Alan Blair
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Alan Blair
@dralanblair.bsky.social
clinical psychologist; school governor; runner & walker; into cinema, theatre, & choir; dad, husband, & son; cares about equality, justice, compassion, & climate
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I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X
The platform has quietly dragged British politics into a dark place
inews.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Your brain works fine when you're under 25 (no matter how 'inconvenient' this fact may be)

theneuroscienceofeve...

The myth that 'if you're under 25, you're not mature enough to decide anything' refuses to die. But it absolutely should

#Brains #Development #Maturity
Your brain works fine when you're under 25 (no matter how 'inconvenient' this fact may be)
The claim that, if you're under 25, your brain isn't fully developed, so you can't be trusted to make mature decisions, or held responsible for actions, is very common. But also very wrong.
theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to undergo routine Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screening. An excellent NHS service www.nhs.uk/tests-and-tr...
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening
Find out about abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening, including who it's offered to, why it's done and what happens.
www.nhs.uk
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I am happy and proud to present our #platformist team effort out in @nature.com!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We examine if, when, and why #Antarctic #ice shelves will no longer be viable, at the latest, due to changes in #atmosphere and #ocean conditions.
A little 🧵 for the experts...
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Ocean warming threatens the viability of 60% of Antarctic ice shelves - Nature
The viability of Antarctic ice shelves under low rates and high rates of global warming is modelled to estimate when it will become unfeasible for the ice shelves to maintain their present-day shape.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.

Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October

Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.

Then share. Thank you.

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October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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This is Europe's largest onshore wind farm. It can generate enough energy to power 1 million homes.

We have so many solutions to this crisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables #endfossilfuels
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Global use of coal hit record high in 2024: Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables Coal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world’s attempts to rein in ...
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024: Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables Coal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world’s attempts to rein in ...
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Of particular concern for those with personal or professional interests in north Derbyshire, I wanted to share the worrying news about a significant planned reduction in the service delivered by Ashgate Hospice due to chronic financial pressures. ashgatehospice.org.uk/proposed-cha...
Proposed changes at Ashgate Hospice
ashgatehospice.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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‘A monument to kindness’: the rise of Britain’s community cinemas
‘A monument to kindness’: the rise of Britain’s community cinemas
With more than 1,600 screens, people share how local-run venues are taking them on a film-worthy adventure
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🚨Small boat migrants getting “private health care” while the rest of us have to use the NHS?!🚨

That’s outrageous!

Or is it?

Might the reality be a little more mundane and a little less clickbait-worthy?

Let’s take a 👀

1/17
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October 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Japan is reporting a flu epidemic much earlier than is usual. This early season could have implications for other countries via international travel so do get your flu vaccines (if you can) soon! 🧪 #HealthPolicy
Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations
Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.
www.nature.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
@hignfy.bsky.social It would good to see a correction and apology from you
Oh my god.

Have I Got News For You just referred to this completely false claim as a fact!!
October 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
October 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.

Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.

Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The Royal Society has met to discuss Elon Musk – and they’re NOT removing his fellowship. They are criticising him publicly, but stopping short of actual removal.

This feels like the kind of compromise that will please *absolutely nobody*.
October 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Carl Sagan's 'Baloney Detection Kit' – a set of tools for sceptical thinking and scientific reasoning, designed to help people spot logical fallacies, misinformation, rhetorical tricks, and deceptive arguments 👀
July 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A reminder of NHS recommendations: Paracetamol is “first choice of painkiller” during pregnancy and breastfeeding
September 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024: Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency Only a third of the world’s river basins experienced normal conditions last year as the climate cri...
Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024
Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024: Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency Only a third of the world’s river basins experienced normal conditions last year as the climate cri...
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
“Those in the most important positions are five times as likely to have attended private school than the general population, showing it is still possible to “buy advantage”, according to the Sutton Trust.” (from today’s The Guardian)
interactive.guim.co.uk/datawrapper/...
Privately educated people dominate the UK's most influential roles
Professions with the highest independent school attendance
interactive.guim.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM