Boris Johnson has long taken the view that rules have been created for others to obey and facts are flexible. When he was Brussels correspondent for the Daily Telegraph he […]
Brexit
Cheap fags and booze: why now, more than ever, we need a whole government approach to health
On Tuesday, an announcement by the Chancellor and accompanying HM Treasury tweet promoted cheap cigarettes and alcohol as something we can all look forward to following a no-deal Brexit. A […]
Martin McKee: Booze and fags replace bread and circuses—selling Brexit to the people
For a government that claims to be doing everything possible to reach a deal with the European Union as it leaves it, the latest message from Her Majesty’s Treasury (Finance […]
“Irresponsible” for raising concerns—Who dares accuse David Nicholl?
David Nicholl has been asking legitimate questions. It is the government’s urgent duty to answer them, say Martin McKee and Trish Greenhalgh […]
Brexit: Doctors’ first duty in no-deal planning is to speak up about the risks to patients
Doctors have a duty to tell the public if a policy puts them at risk […]
David Wrigley: Doctors will not be the agents enforcing a new “hostile environment”
As the UK stands on the verge of exiting the EU without a deal, the government has quietly shifted the enforcement of its new “hostile environment” onto the already overstretched […]
Martin McKee: Healthcare has brought people together across the Irish border—now Brexit threatens what has been achieved
A no deal Brexit would tear up healthcare arrangements for Irish border communities and threaten the hard-won peace, says Martin McKee […]
Martin McKee: If leaked Operation Yellowhammer document is wrong, then the government must publish the right one
Grave concerns prompted by leaked analysis of no deal Brexit preparations cannot be dispelled or tackled by hollow assurances, says Martin McKee […]
Martin McKee: Turbocharging British science? Boris Johnson’s proposals promise much but will deliver little
Boris Johnson’s claim that the UK will become a “supercharged magnet” for scientists post-Brexit is poles apart from the realities of losing free movement, says Martin McKee […]
Implications of “no deal” Brexit for orphan and paediatric medicines
In the event of a “no deal” Brexit some of the UK’s most vulnerable, especially children with rare diseases, may lose access to the best medicine available, say Stuart Elborn, […]