Author Archives: thebasemblogger

The 11th day of the 11th month is so different this year. At the beginning of the Covid pandemic, a colleague of the Blogger would circulate regular updates, comparing country by country and monitoring the changes. These fizzled out as the situation seemed to come under control but with the onset of another lockdown, theContinue reading “11.11.20”

Amazing as it may seem, there is a world outside BASEM. Joe Biden is finally the President-Elect of the USA where there have already been 243,797 Covid deaths. There are 51 days until BREXIT – only 29 days after the end of lockdown (scheduled for 2nd December). Taking a cup of tea to your neighbourContinue reading “Eight”

Amazing as it may seem, the BASEM Blogger is happy to see anyone elected on 12th November – as long as there is no conflict of interest and they devote their energies to representing the best interests of all the 884 voting members of BASEM when they are Trustees. The silent majority and the vocalContinue reading “Seven”

The BASEM Blogger will never give you a list of people to vote for (what an insult to your intelligence that would be). The name to put on the PROXY Form will not be anyone who is standing for election as a BASEM Trustee on 12th November.

Paul Jackson denies all knowledge of RCSEM Twitter account, so many apologies to Dr Jackson for crediting him with this initiative. The BASEM Blogger must therefore take credit for pushing RCSEM into the sunshine – many congratulations to the Blogger! Why would anyone want to be a BASEM Trustee now? A Trustee is a permanentContinue reading “Five”

BASEM Blogger Exclusive! – RCSEM followers reach 253 – all thanks to the Blogger! Just to avoid confusion. James Bilzon has never been on the BASEM Exec and could not have been involved in a Vote of No Confidence. It must, therefore, have been Patrick Wheeler. Always a good idea to read the question first?Continue reading “Four”

So, the US elections are over, and the UK moves into another lockdown at midnight. Twitter is on fire with pompous comments and fake news. Writs have been issued – no they haven’t. The Blogger is against a Royal College – no, the Blogger is a big supporter of a Royal College. The Blogger warmlyContinue reading “Three”

Here we are in the middle of the greatest pandemic for 100 years, on the eve of a crucial election in the USA, and all the talk is about a Medical Royal College. A Medical Royal College is, of course, a terrific concept but there are clearly problems on the horizon There are only 650Continue reading “Two”

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