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Ronnie MB (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)

@rmbflk.bsky.social

Clyde built/Falklands anchored: freelance journalist/broadcaster, lawyer, legislative drafter, public policy consultant and tour guide - we multitask here!

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Ronnie MB (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)@rmbflk.bsky.social · 6h ago

The Falkland Islands Company dates back in one form or another to 1862 For the last few years, it was part of a three-legged corporate stool called FIH Grouo plc, an AIM-quoted company But FIH sold off the Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company and is now selling off Momart, the arts logistics company

Ronnie MB (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)@rmbflk.bsky.social · 2w ago

I checked again ahead of another trip later in the year Still the same, so still no business

Ronnie MB (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)@rmbflk.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I am booking accommodation for a forthcoming trip and a leading hotel chain had sent me details of a possibly tempting offer recently … except that its website geo-defaults to the Spanish version and uses an exonym for my location I am sure it will cope with the loss of the prospective customer

Ronnie MB (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)@rmbflk.bsky.social · 2w ago

I used text recognition to ALT text the statement and it even picked up the motto on the bottom of the Falkland Islands crest ..: which it recognised as “Genre The Rich” rather than “Desire The Right” There are some rich people here, but note that the mean and median GDP per capita figures differ!

Ronnie MB (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)@rmbflk.bsky.social · 2w ago

It has taken a day and a half but the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has finally issued a message congratulating Andy Burnham on becoming Prime Minister and thanking Sir Keir Starmer for his support for the Falklands while in office

FALKLAND ISLANDS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PUBLIC STATEMENT 21 July 2026 Legislative Assembly congratulates Prime Minister Burnham The Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly offer their warmest congratulations to the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. We look forward to working with the new Prime Minister and his Government, and to continuing the close and productive relationship between the Falkland Islands and the United Kingdom. We would also like to express our sincere thanks to Sir Keir Starmer for his support of the Falkland Islands during his tenure as Prime Minister. The democratic wishes of the Falkland Islands people have always been, and will always remain, the foundation of our relationship with the United Kingdom. We are confident that that principle will continue to guide the new Government, and we wish the Prime Minister every success, and hope that during his tenure as Prime Minister the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP will have the opportunity to visit the Falkland Islands. *ENDS* Office of the Legislative Assembly Sulivan House
Ronnie MB (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)@rmbflk.bsky.social · 2w ago

A book I would recommend is The Money Game by “Adam Smith” (George Goodman) It looks back at the stock market excesses of the early 60s from the late 60s, just as things were getting excessive again It’s an entertaining period piece and it contains insights that seem ever more timeless …

Christopher Mims@mims.bsky.social · 2w ago

The stock market is in casino mode: Investors are buying shares with borrowed money, at levels rarely seen since the dot com boom. But once hot stocks trend downward — already happening in tech — it “will hit that whole silo of investors,” magnifying losses. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/15/b...

Ronnie MB (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)@rmbflk.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Falklands media corps has spent the day explaining to the UK media that none of this is anything new and that, apart from not being able to get on with our own work, we are all getting on with our lives Evidence of my part in the proceedings and also of why I prefer radio to tv

Ronnie MacLennan Baird being interviewed for BBC News
Rosie (she/her)@airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 3w ago

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of: improved recognition changing help-seeking behaviour institutional incentives pressures within existing service pathways Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including: real increases in distress in some groups improved recognition of previously unmet need changing expectations about support systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need. In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services. The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.