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Friday Links: A break from the news

Posted on May 20, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m back from holiday and had a lovely time, links below… Want to know why food prices won’t go down any time soon? Ask a farmer The most versatile flower in your garden? Meet the California poppy. Once … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Early for Easter

Posted on April 14, 2022 by nicdempsey

It’s not Friday but tomorrow is Good Friday and it feels wrong post links on Good Friday (blame my Catholic guilt!), so here are some early links… Lie, deny and move on – how much longer will the Johnson mantra … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Non-Dom

Posted on April 8, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Studying health inequalities has been my life’s work. What’s about to happen in the UK is unprecedented Akshata Murty’s non-dom status is totally legal – and perfectly toxic for Rishi Sunak. What I’m really puzzled by is how … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Looking for some good news

Posted on March 24, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week, the Tories in ‘charge’ of the country, acted like typical Tories in the Spring statement, people are outraged, like the last 12 years were no guide to current behaviour. Russia committed hideous bombing in Ukraine, COVID … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Holiday Edition

Posted on October 15, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Can migraines be untangled by new medical thinking? Peter Goadsby is a hero, if you have access to BBC Sounds look up the episode of ‘The Life Scientific’ he’s on, it’s fabulous. On the far side of borders, … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: August and Everything After

Posted on August 27, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week and the news is not getting any happier. Here are this week’s links: Tony Blair damns the Afghan withdrawal but he would do better to show remorse UK truck driver shortage signals a broken … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: The Prime Minister is Lazy

Posted on August 20, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s not a great Friday for the people of Afghanistan or the south of Haiti or lots of other places. I wrote a little about Afghanistan on Monday and since then the picture has just gotten worse. There … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Holding Pattern

Posted on July 30, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve not had a brilliant week but I did get a haircut! Here are this week’s links… England is sleepwalking towards a two-tier health system Another roaring 20s? We need to do better than that Bus privatisation has … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: It’s never been home…

Posted on July 9, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Yes, there is football, England are in the final of the Euros for the first time ever. I’m excited but Italy are not pushovers. If we talk about what we want our country to be and the type … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Blame the BBC

Posted on May 21, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week I made a concerted effort to look for links for this post during the week. There’s nothing ‘great’ about this new British Railways revamp How quickly Boris Johnson’s triumph has given way to doubt and instability … Continue reading →

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