Paul Sandham
@sandypuke.bsky.social
Having been accused of being ‘virtually anonymous’ by a respondent accusing me of making Twitter arguments (🤷♂️):
I’m a retired hospital pharmacist in Yorkshire. My wife was a GP so we think we have a little insight into health care.
Probably a bit woke.
I’m a retired hospital pharmacist in Yorkshire. My wife was a GP so we think we have a little insight into health care.
Probably a bit woke.
Reposted by Paul Sandham
Interesting 🧵 about the lawsuit:
If you’d like to read the actual 33-page defamation lawsuit Donald Trump has filed “for damages not less than $5,000,000,000”, then here it is:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in TRUMP v. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (S.D. Fla., 1:25-cv-25894) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against BBC STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED, BBC STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19044737, filed by DONALD J. TRUMP. (A...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Interesting 🧵 about the lawsuit:
Reposted by Paul Sandham
If you’d like to read the actual 33-page defamation lawsuit Donald Trump has filed “for damages not less than $5,000,000,000”, then here it is:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in TRUMP v. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (S.D. Fla., 1:25-cv-25894) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against BBC STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED, BBC STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19044737, filed by DONALD J. TRUMP. (A...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
If you’d like to read the actual 33-page defamation lawsuit Donald Trump has filed “for damages not less than $5,000,000,000”, then here it is:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Renaming Junior Doctors ‘Resident Doctors’ is bizarre - whilst they *are* junior they are no longer ‘resident’.
40 years ago they were overworked/underpaid but had free education and accommodation.
Now they’re better remunerated (not much) but must pay for their education and accommodation costs.
40 years ago they were overworked/underpaid but had free education and accommodation.
Now they’re better remunerated (not much) but must pay for their education and accommodation costs.
December 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Renaming Junior Doctors ‘Resident Doctors’ is bizarre - whilst they *are* junior they are no longer ‘resident’.
40 years ago they were overworked/underpaid but had free education and accommodation.
Now they’re better remunerated (not much) but must pay for their education and accommodation costs.
40 years ago they were overworked/underpaid but had free education and accommodation.
Now they’re better remunerated (not much) but must pay for their education and accommodation costs.
Reposted by Paul Sandham
Tommy Robinson is a follower of Christ in the same way that I am packet of cheese and onion crisps.
December 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tommy Robinson is a follower of Christ in the same way that I am packet of cheese and onion crisps.
Reposted by Paul Sandham
“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
- Nelson Mandela
- Nelson Mandela
December 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
- Nelson Mandela
- Nelson Mandela
Reposted by Paul Sandham
Refugees are human beings. They have mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters. They laugh and cry just like you. They have hopes and dreams and a desire not to live in fear. They have not collapsed your NHS, built no homes or filled your rivers with sewage. You are being conned.
December 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Refugees are human beings. They have mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters. They laugh and cry just like you. They have hopes and dreams and a desire not to live in fear. They have not collapsed your NHS, built no homes or filled your rivers with sewage. You are being conned.
Reposted by Paul Sandham
When I was recruiting pharmacists into the hospital service more than a decade ago (I retired in 2012) we were told we had (legally) to recruit UK graduates before overseas candidates (they were not always our first choice).
Did this change in the interim?
Is Streetings ‘new legislation’ necessary?
Did this change in the interim?
Is Streetings ‘new legislation’ necessary?
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
When I was recruiting pharmacists into the hospital service more than a decade ago (I retired in 2012) we were told we had (legally) to recruit UK graduates before overseas candidates (they were not always our first choice).
Did this change in the interim?
Is Streetings ‘new legislation’ necessary?
Did this change in the interim?
Is Streetings ‘new legislation’ necessary?
Reposted by Paul Sandham
Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
So Farage was ‘unaware’ of any potential irregularities?
It seems he only ever finds out about these things when the rest of us do. He’s either protected from them or maybe isn’t telling the truth?
I don’t accuse, I’m just asking questions….😉
So Farage was ‘unaware’ of any potential irregularities?
It seems he only ever finds out about these things when the rest of us do. He’s either protected from them or maybe isn’t telling the truth?
I don’t accuse, I’m just asking questions….😉
Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates
Defeated Tory and Labour rivals describe force of Reform ‘machine’ as police assess claims of overspending
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
So Farage was ‘unaware’ of any potential irregularities?
It seems he only ever finds out about these things when the rest of us do. He’s either protected from them or maybe isn’t telling the truth?
I don’t accuse, I’m just asking questions….😉
So Farage was ‘unaware’ of any potential irregularities?
It seems he only ever finds out about these things when the rest of us do. He’s either protected from them or maybe isn’t telling the truth?
I don’t accuse, I’m just asking questions….😉
Fascinating that people, even on here, hearing about Farage’s ‘youthful/indirectly racist’ comments via the media still manage to make comments about how ‘the media’ are not making this into a story.
I worry less about the media and more about those who will support him despite this knowledge.
I worry less about the media and more about those who will support him despite this knowledge.
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Fascinating that people, even on here, hearing about Farage’s ‘youthful/indirectly racist’ comments via the media still manage to make comments about how ‘the media’ are not making this into a story.
I worry less about the media and more about those who will support him despite this knowledge.
I worry less about the media and more about those who will support him despite this knowledge.
