Andy McKay 🔶

Doctor. Liberal. Previously: Human Sciences + Liver Disease Research.

[Ben Walker @BNHWalker]

Twitter's telling me this is the gesture you make when you want someone to know your heart goes out to them

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

Absolutely. It’s frankly embarrassing/humiliating for the entire country watching our leaders take zero action on this.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

People have had enough of Elon Musk interfering with our country’s democracy when he clearly knows nothing about Britain.

It’s time to summon the US ambassador to ask why an incoming US official is suggesting the UK government should be overthrown.

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

@ellegist Congratulations!!

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

@RoryStewartUK @RestIsPolitics It’s a TikTok, not a strategy.

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

@tomhfh 36k views from 11m followers suggests some serious algorithm trickery tbh. No wonder they think it isn’t worth their time. I’m finding I open this app less and less. Just not useful anymore.

[Jim Waterson @jimwaterson]

British Bluesky is absolutely exploding tonight, tipping point being reached, come on over. https://t.co/BgqWKg2Mim

[National Health Serf @guidelinexpert]

When I was in Medical school, GP training competition was <1.

It’s now almost 4.

15,000 drs competing for 4000 spots.

@wesstreeting please explain how you’re going to fix this.

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

I would vote also that much of the argument on pay the last 2 years was that you are ‘guaranteed’ progression to more senior roles. Not any more. And remember, this is just the start. There are more bottlenecks at higher Reg level or CCT.

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

Absolutely disastrous numbers and lays waste to government lines on wanting doctors to progress.

- Doctors wanting to become Psychiatrists faced 10 to 1 competition last year.
- Doctors wanting to become surgeons had a 5 to 1 ratio.

https://t.co/sk6Ad6aMXA

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

My own specialty training pathway (GP) was almost 4 to 1 competition ratio this year. Seemingly, the powers that be feel we have enough GPs.

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

The planned regulation by the GMC of PAs will leave local employers to decide what exactly PAs will be doing, as with nursing associates. Another example here of why local employers can't be trusted:

[Tim Farron @timfarron]

This is getting silly now. Leave his kids out of it, and stop blowing things out of proportion. There is bad behaviour amongst some politicians, but this constant pearl clutching at everything undermines trust to an unjustified and dangerous extent. Try reporting some news.

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

@tomhfh I do back the nurses but at least with doctors, it’s not like for like. The 22% is over the 2 years. The 5.5% is just this year, so you’d need to factor in last years rise to be fair.

[Mark Urban @MarkUrban01]

‘Political editors and correspondents have too much power to set the news agenda, and Westminster gossip is what they do best’ discuss

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

Only briefly at conference this year (Mon/Tues). Hoping for a clear vision in Davey’s speech. It feels like we’ve had a quiet few months.

Like everyone, I’m very happy with the massive gains made, but now need to see what distinctly Liberal things we’re going to do with that.

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

He supported banning smoking entirely a few months ago…

[Andy McKay 🔶 @andygmckay]

The stories about this Landlord’s homes are not surprising to anyone who lives or has lived in rented houses in this country. It’s a racket and any Landlord that spent a second thinking about their houses rather than just enjoying the (largely) passive income would know that.

[Jas Athwal MP @Jas_Athwal]

I am shocked and sickened by the series of problems that have come to light. I had not been aware of these issues until this week, for which I am furious. I have immediately dismissed the managing agent of my properties. (1/3)

[Grace @graceyldn]

Ticketmaster #Oasis25

[Sacha Lord @Sacha_Lord]

Loving the right wing comments about Angela Rayner, dancing and having fun during Parliamentary recess, on her holiday.

She's normal. She's one of us.

You should try it sometime.