@phcritique.bsky.social
Director of Public Health, worked across England. Now back in Scotland
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Labour is turning Britain into an authoritarian state.
That’s bad enough now.
But imagine what a Nigel Farage government will build on all these authoritarian foundations.
That’s bad enough now.
But imagine what a Nigel Farage government will build on all these authoritarian foundations.
Justice secretary wants most jury trials scrapped
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Labour is turning Britain into an authoritarian state.
That’s bad enough now.
But imagine what a Nigel Farage government will build on all these authoritarian foundations.
That’s bad enough now.
But imagine what a Nigel Farage government will build on all these authoritarian foundations.
So what are they scared of?
October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So what are they scared of?
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The anti - Muslim hate being directed at Zohran Mamdani is at levels I’ve never seen. The goal at this point by the right and pro-genocide crowd is to incite violence against him.
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The anti - Muslim hate being directed at Zohran Mamdani is at levels I’ve never seen. The goal at this point by the right and pro-genocide crowd is to incite violence against him.
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The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
October 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
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For the first time in five years, Delhi celebrated Diwali without a blanket ban on firecrackers after the Supreme Court ruled to allow so-called “green crackers.”
Delhi Pollution Hits ‘Hazardous’ Levels After City Celebrates Diwali With ‘Green’ Firecrackers (Photos)
For the first time in five years, Delhi celebrated Diwali without a blanket ban on firecrackers after the Supreme Court ruled to allow so-called “green crackers.”
www.forbes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
For the first time in five years, Delhi celebrated Diwali without a blanket ban on firecrackers after the Supreme Court ruled to allow so-called “green crackers.”
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I guess that is why millions have been spent (no, not really) in improving school ventilation …. mostly resisted on the grounds of expense…. Yet schools all have high fences around them now courtesy of govt funding.
Future historians looking back on this will doubtless stand aghast at the time lag between Chris Whitty testifying "improving ventilation in schools would be a good thing-clearly highly desirable" & the UK Government actually doing anything about it.
#Children'sRights #LongCovid
#Children'sRights #LongCovid
Q - May I ask you about your views of ventilation in schools as a way to potentially deal with future pandemics & generally ventilation being a good thing for children's health and wellbeing?
A- “improving ventilation in schools would be a good thing-clearly highly desirable”
#CleanAir
A- “improving ventilation in schools would be a good thing-clearly highly desirable”
#CleanAir
October 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I guess that is why millions have been spent (no, not really) in improving school ventilation …. mostly resisted on the grounds of expense…. Yet schools all have high fences around them now courtesy of govt funding.
Am I right in supposing that the majority of these fans have had recent postings in the IDF and might that explain their belligerence? They’re suffering ptsd?
Labour please take note [they won't].
Jews in Birmingham stand against Maccabi hooligans, they feel very safe, they don't want them coming to make them feel scared.
October 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Am I right in supposing that the majority of these fans have had recent postings in the IDF and might that explain their belligerence? They’re suffering ptsd?
October 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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So what excuse does Israel now have for not letting foreign journalists into Gaza?
October 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So what excuse does Israel now have for not letting foreign journalists into Gaza?
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History repeats.
October 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
History repeats.
As Arabs are also semites, the term “antisemitic” is imprecise. Better to say anti-Jewish?
If you’re an Islamophobe you don’t get to complain about antisemitism
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
October 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
As Arabs are also semites, the term “antisemitic” is imprecise. Better to say anti-Jewish?
Any ideology that drives superiority of one ethnic people over another should therefore be deprecated and resisted. Seems obvious.
Fascism is an ideology that divides humanity into “superior” and “inferior” groups — with catastrophic consequences. In this video, I explain what fascism really means, why its essence is exclusion, and why true democracy depends on equality and respect for all. youtu.be/H7pjd_G3088?...
What is fascism really about?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Any ideology that drives superiority of one ethnic people over another should therefore be deprecated and resisted. Seems obvious.
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This means that it is now Labour’s official position that Israel is committing genocide.
While at the same time, the Labour government continues to arm that genocide
Absolutely extraordinary!
While at the same time, the Labour government continues to arm that genocide
Absolutely extraordinary!
September 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This means that it is now Labour’s official position that Israel is committing genocide.
While at the same time, the Labour government continues to arm that genocide
Absolutely extraordinary!
While at the same time, the Labour government continues to arm that genocide
Absolutely extraordinary!
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Autumn in the Scottish Borders near Peebles, this morning.
September 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Autumn in the Scottish Borders near Peebles, this morning.
Isn’t it time that social media access came with a health warning?
September 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Isn’t it time that social media access came with a health warning?
