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John Appleby

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FAcSS https://acss.org.uk. Vis Prof at City University & Imperial College London. Board member https://nhsrho.org @nhs-rho.bsky.social & https://www.resonancefm.com @resonancefm.bsky.social Health economist

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 19d

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 1d

Trouble is the musical 16 yr old brain indelibly records. You’ll probably hate it but I will for ever like this. There’s nothing I or you can do.

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 1d

Soft Machine Vo 2 LP I bought aged 16… open.spotify.com/track/5VrgFD...

Hibou Anemone And Bear

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 1d

Can somebody do a doc on Soft Machine and the Kent/Canterbury jazz rock scene - Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers (doc to himself please), Daevid Allen, Gong et al… or has it been made and I’ve missed it?

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 1d

Soft Machine Vo 2 LP I bought aged 16… open.spotify.com/track/5VrgFD...

Hibou Anemone And Bear

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 1d

Also, would be good if media peeps and others read this www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 2d

A ping pong player speaks

Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 2d

Might do a separate sketch on Matthew Syed's speech, which is the most batshit crazy thing I have heard from a conference stage in years. And believe me, I've seen some things.

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 3d

Like economists (I’m one!) not sure demographers have a a great predictive record

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, Chelsea!

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 6d

Health economists: Very interesting research tender from NHS Race and Health Observatory - Calculating the Cost of Racism in Health and Health Care - deadline October 17. nhsrho.org/news/cost-of...

NHS - Race and Health Observatory

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 6d

Add this to the list of things you shouldn’t do or say if they don’t want to be called racist (from Reform’s 2024 manifesto)

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 7d

If you don’t like being called a racist, maybe don’t make a career of saying things that appeal to racists, don’t create a political party that keeps attracting racist candidates, don’t fawn over racist world leaders, and don’t make a convicted racist the guest of honour at your party conference.

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 6d

So mad. Pete Hegseth TED talks to a room full of top generals and admirals telling them they’re shit and fat!

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FULL SPEECH: Pete Hegseth lays out standards in speech to top generals, admirals

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Simon Wren-Lewis @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social · 8d

New post: Misunderstandings on the left (and elsewhere) about the OBR, independence and the bond market
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The government delegating some highly technical tasks to independent experts doesn't create a democratic deficit, but it does avoid wishful thinking.

Misunderstandings on the left (and elsewhere) about the OBR, independence and the bond market

I often see pieces from those on the left criticising the OBR. Here is Louise Haigh , for example, talking about the “rigid orthodoxy of t...

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 8d

Paul Cezanne of course.

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 8d

Excellent diy car spotted in Aix

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 8d

I like Cezanne, but he did have a bit of trouble locating the end of pipes in the mouth

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 8d

Paul Cezanne’s grave in Aix cemetery. Votive apples of course

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 9d

Oof! Golf!

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 12d

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 12d

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 12d

If in Aix (en Provence) would definitely recommend the Vasarely Foundation as a place to visit

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 12d

What? The chocolate train’s coming down the South American river?

It’s the Orinoco cocoa loco!

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks Dave. V proud as a board member of @nhs-rho.bsky.social of its work… more to come in helping combat the (ill) health effects of racism!

David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 13d

The latest @nhsengland.bsky.social board papers are worth reading, especially the update on #healthinequalities and the NHS Race and Health Observatory. And in particular this para on #accountability #yes www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/he...

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John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 13d

The median worker possibly pays less tax now than at any time since 1920s.

Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 13d

Are people in the UK 'over-taxed'?

@danneidle.bsky.social points out that the median worker is currently paying historically low levels of tax 👇

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 14d

Such a piss poor article from Nick Robinson www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I don’t think saying for eg ‘burn down hotels’ housing asylum seekers is an ‘argument’ or anything to do w free speech. It’s just inciting racism speech.

John Appleby @jappleby123.bsky.social · 17d

Mullins plumbing the depths. I’ll get my coat

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