British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was at his oratorical best as he triumphantly brought the annual Conservative Party Conference to a conclusion at…
Reports from the Pandora Papers have started to trickle through, from 3 October 2021 onwards. The world’s largest example yet of global collaborative…
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Face-to-Face or Remote Access? Facing up to the Challenges for General Practice in Britain Today
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) works and, in so doing, has further laid bare the…
Long queues of vehicles lining up for scarce supplies of diesel and petrol , empty fuel pumps, rising oil prices, and instances of…
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Britain’s Energy Sector: Too Many Suppliers, Not Enough Supplies, and a Need to Rationalise Energy Use
A number of smaller energy suppliers have been forced out of business in the UK since January 2021, at which time the nation’s…
In America, public health officials, healthcare regulators, the federal government, and conservative politicians normally averse to state intervention in healthcare, are currently sharing…
In a joint statement on 15 September 2021, three high-profile political leaders of the Anglophone world-President Joe Biden and Prime Ministers Boris Johnson…
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Covid-19 Vaccination for 12- to 15-years old: A Recent Shift in British Vaccines Policy
On 13 September 2021, the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care announced that all 12- to 15-year-olds in England would shortly…
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The Use of Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19: A Story of Politicised Endorsements, Unregulated Prescriptions, and Rampant Self-Medication
Ivermectin can be considered a “good drug” if used properly. It is cheap, widely available, easy to administer, usually as a single dose,…
Election manifesto pledges are at best promises, not necessarily meant to be kept, and yet readily broken when the situation demands. The prevailing…