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John Appleby

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FAcSS https://acss.org.uk. Vis Prof at City University & Imperial College London. Board member https://nhsrho.org @nhs-rho.bsky.social & https://www.resonancefm.com @resonancefm.bsky.social Health economist

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Couldn’t think what to draw today so made the paper into a giant dart to satisfy m’creative urge

04.03.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cats: modes of sleeping…

02.03.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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c1970s Abbey Road Studios coffee machine as almost certainly used by The Beatles

02.03.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. My point that such funding not uncommon and (probably) not detrimental to regulator job. More problematic is β€˜revolving door’ re jobs, overall level of funding, ownership of businesses, strength of punishments etc. Guardian piece implying some regulatory capture due to fees.

01.03.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(Many industry regulators are funded by those they regulate of course.)

01.03.2026 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Auction closes 9pm tonight.

Β£23,785.27 raised towards Β£30,000.
Β£6,214.73 to go.

Featuring items by and from:

Aphex Twin, Iain Sinclair, Laetitia Sadier, Vivienne Westwood, Throbbing Gristle, Christian Louboutin, Cafe OTO, Loud Women, Open City + more.

www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

01.03.2026 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in β€˜serious’ to β€˜minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence

Re Environment Agency budget being 80% funded by orgs it regulates, worth noting that Care Quality Commission receives similar proportion from public and private healthcare providers that it regulates. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

01.03.2026 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Mountain (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)

Liking this (and the rest) from the Gorillaz new album. Have to say ive had the main tune of this opener in my head for years. Cheers, Damian! open.spotify.com/track/3MebYJ...

28.02.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quince out

28.02.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very much enjoy R4 Strong Message Here when @aiannucci.bsky.social is joined Stewart Lee - the X and Y <insert double act of choice> of Radio 4.

28.02.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bored of Peace

28.02.2026 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Went to preview of Rose Wylie exhibition at the Royal Academy. Great pics, made me grin! (Realise who inspired David Shrigley)

27.02.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but this is a written blog so guess the old printers’ long β€˜s’ ok to use in this blog of a blog?

23.02.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is great!

23.02.2026 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very WEIRD from WIRED (let alone the actual article)

22.02.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Last year!

19.02.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

More importantly, what’s happening in the curling?

19.02.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that it for the HSE, or will some org take over?

19.02.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Heroism in a war not far from you…

19.02.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Too early?

19.02.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess today’s the day for the govt to sneak out a lot of stuff they think might be a bit unpopular.

19.02.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are we a republic yet?

19.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Oh ffs, leak…

19.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Keen to see late spring and a bit less rain (especially as just discovered leek in a wall)

19.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

As someone said, he’s a guest of his brother!

19.02.2026 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do vets have access to pills that cats actively like to eat? If not why not?

18.02.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ditto

18.02.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, I reckon it’s your third point that is key. 80%(?) of the explanation? Hard to imagine Fartage (autocorrect) getting much traction in a growing per capita economy. But that’s not where we’ve been for years.

18.02.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Embarrassingly, not me. But tomorrow!

18.02.2026 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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No.

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