Craig
@craig.nikolic.co.uk
NHS GP Federation CEO. Not a GP/clinician.
Ex artillery forward observer, with dodgy knees and hearing.
Favourite comment about me: "His comms style is like a brick through a window."
Ex artillery forward observer, with dodgy knees and hearing.
Favourite comment about me: "His comms style is like a brick through a window."
I imagine the ethical approvals took quite a bit to clear on this!
Scientists in Japan have created a #tech system to measure pain perception through brain activity. Now you can know if someone else’s pain feels the same as yours.
spectrum.ieee.org/eeg-pain-per...
spectrum.ieee.org/eeg-pain-per...
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I imagine the ethical approvals took quite a bit to clear on this!
The priority seems to be not embarrassing senior decision makers and the manufacturer rather than actually delivering a quality vehicle.
Ajax armoured vehicles paused after soldiers report hearing problems on.ft.com/49zJEZr
Ajax armoured vehicles paused after soldiers report hearing problems
Suspension raises fresh questions around Ministry of Defence’s procurement processes
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The priority seems to be not embarrassing senior decision makers and the manufacturer rather than actually delivering a quality vehicle.
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Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
Total welfare spending in Britain in 2025-26 is estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️
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Total welfare spending in Britain in 2025-26 is estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️
buff.ly/s5mz97u
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
Total welfare spending in Britain in 2025-26 is estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️
buff.ly/s5mz97u
Total welfare spending in Britain in 2025-26 is estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️
buff.ly/s5mz97u
I wonder if the police could use secondary picketing laws to get rid of folk who are just there to be racist and don't actually have any kids at the school.
Doubt if they could, but it'd be amusing to see them "and why are you loitering around a school where you have no kids or legal purpose?"
Doubt if they could, but it'd be amusing to see them "and why are you loitering around a school where you have no kids or legal purpose?"
The protest follows a campaign by YouTube influencers against schools offering migrant parents lessons to improve their language skills
Mothers trying to learn English face demonstration outside school
The protest follows a campaign by YouTube influencers against schools offering migrant parents lessons to improve their language skills
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I wonder if the police could use secondary picketing laws to get rid of folk who are just there to be racist and don't actually have any kids at the school.
Doubt if they could, but it'd be amusing to see them "and why are you loitering around a school where you have no kids or legal purpose?"
Doubt if they could, but it'd be amusing to see them "and why are you loitering around a school where you have no kids or legal purpose?"
Just looking for a meeting and I realised that next week is December... WTF...
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Just looking for a meeting and I realised that next week is December... WTF...
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
I am still waiting on the "Chaos with Ed Miliband" that David Cameron threatened us with.
The top two posts on my Instagram feed are from two Labour cabinet ministers and are slightly different in tone, approach, and engagement.
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I am still waiting on the "Chaos with Ed Miliband" that David Cameron threatened us with.
As this story largely doesn’t affect rich people, nepo-babies, or those in other roles with influence, this government and the ones to come will ignore it.
After the Industrial Revolution there was intense destitution with the newly jobless and it took decades for the state to respond.
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After the Industrial Revolution there was intense destitution with the newly jobless and it took decades for the state to respond.
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AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs by 2035, research finds
AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs by 2035, research finds
Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity
Up to 3m low-skilled jobs could disappear in the UK by 2035 because of automation and AI, according to a report by a leading educational research charity.
The jobs most at risk are those in occupations such as trades, machine operations and administrative roles, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
As this story largely doesn’t affect rich people, nepo-babies, or those in other roles with influence, this government and the ones to come will ignore it.
After the Industrial Revolution there was intense destitution with the newly jobless and it took decades for the state to respond.
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After the Industrial Revolution there was intense destitution with the newly jobless and it took decades for the state to respond.
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While standing in front of (hopefully faux) furs that look straight out of Are You Being Served? from the 1970s.
‘Replacing the old, stuffy department store’: John Lewis boss on its revamp
‘Replacing the old, stuffy department store’: John Lewis boss on its revamp
Peter Ruis discusses the chain’s £800m reboot, bringing ‘radical relevance’ – and that dance-driven Christmas ad
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
While standing in front of (hopefully faux) furs that look straight out of Are You Being Served? from the 1970s.
Anyone remember the old days where you had live tickers on the major news reports about the Budget speech and what the Chancellor was saying because it wasn't leaked to the media days in advance?
