‘She could have become a female Philby’. A blog at profpurvis.com on my research with @f2first about Jenifer Hart which is the basis of the Sunday Times story.
“The release of Hart’s 310-page MI5 file, obtained by @StewartPurvis, a former chief executive of @itn and Jeff Hulbert, a historian, has revealed more details about Hart’s secret life.”
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Appointing Sue Gray is, off the top of my head, the first thing Starmer has very deliberately done which was absolutely guaranteed to provoke an avalanche of Daily Mail-infused bullshit. And that is both significant and highly encouraging. No wonder all their piss is boiling!
So I just subtitled exactly, word for word, what Macron said about sovereignty and Johnson - and not the mangled version you might get in the UK media (or from certain UK politicians) 😀
NEWS: Everybody going from hospital into social care will be tested for #coronavirus & isolated whilst the result comes through to protect those most in need.
NEWS: Everybody going from hospital into social care will be tested for #coronavirus & isolated whilst the result comes through to protect those most in need.
This was a test of the Prime Minister and he has failed it.
It is an insult to sacrifices made by the British people that Boris Johnson has chosen to take no action against Dominic Cummings.
This is badly misjudged. People should maintain social distancing, which is what these people are doing. We need to maintain public support for fundamental behaviour change which requires the authorities to focus on genuinely bad behaviour.
Despite posts yesterday highlighting issues of people still visiting the #PeakDistrict despite government guidance, the message is still not getting through. @DerPolDroneUnit have been out at beauty spots across the county, and this footage was captured at #CurbarEdge last night.
I've been mulling over the @MRC_Outbreak modeling report on #COVID19 mitigation and suppression strategies since it was posted on March 16. Although mitigation through social distancing may not solve things I believe we can bring this epidemic under control. 1/19
NEW: CWU union reveals Post Office staff have voted in support of plans to become an additional emergency service during the coronavirus crisis. Staff could deliver food parcels and medicine, check on vulnerable people and monitor isolation. Letter to PM to offer services