Maggie W
@maggiew56.bsky.social
Retired doctor, enthusiastic traveller, aspiring gardener. Views my own.
OMG. How has it come to this? Resident doctors in England vote to go ahead with strike - The Guardian
December 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
OMG. How has it come to this? Resident doctors in England vote to go ahead with strike - The Guardian
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Most Brits want climate action but think their neighbours don't. Most Brits support renewable energy but think their neighbours don't.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
Poll: Majority of Brits support renewables, but think their neighbours disagree with them
Major poll reveals 70 per cent of Brits would back a new solar farm in their local area, but only 27 per cent think that other people would support such a development
www.businessgreen.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Most Brits want climate action but think their neighbours don't. Most Brits support renewable energy but think their neighbours don't.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
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if we had not closed half our or general and acute beds
if we did not have the 2nd lowest bed base per 1000 in the OECD
if those beds were not full of people waiting community services but fit to leave
if we had not decimated public health, primary care and community nursing
no crisis to see
if we did not have the 2nd lowest bed base per 1000 in the OECD
if those beds were not full of people waiting community services but fit to leave
if we had not decimated public health, primary care and community nursing
no crisis to see
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
if we had not closed half our or general and acute beds
if we did not have the 2nd lowest bed base per 1000 in the OECD
if those beds were not full of people waiting community services but fit to leave
if we had not decimated public health, primary care and community nursing
no crisis to see
if we did not have the 2nd lowest bed base per 1000 in the OECD
if those beds were not full of people waiting community services but fit to leave
if we had not decimated public health, primary care and community nursing
no crisis to see
Unfortunately my track record in UK was not quite so rosy. I qualified in UK in 1980, spent a year in 1982 treating entire wards of measles, mumps and whooping cough. MMR arrived in 1988 and the entire landscape changed. Never go back to those horrors. Know the disease before fearing the vaccine.
Retired physician here.
In 38 Yr career 1984-2022 my experience:
Measles - 0 cases
Mumps - 0
Rubella - 0
Polio - 0 active. Few post polio paralysis in Nepal, 0 in UK
Whooping Cough - 0
Tetanus - 2 or 3 cases in Nepal, 0 in UK
Meningococcal- several cases in 1980s (before vaccine available. 0 since)
In 38 Yr career 1984-2022 my experience:
Measles - 0 cases
Mumps - 0
Rubella - 0
Polio - 0 active. Few post polio paralysis in Nepal, 0 in UK
Whooping Cough - 0
Tetanus - 2 or 3 cases in Nepal, 0 in UK
Meningococcal- several cases in 1980s (before vaccine available. 0 since)
🚨new Indie SAGE report on childhood diseases!
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Unfortunately my track record in UK was not quite so rosy. I qualified in UK in 1980, spent a year in 1982 treating entire wards of measles, mumps and whooping cough. MMR arrived in 1988 and the entire landscape changed. Never go back to those horrors. Know the disease before fearing the vaccine.
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Today MPs voted in favour of the 10 minute rule bill on a new UK-EU Customs Union. A new arrangement would help reduce economic burdens and create a more reliable system for exporters. With the economic pressure increasing, Parliament needs to act.
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Today MPs voted in favour of the 10 minute rule bill on a new UK-EU Customs Union. A new arrangement would help reduce economic burdens and create a more reliable system for exporters. With the economic pressure increasing, Parliament needs to act.
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"Laying down red lines against joining the customs union and single market is now as deeply regretted by many Labour people as the manifesto’s fateful tax straitjackets. But the dam has broken because there is no disguising the truth about what Brexit does to UK growth" ⬇️
Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows | Polly Toynbee
Labour and the country have reached a historic inflection point. For all the talk of Brexit ‘benefits’, the anti-EU ideologues know the tide has turned, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Laying down red lines against joining the customs union and single market is now as deeply regretted by many Labour people as the manifesto’s fateful tax straitjackets. But the dam has broken because there is no disguising the truth about what Brexit does to UK growth" ⬇️
Is Britain the only country with winter hospital crises like this? - The Times and The Sunday Times
December 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Is Britain the only country with winter hospital crises like this? - The Times and The Sunday Times
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‘Never trust a Tory,’ says Farage — while welcoming 22 ex-Tory MPs under his own umbrella. Irony, eh?
December 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
‘Never trust a Tory,’ says Farage — while welcoming 22 ex-Tory MPs under his own umbrella. Irony, eh?
He wants evidence based solutions when there is no evidence without an ethically approved clinical trial. He opposes such a thing. He is being attention grabbingly silly.
Wes Streeting calls for ‘cross-party consensus’ on gender identity ahead of puberty blocker trial
Wes Streeting calls for ‘cross-party consensus’ on gender identity ahead of puberty blocker trial
Health secretary wrote to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, urging her to ‘take heat and ideology’ out of debate
Health secretary Wes Streeting has called on the Conservatives to maintain the “cross party consensus” on gender identity services built before the last election in a letter to Kemi Badenoch.
Streeting wrote to opposition leader on Friday urging her to “take the heat and the ideology” out of debate amid controversy over a puberty blocker trial for children. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
He wants evidence based solutions when there is no evidence without an ethically approved clinical trial. He opposes such a thing. He is being attention grabbingly silly.
The NHS will never officially collapse - it does not have the metrics to define this. Just people suffer and wait longer/ and die unnecessarily. But no collapse.
