Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialSpecial Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 2hA more balanced analysis of the Fonagy Report in The BMJ: ADHD and autism review: NHS must move away from diagnosis linked support system, report says www.bmj.com/content/395/... 001
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 4h🔴 NEW Reform’s ‘Independent’ Donations Inquiry Was Led By The Lawyer Who Defended Donald Trump Over Russian Collusion By @nafeez.bsky.social Read below. ↓bylinetimes.comReform’s ‘Independent’ Donations Inquiry Was Led By The Lawyer Who Defended Donald Trump Over Russian CollusionReform UK said its internal inquiry would proceed “independently and without prejudice” yet it was led by a barrister who has previously represented Nigel Farage and Donald Trump 56644
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 22h“In 30 years in local government I don’t think I have seen this level of fury” The government's local government shake-up has been put on hold, with no timetable for what comes next. Who pays for the chaos, and what happens to our councils? @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukThey planned to rewire local government. Now they’ve pulled the plugIn a surprise intervention, the government’s plans for reorganising local government have been suspended. What happened and why? 1199
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 6hSuperb point. Where the Brexiters failed is in durable consent. Who benefits from it their project & wants to carry it forward? Who in the next generations are thanking them for Brexit and championing it? No-one. If we get the UK into EU membership, it must be underpinned by durable consent.eastangliabylines.co.ukJoining Europe again: first, we need durable consentBritain is reopening the question of Europe. This time, we need an honest debate before choosing again 1717347
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 10hRemember the disabled adults who need social care | Letterstheguardian.comRemember the disabled adults who need social care | LettersLetters: Readers respond to John Harris’s article on the need to consider disabled people of working age when reforming the care system 14713
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialMiles W. Griffis @mileswgriffis.bsky.social · 19h"It might be more accurate to view Long COVID not as a single disease episode but as a long term condition, punctuated by periods of remission and relapse." A BMJ opinion by Charlie Dennis and @nisreenalwan.bsky.social on defining Long COVID "recovery". www.bmj.com/content/393/... 87741
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialMargaret O’Hara @margaretohara.bsky.social · 18hThis is an excellent article. I’m a relapser-remitter. I have apparently ‘recovered’ from LC more times than I can count, then relapsed/reinfection. had 13 phased returns to work in 3 years before leaving my job. had a roughly 1 year long remission then had 3 relapse/remissions in the next yr 2136
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialSpecial Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 10hIsn’t it amazing that 90% of LAs can reform plans approved in one attempt to get millions of ££ while most can’t get an EHC needs assessment done in a legal time frame… “Handful of areas still to have Local SEND Plans approved by government” www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news... cypnow.co.ukCYP Now - Handful of areas still to have Local SEND Plans approved by governmentAround one in 10 areas in England are still to have their plans to improve special educational needs and disability (SEND) services – and with that have most... 111
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 23hSo to the question "why Guinea-Bissau"? There is no justification. Period. Why do the study in the first place? There's honestly no justification either, but if the University of Southern Denmark is so hell-bent on doing it, do it in Denmark. 4306
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 23hSince the HepB vaccine is _not_ given routinely given in Denmark, such a study design would involve offering a randomized group the vaccine vs sham. Again, even such a study would be questionable - because we already know the vaccine is safe and effective - at least it would be better justified. 1202
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 23hIn Denmark, that risk is much less (low prevalence +testing), so if one wanted to study "non-specific" vaccine effects - although justifying such a need, given already existing knowledge, is itself highly questionable - could be done there without additional risk. 1141
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 23hIn Guinea-Bissau, ~18% of the adult population has HepB, so newborns are at very high risk of getting infected - even with testing - with the only, highly effective, prevention being the vaccine itself. That means withholding vaccination for a subset via a lottery is deeply unethical. Full stop. 1175
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 23hNot mentioned about this unethical study is "why Guinea-Bissau"? The trial is not to test efficacy - we already know it's effective - it's to test non-specific effects. There is *zero* grounds to do that in a country with high risk of HepB - if UoSD is hell-bent on doing a study, do it in Denmark. 410335
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“Nearly one in five people in Guinea-Bissau has chronic hepatitis B, a virus that targets the liver. About 90% of babies exposed at birth develop a chronic infection; 25% of these children go on to die of hepatitis B-related liver cancer or liver failure…” 3/ www.cidrap.umn.edu/hepatitis/he...cidrap.umn.eduHepatitis B vaccine study condemned as unethical wins approval from Danish university 1419
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This trial is unethical and the investigators are violating the human rights of these children by experimenting on them with a vaccine for which there is no clinical equipose--as Henrik Støvring says, this vaccine is universally recommended by the World Health Organization at birth. 2/ 1506
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialDr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I think it's safe to say that Europe may see some odd stuff happening over the weeks and months ahead. 25521
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialDr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Such as this news.sky.com/story/hacker...news.sky.comHackers heat French supermarket fridges to 50C in 'large-scale' cyber attackThe Paris prosecutor's office called the incident a "large-scale" attack. 1132
