Mark Willcox
@markwillcox.bsky.social
Rural GP, crofter … previously soldier, lecturer and marine biologist. Widow to a wonderful woman. Dad to dos niños. Outclassed by two 🐈⬛.
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Mark Willcox
@markwillcox.bsky.social
· Mar 8
#InternationalWomensDay
#IWD2025 On this special day I remember Lydia Willcox (née Berry). A remarkable and accomplished woman, a child protection solicitor, a true friend to so many but to us a wonderful mother and partner whose loss is scarcely bearable.
#IWD2025 On this special day I remember Lydia Willcox (née Berry). A remarkable and accomplished woman, a child protection solicitor, a true friend to so many but to us a wonderful mother and partner whose loss is scarcely bearable.
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Animals are so much better than humans‼️
October 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Animals are so much better than humans‼️
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If you keep voting for politicians who want to cut public services and roll back human rights, eventually you end up desperate but powerless because if you so much as squeak in protest the government is free to do what it wants to you.
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If you keep voting for politicians who want to cut public services and roll back human rights, eventually you end up desperate but powerless because if you so much as squeak in protest the government is free to do what it wants to you.
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The msm pursued the Rayner story in such detail it forced her resignation . Now there’s a much bigger scandal concerning Farage of possible treason it’s like they’ve forgotten how to spell investigate & corruption. It’s not only Farage who has a Russian problem, if our msm protects him we all do .
🚨EXCLUSIVE
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Insiders reveal that the former MEP - convicted of bribery for his part in the Kremlin’s strategic plan to crush Ukrainian independence - was one of Farage’s closest aides
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Insiders reveal that the former MEP - convicted of bribery for his part in the Kremlin’s strategic plan to crush Ukrainian independence - was one of Farage’s closest aides
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides – and that he worked on the Kremlin’s strategic ...
bylinetimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The msm pursued the Rayner story in such detail it forced her resignation . Now there’s a much bigger scandal concerning Farage of possible treason it’s like they’ve forgotten how to spell investigate & corruption. It’s not only Farage who has a Russian problem, if our msm protects him we all do .
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Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
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We absolutely DO NOT NEED digital ID cards.
People can choose to have one, but no one should be forced to have a digital ID if they choose not to.
There is no reasonable argument for any government to have access to this much information on their citizens.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
People can choose to have one, but no one should be forced to have a digital ID if they choose not to.
There is no reasonable argument for any government to have access to this much information on their citizens.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We absolutely DO NOT NEED digital ID cards.
People can choose to have one, but no one should be forced to have a digital ID if they choose not to.
There is no reasonable argument for any government to have access to this much information on their citizens.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
People can choose to have one, but no one should be forced to have a digital ID if they choose not to.
There is no reasonable argument for any government to have access to this much information on their citizens.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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A #MedEd topic ⬇️ that I learned about as a historical curiosity at med school in the 1990s…. But it’s going to have to feature as a differential diagnosis for next 20 years + however many years it takes to get measles vaccination coverage back up to herd immunity levels.
#MedSky #IDSky #PaedsSky
#MedSky #IDSky #PaedsSky
What is SSPE?
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is one of the most feared complications of measles. It is rare, but always devastating: a progressive, fatal brain disorder that emerges years after a seemingly normal recovery from measles. 🧵
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is one of the most feared complications of measles. It is rare, but always devastating: a progressive, fatal brain disorder that emerges years after a seemingly normal recovery from measles. 🧵
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Los Angeles child dies from rare measles complication years after recovery
The county health department said the death is a "painful reminder" of how dangerous measles can be in unvaccinated people.
www.nbcnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine
Aseem Malhotra claimed ‘eminent oncologist’ said jab was ‘significant factor in the cancer of members of royal family’
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Can’t get enough of this. @raskin.house.gov rubbing Nigel Farage’s nose in his self-confessed love of Putin as he’s forced to sit & watch is delicious beyond words
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Can’t get enough of this. @raskin.house.gov rubbing Nigel Farage’s nose in his self-confessed love of Putin as he’s forced to sit & watch is delicious beyond words
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September 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Alfie the #Fosterbeagle needs a forever home…. HE HAS A GOOD RECALL! C’mon dog lovers of Bluesky in the UK, don’t miss up a once in a lifetime opportunity to adopt a #beagle who actually comes back when called!
Darling boy, amazing temperament, opens doors and smashes through baby gates 😂
Darling boy, amazing temperament, opens doors and smashes through baby gates 😂
August 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Alfie the #Fosterbeagle needs a forever home…. HE HAS A GOOD RECALL! C’mon dog lovers of Bluesky in the UK, don’t miss up a once in a lifetime opportunity to adopt a #beagle who actually comes back when called!
Darling boy, amazing temperament, opens doors and smashes through baby gates 😂
Darling boy, amazing temperament, opens doors and smashes through baby gates 😂
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Here I am, a consultant in emergency medicine and father of 4 working in the UK.
My journey to this point didn’t start here.
A thread 🧵
My journey to this point didn’t start here.
