Richard Wenstone

Cheap insult too: Carney is Prime Minister not "govenor" and has more integrity and intelligence in his little finger than Trump has in his entire body.
From my side of The Pond, in the UK, I seriously wonder if it will be a generation before we see the USA as a friend and partner again.

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The Petition for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party has hit 100,000 signatures!

NOW LETS HAVE A DATE FOR A DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT

Cc @HoCpetitions

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Ich bin Grönländer.

"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without an intervening period of civilisation."

Chart showing sharp drop in Japan’s birth rate in 1966

Why did Japan’s birth rate drop by a fifth in 1966? The answer will startle you ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

Over a million people across the UK will be working at least part of Christmas. Thank you to everyone working to keep us healthy, safe, protected, cared for, warm, powered, watered, moving, watched over, informed, communicating, fed, and accommodated.
Apologies if I've left out anyone's occupation.

Lots of flu about, but what makes a ‘winter virus’ a winter virus? My piece on seasonality, evolution and behaviour: kucharski.substack.com/p/is-covid-n...

Why populists are adopting the phrase "Science is never settled" Exposing the myth of "never-settled science" and how you can fight against it.

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...

Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies!

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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...

Covid in England is definitely on the way down, but Flu is on the way up - and over a month early.

My latest substack
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“I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness. The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media — the 30-second sound bite (now down to 10 seconds kind of celebration of ignorance.”

But some very nice cloud patterns today! (RIver Mersey).

Thanks. Had spotted that but the info was a little vague.

Are there any more details regarding when, and where. the NHS Galleri trial will be published?

UKHSA Virus Watch graphic displaying data for 6 to 12 October 2025. Flu section marked “Increased at baseline levels”. Hospitalisations: This week 1.27 per 100,000, last week 0.73. Positive tests: This week 5%, last week 3.3%. COVID-19 section marked “Decreased at medium levels”. Hospitalisations: This week 4.09 per 100,000, last week 4.50. Positive tests: This week 12%, last week 13.1%. RSV section marked “Increased at baseline levels”. Hospitalisations: This week 0.18 per 100,000, last week 0.14. Positive tests: This week 1.1%, last week 0.6%. Data from 6 October to 12 October 2025. Source: National flu and COVID-19 surveillance report.

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. 🔎
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Starmer urges UK students not to protest as Israel marks two years since 7 October attacks - live updates The UK PM describes pro-Palestinian rallies, planned to mark the second anniversary of Hamas's attack on Israel, as

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There's a separate criminal case still pending...

And, oh the irony of someone who was elevated to the House of Lords complaining about The Establishment!

Brighton praised for emotional yet heartfelt video with important message raising awareness - Fan Banter Brighton have been praised for an emotional yet heartfelt video published with an important message raising awareness. The club are part of a new national mental health campaign, supporting Together A...

Excellent initiative.

fanbanter.co.uk/brighton-pra...

Oops typo, LillibulleRo!

@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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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

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So glad I resigned from the BMA.

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?

BBC News - Sir John Curtice: How Reform's capture of the Brexit vote could be enough to win an election - BBC News
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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.

Copy of the Metro front page with the headline “they think itch all over”.

Ok, the Metro wins the competition for best chickenpox vaccine headline!