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialThe Chinook Justice Campaign @chinookjustice.bsky.social · 12/10/2026On the day of the crash, warnings about "unacceptable, unquantifiable" risks with the Chinook Mark 2 were aired. Yet someone decided to put 25 of the most senior intelligence experts, and 4 crew on board. Maybe time to meet our families and get to the truth @primeministeruk.bsky.social 22110
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 12/10/2026I welcome the Prime Minister’s admission that the Brexit deal is a disaster for our economy, but the real test is: will he drop Labour's red lines that stop us fixing it? Today he says no – so we have more work to do! 518948
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It would seem the Home Office has now acquired the ability to impose, without visibility or accountability, shadow bans on students coming to British universities from particular countries. How? Because of the interaction between indiv visa decisions (made by HO alone) and visa rules for unis 1/? 10258173
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11/10/2026Trump has turned to Putin to ease the fuel crisis. But what has he given Russia in return – and what might the consequences be for Ukraine and the rest of us? Richard Murphy examines a deeply troubling deal.eastangliabylines.co.ukTrump’s Russian diesel deal could come at a devastating priceTrump’s deal with Putin may ease fuel shortages, but risks undermining Ukraine and destabilising an already fragile world 23013
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026Zelenskyy: "Prices are rising because of the war in the Middle East, the blocking of Hormuz. Everyone understands it. If we want to speak with people fairly, if we want to be clear, if we want to speak with our nations openly, people have to hear reality. Don't play games with people." 335123543694
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 11/10/2026Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit votetheguardian.comAndy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit votePM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ that Russia meddled Andy Burnham has said it is clear Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, after seeking answers on the Kremlin’s involvement in the 2016 vote when he entered Downing Street. Burnham said he had asked whether Moscow had attempted to influence the referendum and received a confirmation that it had. Continue reading... 39521183
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Read this thread & weep In our bioethics classes, we’re all going to be teaching our students about this grotesque RFK Jr-funded trial for decades to come White Danes flying in to Guinea-Bissau to withhold a proven intervention—the new Tuskegee And it’s happening in the year of our Lord 2026 🤯 7268132
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 11/10/2026some of us worked this out a decade ago but it’s refreshing to see a prime minister say it out loud 25995209
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 11/10/2026They are under investigation for possible misconduct (www.science.org/content/arti...)science.orgControversial Danish vaccine research group faces new allegationsResearchers say they couldn’t find complete data for 10 trials that together enrolled tens of thousands of children in Guinea-Bissau 34717
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 11/10/2026Good call with Zelenskyy today. Fully supported his call for a ceasefire that would protect global food supplies and energy infrastructure in ukraine and Russia. The war has entered a new, grimmer phase. Russia is stalling on the battlefield and striking civilians far behind the front lines. 25706172
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialOSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Norway’s former Chief of Defence, General Sverre Diesen: “Under the current Trump administration, we cannot consider the United States our ally. Trump’s America is a hostile actor that, in the event of a conflict in Europe, would side with Russia rather than with us and other European countries.” 35884379
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Obvious... but great that ex military people with credibility are pointing it out, so that voters can take notice 6465157
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Yet again, Labour showing itself to be the single most racist and hostile anti-asylum government in living memory. It can take decades, if ever, for refugees to be safe returning to countries they fled, and that's when those countries are stable which Syria is not www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comSurgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for SyriansUK classifies Syria as safe to return to despite UN refugee body’s advice 8211113
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 11/10/2026ICYMI, great statement by former VP Mike Pence about Trump's betrayal of Ukraine. Scandal there's no one else left in Republican Party able to say it out loud. 31468193
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialJorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Zelenskyy: “With all respect to President Trump, it is up to our society, up to our people, to choose one or another leader.” 623582
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Andy Burnham confirms what previous PM's - May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer - failed to, that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum. 651054417
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026🔥🔥 This phenomenal article shows how European Movement UK are now laying out a 10-year path back into full EU membership. All the stages, timings, complexities, ratifications and considerations in place. Could even be sooner if we get a lucky break. Read 👇independent.co.ukLabour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll showsExclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister 24474162
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialRachel Fairbank @sweetsciencewriter.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Also, just a reminder that RFK Jr made it a point to travel to Samoa, where he stoked anti-vax fears, in the months leading up to a major outbreak, that led to 83 deaths, mostly babies and children.share.googleSamoa’s prime minister criticises RFK Jr’s vaccine views after deadly measles outbreakIn an exclusive interview, Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa tells the Guardian she is surprised at Trump’s pick for health secretary and criticised anti-vaxxers for their part in 2019 measles crisis 632681
