Dear Trish, Just sitting with my 94 year old father who sailed the Atlantic, as navigator, aged 25. We spent many days sailing together. We are now living with his frailty and the paper boat analogy is beautiful and relevant.
I don't know how to clip a segment (sorry), but the bit I really want you to watch starts at 29'10". It's about the deep roots of the attack on Iran and why it's just as well Starmer is "no Winston Churchill". I'm surprised this aspect isn't more widely discussed. 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
this is a masterclass response to Mahmood's latest hate mongering from Zack.
Yes, something I have always felt. It can also inhibit us from taking leadership positions in NHS when we are ideally suited to do so.
www.ippr.org/articles/mor... how we can learn from our Nordic neighbours @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social
Just going to leave this here
Very sad to hear of the death of Jeanne Freeman. I have utmost respect and gratitude for her leadership during the pandemic where she excelled in bringing together varied views and listening to all.
Great piece. We have a system of cohort Continuity at Dingwall -patients identified by clinicians as having higher needs. Been very positive and now being extended to frequent attendees in older age group to tackle frailty.
Glad to be able to share Continuity of Care report I was asked to create with colleagues from across Scottish NHS. realisticmedicine.scot/wp-content/u...
I spent ages working on an ACPA for my father. When I went to collect him from hospital they had not even bothered to check his DNACPR status 🤬
Walk‑in centres. Our firm view is that the Scottish Government must rigorously evaluate the pilot and establish a clear exit strategy should walk‑in centres fail to reduce pressure on core services as we expect. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576882...
How we use a values-based approach to quality and governance at Dingwall Medical Group
Glad to have been interviewed by #rcgpscotland chair Chris Provan about Continuity of Care in GP. castbox.fm/app/castbox/...
This strikes a chord for me, beautiful writing.
My petition should be soaring past the 10,000 mark.
Please help me share it as widely as possible.
What's at stake is an abnormal proliferation of tax havens and feudal enclaves
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
That's amazing, well done.
How do we keep GPs in the job? New research from Sophie Park.
www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/gp-work...
NEW: Scottish activists taking part in a historic humanitarian mission to Gaza have been detained by Israel
Keir Starmer welcomed Israeli president Herzog to Downing Street as 200,000 Palestinians were forced to flee Gaza and Israel prepared for a further offensive.
Peak rail fares scrapped on ScotRail trains.
Scotland also has:
Public ownership of water, lower water bills than England's.
No university tuition fees for local students.
No prescription charges, abolished in 2011.
No two child benefit cap from March 2026.
England must follow.
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
How influential is the Israeli lobby in British politics?
We look at MPs’ links with Israel
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Here's how the real two-tier Britain works:
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
Why is some criminal damage with red paint acceptable when some is not? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08...
⚠️To Whom It May Concern, The occupation is now openly threatening a full-scale invasion of Gaza. For 22 months, the city has been bleeding under relentless bombardment from land, sea, and air. Tens of thousands have been killed, and hundreds of thousands wounded. If this madness does not end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop. Please share this message and tag everyone who has the power to help end this massacre. Silence is complicity.
The message of journalist Anas Al-Sharif to the world, just one hour before he was assassinated by Israeli forces a short while ago.
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We're launching an emergency petition to demand the UK stops arms sales, RAF flights, and military backing immediately.
For every 1,000 signatures, we’ll send a message straight to Keir Starmer. Let’s show him the public won’t stay silent while Gaza burns.
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/stop-isr...
