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Thursday, 16 May 2013

Health and austerity

Interesting piece in the Guardian today featuring the fascinating work of my new colleague David Stuckler. 

Casual observation: some of the comments from the Great British Public that follow it are downright weird. But I can live with that. The right to free speech is also a right to firmly grasp the wrong end of the stick and make a fool of yourself. What you don't have is a right to be taken seriously.
Posted by Colin at 02:25

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