Andrew Paterson
@andrewphpaterson.bsky.social
Avid news follower trying to stop doom scrolling. Twitter emigre.
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#Stroud,UK
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https://cogtogear.co.uk
#Stroud,UK
What is deeply disturbing is that people fresh out of uni at the beginning of what was once thought of as a vocation can even conceive of behaving in this way. With this level of contempt for patients they can’t be surprised if the public has contempt for them
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Officials fear NHS will be hit hard after resident doctors reject latest offer
Wes Streeting and BMA urged to seek mediation as hospitals in England struggle amid flu outbreak
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
What is deeply disturbing is that people fresh out of uni at the beginning of what was once thought of as a vocation can even conceive of behaving in this way. With this level of contempt for patients they can’t be surprised if the public has contempt for them
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
Not unexpected but still a profound moment.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK condemns Hong Kong’s ‘politically motivated’ targeting of Jimmy Lai after conviction
Foreign secretary and rights groups say guilty verdict on security charges is another blow to press freedom in territory
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December 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Not unexpected but still a profound moment.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Still in this age - the power of the notebook
And that’s a wrap. Just put my final @prospectmagazine.co.uk to bed after four and a half years, and nearly 45 issues. The best possible luck to a fabulously talented and lovely team and to my successor, Philip Collins.
December 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Still in this age - the power of the notebook
A Doctor writes … courtesy of @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Astute analysis
Astute analysis
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A Doctor writes … courtesy of @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Astute analysis
Astute analysis
Great set @policedoghogan.bsky.social tonight at Half Moon Putney and what a shirt @timdowling.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Great set @policedoghogan.bsky.social tonight at Half Moon Putney and what a shirt @timdowling.bsky.social
Any suggestions as to what Larry is thinking ?
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Any suggestions as to what Larry is thinking ?
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Being European is a great source of pride for me. Europe has a fantastic mix of cultures and a breathtaking geography. We have a history that beats anything else in the world. From Iceland in the north west to Mariupol in the south east we are all Europeans, and we shall defend our great continent.
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Being European is a great source of pride for me. Europe has a fantastic mix of cultures and a breathtaking geography. We have a history that beats anything else in the world. From Iceland in the north west to Mariupol in the south east we are all Europeans, and we shall defend our great continent.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
YouTube listed these 2 clips together - is this AI at work? If so, all is forgiven
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
YouTube listed these 2 clips together - is this AI at work? If so, all is forgiven
“The safe place for output is the stodgy and inoffensive, the twee and the banal. Is (the BBC) institutionally biased? No. Is it institutionally unimaginative and insufficiently curious to all radical political ideas? Yes”
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The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
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December 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“The safe place for output is the stodgy and inoffensive, the twee and the banal. Is (the BBC) institutionally biased? No. Is it institutionally unimaginative and insufficiently curious to all radical political ideas? Yes”
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What does the weather hold for today? #Stroud #Rodborough
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
What does the weather hold for today? #Stroud #Rodborough
The wonders of AI - one son’s Spotify wrap for the year - at least my boys have had a good education
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The wonders of AI - one son’s Spotify wrap for the year - at least my boys have had a good education
Victoria asking some stupid questions on #Newsnight tonight
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Victoria asking some stupid questions on #Newsnight tonight
“the starting point should not be a hastily implemented law to allow doctors to administer death – it should instead be improved end-of-life care.”
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It is not too late to put the brakes on assisted dying, and focus on what is really needed | Gordon Brown
Palliative care is deeply underfunded and unequal. Assisted dying cannot go ahead until politicians right that wrong, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
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December 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“the starting point should not be a hastily implemented law to allow doctors to administer death – it should instead be improved end-of-life care.”
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Hong Kong’s National Security Police have arrested former district councillor Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung and a female volunteer for “attempting to incite discord” for comments made about the Tai Po fire
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
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National security police arrest former district councillor, volunteer over Tai Po fire comments
National security police have arrested a former district councillor and a volunteer for allegedly attempting to incite discord through comments about the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po that has killed ...
www.thestandard.com.hk
November 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hong Kong’s National Security Police have arrested former district councillor Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung and a female volunteer for “attempting to incite discord” for comments made about the Tai Po fire
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
None of them were around in 2008 so how can they say their pay has been eroded since then.
Nuffield Trust argues using CPI, resident doctors’ pay has fallen only by 4.7% since 2008. Using 2015 as the starting point, based on CPI, pay has increased.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nuffield Trust argues using CPI, resident doctors’ pay has fallen only by 4.7% since 2008. Using 2015 as the starting point, based on CPI, pay has increased.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Resident doctors in England to go on strike in run-up to Christmas
Five days of strike action over jobs and pay to take place from 17 to 22 December
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
None of them were around in 2008 so how can they say their pay has been eroded since then.
Nuffield Trust argues using CPI, resident doctors’ pay has fallen only by 4.7% since 2008. Using 2015 as the starting point, based on CPI, pay has increased.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Nuffield Trust argues using CPI, resident doctors’ pay has fallen only by 4.7% since 2008. Using 2015 as the starting point, based on CPI, pay has increased.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“They used to be known as junior doctors, but in September 2024 the government agreed to change the name of their role to better reflect their expertise” Resident???
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Why are resident doctors striking and what do they earn?
Resident doctors in England are striking between 14 and 19 November, in their 13th walkout since 2023.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“They used to be known as junior doctors, but in September 2024 the government agreed to change the name of their role to better reflect their expertise” Resident???
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...