Tom Quinn
@proftomquinn.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of 🫀💙🚑 nursing
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I wonder if it's time to retire the role of "political editor" altogether
Return most of the coverage to the Economics Editor, the Health Editor, the Home Affairs team & so on.
Leave the "who-said-what-to-whom" & "what-does-it-mean-for-the-polls" to others. The BBC doesn't need to foreground this.
Return most of the coverage to the Economics Editor, the Health Editor, the Home Affairs team & so on.
Leave the "who-said-what-to-whom" & "what-does-it-mean-for-the-polls" to others. The BBC doesn't need to foreground this.
Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I wonder if it's time to retire the role of "political editor" altogether
Return most of the coverage to the Economics Editor, the Health Editor, the Home Affairs team & so on.
Leave the "who-said-what-to-whom" & "what-does-it-mean-for-the-polls" to others. The BBC doesn't need to foreground this.
Return most of the coverage to the Economics Editor, the Health Editor, the Home Affairs team & so on.
Leave the "who-said-what-to-whom" & "what-does-it-mean-for-the-polls" to others. The BBC doesn't need to foreground this.
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“we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have has significantly hurt our economy”
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have has significantly hurt our economy”
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer
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A reminder that London is far safer than many major cities, that crime is falling and that racists hate both these truths because they undermine their vicious little divisive narrative.
Multiculturalism works. London works. And those who hate both things hate themselves most of all.
Multiculturalism works. London works. And those who hate both things hate themselves most of all.
There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A reminder that London is far safer than many major cities, that crime is falling and that racists hate both these truths because they undermine their vicious little divisive narrative.
Multiculturalism works. London works. And those who hate both things hate themselves most of all.
Multiculturalism works. London works. And those who hate both things hate themselves most of all.
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👏 Keir Starmer PM: "How Brexit was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
December 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
👏 Keir Starmer PM: "How Brexit was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
"The idea that leaving the EU was the answer to all our cares and concerns has clearly been proved wrong."
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Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
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A case study in far right propaganda success. Tory governments run down public services over decades & then the the populist right breeds in ruined communities by scapegoating Black & brown immigrants.
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK
How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A case study in far right propaganda success. Tory governments run down public services over decades & then the the populist right breeds in ruined communities by scapegoating Black & brown immigrants.
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of 511 peer reviewed studies on #covid-19 #vaccines supports their effectiveness and safety. #vaccineswork #publichealth
Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza. Learn more in a Special Article: nej.md/3L8m1gt
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 511 peer reviewed studies on #covid-19 #vaccines supports their effectiveness and safety. #vaccineswork #publichealth
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Hannan and Frost in the Telegraph.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Hannan and Frost in the Telegraph.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
Sunak in the Times.
Kwasi Kwarteng in the iPaper.
Johnson in the Mail.
Gove editing the Spectator.
Farage everywhere.
All of them shamelessly honking out their ‘Listen to me!’ garbage, as the country flails around in the unbelievable mess they’ve made.
Nauseating.
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Dancers at Trump’s Halloween party as people begin losing food stamps under his administration
November 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Dancers at Trump’s Halloween party as people begin losing food stamps under his administration
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Putin's 'flying Chernobyl ' carries a stark warning for 🇮🇪
Geography affords little by way of protection as threats evolve.
Lara Marlow in todays @IrishTimes
Geography affords little by way of protection as threats evolve.
Lara Marlow in todays @IrishTimes
November 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Putin's 'flying Chernobyl ' carries a stark warning for 🇮🇪
Geography affords little by way of protection as threats evolve.
Lara Marlow in todays @IrishTimes
Geography affords little by way of protection as threats evolve.
Lara Marlow in todays @IrishTimes
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The UK Government is arranging flights for British nationals who can’t leave Jamaica on commercial routes.
If you or someone you know hasn’t been able to book a flight home, register your presence now
📞 +1 (876) 936 0700
📞 +44 (0)20 7008 5000
www.register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-2025...
If you or someone you know hasn’t been able to book a flight home, register your presence now
📞 +1 (876) 936 0700
📞 +44 (0)20 7008 5000
www.register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-2025...
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The UK Government is arranging flights for British nationals who can’t leave Jamaica on commercial routes.
If you or someone you know hasn’t been able to book a flight home, register your presence now
📞 +1 (876) 936 0700
📞 +44 (0)20 7008 5000
www.register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-2025...
