Dorothy Bishop
Retired professor of psychology at University of Oxford. Interests in developmental neuropsychology and improving science. Blogs at deevybee.blogspot.com
- huh? I don’t want the NHS to be exciting - I just want it to be functional enough to be there when needed
- Ministers push to improve draft marketing plan for NHS in England: “Ministers have asked for more work to be done on the government’s draft 10-year plan for the NHS in England, amid claims it lacks policies exciting enough to resonate with the British public” on.ft.com/4m9JHil
- Reposted by Dorothy BishopTradesmen, this is how it’s done…
- Reposted by Dorothy BishopThis is very good from @rafaelbehr.bluesky.social (and more edifying than another Enoch Powell meme). Before he was elected, I remember talking about what Starmerism would be. The closest I could get was ‘respect’. The problem with that mantra is now emerging. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Reposted by Dorothy Bishop“I woke up with a sense of dread…” — from an EU citizen in the UK on how Labour’s new rhetoric is shaking people’s sense of belonging. Powerful open letter. 👇
- politicians often say that there’s no point in being idealistic because you can only do things when you are in power. But now they’re in power. But not doing the things that Labour supporters want. Hey guys, you won! Stop appeasing the opposition
- in other news… www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2514162... ( my guess is this is not a real snake)
- good work by @deadneanderthals.bsky.social and others retractionwatch.com/2025/05/08/w...
- Reposted by Dorothy Bishopit's impossible for a sheep to commit a crime, which is why you don't get playable sheep characters in popular videogame series Grand Theft Auto