Rachel Reeves poised to cut annual cash Isa limit to £12,000 in Budget on.ft.com/3LVHycE
Rachel Reeves poised to cut annual cash Isa limit to £12,000 in Budget
Move comes as UK government attempts to funnel more cash into London-listed stocks
on.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Anyone remember the old days where you had live tickers on the major news reports about the Budget speech and what the Chancellor was saying because it wasn't leaked to the media days in advance?
Car MOT done, passed first time as always, will take it past its 20th year. Why would I want anything else?!
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Car MOT done, passed first time as always, will take it past its 20th year. Why would I want anything else?!
I don’t know why anyone who voted for a Starmer led Labour last year would vote for them now.
If you weren’t going to vote Reform or Tory last year, not sure why you’d vote for their Labour equivalent today.
If you weren’t going to vote Reform or Tory last year, not sure why you’d vote for their Labour equivalent today.
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms will apply retrospectively, it has been confirmed — and it is claimed the bureaucracy will cost up to £1.3bn
Refugees who were months away from settlement now face 15-year wait
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms will apply retrospectively, it has been confirmed — and it is claimed the bureaucracy will cost up to £1.3bn
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I don’t know why anyone who voted for a Starmer led Labour last year would vote for them now.
If you weren’t going to vote Reform or Tory last year, not sure why you’d vote for their Labour equivalent today.
If you weren’t going to vote Reform or Tory last year, not sure why you’d vote for their Labour equivalent today.
Folks, our respiratory hub has been running for two weeks now this winter and is already at 168% utilisation. It’s… busy. We could not squeeze in any more people if we tried.
It’s not too late to get your flu vaccination.
It’s not too late to get your flu vaccination.
Father Tedand Doyle GIF
Alt: Mrs Doyle from the Father Ted show with a number of cards saying “Go on” that she keeps switching between.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Folks, our respiratory hub has been running for two weeks now this winter and is already at 168% utilisation. It’s… busy. We could not squeeze in any more people if we tried.
It’s not too late to get your flu vaccination.
It’s not too late to get your flu vaccination.
Every time I forget how much I dislike Hunt...
1. I pay FAR more into my pension than the vast majority of private sector individuals, I don't get a choice
2. The NHS Pension scheme is currently net profitable for the Treasury
3. Private pensions were cut as companies hated paying them.
1. I pay FAR more into my pension than the vast majority of private sector individuals, I don't get a choice
2. The NHS Pension scheme is currently net profitable for the Treasury
3. Private pensions were cut as companies hated paying them.
We need to put a stop to unfair public sector pensions — here’s how
The incredibly generous schemes are unfair and unaffordable and there is no justification for continuing to offer them
www.thetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Every time I forget how much I dislike Hunt...
1. I pay FAR more into my pension than the vast majority of private sector individuals, I don't get a choice
2. The NHS Pension scheme is currently net profitable for the Treasury
3. Private pensions were cut as companies hated paying them.
1. I pay FAR more into my pension than the vast majority of private sector individuals, I don't get a choice
2. The NHS Pension scheme is currently net profitable for the Treasury
3. Private pensions were cut as companies hated paying them.
Our poor old cat Hercules jumped up on his favourite windowsill to watch the squirrels and birds at the feeders, decided to have a nap and didn’t wake up again.
Up there as quite high in peaceful ways to go I suppose.
No more photobombs in zoom calls from the fluffy one for you lot.
Up there as quite high in peaceful ways to go I suppose.
No more photobombs in zoom calls from the fluffy one for you lot.
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Our poor old cat Hercules jumped up on his favourite windowsill to watch the squirrels and birds at the feeders, decided to have a nap and didn’t wake up again.
Up there as quite high in peaceful ways to go I suppose.
No more photobombs in zoom calls from the fluffy one for you lot.
Up there as quite high in peaceful ways to go I suppose.
No more photobombs in zoom calls from the fluffy one for you lot.
We’re having a day off from the world today. First stop day in nearly a month.
Our plan is to binge the Chicago tv shows.
Chicago PD feels like they fit five episodes into each one. Very tight writing.
Chicago Fire is the Brady Bunch.
Chicago Med is the soap opera.
Our plan is to binge the Chicago tv shows.
Chicago PD feels like they fit five episodes into each one. Very tight writing.
Chicago Fire is the Brady Bunch.
Chicago Med is the soap opera.
