Peter English
@petermbenglish.bsky.social
Public health doctor - retired. Former Chair, BMA Public Health Medicine Committee. Now singing, violin, ballroom dancing, LibDems. PR, EU, redistribution. Widowed.
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Deutscher + europäischer Rechts-Ruck ist BEWUSST
INITIIERT + #CDU hilft 🤬
Bannon+Farage discussing a pan-European nationalist populist “Movement”. His “European revolution” is mapped through Farage, connected to UKIP, AfD, Five Star, etc; and Italy's Salvini, connected to Lega, Marine Le Pen, FPÖ
INITIIERT + #CDU hilft 🤬
Bannon+Farage discussing a pan-European nationalist populist “Movement”. His “European revolution” is mapped through Farage, connected to UKIP, AfD, Five Star, etc; and Italy's Salvini, connected to Lega, Marine Le Pen, FPÖ
December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Deutscher + europäischer Rechts-Ruck ist BEWUSST
INITIIERT + #CDU hilft 🤬
Bannon+Farage discussing a pan-European nationalist populist “Movement”. His “European revolution” is mapped through Farage, connected to UKIP, AfD, Five Star, etc; and Italy's Salvini, connected to Lega, Marine Le Pen, FPÖ
INITIIERT + #CDU hilft 🤬
Bannon+Farage discussing a pan-European nationalist populist “Movement”. His “European revolution” is mapped through Farage, connected to UKIP, AfD, Five Star, etc; and Italy's Salvini, connected to Lega, Marine Le Pen, FPÖ
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"Labour's biggest problem right now is not haemorrhaging votes to Reform, it's haemorrhaging votes to the left, to the Greens"
Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents, explains the potential electoral benefits to Labour in pursuing a closer relationship with the EU
#Newsnight
Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents, explains the potential electoral benefits to Labour in pursuing a closer relationship with the EU
#Newsnight
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Labour's biggest problem right now is not haemorrhaging votes to Reform, it's haemorrhaging votes to the left, to the Greens"
Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents, explains the potential electoral benefits to Labour in pursuing a closer relationship with the EU
#Newsnight
Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents, explains the potential electoral benefits to Labour in pursuing a closer relationship with the EU
#Newsnight
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So often the story on climate leaves us in despair.
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
After COP30, what now? It’s actually good news
It’s the shape of story across all ages and human cultures. You’re in a hole. Then you get out
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
So often the story on climate leaves us in despair.
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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OPINION: The intense diplomatic maneuvering to end the war in Ukraine has revealed a troubling reality: Even when it comes to its own security, the EU struggles to be a central player.
Europe’s psychology of weakness
It’s time the EU ditched its failing strategy of “react, hope, repeat.”
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
OPINION: The intense diplomatic maneuvering to end the war in Ukraine has revealed a troubling reality: Even when it comes to its own security, the EU struggles to be a central player.
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"For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal"
"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal"
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Europe is working to turn its ambition into reality.
In last year, we’ve been working for a stronger, greener, and more competitive Europe. ↓
In last year, we’ve been working for a stronger, greener, and more competitive Europe. ↓
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Europe is working to turn its ambition into reality.
In last year, we’ve been working for a stronger, greener, and more competitive Europe. ↓
In last year, we’ve been working for a stronger, greener, and more competitive Europe. ↓
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🚨🚨NATO is weighing a shift toward a more assertive response to Russia’s cyber operations, sabotage, and airspace violations accordin to the alliance’s top military official Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/nato-may-get...
kyivindependent.com/nato-may-get...
NATO may get 'more aggressive' in countering Russia’s hybrid attacks, top military official says
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.
kyivindependent.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨🚨NATO is weighing a shift toward a more assertive response to Russia’s cyber operations, sabotage, and airspace violations accordin to the alliance’s top military official Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/nato-may-get...
kyivindependent.com/nato-may-get...
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What we're seeing is exactly what we saw in the late 1940s, the late 1960s and the mid- to late 1970s: a concerted and hysterical campaign to delegitimise a Labour government, and indeed the very idea of Labour governments at all.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
What we're seeing is exactly what we saw in the late 1940s, the late 1960s and the mid- to late 1970s: a concerted and hysterical campaign to delegitimise a Labour government, and indeed the very idea of Labour governments at all.
