Jo Morrison
@jomorrison.medsky.social
Gynaecological oncologist | Honorary Associate Professor Uni of Exeter | EiC The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | Senior Editor Cochrane Collaboration | dinghy sailor | gardener.
Views my own (I have plenty, often contrary) & re-posts ≠ endorsements
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Views my own (I have plenty, often contrary) & re-posts ≠ endorsements
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I know I shouldn't swear, it is not professorial or polite, but fucking hell this administration is beyond evil. Paul Bojerski spent 7 decades here in the US, worked as an optician, and now, at the age of 79, he has been kidnapped & placed in a US concentration camp where his health is at risk.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I know I shouldn't swear, it is not professorial or polite, but fucking hell this administration is beyond evil. Paul Bojerski spent 7 decades here in the US, worked as an optician, and now, at the age of 79, he has been kidnapped & placed in a US concentration camp where his health is at risk.
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‘So I urge you to oppose these proposals […] And to challenge dehumanising far-right rhetoric and its adoption in policy.
Because that is what is really tearing our country apart.
And stripping rights from refugees today can only enable a system that endangers all of our rights tomorrow.’
Because that is what is really tearing our country apart.
And stripping rights from refugees today can only enable a system that endangers all of our rights tomorrow.’
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
‘So I urge you to oppose these proposals […] And to challenge dehumanising far-right rhetoric and its adoption in policy.
Because that is what is really tearing our country apart.
And stripping rights from refugees today can only enable a system that endangers all of our rights tomorrow.’
Because that is what is really tearing our country apart.
And stripping rights from refugees today can only enable a system that endangers all of our rights tomorrow.’
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My childhood, in academic Cambridge in the 1970s, was full of interesting friends of my parents who were refugees from all over the world, escaping various Communist or Fascist countries or political oppression in some other way. That they were welcome here, indeed *encouraged* to settle, was great.
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
My childhood, in academic Cambridge in the 1970s, was full of interesting friends of my parents who were refugees from all over the world, escaping various Communist or Fascist countries or political oppression in some other way. That they were welcome here, indeed *encouraged* to settle, was great.
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So there’s one aspect of the BBC story that has received zero attention: Robbie Gibb’s potential financial conflict of interests.
According to @arusbridger.bsky.social, he was just the bagman for the purchase of the Jewish Chronicle.
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
According to @arusbridger.bsky.social, he was just the bagman for the purchase of the Jewish Chronicle.
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Who really funds the Jewish Chronicle? Why it’s troubling that we don’t know…
Four years ago, a mysterious consortium came to the rescue of the beleaguered publication—and nobody is really clear about who is behind the scenes. B...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
So there’s one aspect of the BBC story that has received zero attention: Robbie Gibb’s potential financial conflict of interests.
According to @arusbridger.bsky.social, he was just the bagman for the purchase of the Jewish Chronicle.
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
According to @arusbridger.bsky.social, he was just the bagman for the purchase of the Jewish Chronicle.
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www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
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Excellent, brief riposte to the legal nonsense coming from Trump and his team - all bigly coffefee in my view.
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Excellent, brief riposte to the legal nonsense coming from Trump and his team - all bigly coffefee in my view.
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A Bumper Month for Covid Vaccines and More
It's been an eventful few weeks for Covid vaccines – mostly good, some very bad. Let's start with the good news. Novavax has transferred marketing of its protein subunit Covid vaccine in the EU and US to a major pharmaceutical company, Sanofi. Here's…
It's been an eventful few weeks for Covid vaccines – mostly good, some very bad. Let's start with the good news. Novavax has transferred marketing of its protein subunit Covid vaccine in the EU and US to a major pharmaceutical company, Sanofi. Here's…
A Bumper Month for Covid Vaccines and More
It's been an eventful few weeks for Covid vaccines – mostly good, some very bad. Let's start with the good news. Novavax has transferred marketing of its protein subunit Covid vaccine in the EU and US to a major pharmaceutical company, Sanofi. Here's hoping that leads to wider availability and economies of scale. Sanofi will also be able to use Novavax's patented adjuvant in new vaccines.
hildabastian.wordpress.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
A Bumper Month for Covid Vaccines and More
It's been an eventful few weeks for Covid vaccines – mostly good, some very bad. Let's start with the good news. Novavax has transferred marketing of its protein subunit Covid vaccine in the EU and US to a major pharmaceutical company, Sanofi. Here's…
It's been an eventful few weeks for Covid vaccines – mostly good, some very bad. Let's start with the good news. Novavax has transferred marketing of its protein subunit Covid vaccine in the EU and US to a major pharmaceutical company, Sanofi. Here's…
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"if it [BBC] will not stand true for a truly radical concept: fearlessly impartial journalism, not fearful management of impartiality, then it will fade away."
