john williams
Managing Director- Birmingham Health Partners (neuroscience,mental hlth,wine,gardens,gargoyles & wales may intrude) Speaking in my own voice.
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Can Labour bring its divided family together? | Jonathan Freedland
It’s not just Brexitland and Remainia Jeremy Corbyn has to unite, but the generations and classes within the party, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Some have argued that, Labour should write off its old, white working-class base in the once industrial towns & organise itself instead around younger, socially liberal graduates in the major cities.
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The difficult truth for liberals: Labour must win back social conservatives | Paula Surridge
The party’s economic messaging isn’t reaching the voters who most need to hear it, says Paula Surridge, senior lecturer at the University of Bristol
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“On the vital issues of trust and alienation, again we find a divide among the left’s socially liberal and socially conservative voters. “
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A Mathematical Model Unlocks the Secrets of Vision
Mathematicians and neuroscientists have created the first anatomically accurate model that explains how vision is possible.
Election manifestos miss the mark on innovation, says Nesta
Parties are more focused on immediate issues like Brexit, security and the NHS, charity says
I Was Once a Socialist. Then I Saw How It Worked.
Two cheers for capitalism, now and forever.
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Today, the real argument is not between capitalism and socialism. It’s between a version of democratic capitalism, found in the U.S., Canada and Denmark, and forms of authoritarian capitalism, found in China, Russia ‘& a Johnson led UK?’
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The NHS is set for a post-election windfall – but staffing must be the priority | Richard Vize
Pledging a monsoon of extra funding won’t help a service in complete flux, where almost one in 10 clinical posts are unfilled
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The NHS is set for a post-election windfall – but staffing must be the priority: Pledging a monsoon of extra funding won’t help a service in complete flux, where almost one in 10 clinical posts are unfilled | Richard Vize
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If major reform of the NHS is on the horizon, can we fly less blind to its impact this time?
The NHS is a key battleground in this general election, and beats Brexit as the top public concern. The main political parties are competing over how much investment in the [...]More...
Travelling Hopefully to 2.4% GDP
David Willetts, for a number of years the Minister of State for Universities and Science, now an FRS, President of the Advisory Board for a think-tank (Resoluti
Patients at risk because NHS hospitals using different record-keeping systems | Imperial News | Imperial College London
A major survey of medical record keeping in the NHS has revealed critical deficiencies that could risk patients’ safety.
Britain’s nightmare before Christmas
A divided country faces an election that will tear it still further apart
As we head into a new decade, both parties are stuck in the past
In just 25 days we will enter a new decade. It is fitting that next week’s election comes at such a momentous time. We are faced with the unique opportunity to decide what we would like to make of...
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As we head into a new decade, both parties are stuck in the past ’It’s time to insist that UK emerges as a leader in science, technology, innovation & change over the course of 2020s. Call it the New Roaring Twenties if you’re looking for a nifty slogan.’
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Brexiteers should be careful what they wish for
There weren’t many political triumphs in 2017 but one achievement stands out: the introduction of plain packaging on tobacco products. The decision, forced through the Commons and the courts to the...
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Brexiteers should be careful what they wish for: 'spend time in Washington & you’ll hear the WTO being described in much the same way as many here regard the EU:an unelected cabal of pettifogging bureaucrats determined to undermine national sovereignty.'
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Our Critic’s Best Wine Moments of 2019
The best bottles don’t necessarily meet some objective standard. Instead, they are the ones that you can’t forget, that have meaning and tell stories.
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Our Critic’s Best Wine Moments of 2019: The best bottles don’t necessarily meet some objective standard. Instead, they are the ones that you can’t forget, that have meaning and tell stories.
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News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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What right did I have to be sobbing in front of my computer? 'Grief in the workplace can be hard to navigate when a colleague dies suddenly' ft.com/content/b75ddf… via @financialtimes
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Progress in malaria prevention questioned: a global expert criticised WHO methodology 'the frequent data adjustments had the effect of increasing the apparent success in lowering infections.“You can’t trust the figures (&) something serious is going wrong”
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Biogen divulges more data on trials for Alzheimer’s drug: 'patients receiving the highest dose experienced a significant slowing of their cognitive decline in two clinical trials.' ft.com/content/c43268… via @financialtimes
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News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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Britain’s fateful election offers no good choices: ' The Conservatives and Labour, colonised by populists, have abandoned the centre. Both have purged voices of moderation. Both offer illusory remedies that hark back to a half-imagined past'
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UK needs a political realignment, a swing back from the extremes to the centre. It needs internationalist, pro-business MPs who recognise that even outside the EU club, Britain can — & must — remain a liberal, open European power.
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The mindsets and practices of excellent CEOs
The CEO’s job is as difficult as it is important. Here is a guide to how the best CEOs think and act.