“Civilisation is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.” . Werner Herzog #quote #quotes.

Turn off phone and wifi. #HowToUnwindInFiveWordsOrLess.

Bleedin doctors. #c4news.

The BMA says that resident doctors pay has been reduced by about 21% since 2008. This is calculated using RPI which no-one uses these days. Using the generally recognised CPI measure of inflation the reduction is about 4%. #r4today.

Other countries seem to organise their water industries so much better, whether state-owned or partly privatised like France. #bbclaurak.

Government spending on the environment per capita has reduced 5-10% in real terms since 2010. #bbclaurak.

The BMA says that resident doctors pay has been reduced by 21% since 2008. But this is calculated using RPI which no-one uses these days. Using the generally recognised CPI measure of inflation the reduction is about 4%. #c4news.

It would seem that people in the now-proscribed Palestine Action could easily start another group called Palestine Support or something similar. #bbclaurak.

In a democracy the public deserve what they get. #bbclaurak.

Tucked away just after 6am this morning on #r4today Nick Robinson said that the respected physician Dr. Marwan Sultan had "died" in Gaza. Is "died" appropriate it in the circumstances where the Israelis deliberately targeted his apartment, murdering him, his wife and 5 children.

Is Iran now going to capitulate? .Unlikely, as martyrdom is a key thread in Shia Islam, a fundamental precept that is admired and even welcomed. #bbclaurak.

It cannot be denied that Netanyahu has played a blinder in engineering Trump into carrying out this bombing. #bbclaurak.

Point of fact: the furthest Iran's missiles can reach is 2000km; London is 4500km from Iran. #bbclaurak.

Mel Stride supporting Israel's unprovoked attack on Iran there. #bbclaurak.

Israel's unprovoked attack on Iran ranks in history with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour. A day that will live in infamy. #newsnight.

ey - that Angela gettin to be a big lass #c4news.

How did Israel get so many audience votes? #Eurovision.It's quite straightforward really.A normal voter might use their 20 votes to vote say 10 for 1 country, 5 for another etc.Meanwhile the Israel riggers

People voted Reform because the cut in the wealthiest pensioners £200pa winter fuel allowance?.er. I don't think so. #newsnight.

Libs and Greens have only done well because Reform have decimated Cons. eg Libs gained Oxfordshire but their vote only increased by 4%. #bbclaurak.

Without its 'tough' immigration stance Reform is nothing. If Labour were able to offer workable solutions in this area, Reform would melt away like an ice cube on a summer's day. #bbclaurak.

It's clear from several points of view that approval for the Whitehaven mine has been denied purely due to 'green' considerations rather than to any practical or cost advantages that it might have.