Anne McKay
@annejmckay.bsky.social
Unpaid carer, previously worked in insurance, investment banking & local government. Interests: healthcare, local issues, current affairs, statistics & dogs. Lives in Ascot, Berkshire, UK.
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Man who used to set the rules, and then broke the rules, wanted tougher rules, because of people breaking the rules...
Then, he and his party chums pay £100, whilst public fines reached £10K...all as 1000s died, alone...because THEY followed the rules💔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Then, he and his party chums pay £100, whilst public fines reached £10K...all as 1000s died, alone...because THEY followed the rules💔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Boris Johnson wanted authoritarian Covid rules, inquiry hears
In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.
www.bbc.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Man who used to set the rules, and then broke the rules, wanted tougher rules, because of people breaking the rules...
Then, he and his party chums pay £100, whilst public fines reached £10K...all as 1000s died, alone...because THEY followed the rules💔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Then, he and his party chums pay £100, whilst public fines reached £10K...all as 1000s died, alone...because THEY followed the rules💔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Good news.
🔴 For *four years* officials refused to release names of all companies linked to Conservative donors and party figures put in the 'VIP' lane for bumper Covid contracts
Now a judge has ordered them to.
Huge win for @jennacorderoy.bsky.social (and DfS)
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/government...
Now a judge has ordered them to.
Huge win for @jennacorderoy.bsky.social (and DfS)
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/government...
Government loses legal battle over Covid ‘VIP Lane’
Exclusive: Judge slams “most unsatisfactory” Cabinet Office and orders release of names of 'VIP' firms to Democracy for Sale reporter - after *four year* wait.
democracyforsale.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Good news.
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📣 NEW #UKHSAVirusWatch: This week, we see a continued decrease in #Flu cases, while #COVID19 remains at baseline levels. 📉
#RSV activity has had a small increase. When levels are so low, small fluctuations are expected. 📈
🔗 Full report: www.gov.uk/government/s...
#RSV activity has had a small increase. When levels are so low, small fluctuations are expected. 📈
🔗 Full report: www.gov.uk/government/s...
March 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📣 NEW #UKHSAVirusWatch: This week, we see a continued decrease in #Flu cases, while #COVID19 remains at baseline levels. 📉
#RSV activity has had a small increase. When levels are so low, small fluctuations are expected. 📈
🔗 Full report: www.gov.uk/government/s...
#RSV activity has had a small increase. When levels are so low, small fluctuations are expected. 📈
🔗 Full report: www.gov.uk/government/s...
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"Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic never happened."
#Covid
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#Covid
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘We’re losing decades of our life to this illness’: long Covid patients on the fear of being forgotten
Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic neve...
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic never happened."
#Covid
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#Covid
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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I wrote a quick post about the latest UKHSA data on the current flu wave.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/its-defini...
TLDR: we are in a very big flu wave, but Covid levels are low & RSV decreasing. But we should consider extending eligibilty for annual flu (and RSV, Covid) vaccines.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/its-defini...
TLDR: we are in a very big flu wave, but Covid levels are low & RSV decreasing. But we should consider extending eligibilty for annual flu (and RSV, Covid) vaccines.
January 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I wrote a quick post about the latest UKHSA data on the current flu wave.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/its-defini...
TLDR: we are in a very big flu wave, but Covid levels are low & RSV decreasing. But we should consider extending eligibilty for annual flu (and RSV, Covid) vaccines.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/its-defini...
TLDR: we are in a very big flu wave, but Covid levels are low & RSV decreasing. But we should consider extending eligibilty for annual flu (and RSV, Covid) vaccines.
Reposted by Anne McKay
🔴Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
How millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
How millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government's inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:21 AM
🔴Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
How millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
How millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
Recent arrival to BlueSky looking to escape X.
November 19, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Recent arrival to BlueSky looking to escape X.