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John Appleby
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FAcSS https://acss.org.uk. Vis Prof at City University & Imperial College London. Board member https://nhsrho.org @nhs-rho.bsky.social & https://www.resonancefm.com @resonancefm.bsky.social Health economist
Trump is untraduceable
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
(Yes, see above!)
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My fave response comes from @privateeyenews.bsky.social ..
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In line at US passport contril:

Agent: Your profession?

Healthy communist

What?

(Louder) Health Economist

Hmmmm
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Side eye in focus
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
He was the face/chin of match of the day when I was a kid
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Jimmy Hill!
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
O, agree! It was great viewing!
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’ve gone straight to the top - the British Museum!
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I’ve seen confidence intervals, but….!
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Odd honeycombish v hard mstone…
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Yes, harsh but not unfair! I remember liking John Cole (partly I suspect for the NI accent!). Simpson, not so much. Hard to disentangle one’s own political views from such assessments of course
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Alex, what’s your rating on previous BBC political correspondents? Any any good?
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I’ve only got one rocket left ffs!
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sure I’ve read - @chrisgiles.ft.com @timharford.ft.com ? - that total welfare spend pretty flat and that health bit largely or in part due to changes in the way benefits structured?
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM