Christopher McCabe

@cjmccabe.bsky.social

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🇨🇦 🇮🇪 🇬🇧Professor of Health Economics. Queens University Belfast. Health Policy, Health Technology Assessment and Innovation.

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Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 3d

I thought magical realism was a fiction genre not a medical specialty.

Was I wrong?

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 3d

Spineless and/or duplicitous politicians since 2010 has been the UK's curse; from Cameron's claim to protect front line services, through Brexit's benefits, on to the Brexit reset and now Starmer's EU reset and commitment the fictional special relationship. Brown was our last leader with spine.

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 3d

It's our 4% complemented by every other European nation's 4% that starts to shift the balance - no.

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 3d

Have you read Philips O'Brien on Substack re: Ukraine war. His take on whether it is a conventional 'manpower' war is eye opening,

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 3d

'Fairly' is doing some heavy lifting there.

These are going to be worth so much in future 'swag; auctions.

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 3d

Stay safe.

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 3d

This is really important research that will examine the impact of ADAP and employment on income assistance clients and persons with disabilities. More details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

MLK’s Family Urges Nation To Spend Anniversary Of His Death Twisting His Words To Fit Own Political Agendas https://theonion.com/mlk-s-family-urges-nation-to-spend-anniversary-of-his-d-1824991630/

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

Think it would be easier than people think to get the public to accept real lower consumption if politicians were more forthright about the case for it. People did so for COVID. "Russia is invading eastern Europe and America is run by a mad king, we need an army" doesn't seem that hard a sell.

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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like America plotting to annex Greenland while masked state goons terrorise their own communities at will should encourage British press and politicians to reflect on what happens when you act like "far right" is an unfair slur rather than a necessary descriptor of a real political position.

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Sis Huffman @sishuff3.bsky.social · 4d

I really don't like to say it, but it's time for all American allies to force close ALL American military bases in their respective countries. Maybe that would send a powerful enough message to the Felon in chief.

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 5d

Its so close to being the perfect anagram......

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CarolineJMolloy @carolinejmolloy.bsky.social · 5d

I see Wes Streeting is so concerned about the negative impacts of toxic social media that he’s still posting over on the porn place and hasn’t even set up an account here on BlueSky

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 13d

We do love a four quadrant diagram....

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 14d

What podcast would you like to listen to but (afayk) doesn’t exist?
Mine would be ‘Chart Chat’ involving 3 economists discussing charts such as:

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Michael Warhurst @mwarhurst.bsky.social · 13d

"Most recently, the Nordic cities of Helsinki and Oslo have gone an entire year without any cyclist or pedestrian deaths
...from slower speed limits and wider sidewalks to higher car fees and stiffer enforcement
Neither city has a single robotaxi plying its streets"
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers

And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.

www.bloomberg.com

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 14d

There is one other recourse - ex-communication.

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 14d

What podcast would you like to listen to but (afayk) doesn’t exist?
Mine would be ‘Chart Chat’ involving 3 economists discussing charts such as:

Reposted by Christopher McCabe, Laurent Pech

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 14d

Banning X would have loads of upsides and really not many downsides for the government. The argument for shutting it down (distribution of CSAM) is incontrovertible, the people who are its most avid users hate the government anyway, and it would address threats to social cohesion and public order.

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 14d

Only Reform voters can save Labour

By Luke Akehurst

Only Reform voters can save Labour

A progressive coalition simply doesn't have the vote share

www.newstatesman.com

Reposted by Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Andrew Scott , and 7 more Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Andrew Scott, Christopher McCabe, Charles West, Edgar Morgenroth, Laurent Pech, Karen O’Reilly, Mark Robinson, Christina Pagel

Louise Haigh @louisehaighmp.bsky.social · 14d

Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.

Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter

Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.

www.politicshome.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14d

Shutting down X is no longer a matter of free speech. It is a matter of child protection.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14d

[world's longest, weariest sigh] in this week's newsletter! a piece on this whole Grok business, and the importance of differentiating between things that are real and things that are not: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/ideally-i-...

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 14d

Keep Grok and X in the app stores, sure, but god forbid ICE-tracking apps be allowed.

I feel like I'm in upsidedown land.

Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?

Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.

www.wired.com

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 17d

With everything going on right now, writing about clinical trials as a driver of UK economic growth may seem a bit niche. However, I think it's a good example of the UK needing to rethink its economic relationship with the US.

christophermccabe.substack.com/p/is-the-uk-...

Getting serious about clinical trials as industrial policy

Prioritising trials based on their value to the UK

christophermccabe.substack.com

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 17d

I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.

Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 17d

stoptrump.org.uk/sign-venezue...

This seems like an important moment for the UK to stand up for international law.

Open letter: UK must not abstain on UN Venezuela vote

Stop Trump Coalition

stoptrump.org.uk

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 19d

Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"

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Graeme Cowie @woodstockjag.bsky.social · 24d

Freedom of expression. It’s another one of those irregular verbs isn’t?

(1) I’m exercising free speech
(2) You’re offending me
(3) He’s having his citizenship revoked
(4) We can’t say we’re English anymore
(5) You’re engaging in dangerous rhetoric
(6) They’ve been proscribed under the Terrorism Act