I've just signed "Establish a public inquiry into foreign interference" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/fo... @OpenBritainHQ

The damage Trump is inflicting on science and medicine is immeasurable I have repeatedly warned that Trump and his cronies are systematically destroying science and medicine in the US and beyond. Recently, I looked into Medline to see what other experts are publishing on...

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We need a donation cap for ALL donors The Government has an enormous opportunity to kick big money donations out of our politics. Please sign our letter.

The Government has an enormous opportunity to kick big money donations out of our politics. Please sign our letter.

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When I saw this at the Villa Borghese, I walked around it several times open mouthed. What really got me was the tear rolling down her cheek.

How accurate are Dana Ullman’s articles? How accurate are Dana Ullman's articles? To answer this amusing question, I asked the AI platform 'Gemini' to find all the false statements in one of Dana's articles (yes, I do admit that I am relucta...

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This is appalling. How on earth can the trip planned by King Charles possibly go ahead after this?

Today is a huge step forward to giving every child a proper start in life 🧡 The cruel two-child limit is being scrapped today, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. Will you reshare and spread the good news? bsky.app/profile/38de...

Act now on MPs' second jobs Why do dozens of MPs need second jobs? It‘s a terrible look and it’s eroding trust in our politics. Sign our letter to the Committee on Standards.

Why do dozens of MPs need second jobs? It‘s a terrible look and it’s eroding trust in our politics. Sign our letter to the Committee on Standards.

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I have just listened to the Bach St Matt Passion on Radio 3. The final movement, Wir Setzen Uns, must be one of the most beautiful choruses ever written. Pleased to recall that I have sung it.

Is it ethical for doctors to strike? The wave of resident (junior) doctors' industrial action in the UK began already in 2016. The current regrettable situation started in 2026: 1 Feb 2026: BMA announces resident doctors vote 93% yes (53...

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Bryony Coates-Rees talks homeopathy at Narberth Ladies Probus JAN Smosarski was delighted to introduce Bryony Coates-Rees, from the Welsh School of Homeopathy, as guest speaker for the March meeting of Narberth Ladies Probus.

This week - homeopathy. Next week- scams. They could have done both together.

"Narberth Ladies Probus welcomed Bryony Coates-Rees, from the Welsh School of Homeopathy, as their March guest speaker. Roz Oak will talk about scams at the next meeting."

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BBC News, 1 April. UK will seek closer ties with EU in light of Iran war, Starmer says. It comes as UK-US relations have been strained by the PM's refusal to be dragged further into the Iran war.

Starmer has today said that "it is increasingly clear that as the world continues down this volatile path, our long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe". Security lies in cooperation, not isolation - who better to partner with than our closest allies?

Homeopathy in the non-medical literature We all know, I think, what homeopaths say about homeopathy. We also know what everyone else says about it. And the two set of opinions could not be more different. In this context, it might be interes...

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End Palantir’s NHS contract NOW Palantir, the controversial U.S. company working with ICE and the Israeli military, has access to our private data via NHS databases. We need the Government to trigger the break clause on their contra...

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The 2025 numbers are really striking.

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‘Sliding Cupping Therapy’ for Psoriasis … or: HOW TO CHEAT WITH SEEMINGLY RELIABLE RESEARCH I am sure that many of my readers have no idea what 'Slinding Cupping Therapy' is. It is a TCM therapy that, according to the authors of this paper, receives much appreciation for treating plaque psor...

'Sliding Cupping Therapy' for Psoriasis ... or: HOW TO CHEAT WITH SEEMINGLY RELIABLE RESEARCH edzardernst.com/2026/03/slid...

The historian AJP Taylor once described the 1848 revolutions as a turning-point where German history failed to turn. In the recent political and constitutional history of the United States there have been a few of these non-turning-points. Most glaringly, one can point to those two failures by the Senate to convict the twice-impeached President Donald Trump. But the death a few days ago of Robert Mueller reminds us of a particular media-political-constitutional non-turning-point: what happened and did not happen in 2019, when his report into on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election was published.

NEW at the EMPTY CITY blog

The Mueller report was a turning-point where United States history failed to turn

How the cynical reframing of report by Trump and Barr worked in our low attention span age

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During the Second Reading of the Representation of the People Bill, MP after MP got up to point out what's missing from it: fixing the voting system.

The problems with FPTP can no longer be ignored - and neither can the growing calls for PR. 📣

Here are just a few highlights:

It’s outrageous that the majority of our lawmakers are unelected. Sign now to demand power be placed rightfully in the hands of the people It takes 30 seconds

The Lords is still a home for cronies and donors. Removing the Hereditary Peers isn’t the end, it’s just the start. Demand a fair, elected second chamber now - sign @electoralreform's call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds.
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Days left to act: Ban cruel cages for hens Right now we have a unique opportunity to stop this industrial-scale torture: The UK government has proposed ending the use of cages for hens, and they have launched an official consultation to ask th...

Can you do me a quick favour today? ✍️

The government is finally asking if they should ban cages for hens in the UK. 🐔🐔 Lobbyists are trying to block it, so we need huge numbers to show them that the public wants this ban NOW: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

This is mass lunacy.

Just a thought about NATO charter. If a member attacks a non-member, and that non-member retaliates by attacking a different member, is Article 5 triggered?

Trump's war on Iran: Shifting stories and unanswered questions BBC's Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the mixed messaging given by President Donald Trump's administration for its actions in Iran.

Confused? Join the club.
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The problem is that his supporters love him precisely because they want to be like him. Unethical, corrupt, and criminal. A lot of them are probably like him already.

Spot on

Just watching Channel 4's Dirty Business. It describes E coli as a virus. I wonder how accurate the rest of it is.

Days left to act: Ban cruel cages for hens Right now we have a unique opportunity to stop this industrial-scale torture: The UK government has proposed ending the use of cages for hens, and they have launched an official consultation to ask th...

Can you do me a quick favour today? ✍️

The government is finally asking if they should ban cages for hens in the UK. 🐔🐔 Lobbyists are trying to block it, so we need huge numbers to show them that the public wants this ban NOW: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Eugenic Fantasies Amongst the most disturbing elements of the Epstein case was his vision for his New Mexico estate, Zorro Ranch, which he described to associates as a potential site for personal eugenics experiments. ...

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Ita Wegman, the doctor who invented anthroposophic medicine together with Rudolf Steiner Ita Wegman (22 February 1876 – 4 March 1943) was born 150 years ago today. Together with Rudolf Steiner, she was a central figure in the development of anthroposophic medicine, an approach that interp...

Ita Wegman,
the doctor who invented anthroposophic medicine together with Rudolf Steiner edzardernst.com/2026/02/ita-...