Breaking: The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in the chest in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. A worrying targeted attack in a country riven with anti-science and anti-medical research conspiracy theorists. And with too many guns.

10th anniversary of @SocialValuesNICE 2014.1:Utility&efficiency;2.Justice&Equity;3:Autonomy;4:Solidarity;5:Participation;6:Sustainability;7:Transparency&Accountability; 8:AppropriateMethodsGuidanceDevelopment Caroline Kenny EPPI Centre David Gough

This 10th anniversary of Social Values NICE report 2014.1:Utility&efficiency;2.Justice&Equity;3:Autonomy;4:Solidarity;5:Participation;6:Sustainability;7:Transparency&Accountability; 8:AppropriateMethodsGuidanceDevelopment Caroline Kenny EPPI Centre David Gough

"The richest 1% now has as much wealth as the rest of the world combined, according to Oxfam." It's not immigrants stealing your wealth, but the people paying for the propaganda, to get people to believe this. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

In 1988, the US Navy shot down an Iranian airliner, killing all 290 civilians on board. Recently declassified files show how the UK government offered immediate support to the US, and assisted in the cover-up. declassifieduk.org/britain-immedi…

Oxfam says Israel is deliberately obstructing the delivery of food into Gaza A reminder that the UN Human Rights Council, the ICC, Human Rights Watch, even the former head of the Israeli national security council(!), all say Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war

The journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem now involves the 7 military Christmas checkpoints of an apartheid and genocidal regime.

The incontrovertible evidence for why the murder rate in the USA is 5-7 times higher than other OECD countries. GUNS.

Professor Lucy Easthope

The only person in politics who has been speaking about this issue consistently.

Remember when Joe Biden said an Israeli assault on Rafah was a red line that must not be crossed? Israel did indeed cross it, and suffered no consequences. Unlike the people of Rafah.

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🎙️ In conversation: we spoke to Nancy Hey about the legacy of the UK's What Works Centre for Wellbeing. Listen to our podcast series now ⬇️ transforming-evidence.org/resources/tran…

I suppose it can’t be long until Trump decides he’ll solve the Northern Ireland ‘problem’ by sending all the Catholics south of the border, all the Protestants to Scotland and all the atheists/agnostics to Isle of Man; and then turns the place into a giant golf course.

My full statement on the Gaza Famine :

A very meaningful meeting with Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney. I am grateful that this visit is taking place today, on such an important day for Ukrainians – Independence Day. This is highly symbolic, as Canada was among the first to recognize the restoration of Ukraine’s

I was a war correspondent in Vietnam. Some 63 journalists were killed there in 10 years. But never did we fear we were deliberately targeted by the VC or the NVA. The UN says the Israelis have killed >240 journalists in Gaza in less than two years. Deliberately and criminally.

Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

My riposte in today's Times letter page.