🚨New Paper🚨 ~1 year after the UK sugar tax was enforced we show a daily reduction in sugar consumption from soft drinks of 3g in children and 5.5g in adults; across the whole diet reductions in sugar intake were 4.8g & 10.9g/day, respectively. Full read jech.bmj.com/content/early/…

UN experts deeply concerned over “scholasticide” in Gaza: ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

She won the election on a platform of jobs for all, industry in the service of the nation, public ownership, a welfare state from the cradle to the grave, and a new National Health Service.

Social determinants of child health including oral health shown in tonight’s BBC Panorama from Sheffield with Helen Rodd Sir Michael Marmot. Positive work highlighted including supervised toothbrushing but austerity has taken huge toll on lives of children and families #bbcpanorama

Today I am tabling an amendment to the King's Speech, calling on our new government to suspend arms sales to Israel and end the UK government's complicity in war crimes. Me for the The Guardian: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The row over the two-child limit is emblematic of the wider hold “fiscal responsibility” is going to have over how Labour will govern.

The stunning Isles of Mull, Ulva, and here Gometra - just the most peaceful place to slow down, connect with nature and recharge.

Just re-read George Orwell’s 1984. Now, in 2024, feels like it’s getting closer than ever…

Gallus new protest song of love and hope for these times Viva l'amore! No pasaràn! Love Insurrection - Primal Scream Primal Scream youtu.be/3RGOlGca-j8?si…

Labour's manifesto mentioned "growth" 49 times and "inequality" once. The two are intertwined. Income inequality has fallen since 2008, but low growth has entrenched intergenerational inequalities. Me in Financial Times drawing on recently published Deaton Review ft.com/content/93a498…

We will win — and win big — in November if we campaign on the economic agenda that working people across this country want, including: - A higher minimum wage - Expanded Social Security benefits - An expanded child tax credit - Vision, dental, and hearing covered by Medicare

NHS cancer services and systems—ten pressure points a UK cancer control plan needs to address - The Lancet Oncology - Great to see fear of cancer recurrence mentioned! thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

Progress with dental infrastructure workstreams. Mwapa UofGDentalSchool Dentaid The Dental Charity Scotland Malawi Partnership ScotGovID 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Andrew Paterson David Conway Henry Schein UK Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow An update on some recent MalDent Project developments themaldentproject.com/2024/07/25/an-…

Substantial public money is invested in training dentists in the UK. All options - including bursaries / tie-ins - should be fully considered to improve NHS Dentistry to meet the needs and demands of the population.

Looking forward to this 📖 The Only Way Is Up by Polly Toynbee David Walker Hope we don’t get Austerity 2.0 Interesting to see the state the Tories left the UK in - wide inequality and collapsing public services - illustrated on the cover by long queue to access dental services

PhDone! 3 Years, 3 papers, a 242 page thesis and a near 3 hr viva later ... I passed my PhD Viva with minor corrections 🎓✅️ A huge thank you to my supervisors David Conway Alex McMahon & Gareth Inman & many amazing colleauges along the way! Cancer Research UK TRACC UofGDentalSchool CRUK Scotland Inst

The power of art in sharing stories of hope, perseverance and life after diagnosis of head and neck cancer. “Faces of Survival” Art display in East Surrey Hospital raises cancer awareness BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Inequality in wealth is linked with inequities in life expectancy. Wealth redistribution fiscal policies could substantially reduce inequities in population longevity. US longitudinal cohort - simulation analyses JAMA Internal Medicine jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Glasgow says racists are never welcome in our city. #LoveGlasgowHateRacism

#RefugeesWelcome #NaeNazis protest against the far right opens with drumming from SheBOOM in Glasgow. Thousands assemble to say no to racism and Islamophobia. #NoracismNofascism