Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialAlan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Letter of the day (in the Times) 12263842470 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialAmber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 04/03/2026A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔 351200228475 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Its doubly galling because Starmer and Labour have (and not without reason) spent years insisting Reform curious voters should be respected and taken seriously. Then with the Greens they're all "LOL you've been taken in by those nutters, U morons, don't be daft." Its playground level ignorance. 1455089 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialPeter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 25/02/2026This recent RCT of an "AI stethoscope" claims the technology "shows promise" for diagnosing cardiovascular conditions. It does not. It is a textbook example of the risks of conducting unprincipled 'per protocol analyses'. Once again, peer review at a major medical journal has failed. 🧵 1/ 8434185 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 03/01/2026It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize 4558801257 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/01/2026FIFA peace prize winner Donald Trump may bomb 3 or 4 countries this week: Nigeria for Christmas, Venezuela now, Syria, considering Iran, Somalia www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe President’s Busy HolidayDonald Trump spent the past few weeks doubling down on foreign interventions. 824380 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialJohn Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 07/10/2025The obvious point here, which doesn't seem to have occurred to Jenrick, is that there has been a long history of white people moving out of ethnically mixed neighbourhoods. Refusing to integrate, if you will. 42110 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialTaras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 30/09/2025On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight. The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.) Direct democracy! 20585138 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 20/09/2025"Democracies risk falling into a doom loop, in which restrictions on immigration mean ever greater demands on the purse of the native-born population and ever worse services, which in turn deepens opposition towards immigration" @stephenkb.bsky.social calls for honesty. www.ft.com/content/43da...ft.comThe truth about immigrationAgeing societies seeking to preserve living standards will continue to rely on new arrivals — but governments can be clearer about the trade-offs 13433171 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 18/09/2025Grug needs to go back to cave Grug not like present times Grug preferred it when things were easy why can't life be normal, asks Grug 1523929 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialStephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979 👏 Evidence-led policybbc.co.ukNearly 900 fewer people injured since 20mph introduction in WalesFigures show a 25% reduction in the number of injuries on Wales' roads in the past 18 months. 20540208 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialAnthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Take this cash. Put it in "Britbonds" to fund a sovereign wealth fund: housing, infrastructure, enterprise investments. Guarantee a level of interest equal to an instant access saving account. Share returns between savers and taxpayers. Better than giving it to fund managers. on.ft.com/42pX45Gon.ft.comUK savers have more than £614bn in excess cashMoney that could be channelled into investments earning higher returns jumps by a third since 2022 84718 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialDoug Clow @dougclow.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Possibly easy to end up in knots because if you say out loud "I want to stop fully-qualified researchers from doing small-scale work that they think is important and doesn't require approval from large funding bodies" it sounds more obviously wrong. 2194 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialDr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 11/09/2025Years too late. Incredible that the GMC - whose entire raison d'être is upholding professional standards in UK medicine - has allowed Aseem Malhotra to spew out his toxic, dangerous, anti-scientific disinformation for so long. Regulatory failure at its worst. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comGMC examines doctor’s Reform speech linking vaccines to royal family cancerMedical bodies and prime minister condemn Aseem Malhotra’s ‘pseudo-science’ remarks at party conference 15428138 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 06/09/2025The Reform party conference has been told that Covid vaccines are the probable cause of cancer for the King and the Princess of Wales The party chose to platform Dr Aseem Malhotra, a prominent ally of RFK Jr in their dangerous maverick campaigns against vaccines www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202... 80497286 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialDan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 27/07/2025On holiday, I notice that there are wind turbines on the shore of Lake Garda, which very much makes me think that residents with a view of some incredibly mid Cotswold or other can put a sock in it. 421099150 0
Reposted by @saidibe.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 20/04/2025Mark Zuckerberg’s new house has strong “we won a five year planning battle with Alderley Edge council for permission to demolish the bungalow that used to stand here” vibes. 1942024208 0