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Zelenskyy to meet Macron, as US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Moscow – Europe live
Zelenskyy to meet Macron, as US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Moscow – Europe live
Ukrainian president embarks on busy week of diplomacy as US ups pressure to end war
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet France’s president Emmanuel Macron in Paris in just under an hour as he kicks off another busy week of diplomacy amid growing pressure from the US to end the war with Ukraine.
“Peace is within reach, if Vladimir Putin abandons his delusional hope of reconstituting the Soviet empire by first subjugating Ukraine,” the French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, told La Tribune Dimanche. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Zelenskyy to meet Macron, as US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Moscow – Europe live
For Europe (and Canada) "Under Trump, America is optional. Ukraine is not."
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
BREAKING: Canada And The EU Exploring "Nuclear Option" To Stop Trump/Putin's Attempt To Pillage Ukraine
If Trump Sells Out Ukraine, Allies Are Ready To Hit America Where It Hurts
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
For Europe (and Canada) "Under Trump, America is optional. Ukraine is not."
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
I think I missed the likelihood that Covid-19 would, as measles does, increase susceptibility to other infections in this piece I wrote in 2022: peterenglish.blogspot.com/2022/05/what...
Peter English's random musings
Peter English's random musings
peterenglish.blogspot.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I think I missed the likelihood that Covid-19 would, as measles does, increase susceptibility to other infections in this piece I wrote in 2022: peterenglish.blogspot.com/2022/05/what...
More evidence that Covid-19 increases susceptibility to other infections: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Explainer thread: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19938...
Explainer thread: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19938...
The role of co-infection in the pathogenesis of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of post-acute sequelae: A perspective
A major health challenge resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is the manifestation of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC). PASC (or long COVID) is a collective term used for clinical symptoms, various pathologies, and life-quality-changing ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
More evidence that Covid-19 increases susceptibility to other infections: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Explainer thread: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19938...
Explainer thread: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19938...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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This seems like a case in point about how unevenly the press treats racism.
They used spurious racism accusations to destroy Jeremy Corbyn. Farage is on the other hand, despite his racism having been clear and obvious for ages is only now getting a little scrutiny.
They used spurious racism accusations to destroy Jeremy Corbyn. Farage is on the other hand, despite his racism having been clear and obvious for ages is only now getting a little scrutiny.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This seems like a case in point about how unevenly the press treats racism.
They used spurious racism accusations to destroy Jeremy Corbyn. Farage is on the other hand, despite his racism having been clear and obvious for ages is only now getting a little scrutiny.
They used spurious racism accusations to destroy Jeremy Corbyn. Farage is on the other hand, despite his racism having been clear and obvious for ages is only now getting a little scrutiny.
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🚨🚨"It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else." Excellent piece by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🚨🚨"It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else." Excellent piece by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
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This BBC article gets right to the heart of my rants about modern media. The vast majority of big MAGA accounts were fake yet they’ve managed to find a handful of small Democrat fake accounts and given them equal merit. Fake Scot indie - yes. No mention of fake Reform or ‘English Patriot’ at all.
How X's new location feature exposed big US politics accounts
Dozens of pro-Trump accounts are being accused of misleading followers after the social media site began showing user locations.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This BBC article gets right to the heart of my rants about modern media. The vast majority of big MAGA accounts were fake yet they’ve managed to find a handful of small Democrat fake accounts and given them equal merit. Fake Scot indie - yes. No mention of fake Reform or ‘English Patriot’ at all.
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Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found...
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found...
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
I was listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk today. I worked as a As a Consultant in Communicable Disease Control working for Health Protection England when the Cheltenham Festival was allowed to proceed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A blatantly reckless error…
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I was listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk today. I worked as a As a Consultant in Communicable Disease Control working for Health Protection England when the Cheltenham Festival was allowed to proceed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A blatantly reckless error…
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Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS
Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus.
In all, 4,880 doctors who qualified in another country left the UK during 2024 – a rise of 26% on the 3,869 who did so the year before – figures from the General Medical Council reveal. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Perhaps Trump was paying tribute to @quietriotpod.bsky.social but due to his dementia got it's name slightly wrong.
