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"They had no relevant expertise and were urgently seeking answers to some basic questions" The Inquiry heard evidence that the consultants being paid millions by the Government didn't have a basic understanding of how testing worked.

1 in 2000 young adults in the UK are affected by inherited retinal diseases. Pioneering #GeneTherapy offers new hope. Read more here: moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u... Prof. Alison Hardcastle & Prof. James Bainbridge @ucleye.bsky.social

Not only is Trump a fart but he is also a See You Next Tuesday.

I can't even. How about removing the cap not because of how it plays politically but because it will bring tens of thousands of children out of poverty? Fucking hell. Winning power should be about helping people not running scared of losing power.

Congrats to Dan & Gabriel and all at Hinge Health. Started with founding Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable, then Hinge Health. True entrepreneurs.

I was chatting to a friend and we were discussing the strange way in which some politicians, presenters, journalists and commentators appear to have had a sudden epiphany about the slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. She then reminded me of this book…

Why now... and not sooner www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump's Big Beautiful Budget is a declaration of war on everyone in the US but the very rich. youtu.be/JC3iObkiD8U?...

Gary Lineker should really sign a new Media deal doing football coverage and steal all the BBC's viewers away for the 2026 World Cup. RT if you'd watch Gary Lineker over the awful BBC.

Gary Lineker has been fired from the BBC because he spoke out about Palestine. #iSupportGary Lets get it trending

Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry. The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale. Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs. 1/2

You can chose to either kill industry profits based on ultra processed food or prematurely kill the poorest. It is a choice and it has been made. Can Starmer, Reeves, Reeves, Streeting & Cooper reverse it? Probably not. It will take a "Real"Labour Party. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

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Removing overseas students from the immigration figures is a simple fix, since the vast majority return to their countries after study. Let them stay 2 years after graduating to get experience and contribute by working and paying tax.

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Keir Starmer's wife, Victoria Alexander, is the daughter of an immigrant. Her father, Bernard Alexander, was born in 1929 to a Polish-Jewish family that emigrated to the United Kingdom before World War II. Island of strangers? Clumsy... www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Well if anyone can make a very very small fortune starting with a very very large one, she can. As the VC industry veterans say she has a formidable track record.

Well if anyone can make a very very small fortune starting with a very very large one, she can. As the VC industry veterans say she has a formidable track record.

Cells as living drugs is a big part of future medical approaches. There's been so much about engineering T cells (CAR-T) for treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. But engineering macrophages (CAR-M) is next up for blocking inflammation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

40% of the UK's universities are now running deficits. Next year, it is expected that 75% will. How long is it before some begin to go bust as a result of UK government policy? youtu.be/4Lsq1sMQ8oE?...

Important effort in England to enhance precise and accurate medical forecasting— "Foresight" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

India trade deal www.youtube.com/watch?v=50A9... how many cars? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Zhao Xintong takes the Championship...I thought LUFC had it in the bag www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...

University of York by consultancy Public First suggests higher education accounts for a gross export value of more than £20bn, not far behind the export value of the UK’s pharmaceuticals industry (£24.7bn). observer.co.uk/news/politic...

New @science.org An innovative way to deliver drugs to the gut at low doses to suppress inflammation www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

When Tory donor Frank Hester reportedly said Diane Abbott – the longest-serving Black MP – made him “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”, Kemi Badenoch dismissed it as “trivia”. When Kneecap, made a similarly abhorrent past remark she wants them banned. #TwoTierKemi

Nipped out this am to see Morris Mania at the William Morris gallery in Walthamstow. wmgallery.org.uk/event/morris...

Who'd thunk that eating bread and pasta was ok? Obviously not some one with no scientific/academic qualifications in the area of nutrition. I say drink water now and then...but then again I have the scientific background. Maybe I should have a go at that acting thing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Health metrics in France vs US www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Thanks for your support. To all Crowd funders. multiple-sclerosis-research.org/2025/04/than... www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

“I think it’s had its day,” says Tim Spector, professor of genetics at King’s College London and co-founder of Zoe, the science and nutrition company. WW or Zoe? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Research Saves Lives! Pass it on. www.youtube.com/shorts/ME3iw...

In the Times Higher today www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/probab...

Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have been urged to take legal action against the government over compensation delays news.sky.com/story/sir-al...

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Just remembering that my first Substack post after leaving the Times was about the fraudulence of DOGE. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-fraudu...