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So that's something. That's really something!
The NASA Exoplanet Archive Hits 6,000 Planets
The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.
www.ipac.caltech.edu
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM
So that's something. That's really something!
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Arrested for projecting images of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on Windsor Castle.
There is a mounting authoritarian assault in this country.
The attack on opposition to Israel’s genocide was only the beginning.
There is a mounting authoritarian assault in this country.
The attack on opposition to Israel’s genocide was only the beginning.
Led By Donkeys attacks ‘Orwellian’ arrests after Trump Windsor projections
Exclusive: Campaign group says it was behind stunt that showed images of Trump and Epstein on castle tower
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Arrested for projecting images of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on Windsor Castle.
There is a mounting authoritarian assault in this country.
The attack on opposition to Israel’s genocide was only the beginning.
There is a mounting authoritarian assault in this country.
The attack on opposition to Israel’s genocide was only the beginning.
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This is humiliating
September 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is humiliating
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Banksy is a pillar of British culture.
He’s been daubing walls for three decades.
As soon as he satirises peaceful protesters being dragged through the courts for holding placards opposing Israel’s genocide, he faces being unmasked and prosecuted.
He’s been daubing walls for three decades.
As soon as he satirises peaceful protesters being dragged through the courts for holding placards opposing Israel’s genocide, he faces being unmasked and prosecuted.
Banksy could be unmasked as police probe 'criminal damage' over Royal Courts of Justice artwork | LBC
Police have launched an investigation into a new Banksy artwork depicting a judge attacking a protestor with a gavel.
www.lbc.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Banksy is a pillar of British culture.
He’s been daubing walls for three decades.
As soon as he satirises peaceful protesters being dragged through the courts for holding placards opposing Israel’s genocide, he faces being unmasked and prosecuted.
He’s been daubing walls for three decades.
As soon as he satirises peaceful protesters being dragged through the courts for holding placards opposing Israel’s genocide, he faces being unmasked and prosecuted.
Reality check. Take note all medical students! aje.io/r9nz5f
Medicine is being invented in Gaza
As medical students in Gaza, we are taught how to save lives with nothing and how to make impossible decisions.
aje.io
September 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Reality check. Take note all medical students! aje.io/r9nz5f
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This is bloody great and should be read by everyone in the UK
No, the ECHR isn't the EU.
No, it's not a "criminal's charter."
No, it's not optional.
Yes, I skipped out on Below Deck Down Under to write an explainer.
(Also, it’s probably too long)
No, it's not a "criminal's charter."
No, it's not optional.
Yes, I skipped out on Below Deck Down Under to write an explainer.
(Also, it’s probably too long)
Leaving the ECHR Won't "Take Back Control" - It Will Hand Your Rights to Politicians
They Myths are Seductive, The Reality is Very Different - Without the ECHR Your Freedoms Rest On Whichever Home Secretary Wakes Up Grumpy
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is bloody great and should be read by everyone in the UK
A resource rich country shackled to a resource hungry one that doesn’t want pay market rates. Is that it?
Scotland’s net exports of electricity to other UK nations in 2023 amounted to 15.9 TWh (Terrawatt-hour is a unit of energy which represents one trillion watts of power used for one hour.) and worth £1.5billion.
theorkneynews.scot/2024/03/30/s...
All we need to do is fit a meter after independence.
theorkneynews.scot/2024/03/30/s...
All we need to do is fit a meter after independence.
August 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A resource rich country shackled to a resource hungry one that doesn’t want pay market rates. Is that it?
One of the biggest advances of modern medicine was the introduction of safe vaccines. First used in 16th century in Europe. Saved millions of lives, used billions (possibly trillions) of times. Fear is a powerful emotion if you want to manipulate behaviour. Microbes are still around, and waiting…
"Dangerous, Irrational, Illogical: RFK Jr. Has Put So Many Lives at Risk"
The decision by Trump's extremist health secretary to restrict COVID vaccines & oust the CDC chief could be a death sentence for vulnerable Americans, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.
The decision by Trump's extremist health secretary to restrict COVID vaccines & oust the CDC chief could be a death sentence for vulnerable Americans, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.
Dangerous, Irrational, Illogical: RFK Jr. Has Put So Many Lives at Risk
The decision by Trump's extremist health secretary to restrict COVID vaccines and oust the CDC chief could be a death sentence for vulnerable Americans.
zeteo.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
One of the biggest advances of modern medicine was the introduction of safe vaccines. First used in 16th century in Europe. Saved millions of lives, used billions (possibly trillions) of times. Fear is a powerful emotion if you want to manipulate behaviour. Microbes are still around, and waiting…