'Utterly irresponsible': BMA accuses Streeting of scaremongering over doctor strike
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
December 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The NHS will never officially collapse - it does not have the metrics to define this. Just people suffer and wait longer/ and die unnecessarily. But no collapse.
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Reform UK used this graphic during the Local Elections to criticise Councils.
Now the councils they control are raising Council Tax by the same or more.
Reform UK lie their way in to power.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Now the councils they control are raising Council Tax by the same or more.
Reform UK lie their way in to power.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Reform UK used this graphic during the Local Elections to criticise Councils.
Now the councils they control are raising Council Tax by the same or more.
Reform UK lie their way in to power.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Now the councils they control are raising Council Tax by the same or more.
Reform UK lie their way in to power.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is horrific.
Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England
Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England
Rate rises by 19% compared with 2020, prompting fresh concerns about NHS maternity care
The risk of women in England suffering severe bleeding after giving birth has risen to its highest level for five years, prompting fresh concern about NHS maternity care.
The rate at which mothers in England experience postpartum haemorrhage has increased from 27 per 1,000 births in 2020 to 32 per 1,000 this year – a rise of 19%. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is horrific.
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OUTRAGED minority still can’t cope with the idea that Brexit was tried, tested… and failed. 🤦♂️
📊 Polling:
• 5 million Leave voters passed
• Youth voters back Rejoin
• 1/3 of Leave now wants back in
🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺Britain is pro-EU.
❌ The only people still keeping Brexit alive are the ones making money off it.
📊 Polling:
• 5 million Leave voters passed
• Youth voters back Rejoin
• 1/3 of Leave now wants back in
🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺Britain is pro-EU.
❌ The only people still keeping Brexit alive are the ones making money off it.
December 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
OUTRAGED minority still can’t cope with the idea that Brexit was tried, tested… and failed. 🤦♂️
📊 Polling:
• 5 million Leave voters passed
• Youth voters back Rejoin
• 1/3 of Leave now wants back in
🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺Britain is pro-EU.
❌ The only people still keeping Brexit alive are the ones making money off it.
📊 Polling:
• 5 million Leave voters passed
• Youth voters back Rejoin
• 1/3 of Leave now wants back in
🇬🇧❤️🇪🇺Britain is pro-EU.
❌ The only people still keeping Brexit alive are the ones making money off it.
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Nigel Farage is wrong – victims don’t forget bullying and abuse | Letters
December 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Nigel Farage is wrong – victims don’t forget bullying and abuse | Letters
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"What is emerging about Nigel Farage is not a single stupid comment or heated moment. Former classmates are describing a pattern of behaviour. Not just a bully, but a racist bully of the ugliest kind, directing hatred at black and Jewish pupils as a kind of sport."
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'If Nigel Farage's Racism Is Forgotten It Will Give Him Permission for Far Worse'
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues Clive Lewis MP
bylinetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"What is emerging about Nigel Farage is not a single stupid comment or heated moment. Former classmates are describing a pattern of behaviour. Not just a bully, but a racist bully of the ugliest kind, directing hatred at black and Jewish pupils as a kind of sport."
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
Surprise me..
That’s now 22 ex-Tory MPs in the Reform ranks.
The same names and faces that broke your public services - now under Nigel Farage’s umbrella.
The same names and faces that broke your public services - now under Nigel Farage’s umbrella.
December 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Surprise me..
Can't decide how I feel about this. Good for individuals involved but bad for all victims of extreme religious misogyny/ domestic violence - especially all Iranian women. Child bride spared execution in Iran after blood money is paid - The Guardian
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Can't decide how I feel about this. Good for individuals involved but bad for all victims of extreme religious misogyny/ domestic violence - especially all Iranian women. Child bride spared execution in Iran after blood money is paid - The Guardian
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Keir Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, has called on European leaders to curb joint human rights laws
The PM won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The PM won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Keir Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, has called on European leaders to curb joint human rights laws
The PM won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The PM won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
Natural births kill women and babies. Fact. Hospital exhausted blood supply trying to save wellness influencer’s life after free birth, Victorian coroner hears - The Guardian
December 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Natural births kill women and babies. Fact. Hospital exhausted blood supply trying to save wellness influencer’s life after free birth, Victorian coroner hears - The Guardian
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Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
Agreed.
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Agreed.
This is bad news, especially when schools and public buildings still do not have Hepa filters. We have learnt nothing.
Hospitals shut wards and declare critical incidents - how flu is gripping the NHS - The i Paper
Hospitals shut wards and declare critical incidents - how flu is gripping the NHS - The i Paper
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This is bad news, especially when schools and public buildings still do not have Hepa filters. We have learnt nothing.
Hospitals shut wards and declare critical incidents - how flu is gripping the NHS - The i Paper
Hospitals shut wards and declare critical incidents - how flu is gripping the NHS - The i Paper
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So a former member of Farage's campaign team in Clacton (who was expelled from the party) says they lied about how much was spent on Farage's campaign in 2024, and submitted fraudulent election returns. This could be interesting, especially since the story has broken in the Telegraph.
December 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
So a former member of Farage's campaign team in Clacton (who was expelled from the party) says they lied about how much was spent on Farage's campaign in 2024, and submitted fraudulent election returns. This could be interesting, especially since the story has broken in the Telegraph.
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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December 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...