If you or someone you know hasn’t been able to book a flight home, register your presence now
📞 +1 (876) 936 0700
📞 +44 (0)20 7008 5000
www.register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-2025...
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Is it better for governments to stick to their manifesto promises or do what they believe is in the national interest?
Do what they believe is in national interest: 45%
Keep manifesto promises: 33%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Do what they believe is in national interest: 45%
Keep manifesto promises: 33%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Is it better for governments to stick to their manifesto promises or do what they believe is in the national interest?
Do what they believe is in national interest: 45%
Keep manifesto promises: 33%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Do what they believe is in national interest: 45%
Keep manifesto promises: 33%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
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The buses bill also became law this week, allowing councils in England to finally take control of local services used by millions of people.
Almost nothing from No 10 or Govt Comms as a whole. It's beyond woeful.
Meanwhile Reform are holding multiple press conferences a week.
Almost nothing from No 10 or Govt Comms as a whole. It's beyond woeful.
Meanwhile Reform are holding multiple press conferences a week.
Great read from @iandunt.bsky.social on whether Starmer should stay or go, including the mystery of how, if you’re launching a popular climate, energy, and growth strategy, why wouldn’t you stage a press conference on it?
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The buses bill also became law this week, allowing councils in England to finally take control of local services used by millions of people.
Almost nothing from No 10 or Govt Comms as a whole. It's beyond woeful.
Meanwhile Reform are holding multiple press conferences a week.
Almost nothing from No 10 or Govt Comms as a whole. It's beyond woeful.
Meanwhile Reform are holding multiple press conferences a week.
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Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
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My thoughts with Sam West & his siblings on the death of their mother, Prunella Scales - Sybil Fawlty needs no explanation, but remember she played the Queen in Alan Bennett's A Question of Attribution, the first time Elizabeth II appeared in drama. Madge apparently found it 'amusing.'
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
My thoughts with Sam West & his siblings on the death of their mother, Prunella Scales - Sybil Fawlty needs no explanation, but remember she played the Queen in Alan Bennett's A Question of Attribution, the first time Elizabeth II appeared in drama. Madge apparently found it 'amusing.'
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A majority of voters, and a plurality of white voters, think that Reform is a racist party with racist policies.
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A majority of voters, and a plurality of white voters, think that Reform is a racist party with racist policies.
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Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.
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Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
October 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
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Our data released today has found that 15 million people in the UK live with damp, mould and cold in their homes. 🔴
No one should have to live in a home that damages their health.
Explore the findings from our survey here. 👉 healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
No one should have to live in a home that damages their health.
Explore the findings from our survey here. 👉 healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
New data shows more than 1 in 4 of us live in homes that could harm our health | Health Equals
New data shows more than 1 in 4 of us live in homes that could harm our health, with over 15 million people dealing with damp, mould or cold.
healthequals.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our data released today has found that 15 million people in the UK live with damp, mould and cold in their homes. 🔴
No one should have to live in a home that damages their health.
Explore the findings from our survey here. 👉 healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
No one should have to live in a home that damages their health.
Explore the findings from our survey here. 👉 healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
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Striking to hear a senior Government minister in Wes Streeting clearly condemning Sarah Pochin's racism and the wider spread of racism across the UK, while defending the contribution of migrants to our country. Feels like a long time since we've heard a government minister speak like that
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Striking to hear a senior Government minister in Wes Streeting clearly condemning Sarah Pochin's racism and the wider spread of racism across the UK, while defending the contribution of migrants to our country. Feels like a long time since we've heard a government minister speak like that
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And then allowed two completely unaffordable tax cuts as a desperate election ploy, screwing up the public finances while leaving the overall tax burden still at a high.
A reminder that this is the same Rishi Sunak who when he was Prime Minister raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years
October 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
And then allowed two completely unaffordable tax cuts as a desperate election ploy, screwing up the public finances while leaving the overall tax burden still at a high.
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This from Mason suggesting Reform 'barely existed a few years back' really is just wrong. Reform are the clear successors to Nigel Farage's UKIP - who won over 12% in a general election a decade ago.
Chris Mason: Extraordinary Caerphilly by-election humbles Westminster's big beasts
Plaid Cymru win 47% of the vote in a record turnout, while Labour and the Tories manage just 13% between them.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This from Mason suggesting Reform 'barely existed a few years back' really is just wrong. Reform are the clear successors to Nigel Farage's UKIP - who won over 12% in a general election a decade ago.