Adam Fraise
@fraiseadam.bsky.social
Retired Medical microbiologist. Amateur cellist, bridge fanatic
What a lot of people don't realise is, all politicians are flawed. But some are significantly more flawed than others. Our job, as electors in a democracy, is to choose the least flawed politicians
December 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What a lot of people don't realise is, all politicians are flawed. But some are significantly more flawed than others. Our job, as electors in a democracy, is to choose the least flawed politicians
Offensive. Goodbye
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Offensive. Goodbye
Now you are sealioning.
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Now you are sealioning.
No, the point is that there is little to choose between different governments because they are constrained by reality. Consequently small differences are important and, when those small differences are taken into account the Labour government is not too bad.
December 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
No, the point is that there is little to choose between different governments because they are constrained by reality. Consequently small differences are important and, when those small differences are taken into account the Labour government is not too bad.
You claim to know a lot about me. You have no idea how I'm affected by the government's choices.
December 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
You claim to know a lot about me. You have no idea how I'm affected by the government's choices.
Hmm, stopping school milk Vs breakfast clubs, workers rights Vs closing the mines, bringing railways into public ownership Vs rampant privatisation. I could go on
December 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Hmm, stopping school milk Vs breakfast clubs, workers rights Vs closing the mines, bringing railways into public ownership Vs rampant privatisation. I could go on
Go on then, remind me of the brilliant things Thatcher did or how Wilson was so great for the country
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Go on then, remind me of the brilliant things Thatcher did or how Wilson was so great for the country
Probably because we can remember the Wilson, Thatcher and Blair governments so we can look at what they are doing with some perspective
December 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Probably because we can remember the Wilson, Thatcher and Blair governments so we can look at what they are doing with some perspective
You have literally posted a link to a paper in NEJM from 2020 which states that person to person transmission takes place but that the most effective control methods are not yet clear
December 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
You have literally posted a link to a paper in NEJM from 2020 which states that person to person transmission takes place but that the most effective control methods are not yet clear
A bit of an oversimplification. I was directly involved in strategies for reducing transmission of SARS 1 and therefore took a keen interest in what was understood about SARS Cov 2. The relative role of droplets Vs aerosols Vs contact was unclear
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Modes of Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Factors Influencing on the Airborne Transmission: A Review
The multiple modes of SARS-CoV-2 transmission including airborne, droplet, contact, and fecal–oral transmissions that cause coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) contribute to a public threat to the lives of people worldwide. Herein, different ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A bit of an oversimplification. I was directly involved in strategies for reducing transmission of SARS 1 and therefore took a keen interest in what was understood about SARS Cov 2. The relative role of droplets Vs aerosols Vs contact was unclear
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
I find it interesting that the White House ballroom is reportedly going to be 90,000 sq ft. By comparison, the ballroom of Buckingham Palace (the largest room in the palace and used for state banquets) is only 35 by 18 m which is about 6,700 sq feet.
October 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I find it interesting that the White House ballroom is reportedly going to be 90,000 sq ft. By comparison, the ballroom of Buckingham Palace (the largest room in the palace and used for state banquets) is only 35 by 18 m which is about 6,700 sq feet.
Just a word of warning, the numbers in the study are small, it isn't clear what definitions were used and it seems the two groups were not well controlled.
October 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Just a word of warning, the numbers in the study are small, it isn't clear what definitions were used and it seems the two groups were not well controlled.
Throw in universal healthcare and sensible gun control as well.
July 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Throw in universal healthcare and sensible gun control as well.
While it doesn't stop you getting COVID and doesn't stop you getting long COVID, it reduces the risk of both
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
COVID-19 vaccination reduces risk of ‘long COVID’ in adults
COVID-19 vaccination reduced the risk of developing ‘long COVID’ by approximately 27% in adults fully vaccinated before infection, according to a literature review carried out by the European Centre f...
www.ecdc.europa.eu
July 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
While it doesn't stop you getting COVID and doesn't stop you getting long COVID, it reduces the risk of both
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
Please read my comment again. I'm not doubting that people who request fit notes are genuine. They are in real pain. But many people want a quick and easy fix (eg a prescription) and are unwilling to engage in non pharmaceutical interventions
July 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Please read my comment again. I'm not doubting that people who request fit notes are genuine. They are in real pain. But many people want a quick and easy fix (eg a prescription) and are unwilling to engage in non pharmaceutical interventions
I don't recall saying "diet and exercise". But people with (for example)hip and knee pain will often improve with targeted physiotherapy coupled with weight loss. This is safer than drugs or surgery.
July 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I don't recall saying "diet and exercise". But people with (for example)hip and knee pain will often improve with targeted physiotherapy coupled with weight loss. This is safer than drugs or surgery.
I'm not denying that GPs get diagnoses wrong and I'm sorry it took so long before you were taken seriously but I do think there are people who are unwilling to engage in a non pharmaceutical treatment program when their condition would be improved by such interventions.
July 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I'm not denying that GPs get diagnoses wrong and I'm sorry it took so long before you were taken seriously but I do think there are people who are unwilling to engage in a non pharmaceutical treatment program when their condition would be improved by such interventions.
Exactly this. I hear so many attacks on the current government, and I sympathise with many of the views, but when Farage starts imitating Trump the devolved nations, the North, ethnic minorities, the disabled and the LGBTQ community will be screwed.
July 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Exactly this. I hear so many attacks on the current government, and I sympathise with many of the views, but when Farage starts imitating Trump the devolved nations, the North, ethnic minorities, the disabled and the LGBTQ community will be screwed.
You are right. I will always struggle to understand why people bash Starmer. He's far from perfect but we will never get Corbyn or someone similar as PM. If Labour loses the next election we are going to be in a real mess.
July 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
You are right. I will always struggle to understand why people bash Starmer. He's far from perfect but we will never get Corbyn or someone similar as PM. If Labour loses the next election we are going to be in a real mess.
Yes, introduced legislation to nationalise the railways. Introduced legislation to protect tenants, provided funding for the NHS but supportive of business and reluctant to increase taxation. That sounds like center left to me
July 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Yes, introduced legislation to nationalise the railways. Introduced legislation to protect tenants, provided funding for the NHS but supportive of business and reluctant to increase taxation. That sounds like center left to me