Julian Ransom

Wrote a short article for @bmj_latest about the current Covid situation in England and what might be coming down the road whistlestop tour through surveillance, vaccines, variants, hospitals, long covid... bmj.com/content/382/bm…

Dear @BBCNews I request a formal correction of this article It is inaccurate. In the leader you have stated that the govt are investing £250m for 5000 beds “THIS” winter. This is clearly not true in any way It is 900. By April ‘24 There will not be 5000 extra beds THIS winter

I know many people still think GPs are hiding, lazy or whatever. Here is my day today, with some details changed to protect anonymity but still reflect the Monday I've worked #teamgp 🧵1/

Imagine the shock for GB News & the Daily Mail when they find out we had a returns agreement with the EU before Brexit & the huge rise in dangerous small boat crossings is in large part a direct consequence of the Brexit deal championed by the Prime Minister himself!

Worth noting that the very same people who assured us we could leave the EU without suffering any serious negative consequences, are now saying exactly the same thing about the ECHR.

Palliative care doctor here. I'm sickened that @SteveBarclay wants to ditch two thirds of NHS cancer targets, including the two-week-wait. I witness the horrific human cost of delayed diagnoses & avoidable deaths & I can tell you it is scandalous. (1/2) bbc.co.uk/news/health-66…

Well this is awkward.

Alternatively, covid is causing heart attacks. Not only is there a correlation between covid and heart attacks, but also a plausible causative mechanism. Ascribing every bad outcome to the nebulous spectre of “lockdowns” Is poor journalism.

😳What the f*ck😳 Sometimes I can't help myself and swear. Two months ago, I thought I'd do something ridiculous and plot the Super El Niño trend of 2015 forward for Sea Surface Temperatures, see dashed lines in red (2023) and green (2024). I turns out that we are largely running above that.. 🌊🌡️📈 The effect of El Niño on the tropical Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures is clearly visible. Also see the North Pacific and Atlantic: The anomaly is running off the chart again. All this extreme ocean surface heat is about to turn into a year of shocking extreme atmospheric temperatures and (even) more extreme weather. We might be getting a first taste of the Termination Shock from terminating part of our cooling sulphur pollution, while still increasing greenhouse gases.

In a video, the Prime Minister said he was “ensuring that the only way to come to the UK for asylum will be through safe and legal routes”. There are currently no safe and legal routes by which to travel to the UK for the purpose of claiming asylum. buff.ly/43ZNnsV

Hi @KiaUK we're sorry to say that your ads have been spotted showing up on GB News. Surely this isn't the kind of message you'd want to be aligned with?

Every single word Andrew says is factual and he expresses the sense of despair so many of us on the frontline feel… This govt do not deserve to be guardians of our NHS! Pls RT the hell out of this!

Sunak had a genuine chance to return government to a place where wrongdoing has consequences. Instead, he reappointed Braverman. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/a…

"Northumbrian chief handed 65 per cent increase in bonus", despite missing targets for "discharge compliance”. Clearly there seems to be no issue with the amount of money discharging out of bill payers' pockets straight into the CEO's bank account. thetimes.co.uk/article/water-…

Oh look, it's me, interrupting your evening with another outrageous climate graph. Higher resolution available at zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice…

“We risk being seen as the ‘nasty party’ again, warn senior Conservatives.” I hate to tell you this, Tory friends and neighbours, but the idea that you still only believe this to be at “risk” of happening, as opposed to a ship that has long since sailed, is fairly hilarious.

"I don't know what @Ofcom are doing, fingers in ears. How is it allowed that a serving politician goes on a news channel which calls itself the great British news channel, and talks about their own policies and promote themselves?" @MarinaPurkiss

I get it… With the worst cancer waits in history… With an unbelievable 40% waiting 2 months to start treatment (it was 10% in 2010)… Changing the way we measure Cancer waits will suit this lying, cheating, criminally negligent govt. Will do nothing for patients, of course!

🚨 New details on the Bibby timeline this evening... - Dorset Council says it told the contractors running the vessel about the Legionella result on Monday, the day that migrants were moved onto the barge. - The Council says it told a Home Office official verbally on Tuesday.

Wilko paid out £77m to owners before collapse. Dividends paid even when company made losses. Dividends financed by debt. £16m deficit on pension scheme, may need to be rescued by PPF; members may lose some of their pension rights. Needs investigation. thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…