John Appleby
@jappleby123.bsky.social
FAcSS https://acss.org.uk. Vis Prof at City University & Imperial College London. Board member https://nhsrho.org @nhs-rho.bsky.social & https://www.resonancefm.com @resonancefm.bsky.social Health economist
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Ukraine (all of us) wont accept this capitulation to Putin. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv
It is unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of military
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Ukraine (all of us) wont accept this capitulation to Putin. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Clickbait! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... No Turner porn!
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks review – the sheer number of pornographic drawings is a big shock
JMW Turner left behind some 37,000 sketches when he died, many of which have rarely been seen. Do they – including a huge collection of explicit sketches – reveal truths about the elusive man?
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Clickbait! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... No Turner porn!
Number of deaths in Russia’s gangsta war against Ukraine - the combined populations of Liverpool and Leeds. It continues, with 1,000+ deaths a week. The US/EU could end this tomorrow.
New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
"Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy"
On the increasingly desperate Battle for Pokrovsk - and the tactical/strategic decisions for the Ukrainians and the Russians.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/retreat-de...
"Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy"
On the increasingly desperate Battle for Pokrovsk - and the tactical/strategic decisions for the Ukrainians and the Russians.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/retreat-de...
Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
Ukraine’s choices on Pokrovsk
samf.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Number of deaths in Russia’s gangsta war against Ukraine - the combined populations of Liverpool and Leeds. It continues, with 1,000+ deaths a week. The US/EU could end this tomorrow.
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New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
"Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy"
On the increasingly desperate Battle for Pokrovsk - and the tactical/strategic decisions for the Ukrainians and the Russians.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/retreat-de...
"Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy"
On the increasingly desperate Battle for Pokrovsk - and the tactical/strategic decisions for the Ukrainians and the Russians.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/retreat-de...
Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
Ukraine’s choices on Pokrovsk
samf.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
"Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy"
On the increasingly desperate Battle for Pokrovsk - and the tactical/strategic decisions for the Ukrainians and the Russians.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/retreat-de...
"Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy"
On the increasingly desperate Battle for Pokrovsk - and the tactical/strategic decisions for the Ukrainians and the Russians.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/retreat-de...
Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...
Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
Ukraine’s choices on Pokrovsk
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Retreat, Defeat and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...
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This seems like a pretty unlikely outcome but if it’s anywhere close then a lot of people who have proclaimed the victory of post-liberalism might want to check their Icarus wings
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This seems like a pretty unlikely outcome but if it’s anywhere close then a lot of people who have proclaimed the victory of post-liberalism might want to check their Icarus wings
‘Retirement conference’. Hope it will go/went well! I’m not sure I’d want my career examined/critiqued in a conference tbh!
When I was reflecting on my career for my retirement conference I realised it was built on three things I was advised no respectable philosophy academic should do
1 Write texts for students
2 Write collaborative public policy reports
3 Co-author philosophical research
My advice. Do your thing.
1 Write texts for students
2 Write collaborative public policy reports
3 Co-author philosophical research
My advice. Do your thing.
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
‘Retirement conference’. Hope it will go/went well! I’m not sure I’d want my career examined/critiqued in a conference tbh!
I presume we’re all presuming the Epstein files when released will be heavily redacted and missing a few pages?
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I presume we’re all presuming the Epstein files when released will be heavily redacted and missing a few pages?
Couple of people on the subway at Bowery and Classon Avenue NYC sketches
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Couple of people on the subway at Bowery and Classon Avenue NYC sketches
Some New York sketches
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Some New York sketches
2026 calendar up. Thanks @themodernist.bsky.social !
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
2026 calendar up. Thanks @themodernist.bsky.social !
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Resident doctors’ pay has ebbed and flowed in real terms compared with historic levels.
Our explainer looks at trends in doctors’ pay over time and how it compares with the wider economy today.
Read the explainer 👉 buff.ly/nq4q6ls
Our explainer looks at trends in doctors’ pay over time and how it compares with the wider economy today.
