When a friend calls you and your first thought is ‘oh God, he’s about to tell me his whole family are dead’ you have to respond. See today’s Guardian for the full story about Mohammed’s family in Jabalia, Gaza. Our Government can and must do more. buff.ly/ZnRLEOh

Benfieldside (Durham) Council By-Election Result: 🔶 LDM: 28.3% (+17.3) 🌹 LAB: 27.4% (+0.8) ➡️ RFM: 25.6% (-6.6) 🙋 Ind: 15.7% (-8.0) 🌳 CON: 1.6% (-5.0) 🌍 GRN: 1.4% (New) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform. Changes w/ 2025.

Auto-enrolment for free school meals. 𝙉𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚. 𝙉𝙤 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙖! traffordlibdems.co.uk/news/article/f…

It’s changeover day when the doctors start jobs, so here’s a belated reminder of this gem from Dr Philip Lee.

Reflecting on the nightmare competition ratios for entry to Psychiatry. If you want to be a psychiatrist and haven’t been offered a place, please don’t give up. You can try for the next round or the one after that. You’ll be a better psychiatrist for the posts you can do before.

Despite continued warnings from Resident Doctors competition ratios for doctors looking to get on specialty training programmes have soared again this year. Fresh data published by NHS England for 2025 shows a staggering 91,999 applications were made for 12,833 specialty training

Schrödinger’s NHS. There is a huge shortage of GPs and yet over 2000 people applied for only THIRTEEN training posts across the country. This is echoed around numerous medical specialties. Thoughts, Wes Streeting?

The NHS is on the edge of collapse. Doctors are being forced into unemployment; not because patients don’t need them, but because the Government refuses to fund enough speciality training places. This year alone there were 20,000 more applications than posts available. Without

I see people are upset that I won an award for women because I'm the wrong type of woman. I was moved and honoured to have been awarded this by the party's women's group, and that the Lib Dems at all levels have my back and I will continue to fight for liberalism and my community

102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons 27,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries 31 million people visit GPs every month, a similar number have haircuts. In can see some issues with this comparison. Not sure anyone died if they got the wrong haircut.

Phone the hairdresser and find it fully booked you think "they must be really popular they're so busy" Phone the GP and find it fully booked you think "they're lazy and mustn't be working" That's how the media and politicians have spun the public against their GPs

Am I the only person who thinks this? Docs currently earn c £18 (roughly the same as a police const at age 18) and they want a measly £4 pay rise - I know it’s public sector, but seriously? After 6 yrs of training and £100k debt? The BMA Tom Dolphin🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Labour have revoked the conference passes of two left-wing journalists. Meanwhile, GB News have a massive on site studio, fuelled by a constant supply of smiling Labour ministers. Tells you all you need to know!

I've been told to leave Labour conference. When I asked why, I was informed a complaint had been made about me in writing about an incident. I was told I could appeal the decision, but they couldn't tell me who'd made the complaint, or why. So, appeal what?

I am so proud of our whole team of 72 Liberal Democrat MPs - working tirelessly to deliver real change and stand up for our communities. Today I've expanded our frontbench team to take the fight to Nigel Farage and stop him turning Britain into a version of Trump’s America.

I have agonised over making this public as I didn’t wanted to embarrass the party but after two emails with no response I feel I have to share my concerns at what seems to be a freedom of speech issue. I have done no media this year or interviewed anyone.

A third critic of Starmer and Labour has been removed from party conference. This is rapidly turning into a Trumpian crackdown on free speech.

A GP explains why the new online booking system will increase the workload of GP surgeries without any corresponding increase in resources, & the fact that the govt has reneged on national standardised safety measures they originally promised to introduce alongside the new system

Just saying… Parody RCGP Dr Steve Taylor @DrKatie.BSky.Social