Sometime civil servant, public health. Too many interests, too many unread books: history of art, complex systems, various areas of science & public policy.
West Yorkshire, UK
Joined September 2014
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Peter Dick retweeted
You don’t actually have to do anything to bring inflation down. When the step increase in gas prices falls out of the back of the inflation calculation, inflation will fall anyway. Entirely predictable, but you are setting yourself up to take credit for it.
Peter Dick retweeted
I’ve worked in A&E for 22 years & seen nothing like this before.
The NHS is in a critical state. We need urgent action for sake of our staff & patients.
@SteveBarclay @RishiSunak we need you to listen to those who know what’s happening.
To get them to listen, pls retweet
Peter Dick retweeted
Gov.uk scam text messages are out in circulation. DO NOT CLICK that link!! The energy rebate scheme from the Government is automatic. Ignore, report, delete #scam #fraud #take5
#AgainstScams #westyorkshire #actionfraud
Boris Johnson: Do not cancel the ONS COVID tracking survey - Sign the Petition! chng.it/NTHy992f via @UKChange
Peter Dick retweeted
“Unless we provide safe routes we are complicit with the people smugglers.”
Yet again, our immoral English government heaps shame upon our nation.
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard brilliantly eviscerates government claims about refugees yesterday in #HouseofLords
The facts, stark and clear.
Full transcript here ⬇️
bit.ly/3xqvYL1
#RefugeesWelcome #Migrants
Peter Dick retweeted
Why didn't Boris Johnson sack Matt Hancock? @bbcnickrobinson asks Justice Secretary Robert Buckland
#R4Today bbc.in/3hsvnRN
Peter Dick retweeted
How, when less than half the UK population has the two doses needed to protect against the Delta variant, does continuing as we are arrest exponential growth? A clue: it doesn't.
Peter Dick retweeted
Also, everyone seems to have missed the fact that Johnson threatened to do exactly the same thing 2 weeks ago.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
Peter Dick retweeted
Let’s make this clear:
Mail-in voting is the EXACT SAME THING as absentee voting in EVERY STATE
Trump wants to suppress the vote. We can't let him.
Peter Dick retweeted
We've been made aware that face coverings for babies and very young children are available for sale in England.
Children under the age of three should NOT wear face coverings, as they could cause choking or suffocation.
ALT Quote from Viv Bennett, Chief Nurse at PHE: "PHE has been made aware that face coverings for babies and very young children are available for sale in England. Guidance is clear that children under the age of three should not wear face coverings or masks, these masks should not be used as they are potentially dangerous and could cause choking and suffocation."
Hannah, @FryRsquared can you get the BBC to extend the availability of your pandemic programme on iplayer?
Maths can predict the spread of viral infections such as Flu & Coronavirus? In Nov 2017 Julia Gog's prescient @OxUniMaths Public Lecture did just that. The lecture also features her work on the BBC4 Pandemic prog with @FryRsquared
youtube.com/watch?v=4grniCh1…
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p059y0p…
Peter Dick retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: On #BBCBreakfast @mrdanwalker is speaking to the Prime Minister @BorisJohnson. This is the PM's first in-depth TV interview since winning #GE2019 pscp.tv/w/cO1tXjEzNjA0MzU2fD…
What about the Queen's speech, debate on that and the new session parliament? Was HMQ just a prop to help Johnson get to where he wanted?
Peter Dick retweeted
WATCH LIVE: Trump holds bilateral meeting with Finland's president teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/1ynJOwmQg…