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialRachel Fairbank @sweetsciencewriter.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This isn’t a “controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr,” this is “playing with the lives of vulnerable infants in a developing nation, which is being pushed by malicious grifters who couldn’t care less about the innocent lives they hurt.”theguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 10586179
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialRachel Fairbank @sweetsciencewriter.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“Guinea-Bissau has some of the highest rates of hepatitis B in the world, with about 18% of adults carrying the virus. While it may be transmitted from mother to child during birth, it could also be transmitted from another parent, relatives, siblings or caregivers.”theguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 127862
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialRachel Fairbank @sweetsciencewriter.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage.” No words. I am speechless. This violates all ethical boundaries.theguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 12523701024
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 10/10/2026Sir Norman Lamb has been a man with a mission to improve mental health. In his newly published book "Be More Human" he explores why mental health care is broken and how to fix it. Who is this champion? Kate Moore sat down with him in 2023. #WorldMentalHealthDayeastangliabylines.co.ukAn audience with Sir Norman LambA considered, generous man of conviction, Lamb is revered in North Norfolk and still working hard to improve health and social care for all 0188
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Even the Polish foreign minister is questioning Trump’s alleged diesel oil deal with Russia. America is quickly waking up to see through Trump’s gaslighting to desperate, absurd and foolish attempt to score publicity points prior to midterms. No doubt that Putin doesn’t have the supply. 15297128
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialSpecial Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026ARFID: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder is much more than just "fussy eating" Does your family have experience of ARFID? How have you tackled it? www.specialneedsjungle.com/arfid-avoida...specialneedsjungle.comARFID: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder is much more than just "fussy eating" — Special Needs JungleARFID: More than just a fussy eater. Dr Kim Collett shines a light on Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder an overlooked eating disorder 032
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialChristopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 10/10/2026US officials stepped up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries and threatened to cut off vital intelligence sharing as Donald Trump announced a deal with Moscow to release diesel on to the world market. www.ft.com/content/7fd4... via @financialtimes.comft.comUS warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharingDonald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow 58302128
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialsianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026🔴NEW🔴 Joint investigation by me and @hannahalothman.bsky.social at the Guardian Anne and Jane were 10 when they were sexually abused by a man working in their British army school. Two police investigations later, he has never been interviewed or arrested. Why? www.opendemocracy.net/british-army...opendemocracy.netLegal loophole denies justice to child abuse victims in British Army schoolExclusive: Questions over whether alleged abuse fell under military police’s jurisdiction is "travesty of justice" 16233
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialSpecial Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Now's the time to challenge Timms Review: write to your MP - DPAC - dpac.uk.net/2026/10/nows... dpac.uk.netNow's the time to challenge Timms Review: write to your MP - DPACBenefits and Work explains why we should be challenging the Timms review right now, rather than waiting until its final report is published. 011
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialProf Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026If they really felt this study was vital they could do in Denmark where vax is not given routinely as hepb rates low but no they would rather put 16000 newborns in a lottery where they could get a fatal or life changing viral infection 3264
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialProf Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Only hepb positive mums will now be excluded however that doesn’t mean the babies are safe from hepb as it can be transmitted in numerous ways and the tests are not 100%reliable 1122
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialProf Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Currently the vaccine is not given at birth there but scheduled to be by 2028 despite the country having amongst the highest levels of HepB. The study will assess theoretical impacts of vax like neurological conditions for which there is no evidence 1142
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialProf Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is shameful. The controversial Guinea-Bissau truck RFKJr wants to fund has been given ahead. Now a life saving vaccine will be deliberately withheld from newborns in a country where hep B is endemictheguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 512261
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 09/10/2026Zelenskyy: While our teams are meeting in Florida, US President is having conversation with Kremlin leader responsible for this war. I believe they are simply using our team as a cover...clearly not acting in good faith as a partner. And this, in my view, is a weak decision from strong partners. 501135387
Reposted by @rj78.bsky.socialNorth East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 10/10/2026As the UK took centre stage at one of Europe’s biggest music showcases, access to the Schengen area and the 90/180 day rule is constantly hampering British artists’ and crews’ ability to tour the EU. There is a simple fix – and it is already on the Prime Minister’s desk | Tim Brennannortheastbylines.co.ukBritain was Guest of Honour at Waves Vienna. Its touring creatives still can’t work freely in EuropeAs the UK took centre stage at one of Europe’s biggest music showcases, access to the Schengen area and the 90/180 day rule is constantly hampering British artists’ and crews’ ability to tour the EU. There is a simple fix – and it is already on the Prime Minister’s desk 02912
