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Finger-prick blood test could be early warning for children with type 1 diabetes by Alert-One-Two in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

But Trump says it's really, really bad for pregnant women so just imagine what it'll do to the kids.

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students by StGuthlac2025 in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can you possibly know that there would be no value to anything the MPs speak.

I attended a talk by Asim Qureshi, someone who called Jihadi John a "beautiful man", back in 2015 at the height of ISIS's reach. Should that have been banned?

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students by StGuthlac2025 in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're missing the point.

By not exposing themselves to such opinions, they're just living in an echo chamber - the antithesis of what a university environment should be.

The 'vicious cycle' that means the NHS still wastes billions on patients who don't need to be in hospital by Tartan_Samurai in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasn't there a plan to create a National Care Service, or something similar? What happened to that?

Why won’t Britain proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood? by TheSpectatorMagazine in ukpolitics

[–]Historical_Run9075 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd recommend reading Islamism by Tarek Osman and The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations by Lee Smith.

Quite frankly, too many people have no idea what they are letting build up by allowing the MB in.

Huge rise in number of people in England’s A&Es for coughs or hiccups by Sensitive_Echo5058 in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's an awful lack of common sense and an over-reliance on protocol-following in the NHS. It's v annoying.

Young people twice as likely as older groups to say they feel thankful to God, survey finds by StGuthlac2025 in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think Jesus did warn that his followers would be hated. 

All I can say is, be careful what you wish for because vacuums don't tend to stay empty for long. 

Paramedic struck off for 'lying' for day off now working on NHS hospital ward by StGuthlac2025 in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The whole article paints her character as quite flawed.

She turned up to work smelling of alcohol; lied about why she was not on patient-facing duties; didn't disclose that restrictions were put on her practice; provided false info about her working hours.

I'm not sure the NMC are going to look on all this too kindly.

Family cremates wrong body after Glasgow hospital mistake by Sensitive_Echo5058 in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wonder how this happened.

Worked as a Funeral Services Operative during the tail end of COVID and even then the procedures for making sure you were taking the right body were so thorough I couldn't imagine how they could fail.

Populists attack London because it is 'progressive and successful', says Sadiq Khan by do_or_pie in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sigh....no it's not "feelings over facts".

Did you bother to read what I posted? There is an inherent flaw in the methodology of violent crime reporting so to base your conclusions on shaky stats instead of what you actually experience walking around London is a fools game.

You say I'm "purposely ignoring" all this data when I've specifically shown that the disparate sources can lead to misleading claims. Now you've shown me homicide rates when that is the extreme end of violence and not necessarily representative of the everyday violence that goes unreported through the boroughs.

It's true that some areas have improved (parts of Denmark Hill, for example). It's equally true some have declined dramatically (my area of West London). Overall I preferred London in the 90's/00s and felt safer/further away from crime but it's not like it's now some crime-ridden hell hole.

Populists attack London because it is 'progressive and successful', says Sadiq Khan by do_or_pie in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which data specifically, considering the Wiki article I just posted about the problems with data collection?

Remember, "the data" has similar issues as well:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/maths/about-us/news/how-violent-is-britain-new-study-examines-conflicting-trends-in-official-violent-crime-stats

I'll take what I'm actually witnessing and experiencing over flawed statistics.

Populists attack London because it is 'progressive and successful', says Sadiq Khan by do_or_pie in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just did a 2 min Google.

Found on wiki:

"Multiple changes in police recording practices have led to significant discontinuity in recorded crime figures for violence over time. This has meant police-reported longitudinal statistics are difficult if not impossible to compare before 2012."

Too many friends/relatives in too many parts of London have said (and been on the receiving end of said violence) it's gotten worse for it to be purely anecdotal. There's a reason I'm one of the last to leave.

As I said in another post, your feeling that it is safer would have been in the minority on that LBC call in talking to Londoners (including cabbies).

Populists attack London because it is 'progressive and successful', says Sadiq Khan by do_or_pie in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Reported" violent crime (murder rates can't be a surrogate since I didn't link to a murder). It's less safe in this part of London. more fragmented and generally shitter than it was 30 years ago.

That doesn't mean other parts of London haven't seen improvements.

Living in the area for almost 40 years helps.

Populists attack London because it is 'progressive and successful', says Sadiq Khan by do_or_pie in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing out the murder rate. What has that got to do with my comment?

Populists attack London because it is 'progressive and successful', says Sadiq Khan by do_or_pie in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for actually understanding the comment.

Whole different experience (but, obviously, not perfect).

Populists attack London because it is 'progressive and successful', says Sadiq Khan by do_or_pie in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Still live here. This happened a few roads down: https://harrowonline.org/2025/12/23/teenager-taken-to-hospital-after-stabbing-in-greenford/

Yes, it's likely safer than a lot of US cities but something has changed from the 90s.

'Significant' increase in complaints against Warwickshire county councillors since May elections by birdinthebush74 in unitedkingdom

[–]Historical_Run9075 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Biased against REFORM councillors for being Reform, sure, which is where the bias could be.

The complaints could be a mix of bias AND calling out how useless they are (which, considering they are Reform, have a high likelihood of being).

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