My sister in laws new novel ( anger is a bright star) set in 1930s Hamburg released in German last week has a scene where someone is lynched for not flying the German flag. Very very unimpressed to find upside down half mast union jacks all up the village Main Street today

First day of European college of veterinary microbiology week Berlin 2025, part one qualifying exams done

There is still hope and beauty in the world...

Bluetongue restrictions are changing this wknd but this does NOT mean risk has gone away. Here is great update in Vet Record frm AHDB Vaccination remains best way of protecting livestock. 👇 bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… #DoNotWaitVaccinate #NacOedwchBrechwch #BattleBluetongue

Another PhD student viva success One Virology, University of Nottingham congratulations to Cristobal Castillo and a huge thanks to Toshana Foster and Margaret Hosie as examiners

Now here is a real health scandal, that no one’s even tried to cover up. “ can’t be bothered to fix it” is a lot more common than conspiracy

Sigh, you can't apply for citizenship in Britain unless you first hold indefinite leave to remain... removing it removes all routes to citizenship. Even citizenship is not much of a protection (it can be revoked).

"I was quite shocked to hear of Nick's experiences with Bluetongue." Our President Aled Jones NFU Cymru is urging farmers to speak to their vets about vaccinating against Bluetongue virus ⤵️

80 cases of BTV-3 now (and one BTV-8) note that the UK only reports the initial confirmed cases on a farm not the total number of animals affected - its a lot, lot higher than this and unlike last year these are high livestock density regions gov.uk/government/new…

🚨VETS WORKING IN WALES🚨 After two cases of Bluetongue were reported in Wales last week, OCVO are holding a webinar tomorrow at 4.30pm. Check your inboxes for the link or contact your VDP #DoNotWaitVaccinate #NacOedwchBrechwch #BattleBluetognue

I’m with him…

Just a reminder that if you are in the UK and looking for information on BTV - it's all here: vaccination, disease, treatment, prevention, latest information on testing and moving stock ruminanthw.org.uk/bluetongue-vir…

All hail the T-regs, without which your immune system would attack everything in sight (including itself)