Richard Wenstone
@wenstone.bsky.social
Retired Consultant Intensivist (Royal Liverpool University Hospital.)
Ex-Labour Cllr (Church Ward, Liverpool).
#BHAFC fan.
European.
ISTJ.
#cix #cixen
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5696-9708
@Wenstone@mastodonapp.uk
Ex-Labour Cllr (Church Ward, Liverpool).
#BHAFC fan.
European.
ISTJ.
#cix #cixen
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5696-9708
@Wenstone@mastodonapp.uk
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You can read more about how the right is exploiting the uncertainty inherent in science for its own ends here:
kityates.substack.com/p/why-populi...
kityates.substack.com/p/why-populi...
Why populists are adopting the phrase "Science is never settled"
Exposing the myth of "never-settled science" and how you can fight against it.
kityates.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
You can read more about how the right is exploiting the uncertainty inherent in science for its own ends here:
kityates.substack.com/p/why-populi...
kityates.substack.com/p/why-populi...
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Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Covid in England is definitely on the way down, but Flu is on the way up - and over a month early.
My latest substack
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
My latest substack
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
England's Covid wave recedes but is replaced by flu
Making Sense explores how evidence and data can help us make sense of the world — from the NHS and Covid to science, democracy and politics.
Christina Pagel is a Professor of Operational Research at...
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Covid in England is definitely on the way down, but Flu is on the way up - and over a month early.
My latest substack
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
My latest substack
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
www.nejm.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Reposted by Richard Wenstone
Our infographic shows the number of hospitalisations and positive tests compared to last week for each virus. If you want even more detail, read the full report below. 🔎
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/s...
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/s...
October 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our infographic shows the number of hospitalisations and positive tests compared to last week for each virus. If you want even more detail, read the full report below. 🔎
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/s...
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/s...
@evanhd.bsky.social Loved the PM item about which alarm sound to wake up to. My personal goto alarm has, for a very long time, been the World Service intro "This is London" followed by "Lillibulleto"!
September 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
@evanhd.bsky.social Loved the PM item about which alarm sound to wake up to. My personal goto alarm has, for a very long time, been the World Service intro "This is London" followed by "Lillibulleto"!
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🚨 NEW: Britain’s most powerful people are still 5x more likely to have been privately educated than the general population.
Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵
Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵
September 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🚨 NEW: Britain’s most powerful people are still 5x more likely to have been privately educated than the general population.
Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵
Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵
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Dear white van driver,
we know you like to flytip.
So much so, you did it 4 times in your favourite spot in Kensington.
Thanks to your bad habits, our enforcement officers have your van.
See you in court.
Yours,
Liverpool City Council
#KeepLiverpoolTidy
liverpool.gov.uk/.../rubbish-...
we know you like to flytip.
So much so, you did it 4 times in your favourite spot in Kensington.
Thanks to your bad habits, our enforcement officers have your van.
See you in court.
Yours,
Liverpool City Council
#KeepLiverpoolTidy
liverpool.gov.uk/.../rubbish-...
September 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Dear white van driver,
we know you like to flytip.
So much so, you did it 4 times in your favourite spot in Kensington.
Thanks to your bad habits, our enforcement officers have your van.
See you in court.
Yours,
Liverpool City Council
#KeepLiverpoolTidy
liverpool.gov.uk/.../rubbish-...
we know you like to flytip.
So much so, you did it 4 times in your favourite spot in Kensington.
Thanks to your bad habits, our enforcement officers have your van.
See you in court.
Yours,
Liverpool City Council
#KeepLiverpoolTidy
liverpool.gov.uk/.../rubbish-...
BBC News - Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election
The party has now been ahead in the polls for five months, but can it keep the momentum?
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
BBC News - Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
RFK Jr facing the Senate Finance Committee is the best show to come out of the USA in a long time.
But don't know whether to laugh or cry.
But don't know whether to laugh or cry.
September 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
RFK Jr facing the Senate Finance Committee is the best show to come out of the USA in a long time.
But don't know whether to laugh or cry.
But don't know whether to laugh or cry.
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Ok, the Metro wins the competition for best chickenpox vaccine headline!
August 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Ok, the Metro wins the competition for best chickenpox vaccine headline!
Just finished reading "Foreign Bodies" by Simon Schama, a fantastic history of Man versus Microbe and the men and women in the vanguard of that battle. Thoroughly recommended!
August 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Just finished reading "Foreign Bodies" by Simon Schama, a fantastic history of Man versus Microbe and the men and women in the vanguard of that battle. Thoroughly recommended!
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🚘 NEW RESEARCH | What do people in Britain really want from transport? From safer streets to better buses, the public’s priorities are clear and they’re ready for change. Read our new research with @moreincommonuk.bsky.social ippr.org/articles/everyday-concerns-what-people-want-from-transport
August 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
🚘 NEW RESEARCH | What do people in Britain really want from transport? From safer streets to better buses, the public’s priorities are clear and they’re ready for change. Read our new research with @moreincommonuk.bsky.social ippr.org/articles/everyday-concerns-what-people-want-from-transport
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Energy in Britain has gotten scarce—and thus expensive.
Prices are high in absolute terms, and further above the European average than any point in at least 40 years (barring the 22/23 shock).
What's behind this, and is it crimping growth? I took a look for @economist.com. (🧵)
Prices are high in absolute terms, and further above the European average than any point in at least 40 years (barring the 22/23 shock).
What's behind this, and is it crimping growth? I took a look for @economist.com. (🧵)
July 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Energy in Britain has gotten scarce—and thus expensive.
Prices are high in absolute terms, and further above the European average than any point in at least 40 years (barring the 22/23 shock).
What's behind this, and is it crimping growth? I took a look for @economist.com. (🧵)
Prices are high in absolute terms, and further above the European average than any point in at least 40 years (barring the 22/23 shock).
What's behind this, and is it crimping growth? I took a look for @economist.com. (🧵)
It's the Guns.
www.forkingpaths.co/p/its-the-gu...
www.forkingpaths.co/p/its-the-gu...
It's the Guns.
America is the only rich democracy that features the routine mass slaughter of its citizens with guns. Why does this happen? The data show a really clear picture: It's the guns. Yes, it's that simple.
www.forkingpaths.co
July 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
It's the Guns.
www.forkingpaths.co/p/its-the-gu...
www.forkingpaths.co/p/its-the-gu...
Just finished reading "How to Expected the Unexpected" by @kityates.bsky.social
Thoroughly recommended!
Thoroughly recommended!
July 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Just finished reading "How to Expected the Unexpected" by @kityates.bsky.social
Thoroughly recommended!
Thoroughly recommended!
Travelled about 5 miles on the M6 south in the last 5 hours and still just crawling along. Awful.
July 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Travelled about 5 miles on the M6 south in the last 5 hours and still just crawling along. Awful.
Just finished reading Simon Sebag Montefiore's "The World A Family History". What a fantastic book!
A majestic sweep through the nooks and crannies of human history seen through the links of families and dynasties. Thoroughly recommended.
A majestic sweep through the nooks and crannies of human history seen through the links of families and dynasties. Thoroughly recommended.
June 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Just finished reading Simon Sebag Montefiore's "The World A Family History". What a fantastic book!
A majestic sweep through the nooks and crannies of human history seen through the links of families and dynasties. Thoroughly recommended.
A majestic sweep through the nooks and crannies of human history seen through the links of families and dynasties. Thoroughly recommended.