miliband yet?
Imagine flying to Italy from the US and taking your own food.
🇺🇸🇮🇹👀 JD Vance traveled to meet Meloni in a motorcade of more than 40 cars specially delivered from the US.
14 planes and about 100 vehicles were used for the delegation's trip to Italy, including armored vehicles and a separate plane with food.
14 planes and about 100 vehicles were used for the delegation's trip to Italy, including armored vehicles and a separate plane with food.
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Imagine flying to Italy from the US and taking your own food.