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Sounds like the BBC’s political editor?

I don’t think it’s a strange question at all, it’s a good question. It’s not always easy to understand the depth and consequences of discrimination when it doesn’t directly affect you, so it’s important to ask. Anyway, it’s a useful thread.

They’re mad because their kids won’t talk to them.

Didn’t realise it’s the same guy who wants to close the Prince Charles Cinema and has made Picturehouse Central’s social spaces unusable, who is the twat who allows fold-and-restart wizard-tat-and-candy shops to fill vacant units and not pay tax.

Actively damaging quality of life should be a crime.

I agree, I couldn’t vibe with Peaky Blinders at all. I preferred Steven Knight when he was writing stories about immigrants for people like Stephen Frears and David Cronenberg.

Us sharing a language doesn’t help either.

When we said we wanted to be more like Scandinavia, I don’t think most of us were referring to the xenophobia bits. Maybe there’s a thread connecting Blue Labour and Jante Law though.

Hi, I have diagnosed c-PTSD and this is true and if you suck at tetris, any bright coloured fast game requiring rapid eye movement and decision making will do! it also helps if you witness something triggering and are trying to stave off an episode

The article isn’t arguing for more funding (which isn’t happening), it’s arguing public good/private bad conjecture. If they were serious, they would be talking to specialists in ADHD, but they’re not.

He’s lying. You’re not allowed to prescribe without obs. It’s likely patients have been asked to do blood pressure measurements themselves or with their GP, and also an ECG if necessary.

Also Ritalin isn’t expensive, you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.

I have absolutely no need or desire to argue with you, given you’re clearly a novice and don’t care about what people who actually experience ADHD are telling you.

Politicians care more about Israel/Palestine than median voters, and that includes the right of the Labour Party.

Underdiagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adult Patients: A Review of the Literature Objective: To raise awareness of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as an underdiagnosed, undertreated, often comorbid, and debilitating condition in adults. Data Sources: PubMed was searched using combinations of keywords, including ...

I hope you’re not a doctor. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC....

ADHD medications use and risk of mortality and unintentional injuries: a population-based cohort study We assessed the association between the use of medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the risk of all-cause mortality and unintentional injuries leading to emergency department (ED) or hospital admission in individuals ...

You could have done your own research instead of sending this skeet. But here you go pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

But I guess it’s easier to talk to a couple of general practitioners you know (who I can almost guarantee didn’t even touch ADHD at med school) and ignore all of the current research on the topic from people who actually know what they’re talking about.

They really are basing an entire article on what a couple of doctors said and ignoring all the data. They are really desperate for ADHD to just not be a thing.

ADHD meds do slightly increase the risk of heart attacks, which is why NICE guidelines (which private clinics have to follow) mean you have to do clinical observations on a regular basis. You know what increases the risk of heart attacks more? Leaving ADHD untreated.

You could have mentioned how fewer than half of people with ADHD are actually diagnosed and spoken about how difficult it is to get an adult or child diagnosis. Why are there so few specialists? The research on methylphenidate is strong - why these baseless scare stories about it?

You could have mentioned how people with ADHD have shorter life expectancies and are more prone to dementia, and newer research which shows treatment from a younger age develops more healthy neural pathways and prevents common comorbid conditions, but this would raise uncomfortable questions.

This is just manufacturing consent for taking away treatment for ADHD, which is already underdiagnosed. You could have highlighted how GPs are refusing shared care agreements, even for people diagnosed under the NHS, and how the govt is trying to limit the number who can be treated under each LA.

Enjoyed the following sentence too. An unironic "least vile Labour strategist"

Your first book was excellent!

Green: Ivysaur. Small but devoted fan club, scrappy, not yet fully developed, some people thought they were cuter when they were smaller and a bit scared of them now

Lib Dems: Magikarp. Used to be more powerful, very weak now, EXCEPT on rare occasion you put huge effort in, then becomes TERRIFYING

Something that gets forgotten in all the seemingly ubiquitous awfulness is that Kemi is undoubtedly one of if not the most dedicated transphobe in Westminster.

Her level of visceral loathing and obsession with trans people far outstrips Farage - I think only Rosie Duffield is on par with

Look, I think quite a bit of Green policy is bad because it’s ill-thought out for the world we live in or impractical, but I have limitless contempt for Starmer equating well-meaning pipe dreams to a far-right racist party that would drag the country back to the 1700s and reduce women to chattel.

Some of their anonymous media briefers confirmed this was the case.

It comes from the Gallup End of Year Survey, but I can't find these specific numbers. Most polling I've seen from other agencies with more experience of the UK puts us below countries like Italy and Poland in terms of approval. I can't find anywhere else that suggests it's as high as -21

How popular is Donald Trump in Europe? November 2025 YouGov European tracker series looks at Donald Trump's popularity in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

Not really sure where that number is from and I can’t find it online. British people have suspect views on many things but I don’t think we’re out of line with Europe when it comes to Tr*mp. yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

It Could Be Said #84 Sir Keir Starmer Is Not A Good Man Will is tired of pretending that he thinks the Prime Minister is honourable

'Sir Keir Starmer Is Not A Good Man' (self-explanatory), by @willcooling.bsky.social.