“A Tory MP has begged local members in his constituency for help after he was caught short without voter ID ahead of local elections.”
You could not make the antics of this government up.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Just like partygate, Johnson once again falls foul of the rules he made himself.
Perhaps he just doesn’t think the rules apply to him.

This tweet seems to be trending again.
I can't understand why at some point over the last four years it's not been deleted.

Not only do international students bring cultural, intellectual, social and economic benefits to our country, but they also help to prop up our underfunded higher education sector, which would be in real trouble without them.
Short-sighted.
thetimes.co.uk/article/foreig…

Dr Kit Yates (Department of Mathematical Sciences) has extensive experience engaging policymakers in his research.

Learn more about his experiences of policy engagement during the pandemic and beyond. ⬇️

bath.ac.uk/case-studies/d…
IPR Kit Yates Mathematics at Bath

How is this guy still an MP?

Anti-protest = anti-democracy.

'Using the most recent data, ONS estimates that about 1.1 million people over 3 y.o. in England and Scotland are living with Long Covid for at least 12 weeks, representing just under 2% of the whole population.'
Summary of ONS Long Covid from Prof. Christina Pagel
christinapagel.substack.com/p/updated-esti…

'Too many [Universities] have turned themselves into woke indoctrination camps, with hard-Left administrators encouraging post-modern academics to brainwash a generation.'
No-one who's spent any time in a university recently would recognise this nonsense description.

Unsurprisingly, although we don't hear as much about it in the news and the numbers are not reported as often, Long Covid has not gone away.

Lovely to see How to Expect the Unexpected in there.

The #mathematical prediction in the 'How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions and the Art of Knowing When Not To' book by Kit Yates Kit Yates stands out for me. The subjects of #uncertainty & #cognitive #biases span wide so are valuable areas to know

We can't even organise a bottle return scheme, what hope is there for averting the devastating impacts of climate change.

thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-bot…

“It was likely a single initiation of transmission from bird to cows. USDA stated they believe the outbreak in dairy cattle in the US began in late 2023, initially in Texas.”
erictopol.substack.com/p/a-bird-flu-h…

SARS-CoV-2 is 'a clever saboteur inside our cells, making sure its own needs are met while disrupting our cells’ ability to defend themselves'
utoronto.ca/news/covid-19-…

This is absolutely incredible news. I wonder whether any ordinary parents will copy this revolutionary idea of holding some sort of birthday celebration for their child.