Royal Free 1955

May I remind new followers that there's now approximately three years' worth of tweets in this account. Many of the tweets feature rarely seen or forgotten bits of 'M.E.' history for you to study so do go through the archive if you have the time.

@resfoundation @Tesco You tell us what happened in early 2020, Ashwin. Go on. statista.com/statistics/138…

The Unsung Britain conference is now hearing from Ashwin Prasad, the Chief Executive Officer of @Tesco UK. "My perspective as a major employer in this country is that far fewer people are in work than could be."

Dr Diane O'Leary has made an excellent comment on Emily Mendenhall's Substack, revealing she had a similar experience with Wessely. We agree that the world would be a better place if the silenced material could be published.

Cluster of mysterious neurodegenerative disorders in New Brunswick is due to various misdiagnoses + FND (AKA mystery neurological symptoms) according to very aged UK neuro/psych MDs. No need for further investigation!

@LongCovidAdvoc Emily Mendenhall explains what happened here: emilymendenhall.substack.com/p/bluesky-blow…

@emmiskyten It's seems to have been a junior editor but yes, it's not how publishing or academia should be working.

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“Wessely read a version of the writing & threatened to sue me if it didn’t include the other side.” - Mendenhall This raises serious questions about academic pressure, power, and whose voices shape the narrative around ME and Long Covid.

The Central New Jersey Home News, US. 7th January 1985. Doesn’t actually say either #chronicfatiguesyndrome or #myalgicencephalomyelitis but does refer to #chronicfatigue and #ebv.

The Sydney Morning Herald. 7th January 1988. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice

From Bristol's Evening Post (England) on this day thirty-eight years ago - 7th January 1987. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice

The Palladium-Item, Indiana, US. 6th January 1995. #mecfs #myalgice #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis

The Poughkeepsie Journal, US. 6th January 2009. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice

The Kingston Whig-Standard, Canada. 6th January 1990. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice

The Standard-Star, New York, US. 6th January 1987. #ebv.

The Guardian, UK. 6th January 2023. #longcovid #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice #cfsme #mecfs

About #gulfwarsyndrome #gws but mentions #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice #cfsme #mecfs. The Daily Telegraph, UK. 6th January 2001.

The Independent, UK. 6th January 2010. #xmrv #myalgicencephalomyelitis #cfsme #myalgice #mecfs

Slightly off-topic but perhaps relevant nonetheless. From the Evening Standard, London. Dated 6th January 1988. The article is about Caroline Richmond. As early followers of this account may remember, that name has been mentioned here before and I am assuming it's the same one.

Reply to the Dr. Sarah David letter. GP Magazine, 6th January 1989.

Another letter to GP Magazine about the Richmond article in December 88 from a name that you'll recognise. 6th January 1989.