Last week, to the dismay of many ordinary people, and to the disapproval of such political worthies as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and…
Author: Ashis Banerjee
I qualified at medical school forty years ago and used to be an emergency doctor in London. I have no affiliations of any sort. At a time of information overload and "fake news" I believe there is a place for unbiased evidence, free from opinions. Opinions are for people to form based on facts. I am tired of pointless and time-consuming debate over information readily available in the public domain.
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The Mental Health Crisis in England: A Manifestation of Societal Dysfunction and Unmet Need
The Children’s Commissioner for England’s report on ‘Children’s mental health services 2022-23’ was published on 14 March 2024. Dame Rachel de Souza’s assertion…
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Veterinary Practice in the UK: The Free Market in Animal Healthcare and Some Market Failures
In keeping with its image as a nation of pet lovers, around 17 million households in the UK include at least one companion…
Starting at 12 30 PM GMT on 6 March 2024, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt revealed the last-remaining secrets of his much-awaited…
Paul Scully, Conservative MP for Sutton and Cheam and until recently Minister for London, informed listeners tuning into an interview on BBC Radio…
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Martha’s Rule: Empowering Patients, Families, and Carers, and Reinforcing Good Clinical Practice
On 20 February 2024, Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive of NHS England, announced that a hundred NHS trusts in England, comprising larger hospitals with…
Monmouth University Polling Institute-a centre for the study of public opinion at a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey- released the…
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Restoring Dental Health in England: Reactive Measures to Compensate for the Lack of Proactive Planning of NHS Dental Services
Long queues formed in the inner-city St Pauls neighbourhood of the southwestern English city of Bristol on the morning of Monday, 5 February…
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Proposals from the Far-Right for Germany’s Migrants, and the Resulting Popular Backlash
Large numbers of liberal Germans from diverse backgrounds have taken to the streets and public spaces of over a hundred towns and cities,…
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Farmers’ Protests in France: Responding to Environmental Regulation, Foreign Competition, and CAP Reform
France, the biggest agricultural producer in the EU and responsible for more than one-fifth of the total value of output, is also home to a…