Paul Roberts
@paulrobertsnhs.bsky.social
Long-serving NHS Trust CEO, recently retired, but still active in and around the NHS. Interested in healthcare, equality, news, politics, Ukraine, cricket (Somerset), rugby (Exeter), football (Bristol City) and life.
Superb book. Recommend.
Kindle edition currently 99p. www.amazon.co.uk/Anglo-Saxons...
February 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Superb book. Recommend.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
Starting list of brands not to buy - Samsung! Adverts interrupting enjoyment of #FravIre #6nations #SixNations26
February 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Starting list of brands not to buy - Samsung! Adverts interrupting enjoyment of #FravIre #6nations #SixNations26
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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'So the question is: are these regional jobs best done by civil servants operating inside the department, or by people with NHS operational experience working outside in the service?'
Nicholas Timmins says NHS regions should be part of the NHS, not the Department.
https://bit.ly/49RV2yn
Nicholas Timmins says NHS regions should be part of the NHS, not the Department.
https://bit.ly/49RV2yn
NHS Regions Should Be Part Of The NHS, Not The Department | The King's Fund
Ministers promised decentralisation. Folding regions into the Department for Health and Social Care risks doing the opposite. Nicholas Timmins considers the latest developments for NHS regions.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 PM
'So the question is: are these regional jobs best done by civil servants operating inside the department, or by people with NHS operational experience working outside in the service?'
Nicholas Timmins says NHS regions should be part of the NHS, not the Department.
https://bit.ly/49RV2yn
Nicholas Timmins says NHS regions should be part of the NHS, not the Department.
https://bit.ly/49RV2yn
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Annual reminder of how many days there are in each month.
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Annual reminder of how many days there are in each month.
This is really mean. They’re going to serve jelly and ice cream and a man is going to make animals out of balloons and everybody will go home to their parents with their own peace prize.
January 23, 2026 at 10:13 AM
This is really mean. They’re going to serve jelly and ice cream and a man is going to make animals out of balloons and everybody will go home to their parents with their own peace prize.
You’re stupid to give away your territory so give away your territory!
BREAKING: As PM Keir Starmer tries to de-escalate the rhetoric around the Greenland crisis, Trump in a post this morning accuses the UK of “great stupidity” over Diego Garcia as he reiterates his demand for Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 AM
You’re stupid to give away your territory so give away your territory!
Some encouraging figures here.
President Donald Trump is one day away from the one-year mark of his second term. Over the past week, CNN has rolled out a series of poll findings on where Americans stand on his performance so far. | Analysis
5 big takeaways from CNN’s poll of Trump’s first year | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is one day away from the one-year mark of his second term. Over the past week, CNN has rolled out a series of poll findings on where Americans stand on his performance so far.
www.cnn.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Some encouraging figures here.
The most nominatively determined Desert Island Discs this morning with Adeel Akhtar, the actor. Either he’s absolutely charming or he’s good at playing up to his name.
I’ve been listening to DID since the Roy Plomley days and reckon @laurenlaverne.bsky.social is the best interviewer we’ve had.
I’ve been listening to DID since the Roy Plomley days and reckon @laurenlaverne.bsky.social is the best interviewer we’ve had.
January 18, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The most nominatively determined Desert Island Discs this morning with Adeel Akhtar, the actor. Either he’s absolutely charming or he’s good at playing up to his name.
I’ve been listening to DID since the Roy Plomley days and reckon @laurenlaverne.bsky.social is the best interviewer we’ve had.
I’ve been listening to DID since the Roy Plomley days and reckon @laurenlaverne.bsky.social is the best interviewer we’ve had.
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Given climate change, I guess those that take this window of opportunism, will be called the January Violets.
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Given climate change, I guess those that take this window of opportunism, will be called the January Violets.
A former MP called Nadhim,
Was not made a peer like Nadine,
Feeling forlorn,
They signed up for Reform,
Hypocritical, predictable and obscene.
Was not made a peer like Nadine,
Feeling forlorn,
They signed up for Reform,
Hypocritical, predictable and obscene.
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A former MP called Nadhim,
Was not made a peer like Nadine,
Feeling forlorn,
They signed up for Reform,
Hypocritical, predictable and obscene.
Was not made a peer like Nadine,
Feeling forlorn,
They signed up for Reform,
Hypocritical, predictable and obscene.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
Cleverly (and deliberately) worded. You only need to change one word……
The reports of violence, arbitrary arrests, and intimidation tactics by the Iranian regime against its own people are profoundly concerning. Canada strongly condemns the killing of protesters, and urges Iran to allow for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear of reprisal.
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Cleverly (and deliberately) worded. You only need to change one word……
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Clarion news: We’re leaving Twitter (’X’). We can’t condone the objectionable content it now promotes, which goes against everything we believe and the Clarion tradition. Our live posting is now here on Bluesky, with all this plus much more in our email newsletter twice a week.
January 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Clarion news: We’re leaving Twitter (’X’). We can’t condone the objectionable content it now promotes, which goes against everything we believe and the Clarion tradition. Our live posting is now here on Bluesky, with all this plus much more in our email newsletter twice a week.
Gerard Baker in The Times. You get the sense that he is actually quite proud of his President!
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Gerard Baker in The Times. You get the sense that he is actually quite proud of his President!
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
It’s the Spectator and so presumably blame Rachel Reeves? Or David Lammy?
January 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
It’s the Spectator and so presumably blame Rachel Reeves? Or David Lammy?
Stephen Miller: "We live in a world in which you can talk all you want about international niceties and everything else, but we live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power," Miller to Jake Tapper of CNN on Mon, 5th Jan.
January 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Stephen Miller: "We live in a world in which you can talk all you want about international niceties and everything else, but we live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power," Miller to Jake Tapper of CNN on Mon, 5th Jan.
Comedy gold!
👺 Russia backs Maduro, says disputes must be settled through dialogue
Russia backs Maduro, says disputes must be settled through dialogue
Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned what it called US armed aggression against Venezuela on 3 January and said it is deeply concerned.
www.pravda.com.ua
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Comedy gold!
How does illegal regime change make Russia and China think twice?
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 AM
How does illegal regime change make Russia and China think twice?
Brilliant! Two peas in a ppod!
January 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Brilliant! Two peas in a ppod!