Joe Deegan
@joedeegan.bsky.social
public health doctor (SpR) — interested in evaluation, knowledge management, modelling, and decision-making in healthcare.
London via Dublin. Em dash enthusiast. he/ him 🇮🇪🏳️🌈
deegan.io
London via Dublin. Em dash enthusiast. he/ him 🇮🇪🏳️🌈
deegan.io
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
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Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
Total welfare spending in Britain in 2025-26 is estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️
buff.ly/s5mz97u
Total welfare spending in Britain in 2025-26 is estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️
buff.ly/s5mz97u
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
Total welfare spending in Britain in 2025-26 is estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️
buff.ly/s5mz97u
Total welfare spending in Britain in 2025-26 is estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️
buff.ly/s5mz97u
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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"you cannot measure the soul of a nation in capital flows. It breathes in the child warmed by a public health nurse, the pensioner safe on a winter night, the worker who does not fear tomorrow. Not in airports and equity markets.”
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
"When history judges us, it won’t ask how “agile” we were.
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
It will ask who we housed, who we fed, who we sheltered, who we lifted up when the lift got stuck.
That’s the only kind of fast that matters."
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"you cannot measure the soul of a nation in capital flows. It breathes in the child warmed by a public health nurse, the pensioner safe on a winter night, the worker who does not fear tomorrow. Not in airports and equity markets.”
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
Colin Sheridan going for the jugular today... Perfectly said
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This is terrible
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
Blame declining confidence, a lack of convenience and rising complacency
www.economist.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This is terrible
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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The fun thing about having a small team working with you is you can say "hey you're spending this week digging for stolen mobile phones in London flowerbeds, I promise you it's a thing". www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
London's thieves are burying phones in flowerbeds
The police don't take much interest in returning the stolen devices when they're dug up — so London Centric decided to do it.
www.londoncentric.media
October 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The fun thing about having a small team working with you is you can say "hey you're spending this week digging for stolen mobile phones in London flowerbeds, I promise you it's a thing". www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
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I’ve a piece in the Financial Times magazine about the stuff I’ve learned from singing sessions www.ft.com/content/3954...
What I learnt from Irish folk singing sessions
Fame means nothing; sing for the room you’re in; slow down and listen. Patrick Freyne’s lyrical lessons for life
www.ft.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I’ve a piece in the Financial Times magazine about the stuff I’ve learned from singing sessions www.ft.com/content/3954...
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I am merely aiding the police in their inquiries, it is simply a way of passing the time for me, and the constables, they are gracious enough to accept my assistance, all unpaid, of course. If you, too, will humor me by joining the other guests in the parlor I would like to share some of my findings
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I am merely aiding the police in their inquiries, it is simply a way of passing the time for me, and the constables, they are gracious enough to accept my assistance, all unpaid, of course. If you, too, will humor me by joining the other guests in the parlor I would like to share some of my findings
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The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway. Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway
Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
www.dublininquirer.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway. Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
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How to sum up the impact and legacy of The Hounds of Love by @katebushmusic.bsky.social? Tonight, ahead of the 40th anniversary of the album's release, @graemethomson.bsky.social and I will attempt this on @rteradio1.bsky.social's Arena at 7pm.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @paulashields.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @paulashields.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
How to sum up the impact and legacy of The Hounds of Love by @katebushmusic.bsky.social? Tonight, ahead of the 40th anniversary of the album's release, @graemethomson.bsky.social and I will attempt this on @rteradio1.bsky.social's Arena at 7pm.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @paulashields.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @paulashields.bsky.social
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Sort of dizzying to think about how many people are alive today because Patricia Hewitt (ban on smoking in enclosed spaces) was health secretary and because Norman Fowler (mandatory seatbelts) was transport secretary and health secretary (HIV/Aids).
September 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sort of dizzying to think about how many people are alive today because Patricia Hewitt (ban on smoking in enclosed spaces) was health secretary and because Norman Fowler (mandatory seatbelts) was transport secretary and health secretary (HIV/Aids).
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And this is another useful reflection on which protests are publicized internationally.
August 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
And this is another useful reflection on which protests are publicized internationally.