Reposted by Paul Sandham
Farage isn't only a racist, but a bully too. And he's continued that behaviour as an adult. He uses his supportsn as a mob to intimidate those who get in his way. Sometimes online, sometimes in the real world. Add that to his dishonesty and corruption, and it makes his utterly unfit for high office
17 year old Nigel Farage targeted 9 year old Yinka Bankole and repeatedly and systematically racially harassed him for a year. “Where are you from?” Farage asked. “That’s the way back to Africa” with an accompanying hand gesture pointing towards a place far away. This continued *every* morning.
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Farage isn't only a racist, but a bully too. And he's continued that behaviour as an adult. He uses his supportsn as a mob to intimidate those who get in his way. Sometimes online, sometimes in the real world. Add that to his dishonesty and corruption, and it makes his utterly unfit for high office
Reposted by Paul Sandham
You would think the alleged indiscretions of the schoolboy Nigel Farage would have drawn outrage from a just, impartial British media. Strangely, it seems they have not.
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
You would think the alleged indiscretions of the schoolboy Nigel Farage would have drawn outrage from a just, impartial British media. Strangely, it seems they have not.
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Reposted by Paul Sandham
#Butterflies a useful thing to remember...
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire.
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire.
a man with a white wig and beard is standing in front of a sign that says " wise words "
ALT: a man with a white wig and beard is standing in front of a sign that says " wise words "
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#Butterflies a useful thing to remember...
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire.
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire.
Reposted by Paul Sandham
It's all bad but hadn't seen the bit where Farage says:
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It's all bad but hadn't seen the bit where Farage says:
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
Reposted by Paul Sandham
"In 2008 the NHS was the envy of the world, and we as doctors want to go back to that," junior doctor Callum Parr tells The News Agents, ahead of Christmas strike.
"We want to be delivering world class care, but to have that you need the staff"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/is-t...
"We want to be delivering world class care, but to have that you need the staff"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/is-t...
Is the junior doctors' Christmas strike the moment they lose public support? | The News Agents
Junior doctors will strike the week before Christmas, after Wes Streeting denied union requests for further discussions on pay. Will interrupting the festive season result in a loss of support for…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"In 2008 the NHS was the envy of the world, and we as doctors want to go back to that," junior doctor Callum Parr tells The News Agents, ahead of Christmas strike.
"We want to be delivering world class care, but to have that you need the staff"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/is-t...
"We want to be delivering world class care, but to have that you need the staff"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/is-t...
Reposted by Paul Sandham
“Labour are total bastards. They’ve caused all the problems of the past 2000 years.
Just paraphrasing UK media, including BBC
Does anyone remember this kind of coverage of Tories, when, for 14 yrs, they were lying through their teeth, directing untold billions of public money to their friends etc?
Just paraphrasing UK media, including BBC
Does anyone remember this kind of coverage of Tories, when, for 14 yrs, they were lying through their teeth, directing untold billions of public money to their friends etc?
December 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“Labour are total bastards. They’ve caused all the problems of the past 2000 years.
Just paraphrasing UK media, including BBC
Does anyone remember this kind of coverage of Tories, when, for 14 yrs, they were lying through their teeth, directing untold billions of public money to their friends etc?
Just paraphrasing UK media, including BBC
Does anyone remember this kind of coverage of Tories, when, for 14 yrs, they were lying through their teeth, directing untold billions of public money to their friends etc?
Bout right, that.
November 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Bout right, that.
Yeah, but, you know, erm….
Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
November 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Yeah, but, you know, erm….
Reposted by Paul Sandham
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
@tillathenun.bsky.social Do you have any advice as to where I can find a reliable EV charger installer? I've checked the .Gov and Checkatrade recommendations and there is no local overlap!!
I have a charger installed by an electrician but it occasionally trips out and I would like it checking over.
I have a charger installed by an electrician but it occasionally trips out and I would like it checking over.
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
@tillathenun.bsky.social Do you have any advice as to where I can find a reliable EV charger installer? I've checked the .Gov and Checkatrade recommendations and there is no local overlap!!
I have a charger installed by an electrician but it occasionally trips out and I would like it checking over.
I have a charger installed by an electrician but it occasionally trips out and I would like it checking over.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I never said these things. At least not intentionally to hurt. And any way I didn’t do these things 49yr ago. And all those who think I did are not correctly remembering things I didn’t say, however hurtful they were.
Or weren’t. 49 yr ago.
I never said these things. At least not intentionally to hurt. And any way I didn’t do these things 49yr ago. And all those who think I did are not correctly remembering things I didn’t say, however hurtful they were.
Or weren’t. 49 yr ago.
Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’
Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years ago
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I never said these things. At least not intentionally to hurt. And any way I didn’t do these things 49yr ago. And all those who think I did are not correctly remembering things I didn’t say, however hurtful they were.
Or weren’t. 49 yr ago.
I never said these things. At least not intentionally to hurt. And any way I didn’t do these things 49yr ago. And all those who think I did are not correctly remembering things I didn’t say, however hurtful they were.
Or weren’t. 49 yr ago.
“record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus.”
Those who blame ‘immigrants’ for their issues with the NHS are going to get even more cross, aren’t they?
Thanks Nige….
Those who blame ‘immigrants’ for their issues with the NHS are going to get even more cross, aren’t they?
Thanks Nige….
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
“record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus.”
Those who blame ‘immigrants’ for their issues with the NHS are going to get even more cross, aren’t they?
Thanks Nige….
Those who blame ‘immigrants’ for their issues with the NHS are going to get even more cross, aren’t they?
Thanks Nige….