http://blogs.bmj.com/ebmh-talk/2009/03/26/some-are-more-equal-than-others/ Responding to and stimulating debate about the many subjects that interest and drive the large, diverse, and intellectually hungry medical humanities community. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:28:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blogs.bmj.com/ebmh-talk/2009/03/26/some-are-more-equal-than-others/#comment-31 Angela Jones Wed, 20 May 2009 07:28:55 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/ebmh-talk/?p=29#comment-31 Thanks to Steven Reid for bringing this important succession of publications to our attention. I was disappointed to see him using the denigratory term 'motherhood and apple pie' to describe Lynne Friedli's recommendations. What is wrong with health working in partnership with other sectors to tackle the problems which are causing distress, or decent working conditions or encouraging a healthier society by reducing barriers such as access and transport probelms? I hope Steven Reid is being deliberately controversial, because if he really thinks that this is impossibly wishywashy and aspirational (my interpretation of motherhood and apple pie), and if his view is representative of the BMA in general, then there really is little hope. After all, as he points out, the global scenario is one of huge turmoil and economic change, and we are in a situation where, as communities, we need to take action to make things fairer, in a scenario where we can no longer rely on 'growth' to buy us the changes that are needed. Thanks to Steven Reid for bringing this important succession of publications to our attention. I was disappointed to see him using the denigratory term ‘motherhood and apple pie’ to describe Lynne Friedli’s recommendations. What is wrong with health working in partnership with other sectors to tackle the problems which are causing distress, or decent working conditions or encouraging a healthier society by reducing barriers such as access and transport probelms? I hope Steven Reid is being deliberately controversial, because if he really thinks that this is impossibly wishywashy and aspirational (my interpretation of motherhood and apple pie), and if his view is representative of the BMA in general, then there really is little hope. After all, as he points out, the global scenario is one of huge turmoil and economic change, and we are in a situation where, as communities, we need to take action to make things fairer, in a scenario where we can no longer rely on ‘growth’ to buy us the changes that are needed.

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