Patricia McLean

The UK agreed to a deal in which the NHS has to pay £3bn a year more for US drugs. The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs. The US broke that deal the UK pays a 10% tariff on everything. The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.

It is reported that the downed fighter aircraft was from USAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. Is there any media curiosity as to what it was doing before it was shot down? Are Ministers content to allow UK bases to be used to help bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Age'? theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

Visiting time in hospital is interesting to observe at times Today’s example involves the 80 year old man who is being visited by his wife For two hours they read the paper (Daily Telegraph) together in silence exchanging the various sections The only conversation was when they

One of the funny quirks of British history is that religious nonconformists weren't allowed to go to Oxford or Cambridge, so a bunch of bright students were tracked into apprenticeships and technical education, and then they invented the modern world

The towers are some of the finest art deco structures in the country - but sadly neglected.

I’m still so disappointed that there are no plans to refurbish the five-storey Cornish granite towers. They were designed as warehouses by our old friend Robert Burns Dick but the floors were never put in so they’ve stood empty for nearly 100 years. chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…

1 April 1957. BBC TV broadcast the famous “April Fool’s Day spaghetti tree hoax” on Panorama, narrated by Richard Dimbleby. At the time spaghetti was relatively unknown in the UK with most British people unaware that it is made from wheat flour and water.

Why not do something original and give it to one of the 150 UK universities that aren’t Oxford or Cambridge?

You know what doesn't cause bloating? - Ribeye - Salmon - Ground beef - Chicken thighs You know what does cause bloating? - The rice under the beef - The bun around the burger - The beans next to the steak - The vegetables on the side Pattern recognition, people.

Here comes the winner of the official statements of the Kitkat heist Colgate! Btw, @Colgate is among the brands that boycotted posting and advertising on X Elon Musk, X sued them But last week, the Court dismissed X's lawsuit alleging that brands illegally boycotted the platform

Just so we're clear, Israel is now the first state to have an ethnicity-based death penalty since Nazi Germany.

Liz Truss says she hates handouts. So why is she collecting her £115,000 a year ex-PM pension, for the shortest, worst ever premiership? She even said she wouldn't collect it. But of course she does.

Thanks to the first volume of Michael Palin's diaries, I recently discovered the glory of one of the greatest travel pieces in British publishing history. In early April 1977, The Guardian published a 7-page travel supplement on this "little-known" island nation. 1/

@Mikeachim We had it for years. Lost track of it in a house move.

I disagree with the death penalty in principle. But the idea of a death penalty that only applies to people of one race is utterly abhorrent.

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Your reminder that @Keir_Starmer, a former HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER, has said NOTHING about Israel approving a race-based death penalty. Absolutely nothing.

This photo is of a lighter from the American soldiers of the Vietnam War. The inscription reads, "We the unwilling, led by the unqualified to kill the unfortunate, die for the ungrateful." Perhaps these words capture well the essence of that war through the eyes of a soldier. The essence of many wars, maybe including the current one! #war

When Starmer was in opposition, all he ever spoke about was the NHS, and how his mum, sister and wife worked for it. He spoke about how grateful they, and he, were for the care his parents received when they were ill. He said the NHS would be safe with him. He lied.