Alison Adam

Labour MPs just voted to expand free school meals to half a million more children, lifting 100,000 children out of poverty. The Tories and Reform UK voted against. Only Labour will give children growing up in our country the best start in life.

This is utter bollox. I knew Keir both in Oxted, before he went to Leeds, and later when we overlapped at Oxford. He was never 'involved' with Militant - he was very critical of them - and he wouldn't touch the WRP with a barge pole. He was later, from about '87, on the editorial board of Socialist Alternatives, run by Ben Schoerndorf, and his politics were broadly Bennite, narrowly 'pabloite'. This is well known, never hidden, and broadly commendable, in my view. He was a lefty student, who was unusually hard working. Not a surprise. There is plenty to criticize about Keir, if you want, and lots to commend, in my view But this is nonsense, and I was there.

aaaarg Two days ago my visibility on here was great. Now it's been shut down again. Please, please share this important post. ❤️😥👇🙏

Totally the wrong day for twitter to throttle my visibility again. I'd really appreciate any shares and retweets for the important thread. ❤️😥

@Wisdom_HQ A baby!!

@SGriffin_Lab Thank you. Very useful thread.

Oh, and if you want to read about the reality of masks and airborne transmission, look no further than this... doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00…

So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic... 1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.

@PrognosticChats Did you hear Fergus Walsh on BBC 1 10 pm news last night say that surgical masks don't protect us and we should wear a well fitting respirator? My jaw would have dropped to the floor if I hadn't been wearing my FFP3 mask at the time. Not heard that msg on mainstream media before.

@northernassist Thank you to the guard who held the 13.46 Stoke-on-Trent train on platform 7 at #ManchesterPiccadilly just long enough for me to sprint along the platform from the bridge to catch the train today. 👍

@SGriffin_Lab Thank you. Very useful and informative thread.

If we can't learn from a pandemic, then will we ever? SARS2 is devastating, but H5N1 and others are lining up to have a go next... Clean the air, monitor, test, and vaccinate. Before it's too late. Oh, and ignore any US/MAHA/Reform party conference 💩. #vaccineswork 👍💪😇

Folks have been asking me which of the currently available UK #COVID vaccines are best, given that an older flavour, "KP2" is being given free on the NHS to the twelve or so people that remain eligible (😜🙄), whilst the newer "LP8.1" is available privately... I'll do my best...

@PrognosticChats Private covid boosters are £90 (at Tesco) and you have to search around a bit to find a pharmacy that does them. Many people will find it too expensive and too difficult to get one.

@BBCRadio3 @PetrocTrelawny A fantastic day. Thank you to everyone involved. Worth it alone to hear @MannGeorgia running from platform 6 to 1 at King's Cross on live radio.

An unexpected diversion on our #TrainTracks journey has taken us through Stockton-on-Tees, where the modern railway began 200 years ago to the day. @PetrocTrelawny

@PrognosticChats Interesting - that BBC article does mention COVID now - don't remember seeing that in the first version of it.

@PrognosticChats Yes I saw that article! Mentioned the menopause as a possible cause so I don't know how that works with the chaps or with older or younger women or kids. No mention of covid, of course .

@PrognosticChats Yes I was just thinking as I watched it last night- fabulous concert but packed, of course, and not a mask in sight. Land of hope and covid.....

@74frankfurt I was taught by the Sillitos at Edinburgh University and I remember visiting their lovely house.

The Sillitto House in Edinburgh. Designed by Morris and Steedman and notable for its 'upside-down' layout, where living areas are on the first floor to maximize views, while bedrooms are on the ground floor. Built in 1959.

@Cockneycabbie_ 'Mind the dub!' (when I was just about to step into a puddle)

Repeat something your Mother said to you growing up. I’ll go first: Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.

@jk_rowling @salltweets Happy birthday. Thank you for everything you do.

@salltweets You're a heroine, Sall. It's a privilege to stand beside you xxx

Happy birthday to @jk_rowling. You have achieved a lot in your life, to the point where commenting on a Tweet leads to headlines. We all know that this would be so much harder without you & we will never be able to thank you enough. In fact, thank you is too weak of a word 🩷

@drclairetaylor @PeteUK7 My husband won't watch Still Game - says it's too much like real life. Hope you are better soon.

It feels like a large portion of the world has given up on basic humanity. Have we forgotten why we should care for each other? Or why we should care for those suffering illness or disability? Our greatest strength is compassion. Not money. Not religion. Not weapons. Not greed.

@PrognosticChats @DHSCgovuk @theRCN @TheBMA Shocking, isn't it? It makes me very angry. I wonder if they'll publish their review which led them to this conclusion so we can judge for ourselves. Presumably not.

@doctorshaib @gunsnrosesgirl3 Still got my slide rule!

those born before 2000, what's a small or once-common skill you have that hardly anyone uses today