@martinmckee.bsky.social
Prof of European Public Health LSHTM
Co-Director European Observatory on Health Systems & Policy
Member Independent SAGE
Past President BMA & EUPHA
Committed to 🇬🇧 rejoining 🇪🇺
@hhesterm.bsky.socialReposted by @martinmckee.bsky.socialEU statement on the ICC and US sanctions www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
@martinmckee.bsky.socialA reminder that there are other important elections in November. Once again @thejuicemedia.com capture the issues in Aotearoa New Zealand with incisive clarity
@martinmckee.bsky.socialIncredible interview on R4 Today “It’s very difficult to get someone to understand something when their income depends on them not understanding it” Upton Sinclair
@martinmckee.bsky.socialNot unexpected, but worryingly complacent response by @ashorguk.bsky.social to news on >1 million vaping who never smoked.
@martinmckee.bsky.socialI never cease to be amazed by how apparently sensible people give time of day to ludicrous arguments by self interested groups. Money not spent on gambling will be spent somewhere else, likely creating more jobs than are lost from restrictions
@martinmckee.bsky.socialCan someone ask next Conservative politician to appear on Today programme what taxes they will raise to pay for indulgence of staying outside EU?
@martinmckee.bsky.socialAlways enjoy the incisive cartoons @gasteinforum.bsky.social
@martinmckee.bsky.socialPrivileged to lead a walk celebrating the life and many contributions to patient voice and Europe of our friend Tessa Richards, late of @bmj.com @gasteinforum.bsky.social with talks by patient reps ar each stop. So many fond memories.
@martinmckee.bsky.socialOnce it was “bread and circuses” Now it’s “arches and ballrooms”
@martinmckee.bsky.socialRichard Dadd at @royalacademy.bsky.social is small but a fascinating human story (and some great pictures)
@plosglobalpublichealth.orgReposted by @martinmckee.bsky.socialResearchers Helen Walls and @martinmckee.bsky.social with @lshtm.bsky.social discuss the structural drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition – taking a closer look at corporate power and wealth inequality.
đź’ˇ Read the essay: plos.io/46HCPCo
@martinmckee.bsky.socialThank you. Absolutely fascinating
@martinmckee.bsky.socialCan we add public health too? These issues have enormous consequences for health yet, while some of us do our best to raise concerns, most in my field shy away from anything that could be considered “political”.
@martinmckee.bsky.socialHis words “it is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it”, which I seem to quote almost every week, are probably the best explanation of why getting things done in public health is so difficult.
@martinmckee.bsky.socialA bit of history - my colleagues Josep Figueras & Elias Mossialos describe how we created @obshealth.bsky.social almost 30 years ago
@martinmckee.bsky.socialAnd if you don’t know all the wonders of the Kingdom of Denmark, don’t forget the Faroes. Stunningly beautiful (but bring waterproofs)
@martinmckee.bsky.socialJust putting this up as a memory of my visit to Nuuk in June
@martinmckee.bsky.social@eupha.bsky.social welcomes @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu State of the Union Address & especially sections on extreme weather, climate, AI, digital safety, and housing. eupha.org/articles/the...
@martinmckee.bsky.socialOnce again, ministers are claiming that a UK/US trade deal has made an innovative medicine available. What deal? All we have is a “preliminary understanding”. www.gov.uk/government/p...
@instituteforgovernment.org.ukReposted by @martinmckee.bsky.socialEVENT | Does the UK do enough to guard against corruption in public life?
Thursday 17 Sept, 17:30
With political donations in the news, join us to hear an expert panel discuss what reforms may be needed to strengthen transparency and accountability www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/does-u...