Britain's productivity "puzzle"

Orkney not been too shabby recently. A dawn surf topped it off 🏄🏼

Nasty bug

I think this is a sensible opinion about assisted dying. The worry is that in an overworked system there will be many occasions when the pathways won’t be followed or will be manipulated. It could be considered once we have a palliative care service that meets all demand.

A fantastic article by Prof Andrew Elder “Medicine is difficult” is a phrase i often use when teaching - nobody ever seems to present the way they are meant to. Great work Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

But, tbf people voted for the Tories. So there's that.

The top league was much more interesting when Rangers were banished!

How long until I’m out of a job…?

For some reason, I have been thinking about this moment a lot today. It's from John McCain in 2008 at a town hall. The woman begins to espouse conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's nationality. He immediately shuts it down. "No ma'am. He's a decent family man."

This is utterly repulsive! Trump and Vance just tried to humiliate Zelensky live on American TV, smugly demanding gratitude while openly mocking him like playground bullies counting favors. My respect for Zelensky—and my embarrassment as an American—just surged off the charts.

How much harm has been done by removing vaccine delivery from #teamGP Centralising delivery was at best misguided bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Lots. I can think of several specific examples.

Great summary by Private Eye......

Your gaffer lifts golf clubs, ours lifts trophies. We are not the same.

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The deadline to apply for these exciting opportunities to join our Executive Team at NHS Orkney is 1 week today. ➡️ Director of People & Culture lnkd.in/ebAXBFTv ➡️ Director of Finance lnkd.in/evVW-8Gs Get in touch if it’s helpful to discuss further. #TeamOrkney

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