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
We’re having a day off from the world today. First stop day in nearly a month.
Our plan is to binge the Chicago tv shows.
Chicago PD feels like they fit five episodes into each one. Very tight writing.
Chicago Fire is the Brady Bunch.
Chicago Med is the soap opera.
Our plan is to binge the Chicago tv shows.
Chicago PD feels like they fit five episodes into each one. Very tight writing.
Chicago Fire is the Brady Bunch.
Chicago Med is the soap opera.
When in India last week, the India v SA cricket test was on. It was a short game as well but it was enthralling cricket. Absolutely fascinating game.
Aus v England so far is just batters wafting their bat at any ball that comes their way. And it’s boring, especially when the players can’t do it.
Aus v England so far is just batters wafting their bat at any ball that comes their way. And it’s boring, especially when the players can’t do it.
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
When in India last week, the India v SA cricket test was on. It was a short game as well but it was enthralling cricket. Absolutely fascinating game.
Aus v England so far is just batters wafting their bat at any ball that comes their way. And it’s boring, especially when the players can’t do it.
Aus v England so far is just batters wafting their bat at any ball that comes their way. And it’s boring, especially when the players can’t do it.
Well, that’s interesting. Lowest BP seen in years. And at the end of a working day as well.
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Well, that’s interesting. Lowest BP seen in years. And at the end of a working day as well.
I am working at home today. I am on my own. I'm not wearing my hearing aids. It is truly silent. Not a single noise in or out of the house that I can hear.
And I love it.
17 days in India with the endless noise was too much for this country boy. It's something you have to experience to fully get.
And I love it.
17 days in India with the endless noise was too much for this country boy. It's something you have to experience to fully get.
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I am working at home today. I am on my own. I'm not wearing my hearing aids. It is truly silent. Not a single noise in or out of the house that I can hear.
And I love it.
17 days in India with the endless noise was too much for this country boy. It's something you have to experience to fully get.
And I love it.
17 days in India with the endless noise was too much for this country boy. It's something you have to experience to fully get.
Just got home and it started snowing. Come on Suffolk, this is just not on. If I wanted snow in November I’d move back to Scotland.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Just got home and it started snowing. Come on Suffolk, this is just not on. If I wanted snow in November I’d move back to Scotland.
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NEW REPORT: performance in hospitals in England declined to record lows under the last govt
Labour won the election promising to turn the NHS around
How are they doing?
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www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Labour won the election promising to turn the NHS around
How are they doing?
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www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Performance Tracker 2025: Hospitals | Institute for Government
Hospital performance is trending gently upwards. But tight finances in hospital trusts will constrain further efforts.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NEW REPORT: performance in hospitals in England declined to record lows under the last govt
Labour won the election promising to turn the NHS around
How are they doing?
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www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Labour won the election promising to turn the NHS around
How are they doing?
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www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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Grok denying the Holocaust here
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Grok denying the Holocaust here
Last holiday pic. Each evening they had a piper go round the lobby, lobby bar and front area. And then you got a free whisky from the folk who followed him.
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Last holiday pic. Each evening they had a piper go round the lobby, lobby bar and front area. And then you got a free whisky from the folk who followed him.
I normally would not quote the Mail, but today's headline story on their website is showing asylum seekers dancing and having fun in a detention centre.
The second paragraph of the story says "in the shocking footage a group of men can be seen dancing and singing around in a recreation area".
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The second paragraph of the story says "in the shocking footage a group of men can be seen dancing and singing around in a recreation area".
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November 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I normally would not quote the Mail, but today's headline story on their website is showing asylum seekers dancing and having fun in a detention centre.
The second paragraph of the story says "in the shocking footage a group of men can be seen dancing and singing around in a recreation area".
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The second paragraph of the story says "in the shocking footage a group of men can be seen dancing and singing around in a recreation area".
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One of the stone cold marks of racism is when you tell someone born in Britain to resident parents that they are not British.
Show me any interpretation of this policy that is not racist with that in mind.
Show me any interpretation of this policy that is not racist with that in mind.
The Labour government does not want to rule out deporting somebody once here as a refugee 16-19 years with a British-born 15 year old child
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
One of the stone cold marks of racism is when you tell someone born in Britain to resident parents that they are not British.
Show me any interpretation of this policy that is not racist with that in mind.
Show me any interpretation of this policy that is not racist with that in mind.