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Perhaps Trump was paying tribute to @quietriotpod.bsky.social but due to his dementia got it's name slightly wrong.
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How have Labour watched the Tories spend 2-3 years parroting Farage then lose an election badly and conclude a similar strategy is the best course of action?
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
Just another of those days when I hate this government
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
How have Labour watched the Tories spend 2-3 years parroting Farage then lose an election badly and conclude a similar strategy is the best course of action?
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
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If this really is what is being proposed, I think adding the jewellery confiscation policy + the 20 year policy could kick off the kind of PLP revolt that (without rapid u-turn) could entirely destabilise a struggling government that risks falling over on every front
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3734007...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3734007...
Small boat migrants to have jewellery & assets seized to pay for accommodation
ILLEGAL migrants’ valuables such as jewellery and watches will be seized and sold to pay towards their accommodation costs, The Sun can reveal today. Necklaces and chains — but not wedding rings — …
www.thesun.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
If this really is what is being proposed, I think adding the jewellery confiscation policy + the 20 year policy could kick off the kind of PLP revolt that (without rapid u-turn) could entirely destabilise a struggling government that risks falling over on every front
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3734007...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3734007...
It's beginning to feel like Trump's appalling reign may be about to collapse.
But, if his administration does collapse, what happens to the supreme Court judges who deemed his illegal acts to be legal? Traitors; but will they also be swept away?
But, if his administration does collapse, what happens to the supreme Court judges who deemed his illegal acts to be legal? Traitors; but will they also be swept away?
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's beginning to feel like Trump's appalling reign may be about to collapse.
But, if his administration does collapse, what happens to the supreme Court judges who deemed his illegal acts to be legal? Traitors; but will they also be swept away?
But, if his administration does collapse, what happens to the supreme Court judges who deemed his illegal acts to be legal? Traitors; but will they also be swept away?
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i keep saying that economically labour are to the right of thatcher and socially they’re as far right as trump.
‘centrists’ keep telling me im being ridiculous. 🤷♀️
‘centrists’ keep telling me im being ridiculous. 🤷♀️
Somebody is briefing the Times that the Home Secretary finds inspiration in Kristi Noem's leading the Trump mass deportation effort - which has gone much too far for Americans
What a kamikaze piece of political madness that is on the eve of their asylum package
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
What a kamikaze piece of political madness that is on the eve of their asylum package
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood threatens Trump-style visa ban on three countries
Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face Trump-style sanctions if they do not start taking back more illegal migrants and criminals
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
i keep saying that economically labour are to the right of thatcher and socially they’re as far right as trump.
‘centrists’ keep telling me im being ridiculous. 🤷♀️
‘centrists’ keep telling me im being ridiculous. 🤷♀️
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There was no complaint at the time from Donald Trump about the BBC Panorama programme - and he did say the words in the two video clips edited together in his speech just before the Capitol riots.
The BBC shouldn't pay a dime!
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #politicslive #C4News #toriesgone500
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There was no complaint at the time from Donald Trump about the BBC Panorama programme - and he did say the words in the two video clips edited together in his speech just before the Capitol riots.
The BBC shouldn't pay a dime!
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #politicslive #C4News #toriesgone500
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BBC should not pay Trump any money, says former BBC director general
BBC should not pay Trump any money, says former BBC director general
Tony Hall says it’s not ‘appropriate’ to pay US president with licence fee payer’s money after he threatened to sue broadcaster for up to $5bn
The BBC should not pay any money to Donald Trump, the former BBC director general Tony Hall has said.
The US president has said he plans to sue the BBC for up to $5bn (£3.8bn) despite receiving the apology he demanded over a misleading Panorama edit of his 6 January speech. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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There was no complaint at the time from Donald Trump about the BBC Panorama programme - and he did say the words in the two video clips edited together in his speech just before the Capitol riots.
The BBC shouldn't pay a dime!
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #politicslive #C4News #toriesgone500
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There was no complaint at the time from Donald Trump about the BBC Panorama programme - and he did say the words in the two video clips edited together in his speech just before the Capitol riots.
The BBC shouldn't pay a dime!
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #politicslive #C4News #toriesgone500
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