1/6. Quick points on #DarziReview (gov.uk/government/pub…) govt response and Office for Budget Responsibility projections also out yesterday. As Luca Tiratelli (& others) have pointed out Darzi is about content and context, this one👇

It’s been a busy week for #PublicHealthNutrition & our research … blogs & papers! We wrote a blog post for @OHA_UK highlighting how local authorities can shape healthier food environments obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2024/09/12/foo… #PowerToPlaces

Eight guests in an hour…impossible for anyone to say anything interesting..no time for them to do so..:

The ultimate cautionary tale of what happens when big pharma gets too big - rips apart families and communities for profit and profile. But the people fought back. A dramatic, rallying cry for strong regulation, fearless lawyers and good politicians bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

A run along The Belmont Trail - old branch line linking Harrow and Wealdstone and Stanmore (a victim of the Beeching cuts)

In France a law states that 50% of the materials in public buildings need to be timber or natural materials And this is the kind of libraries you get as a result By Atelier Woa in Paris

Public investment , including R&D, must be increased not cut in the period ahead if Britain is to lift its dismal growth rate. Important letter from very good economists. UK spending cuts would damage ‘foundations of the economy’, Reeves told via Financial Times on.ft.com/3zkSGcY

Thanks to Daisy Cooper MP 🔶 for sharing her experience with Crohn’s Disease. As a fellow crohnie, it is good to hear a senior politician talk about what can be a very serious and scary condition. Stay well. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Make pathways beautiful again.

Chris Whitty leading the charge in government for more sugar taxes and minimum alcohol pricing As Lord Darzi calls for more sin taxes, we understand that the chief medical officer is launching a renewed push to persuade ministers - who remain sceptical thetimes.com/article/bc9574…

The government has confirmed that it will establish a Council of the Nations and Regions, which aims to strengthen connections between different parts of the UK and support cross-government coordination. Learn more with our latest Insight: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/council-of-the…

This is very sensible and will highly probably increase prosperity. Here's why..... createstreets.com/projects/move-…

Improving the health and wellbeing of society is a good thing in and of itself. Doing so will contribute to creating a more sustainable health and care system. And much more besides. NHS reform is not the end point. The wellbeing of the people is the overall goal.

This is spot on. We need to talk about health freedom more. Good health and wellbeing is the foundation for a happy and productive life. Achieving it means an active, smart government taking on the commercial interests that seek to profit from making us sick.

We recommend new taxes on health polluters - including tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food companies - to raise over £10bn per year by the end of the parliament, to fund new good health schemes such as a fresh fruit and vegetable subsidy.

There is no wealth without health.

👀Check out our proposal w/ The Health Foundation for a preventative category of spending within Department Expenditure Limits: Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limits. By ring fencing preventative investment, we can inject long-termism into public spending⬇️ demos.co.uk/research/reven…

This is why in my view the NHS reform plan needs to sit UNDER the wider health mission. The overall aim can't be to sort the NHS (important though that is). The overall aim has to be create better health - for everyone.

. Local Government Association (LGA) has published guidance to improve relationships between councils, regional sector bodies and smaller charities in England civilsociety.co.uk/news/guidance-…