Read the explainer 👉 buff.ly/nq4q6ls
November 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Resident doctors’ pay has ebbed and flowed in real terms compared with historic levels.
Our explainer looks at trends in doctors’ pay over time and how it compares with the wider economy today.
Read the explainer 👉 buff.ly/nq4q6ls
Our explainer looks at trends in doctors’ pay over time and how it compares with the wider economy today.
Read the explainer 👉 buff.ly/nq4q6ls
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While the rest of Europe prepares for Christmas with bright lights and decorations, Kherson is hanging anti-drone nets over its streets, trying to shield civilians from russia’s “human safari.”
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
While the rest of Europe prepares for Christmas with bright lights and decorations, Kherson is hanging anti-drone nets over its streets, trying to shield civilians from russia’s “human safari.”
Reposted by John Appleby
Latest post on how to make a popular metric tell any story you like... kucharski.substack.com/p/excess-mor...
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Latest post on how to make a popular metric tell any story you like... kucharski.substack.com/p/excess-mor...
Can we hear it for stealth taxes?! If govt need to take money from me I quite like it if I don’t notice!
Fiscal creep has been an amazingly easy way for recent Governments to raise tax without anyone noticing.
Here's the higher rate tax band since 1990.
It rose faster than inflation from 1994 to 2009. Then began a steep decline - with many more people paying higher rate.
Here's the higher rate tax band since 1990.
It rose faster than inflation from 1994 to 2009. Then began a steep decline - with many more people paying higher rate.
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can we hear it for stealth taxes?! If govt need to take money from me I quite like it if I don’t notice!
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For lovers of @ourworldindata.org - we have improved our search functionality! Great work by the team at the backend to improve user experience. Enjoy!
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Finding what you’re looking for, or discovering something new, has never been easier.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
For lovers of @ourworldindata.org - we have improved our search functionality! Great work by the team at the backend to improve user experience. Enjoy!
ourworldindata.org/introducing-...
ourworldindata.org/introducing-...
Waiting for BBC to apologise for Match of the Day editing dull football matches to 15mins to make them even vaguely interesting
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Waiting for BBC to apologise for Match of the Day editing dull football matches to 15mins to make them even vaguely interesting
Why are Epstein emails etc coming out from Dems in dribs and drabs?
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Why are Epstein emails etc coming out from Dems in dribs and drabs?
Good point, but Sunder, can we not speak of this guy and his crackpot views ever again?
By "the left" Goodwin could more accurately say that it is "84-95% of the white British" who reject Goodwin's drift into ethnonationalism
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Good point, but Sunder, can we not speak of this guy and his crackpot views ever again?
Watched Burn After Reading again. Enjoyable film, but can’t help reading Reading as Reading the town
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Watched Burn After Reading again. Enjoyable film, but can’t help reading Reading as Reading the town
JOB ALERT!
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@resonancefm.bsky.social - an award-winning London-based radio station - are looking for a Studio Coordinator. Great opportunity! londonmusicianscollectivelimited.beaconforms.com/form/febd7abb
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November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
JOB ALERT!
@resonancefm.bsky.social - an award-winning London-based radio station - are looking for a Studio Coordinator. Great opportunity! londonmusicianscollectivelimited.beaconforms.com/form/febd7abb
@resonancefm.bsky.social - an award-winning London-based radio station - are looking for a Studio Coordinator. Great opportunity! londonmusicianscollectivelimited.beaconforms.com/form/febd7abb
Hard to beat a New York skyline
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Hard to beat a New York skyline
The endless pre-budget talk and ‘what the govt can do’ Would be nice to hear a bit more about what the private sector can do.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The endless pre-budget talk and ‘what the govt can do’ Would be nice to hear a bit more about what the private sector can do.
I mean, who’d want to be BBC DG?
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I mean, who’d want to be BBC DG?