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I think about this comic a lot. It applies to way more than the trolley problem.
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We have to be clear what people are now demanding. Not the right to free speech. But the right to lie. The right to spread malicious information that could impede an ongoing murder investigation. The right to incite people to riot. And they should just admit it.
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This offer is not FPR, but it’s also not instead of it.
The question it poses is one of strategy on how best to secure FPR:
Accept, bank these initial gains, use the next 9 months to reorganise and win back doctors lost to strike fatigue.
OR
Reject, and carry on as we are.
Want to know more about the offer from Government to junior doctors in England?
Take a look at our dedicated offer page and check your details are up to date in MyBMA so you can keep informed and make sure your voice is heard in the upcoming referendum 👇
bma.org.uk/jdoffer
ALT Pay offer from Government for junior doctors in England
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Having had a look at the pay offer and the table breaking down what it will mean in take home pay…
Is it ideal? No. We would love to get the 35% + exam fees etc.
Looking at the country’s finance and rest of public sector is it realistically pretty good? Yes. I’d take it.
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I’ll just say: Endorsement as a stepmom from your partner’s ex is possibly… the hardest endorsement in the whole damn world.
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The absolute essence of Corbynism - being a nuisance, not doing the hard work of governing. It's quintessential comfort zone politics. Choosing powerlessness means never having to compromise. It's the ultimate self-indulgence.
"Even one independent MP can be an awful nuisance in parliament, times that by 12 and you've got 12 awful nuisances."
@JeremyCorbyn gives his take on Keir Starmer's suspension of the MPs who backed the two-child benefit cap amendment.
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I’ve really enjoyed receiving hundreds of messages from local residents since 4th July, but can I remind them, including Ms Truss, that should they wish for their Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk to be aware of their views, they need to go through the office
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We’re having a great time at #ASME2024!! This is a huge UK wide conference all about #meded. It’s been great to learn from & network with so many colleagues!
We are making no fewer than TWELVE presentations this year - read about them below 👇
@MidYorkshireNHS @MY_LenRichards
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Last week we had a great time on our Access Into Medicine (AIM) course!
60 Year 11 and 12 pupils from local schools came to find out more about careers in medicine and healthcare professions. They got to speak to our doctors and nurses, and got hands-on BLS and clinical skills!
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If one of the arts of a columnist is to say what you think better than you’re able to yourself, then @hugorifkind has got it nailed.
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In the three days it has taken to come up with this list:
- the onshore wind ban has already been lifted;
- the new health secretary has already begun talks with the BMA;
- the new Green MP for Waveney Valley has come out against net zero infrastructure.
The Green Party has laid down the first 10 steps the new Labour government must take in their first 100 days to show they’re serious about changing Britain ⤵️
What do you want to see them do first?
ALT REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 10 Steps in 100 Days 1. Settle a pay deal with the Junior Doctors 2. Remove the two-child benefit cap 3. Bring criminal charges against water companies for persistent discharge of sewage into our rivers and seas. 4. Make solar panels compulsory on all new suitable homes and reverse the de-facto ban on onshore wind. 5. Produce a plan for local rail links that could be reopened 6. Call an emergency dentistry summit 7. Restore the right to strike to public-sector workers 8. Recognise the state of Palestine and end arms sales to all countries where there's a serious risk of them being used in breach of international law 9. Introduce a natural history GCSE 10. End no fault evictions and strengthen renters rights. Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
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In two days the govt have cancelled the Rwanda scheme, confirmed rail nationalisation, told Netanyahu they support a ceasefire + statehood, appointed a prison reformer prisons minister and a pro-Palestine activist AG. And the left is desperate to chalk it up as a defeat
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I met with the newly appointed Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom. We discussed the implementation of the security agreement and the preparation of a future 100-year cooperation agreement between Ukraine and the UK.
Our defense cooperation enables Ukrainian warriors to effectively defend against the aggressor both at sea and on land, particularly with the help of long-range weapons.
I thank the United Kingdom for its strong support of our country during this time of war.
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Labour's new Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy using one of his first interventions to speak about Gaza, including:
👉Immediate ceasefire
👉Release of hostages
👉Unfettered aid
👉Two state solution
LFPME has called for these since October and welcomes them now being UK Govt policy
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This is good from @Psythor on why arguments about number of votes/vote share are for the birds. Politics is ultimately about winning and the new PM pursued a brutal electoral strategy to win big.
Keir Starmer is extremely good at politics (FREE TO READ).
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/p…
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It seems to me that the portrayal of the Labour win as shallow because of the vote share is misleading. This was a ‘get the tories out’ election. For different people that generally meant voting Labour, Lib Dem, Green or Reform. But in doing so they all knew they’d get a Labour government and did it deliberately. In reality even Reform voters actually voted for Keir Starmer to be PM.
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It’s good to win because then you can do things.
First pictures emerge from Downing Street as new PM Keir Starmer holds his first cabinet meeting
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