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"Brian Wilson, he made all his records with four tracks, but you couldn't make his records if you had a HUNDRED tracks today." "That ear – I mean, Jesus, he’s got to will that to the Smithsonian." — Bob Dylan
RIP Brian Wilson
RIP Brian Wilson
June 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Brian Wilson, he made all his records with four tracks, but you couldn't make his records if you had a HUNDRED tracks today." "That ear – I mean, Jesus, he’s got to will that to the Smithsonian." — Bob Dylan
RIP Brian Wilson
RIP Brian Wilson
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My aunt died in near identical circumstances as this story, same time, also Yorkshire hospital. We spent months preparing for the coroner. We wanted something simple to explain it; we found bad luck exacerbated by an NHS running on fumes. I hope these families get what they need from their process.
Police investigate heart surgery patient deaths at East Yorkshire hospital
Police investigate heart surgery patient deaths at East Yorkshire hospital
Inquiry focuses on TAVI procedures carried out on elderly and frail people at Castle Hill hospital near Hull
Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of heart surgery patients at an East Yorkshire hospital.
The investigation is focusing on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures carried out on elderly and frail patients at Castle Hill hospital, near Hull. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My aunt died in near identical circumstances as this story, same time, also Yorkshire hospital. We spent months preparing for the coroner. We wanted something simple to explain it; we found bad luck exacerbated by an NHS running on fumes. I hope these families get what they need from their process.
Maybe my new go-to punctuation mark, now that AI has ruined the em dash forever?
Semicolons bring the drama; that’s why I love them
Neither full stop nor comma, they symbolise a nuance that is disappearing in a polarised world
www.ft.com
May 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Maybe my new go-to punctuation mark, now that AI has ruined the em dash forever?
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Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What happens when a Golden Arches opened in a place where there wasn't anything like it nearby
So if we want to do something about obesity we have to do something about
1 Availability and accessibility
2 Marketting
3 Price
Handing out leaflet doesn't cut it
What happens when a Golden Arches opened in a place where there wasn't anything like it nearby
So if we want to do something about obesity we have to do something about
1 Availability and accessibility
2 Marketting
3 Price
Handing out leaflet doesn't cut it
Measuring the association between the opening of a new multi-national restaurant with young people's eating behaviours
Out-of-home eating (takeaway, take-out and fast-foods) is associated with intakes of higher energy and fat, and lower intakes of micronutrients, and i…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 13, 2024 at 6:38 PM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What happens when a Golden Arches opened in a place where there wasn't anything like it nearby
So if we want to do something about obesity we have to do something about
1 Availability and accessibility
2 Marketting
3 Price
Handing out leaflet doesn't cut it
What happens when a Golden Arches opened in a place where there wasn't anything like it nearby
So if we want to do something about obesity we have to do something about
1 Availability and accessibility
2 Marketting
3 Price
Handing out leaflet doesn't cut it
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Interesting new MoJ report on what works to reduce reoffending. One of key findings "research shows little positive treatment effects for punitive interventions unless alongside rehabilitation". Also shocking lack good quality evidence for some commonly used interventions www.gov.uk/government/p...
Reducing reoffending evidence synthesis
This synthesis provides an overview of evidence on what works to reduce reoffending, updating evidence previously published by the MOJ in 2013 and 2014.
www.gov.uk
April 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Interesting new MoJ report on what works to reduce reoffending. One of key findings "research shows little positive treatment effects for punitive interventions unless alongside rehabilitation". Also shocking lack good quality evidence for some commonly used interventions www.gov.uk/government/p...
A gorgeous review of a gorgeous album
Bon Iver: SABLE, fABLE
Read Alex Robert Ross’ review of the album.
pitchfork.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A gorgeous review of a gorgeous album
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I mean, it's either trans people withdraw from public life completely, we merge single-sex spaces up and down the country, or its only a matter of time before a trans person is physically assaulted for using the facilities the judiciary and government seem to want them to.
April 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I mean, it's either trans people withdraw from public life completely, we merge single-sex spaces up and down the country, or its only a matter of time before a trans person is physically assaulted for using the facilities the judiciary and government seem to want them to.