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Published Articles.
Nov 27, 2018
The Tories have underfunded mental health services while boasting of their generosity
The overall economic and social costs to our society of poor mental health are estimated to be more than £100bn a year. In that context,...
Jul 3, 2018
Let’s celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday by burying some myths about it
Why does our society provide health services collectively rather than privately? Why don’t we all simply, as individuals, buy what we...
Jun 18, 2018
The myth of the ‘wasteful and inefficient’ NHS
NHS “efficiency savings” have been the lodestar of politicians for the best part of three decades. Kenneth Clarke introduced the...
Feb 22, 2017
If we want an adequate health service we will need to pay more tax
Imagine a large barrel that we pull apart, reconstruct and expand (at considerable expense) every year. Imagine we need to store a...
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