Well worth a read.
Well worth a read.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"if it [BBC] will not stand true for a truly radical concept: fearlessly impartial journalism, not fearful management of impartiality, then it will fade away."
Well worth a read.
Well worth a read.
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Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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The BBC isn't perfect. But it remains an institution defending British values against a populist, Trump-style takeover.
Party leaders must unite to defend it.
Party leaders must unite to defend it.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The BBC isn't perfect. But it remains an institution defending British values against a populist, Trump-style takeover.
Party leaders must unite to defend it.
Party leaders must unite to defend it.
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My thoughts on the FDA announcement today about MHT vajenda.substack.com/p/reaction-t...
Reaction to the FDA Announcement on MHT
Removing the Black Box Warning was Served with a Side of Serious Misinformation
vajenda.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
My thoughts on the FDA announcement today about MHT vajenda.substack.com/p/reaction-t...
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Everyone, apparently, has questions to answer. Except the people responsible for bringing the system to its knees. Too "complex" to go into that.
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Everyone, apparently, has questions to answer. Except the people responsible for bringing the system to its knees. Too "complex" to go into that.
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You may have heard @mrjamesob.bsky.social recommending an article on his show yesterday.
"Who Goes Nazi?" by renowned American journalist Dorothy Thompson, is a wonderful piece of writing. ⬇️
#DorothyThompson
youtu.be/ouK3fzCqCMc?...
You may have heard @mrjamesob.bsky.social recommending an article on his show yesterday.
"Who Goes Nazi?" by renowned American journalist Dorothy Thompson, is a wonderful piece of writing. ⬇️
#DorothyThompson
youtu.be/ouK3fzCqCMc?...
Dorothy Thompson - Who Goes Nazi? (Her voice modelled on a genuine 1934 broadcast)
YouTube video by Quiet Majority
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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You may have heard @mrjamesob.bsky.social recommending an article on his show yesterday.
"Who Goes Nazi?" by renowned American journalist Dorothy Thompson, is a wonderful piece of writing. ⬇️
#DorothyThompson
youtu.be/ouK3fzCqCMc?...
You may have heard @mrjamesob.bsky.social recommending an article on his show yesterday.
"Who Goes Nazi?" by renowned American journalist Dorothy Thompson, is a wonderful piece of writing. ⬇️
#DorothyThompson
youtu.be/ouK3fzCqCMc?...
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Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
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Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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October 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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When the history of the rise of fascism in the UK in the 2020s gets written, the complicity of the BBC will require a full volume of its own.
Here's how the real two-tier Britain works:
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
August 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
When the history of the rise of fascism in the UK in the 2020s gets written, the complicity of the BBC will require a full volume of its own.
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"Let's not forget, when we remember the service and the sacrifice with this poppy, that the people who bled and died for our democracy and our freedom, weren't just my grandfather who looked like me & worshipped the same God, but people across Empire & Commonwealth, who were Muslim, Sikh & Hindu'
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"Let's not forget, when we remember the service and the sacrifice with this poppy, that the people who bled and died for our democracy and our freedom, weren't just my grandfather who looked like me & worshipped the same God, but people across Empire & Commonwealth, who were Muslim, Sikh & Hindu'
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'We should remember that, defend that and fight for what this country stands for: a decent, respectful and inclusive democracy: the most successful multifaith democracy in the world. We stand for that", says Wes Streeting. Response to comments by Reform MP Sarah Pochin
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg - 26/10/2025
Laura Kuenssberg is joined by health secretary Wes Streeting, shadow home secretary Chris Philp and former US vice president and presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
'We should remember that, defend that and fight for what this country stands for: a decent, respectful and inclusive democracy: the most successful multifaith democracy in the world. We stand for that", says Wes Streeting. Response to comments by Reform MP Sarah Pochin
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Private equity decimated US hospitals, says Senate report; now targeting the NHS.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
Private equity - "decimated" US hospitals according to report - now targeting the NHS - The Lowdown
In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...
lowdownnhs.info
October 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Private equity decimated US hospitals, says Senate report; now targeting the NHS.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
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Hi res original if interested.
October 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Hi res original if interested.
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Very concerning, if true.
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Very concerning, if true.
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This calm, cool decency is dangerously absent from our discourse at the moment. Almost everyone is embracing, normalising or ignoring the 'cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.'
We need more Bertrands.
We need more Bertrands.
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This calm, cool decency is dangerously absent from our discourse at the moment. Almost everyone is embracing, normalising or ignoring the 'cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.'
We need more Bertrands.
We need more Bertrands.