I have seen similar results from UK private testing. Patients understandably expect tests they see heavily advertised to be accurate and meaningful. Often they aren't
I have seen similar results from UK private testing. Patients understandably expect tests they see heavily advertised to be accurate and meaningful. Often they aren't
I'm dismayed by rumours govt may scrap the windfall tax on oil and gas giants
With energy bills still driving cost of living pressures, it's senseless to cut taxes for highly profitable polluters, who already receive Β£2.7bn per year in tax breaks
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Currently helping an elderly family friend figure out if an email is a scam (which it obviously is) and hey, people who make mobile email apps, it's a dark pattern to not make the email address of the sender visible without needing to click on the little arrow thing.
Just thought you should know.
Immigration problem, or propaganda problem?
Lie β win power β fail β repeat... it's the same playbook every time.
Government agencies can now track the location of your phone at scale, in real time, and without a warrant, using ad tech.
Absolutely terrifying.
Henry Shelford, chief executive of charity ADHD UK: it is "hateful and cruel how badly the overall NHS treats people with ADHDβ.
A 2018 study (N=46K) of DNA samples & questionnaires found no genes associated with sex played a role in empathy. Women display more empathy, not because it is innate, but because girls are socialized to act on their emotions & prioritize needs of others. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
There is no LGB without the T. We rise together and we fall together.
Part of my speech in Parliament for LGBTQ+ History Month:
Effective fertility policy: Remote work. If both parents work at home at least one day/week, they'll average 0.5 more children, pushing toward the βreplacementβ level of 2.1. A result of opportunity and availability, less time commuting=more time parenting. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
ReformUK: "We're the party of the working class that's why our candidate is a liberal arts academic"
Meanwhile the Greens: "Our candidate is a plumber"
Claude is infinitely better than Gemini, but I'm not surprised. Anthropic's only meaningful revenue stream are these deals while Google still has its ads business & YouTube to fund generous discounts.
While firms are not replacing significant #'s of workers with AI, occupations at most risk are women-dominated, (court clerks, admin assts, payroll clerks). Of 6M workers who would have hardest time finding a new job due to AI-related job loss, 86% are women. www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-job-...
Purple Elizabeth Line Train at a station.
This is good news for West London commuters.
Starting Monday 18 May, the Elizabeth line is adding three extra morning peak weekday trains at:
Southall
Hanwell
Acton Main Line
More services mean more space and more comfortable journeys.
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Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump
"Never quite right" is now officially published in HRDQ journal.
π βNever quite right: Identity factors contributing to bias and discrimination experienced by women leaders in the U.S.β identifies 30 identity factors shaping bias women leaders experience. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Mark Carney shows the way forward for countries like the UK, gradual detanglement from the US and seeking partnerships all around.
For the umpteenth time: To all our European allies, as long as Trump is president, America is not your friend, weβre your enemy. Saddens me to say that. But itβs the truth. So please band together and stand up against him. Donβt coddle him. Donβt flatter him. Treat him like your enemy. Bcuz he is.
I was heckled by another MP while asking about inclusive relationship education in schools
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
You an add Orban & Erdogan here.
People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story.
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
Critics want subtlety. Traumatized kids need clarity. Stranger Things doesn't win because it's subtle. It wins because it's not afraid to say the truth out loud to the people who need to hear it most. www.kameronhurley.com/we-are-the-s...
This is basically true. It's a good, ambitious, thoughtful and hugely needed strategy but ultimately the measure of whether Labour really cares about it is whether it is backing it with money and, meaningfully, it isn't. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Kate Lancaster, CEO at Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, explains how existing women's health data gaps need to be addressed before new treatments can be introduced β¬οΈ
The way to restart the idea machine is PAY CREATIVES FOR THEIR WORK
How long, do you figure, until tech companies figure out that tech isn't exciting anymore?
The far right is organising.
So are we.
On the 28th of March, the country comes together in London to reject hatred and defend our shared values.
Be there. Be counted.
Sign up: togetheralliance.org.uk
#TOGETHER