MikeDinan
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Cork & North Essex. Do sums in the NHS. Posts not an endorsement. COYI
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This is very reminiscent of those paintings which showed Assad and Saddam and Stalin and Mao poring over a map in the middle of an army with New York burning on the horizon.
July 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This is very reminiscent of those paintings which showed Assad and Saddam and Stalin and Mao poring over a map in the middle of an army with New York burning on the horizon.
What the New York subway tells us about the future of the internet
May 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
What the New York subway tells us about the future of the internet
Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars
April 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars
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Thought provoking piece. I do a lot of off road cycling these days and am constantly amazed by how many people rely on GPS rather than actual maps. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more of us are getting hopelessly lost | John Harris
The blue dot of GPS has cut us off from a basic human skill. It’s no wonder mountain rescuers are being called out so often, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thought provoking piece. I do a lot of off road cycling these days and am constantly amazed by how many people rely on GPS rather than actual maps. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Medical devices have a highly integrated global supply chain. A typical medical infusion pump manufactured in the US, for example, can contain parts of more than 20 other countries on.ft.com/42qrJjY
April 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Medical devices have a highly integrated global supply chain. A typical medical infusion pump manufactured in the US, for example, can contain parts of more than 20 other countries on.ft.com/42qrJjY
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The key chart right now:
Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.
This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.
Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.
This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.
April 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The key chart right now:
Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.
This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.
Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.
This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.
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This week’s column is about the ‘radical’ plans currently under discussion for NHS reform. www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-...
Cowper’s Cut 372: Status symbols
There is a live debate around the NHS Ten-Year Plan, which centres on Tom Kibasi’s advocacy of rewiring the English healthcare system so that it offers new and differentiated forms of access based on ...
www.healthpolicyinsight.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
This week’s column is about the ‘radical’ plans currently under discussion for NHS reform. www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-...
Donald Trump’s gift to globalisation
April 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Donald Trump’s gift to globalisation
Want a winning economic policy for America? Learn from Andy Grove
April 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Want a winning economic policy for America? Learn from Andy Grove
How to restore trust in doctors in an age of misinformation
April 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
How to restore trust in doctors in an age of misinformation
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April 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Abu Dhabi’s quest to turn its DNA ‘gold mine’ into big business
March 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Abu Dhabi’s quest to turn its DNA ‘gold mine’ into big business
A Denmark state of mind
March 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A Denmark state of mind
US tariffs are not a sign of strength but of insecurity and fear
March 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
US tariffs are not a sign of strength but of insecurity and fear
If you know a 13-year-old boy, talk to him about what being a man is
www.thetimes.com/article/29e4...
www.thetimes.com/article/29e4...
If you know a 13-year-old boy, talk to him about what being a man is
Male violence towards women is a poison in our society that is inexplicably tolerated and even endorsed
www.thetimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If you know a 13-year-old boy, talk to him about what being a man is
www.thetimes.com/article/29e4...
www.thetimes.com/article/29e4...
The pandemic that didn’t change the world
March 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The pandemic that didn’t change the world
How a coffee snob fell in love with cheap bodega coffee
March 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
How a coffee snob fell in love with cheap bodega coffee
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