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Andy Kelly

@andyeprr.bsky.social

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Former ED nurse and NHS EPRR lead. Occasional photographer. Occasional cheesemaker. Marra.

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Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 12h

Precisely. With the party responsible for all this mess well ahead in the polls, EU won't even open negotiations for UK to join (not rejoin as there's zero chance of same UK:EU relationship in future). Even if there is consensus, it will take 5 - 7 years, so possibly two GEs.

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 3d

For those with an interest in the future for Northern Ireland, this is worth to listen to. When you hear the DUP jumping up to say "Paisley doesn't speak for us" you know he's saying something. Just as his father ended up in an unlikely place....

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Borderland – UK or United Ireland? - Episode 1 – The Importance of being Irish - BBC Sounds

Michelle sets out her argument for a border poll and we meet the Irish speaking community

Reposted by Andy Kelly

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 3d

To be fair, the BEF ran out of shells pretty quickly in 1914/15 as well. And that caused a massive political headache...

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 4d

Lt Sweetwine continued with her service, retiring as a Major in 1969. She died in 2009 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. What she did in that cold October day in England should never be forgotten as it really did trigger a huge change in pre hospital care in the UK

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 4d

It was the start of the development of the idea that getting people to hospital quickly wasn’t necessarily the best thing, and it may be better to have staff to treat people at the scene - in the future they’d be called paramedics

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 4d

Using lipstick, she marked the foreheads of patients who had been given Morphine with a M, and those who had been treated with an X ensuring that information was passed on to the hospital. The value of what she did was not lost on the NHS

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 4d

Seeing that this was more akin to a battlefield than a normal accident, they set up to do what they were trained to do – triage the casualties. This was their first time this had been done in a civilian setting. As part of this, Lt Sweetwine did something simple, but vital.

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 4d

A nurse for 10 years at that point, she was part of 494th Medical Group, some of whose members were on one of the trains. They contacted their base and an emergency response team was sent, all trained in battlefield medicine, which included 7 doctors and 1 nurse, Lt Sweetwine.

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 4d

#OTD 1952 three trains crashed at Harrow and Wealdstone station in Middlesex. 112 people were killed and 340 injured. It remains the worst peacetime rail accident in British history. But I want to talk about Lt Abbie Sweetwine USAF
#HistNursing #BlackHistoryMonth

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 4d

How do you triple stop and search? Set targets for each force / each officer?

PC Savage will be delighted.
youtu.be/chOtJdiBZR4?...

Comedy for ELT - PC Savage

YouTube video by Nick Michelioudakis

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe he's just off his head?

a young man is singing into a microphone while wearing a purple shirt .

ALT: a young man is singing into a microphone while wearing a purple shirt .

media.tenor.com

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 6d

Not very long ago, saying that would get you hounded out off public life. Now, it'll get you elected leader of the Conservative party.

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 6d

She might also be turning in her grave that somehow, the descendants of the miners she fought so bitterly 40 yr ago are now voting in large numbers for her ideological successors

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 6d

There's nothing post watershed about WR.

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 6d

They seem to be talking about non pensioners

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 8d

Almost certainly; it'll be edited out for iPlayer

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 13d

a group of men standing next to each other with the words `` so it begins . ''

ALT: a group of men standing next to each other with the words `` so it begins . ''

media.tenor.com

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 13d

It'll be required for any charge, but maybe some will *accidentally* fall over the six month period.

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 13d

Also interesting to see how far The Sun has gone in 10 years...

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 13d

Some brilliant pics by
@tomjenkinspix.bsky.social showing the difference between taking a photo of something and taking a photo *of* something #WRWC2025 #RUGBY #RWC2025

A mother and daughter start crying as Jess Breach of England hands over her autographed boots after the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 semi-final victory over France.

A message on a banner made by an England fan in the stands. "Show men how to play"

The Japanese pack goes down for a scrum against New Zealand

A young Scottish fan with hat and sunglasses waits for the teams to come out before the Group B match with Wales.

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 18d

Don't give them the idea!

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 18d

This is, of course, absolutely false.
@fullfact.org

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 18d

It's not just anti vax
bsky.app/profile/lbc....

LBC @lbc.co.uk · 18d

"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."

Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.

Andy Kelly @andyeprr.bsky.social · 18d

Thalidomide is still in use. Just not in pregnancy.