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A few days ago we announced 200,000 members.

The Green Party has 215,000! 🚀

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So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

The prisoner’s dilemma, the patient’s, and the doctor’s – BJGP Life

The prisoner’s dilemma, the patient’s, and the doctor’s bjgplife.com/the-prisoner... fyi @timsenior.bsky.social @drtomround.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social @euanlawson.social @nadakhan.bsky.social @bjgpopen.bsky.social from @bjgp.bsky.social

Happy World Book Day from Oxford's cavern of treasure

Happy World Book Day from Oxford's cavern of treasure

Welcome to this first update from 2026, where Emilie Couchman and Chris Salisbury interview some of the key opinion leaders in health and medicine. @euanlawson.social
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A syllabus for whole-person medicine – BJGP Life

A syllabus for whole-person medicine represented well here bjgplife.com/syllabus/ fyi @euanlawson.social @drtomround.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social @hyms.ac.uk @nadakhan.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social

Hes so good at this. I wondered why he held off responding, but keeping your powder dry until it really counts is just good politics

How many more GPs has the government recruited? – Full Fact The government claims it has put 3,000 GPs into general practice, but that figure is a headcount of the GPs recruited through a specific scheme. The overall net increase in full-time equivalent GPs…

Is the government right to claim it has recruited 3,000 more GPs?

That figure is based on a headcount of GPs recruited through a specific scheme. But the overall net increase in full-time GPs is less.

We’ve crunched the numbers 🔍

Aziz Sheikh | The Team Based Approach - Medics Voices “I want to create teams and environments where people are judged on their abilities…

Great interview, love the philosophy
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"We accept what is offered. We compete with each other to be the most accommodating. This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination."

One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers Survey finds rising numbers of reception pupils struggling with basic life skills such as eating independently About one in four children who started reception in 2025 were not toilet trained, a survey of teachers has found, prompting warnings that growing numbers of pupils are struggling with basic life skills. In an annual survey of primary school staff in England by the early years charity Kindred Squared, teachers estimated that 26% of the children in their reception class were having frequent toilet mishaps, rising to more than one in three (36%) in the north-east. Continue reading...

One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers

America’s ideological imperialism The UK must decide how to respond – it has three obvious options

"Can we depend now on America in the event of nuclear conflict? Can we be sure the US will continue to supply us with the weapons technology and software for the UK’s Trident missiles? Will the deployment of our military in future need approval from the US?"

Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.

Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova Those in Europe, claiming about “imaginary Russian and Chinese threats” in the Arctic, either have not been paying attention to what was happening in the Arctic in the last ten years, are not able to connect the dots between the Western Hemisphere & Indo-Pacific region, or both. 4:17 AM · Jan 11, 2026 · 51.2K Views Rebecca Solnit Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova · 9h Link to read https://open.substack.com/pub/velinatchakarova/p/cold-war-20-is-inevitable?r=rd5fm&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay Rasmus Jarlov @RasmusJarlov · 6h I am head of the defence committee in Denmark It is my job to be on top of security in Greenland and I get all relevant information about it. I can assure you that your fantasies about a big threat from China and Russia against Greenland are delusional. You are the threat. Not them.

Ted Lieu @tedlieu Dear @usairforce , @USNavy , @USArmy @USMC : Greenland is part of Denmark, a NATO ally. If Trump orders the military to attack Greenland without congressional approval, that would be an illegal order. You will disobey the illegal order. Your oath is to the Constitution, not Trump. Quote Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024 · 19h Daily Mail: President Trump has ordered his special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland but is being resisted by senior military figures https://dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15452323/amp/Donald-Trump-orders-army-chiefs-plan-invade-Greenland-President.html 7:24 PM · Jan 10, 2026 · 834.8K Views Rebecca Solnit Aesthetica @Anc_Aesthetics · 15h Trump is the head of the military. You are calling for insurrection and you should be charged with treason. Ted Lieu @tedlieu · 15h Only Congress can declare war.

Rasmus Jarlov @RasmusJarlov
"I am head of the defence committee in Denmark It is my job to be on top of security in Greenland and I get all relevant information about it. I can assure you that your fantasies about a big threat from China and Russia against Greenland are delusional."

A ‘wassail’ for the new year! – BJGP Life

A ‘wassail’ for the new year from @bjgp.bsky.social ! bjgplife.com/wassail/ FYI @euanlawson.social @drtomround.bsky.social @nadakhan.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social @rcgp.bsky.social @rcgp-innovait.bsky.social

Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference by Rutger Bregman – BJGP Life

Looking for a New Year's resolution ? Try Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference by Rutger Bregman reviewed by Terry Kemple @bjgp.bsky.social @bjgpopen.bsky.social bjgplife.com/moral-ambiti...

Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

JONATHAN FREEDLAND: Why Britain’s Jewish leaders are silent on Farage’s schoolyard antisemitism While the Reform UK leader and his allies smear accusers as liars, the Board, JLC and HET remain mute, fearing the wrath of a rising politician

There has been a strong reaction to the antisemitism allegations levelled at Nigel Farage - except from those you might have expected to condemn it most loudly. My piece for @jewishnews.bsky.social on a strange silence
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Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings

You thought the patriarchy was going to stop with trans people? Really? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.

Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics.

Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.

If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

Any GPs on here want to come and chat to me about ADHD referrals under the Right to Choose process. I would very much welcome your insight...

🚨"They want to take away your healthcare and sell it back to you"

American doctor in the NHS raises alarm about underfunding and privatisation of the NHS.

Share if you support our NHS. vist.ly/4h6vb

Today House of Commons will debate Railways Bill

Great that franchises are coming into public ownership but we also need

🚄 Publicly owned rolling stock (trains)
🚄 An end to competition + private profit
🚄 Accountable passenger watchdog
🚄 Lower fares, new lines, investment!

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 180,000 Green Party Members Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

🎯ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY🎯

The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!

That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉

All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.

Be part of it. Join today ⤵️

Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK as Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion' The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms

Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for putting restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.

He did not declare that Reform had just received £9 million from one of its biggest investors
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Maybe it’s time to reframe ‘goodwill’ in general practice? – BJGP Life

Is good will becoming a cover for exploitation or just not sustainable? @nadakhan.bsky.social unpack the debate @bjgp.bsky.social bjgplife.com/maybe-its-ti... fyi @drtomround.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social @joannelreeve.bsky.social