A thread 🧵
August 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Here I am, a consultant in emergency medicine and father of 4 working in the UK.
My journey to this point didn’t start here.
A thread 🧵
My journey to this point didn’t start here.
A thread 🧵
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Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
Summer Solstice 2025
June 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Summer Solstice 2025
When will Israel stop this #genocide? Why is the world powerless to stop this slaughter?
How one five-year-old girl escaped an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza
www.channel4.com/news/how-one...
www.channel4.com/news/how-one...
How one five-year-old girl escaped an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza
Israel’s onslaught on Gaza shows no sign of abating despite increasing international condemnation and diplomatic pressure.
www.channel4.com
May 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When will Israel stop this #genocide? Why is the world powerless to stop this slaughter?
May 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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🚨🚨For those who believe (and it seems the correct inference imho) that #kremlin was working behind the scenes to orchestrate #brexit (a nation-dividing political event), this story is further evidence substantiating this narrative. 🧵
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Convicted Russian spies attended Brexit event in Parliament
Bulgarians Orlin Roussev, Biser Dzhambazov and Katrin Ivanova attended an event in the Palace of Westminster, the BBC finds.
www.bbc.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🚨🚨For those who believe (and it seems the correct inference imho) that #kremlin was working behind the scenes to orchestrate #brexit (a nation-dividing political event), this story is further evidence substantiating this narrative. 🧵
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#InternationalWomensDay
#IWD2025 On this special day I remember Lydia Willcox (née Berry). A remarkable and accomplished woman, a child protection solicitor, a true friend to so many but to us a wonderful mother and partner whose loss is scarcely bearable.
#IWD2025 On this special day I remember Lydia Willcox (née Berry). A remarkable and accomplished woman, a child protection solicitor, a true friend to so many but to us a wonderful mother and partner whose loss is scarcely bearable.
March 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#InternationalWomensDay
#IWD2025 On this special day I remember Lydia Willcox (née Berry). A remarkable and accomplished woman, a child protection solicitor, a true friend to so many but to us a wonderful mother and partner whose loss is scarcely bearable.
#IWD2025 On this special day I remember Lydia Willcox (née Berry). A remarkable and accomplished woman, a child protection solicitor, a true friend to so many but to us a wonderful mother and partner whose loss is scarcely bearable.
Share a photo of someone you love who’s no longer here because of cancer.
Let’s keep their memories alive on #WorldCancerDay and remember why research is so important.
Our wonderful Lydia.... the brightest of bright stars in the firmament. So loved, so missed.
Let’s keep their memories alive on #WorldCancerDay and remember why research is so important.
Our wonderful Lydia.... the brightest of bright stars in the firmament. So loved, so missed.
February 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Share a photo of someone you love who’s no longer here because of cancer.
Let’s keep their memories alive on #WorldCancerDay and remember why research is so important.
Our wonderful Lydia.... the brightest of bright stars in the firmament. So loved, so missed.
Let’s keep their memories alive on #WorldCancerDay and remember why research is so important.
Our wonderful Lydia.... the brightest of bright stars in the firmament. So loved, so missed.
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A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all | Frances Ryan
A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all | Frances Ryan
Rosy is unable to move, breathe or eat unassisted. Yet for hours a day she is being left completely alone
Last September, I received an email from a reader called Rosy. At just 53, motor neurone disease meant Rosy was losing her body as she knew it,…
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all | Frances Ryan
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The systematic dismantling of the health system in Gaza is a death sentence for tens of thousands of Palestinians in need of health care.
This horror must end and health care must be protected. Ceasefire!
This horror must end and health care must be protected. Ceasefire!
December 27, 2024 at 8:47 PM
The systematic dismantling of the health system in Gaza is a death sentence for tens of thousands of Palestinians in need of health care.
This horror must end and health care must be protected. Ceasefire!
This horror must end and health care must be protected. Ceasefire!
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This morning’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has put this last major health facility in North #Gaza out of service. Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid.
December 27, 2024 at 8:46 PM
This morning’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has put this last major health facility in North #Gaza out of service. Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid.
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Fun fact about the Easter Islands: they are linked to the discovery of sirolimus. Through somebody’s private freezer. An empty ice cream tub may have played a role (unproven) 🍦
academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...
academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...
A treasure from a barren island: the discovery of rapamycin
Rapamycin (also known by its generic name, sirolimus) is a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor and is used as an immunosuppressant mainly in spe
academic.oup.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Fun fact about the Easter Islands: they are linked to the discovery of sirolimus. Through somebody’s private freezer. An empty ice cream tub may have played a role (unproven) 🍦
academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...
academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...
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Vaccines save lives. Keep repeating the message. It’s the truth.
Vaccines against COVID-19 saved over 20 million lives in the first year alone, according to a study in Lancet Infectious Diseases. Anti vaxxers conveniently ignore such stats.
November 23, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Vaccines save lives. Keep repeating the message. It’s the truth.
In memory of our wonderful Lydia.
November 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM
In memory of our wonderful Lydia.