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Written by Hazem Zohny, University of…
Written by Hazem Zohny, University of…
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There’s a link between two of the more absurd events of the weekend: David Cameron’sboastingof volunteering at a food bank; and…
New research into life expectancy across England’s richest and poorest areas reveals the real cost of social inequality: a…
“Migrants will be turned back to France” cheers the Daily Express – alongside a picture celebrating Emma Raducanu who is…
BMJ Open marks a decade of influential open access…
What, if anything, is wrong with the Kaldor-Hicksprinciple? This is the question raised by Chris Whitty’sargumentthat the…
While health and longevity are matters of social justice and fairness, they are also cornerstones of economic…
On 14th July the Academy of Medical Sciences published an impressive report “Preparing for a Challenging Winter 2020/21”…
We might be seeing a significant political change, with the left reclaiming freedom and anti-statism from the right.I'm…
Government budgets should reflect the health of countries, communities, and the planet, says Siddhartha…
If truth is the first casualty of war, social science is the first casualty of election campaigns. So it was with Sajid Javid’ssp…
In the latest episode of Great Lives, Shaun Leysayshe likes the “theatre” of politics. This helps explain many of the failings…
The old myth of government finances being like household ones is about to hove back into view. Johnson is promising to increase…
One under-rated determinant of political debate lies in the fact that we become accustomed to some things but not others.I’m…
Sometimes, the Tories offer us a glimpse into their psychology. So it was yesterday when Sarah Vinetweeted:Watching the#Restauran…
In an interview with the Times Jess Phillips says of May and Corbyn:There is an old-fashionedness about both of them. They are…
“We should throw out all self-contradictory propositions, unmeasurable quantities and indefinable concepts”saidJoan Robinson. I’m…
Five new entries made it into BMJ Open’s top 10 most read articles in October. New in at number one is a meta-synthesis by Olza…
The list of the ten most-read articles in September at BMJ Open sees five new entries. Taking over the top spot is a study by…
Imagine if Labour had won the 2015 general election. What would the countrylooklike now?We’d probably have had less austerity…
You will all have had experience of somebody flying off the handle on the slightest provocation – brushing against them in a…
Neoliberal states such as the United States and Great Britain seek to promote and enhance structural inequality within their…
Source: pixabay.com April saw five new papers enter into BMJ Open’s top 10 most read articles. In first place is a systematic…
Body: Britain's medical provision is being hollowed out by privatization, says Youssef El-Gingihy. NHSpublic…
March saw a varied selection of articles enter the Top 10 Most Read. In the top spot, and receiving quite a bit of attention on…
March saw a varied selection of articles enter the Top 10 Most Read. In the top spot, and receiving quite a bit of attention on…
On the Today programme yesterday Justin Webb asked Yvette Cooper: [do] “you think Jeremy Corbyn will keep this country safe?” (1…
Simon reminds us of the massivecostsof fiscal austerity: not just a loss of around £10,000 per household, but tens of thousands…
January sees seven new papers enter BMJ Open’s top 10 most read articles. In at number one is Aiken et al, who investigate how…
December saw four new papers enter into BMJ Open’s top 10 most read articles. In first place is a systematic review of deaths…
Britain’s National Health Service is in crisis. The publicly-funded healthcare system, which has been part-and-parcel of…
On average, people in the UK are now projected to live shorter lives than previously thought. For the first time in over a…
November was an interesting month, with many new papers published: five of which reached this month’s Top 10 Most Read list. In…
One of the sillier sights of the last few days has been the media’s pestering of John McDonnell over the costs of government…
In a footnote in a recent post, I noted the recent controversy over a BMJ paperrelating changes in the English mortality trend…
I try not to be too political on this blog given the focus on peer-reviewed science and my notable lack of political interest…
Every Monday our authors provide a round-up of some of the most recently published peer reviewed articles from the field. We don…
Austerity kills. That’s the message of new research in the BMJ: Spending constraints between 2010 and 2014 were associated…
La pression sur les finances publiques depuis 2010 est liée à près de 120 000 décès supplémentaires en Angleterre et les…
Study suggests 120,000 excess deaths link to finance squeezeRelated items from OnMedicaBMA warns ‘year-round crisis set to be…
Over 60s and care home residents most at risk; changes in nurse numbers may be…