Letter in Times today
Today is International Day of the Midwife. Wherever you work, however you provide care, thank you for everything you do every day to keep mums and babies safe and well 💙
🔥 Superb video.
FIVE reasons why Trump's tariffs, ironically, help strengthen the European economies.
This is "I Put Up Tariffs" 🎶- perhaps the first ever parody song (?) to make reference to the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930. It's based on #BobMarley's legendary "I Shot the Sheriff" and sung from the point of view of #Trump, unleashing his frenzy of #tariffs on the USA & the world.
youtu.be/_DyNjjSxO8s
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Really excellent analysis
Re last night’s events in the WH. DJT calls himself a great businessman who makes great deals. But there are persistent stories of him having bullied suppliers and those he considered less powerful than him, into accepting bad deals. Or not paying them at all.
I think we see how that works now.
Apart from some dodgy jokes this is a really good video on sex and gender: youtu.be/hZjuj5eC9Jg?...
It's a shame that trans (mental and physical) health(care) is under attack around the globe.
Trans rights are human rights! 🏳️⚧️💜
This is really thought-provoking (although you might question the gender category). Thanks to jackhegley.com
A great speech from Trudeau
What a really sad photo!
I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.
Former British ambassador to the U.S. (and Best for Britain Board Member) Kim Darroch, on Trump "reaching for petrol while your house burns".
New post on The Climate Brink from Zeke @hausfath.bsky.social about our climate future. With current policies, we’re on track for a bit less than 3C, with 2030 NDCs we’re on track for about 2.5C, and with net zero pledges we’re on track for a bit less than 2C.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/moving-awa...
One in five Britons aged 18-45 prefer unelected leaders to democracy, poll finds 😱
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A year ago, when Suella Braverman wrongly said grooming is mainly undertaken by Pakistanis there was at least some outrage, some pushback, some degree of people standing up & reacting.
Now it is totally normal for politicians across the right to say it. www.theguardian.com/society/2023...
Strangely the Mail didn’t lead with the poll finding that a majority of the British public think that Elon Musk shouldn’t be allowed to make a large donation to Reform.
The true cost of Brexit. Get all the stats 👉 bestforbritain.org/brexit_impact
they’re on the hunt, they’re after you
Doctors are one of the most diverse occupations
There are now more women starting medical school than men & the majority of GPs are now women
ifs.org.uk/sites/defaul...
1 in 10 Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller lives end in suicide - a shocking statistic.
This time of the year, when mental health can be fragile and risk of suicide high, we’ve launched short films presenting the lived experience of people from these communities.
Learn more: www.nhsrho.org/news/new-res...
Postoperative mortality overall was higher in Black men compared with White men, White women, and Black women, after adjusting for potential confounders. A similar pattern was found for elective surgeries...
www.bmj.com/content/380/...
When someone shows you what they really are, you better believe them!
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
I’d like to think Fraser is correct. We are doing something right which other countries still struggle to do. But it’s about our society & community, not government
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and good wishes to everyone whatever they believe
This tickled me.
By Ellie Black for the New Yorker.
The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity
