The Secret Nuclear War
The period from 1947 to 1991 is often referred to as the “Cold War” – so named because the main protagonists possessed massive nuclear arsenals but never engaged in direct military conflict. Despite the threat of mutually assured destruction the...
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Fashion, Male Beauty and the Men’s Dress Reform Party
Changing ideas about medicine and public health were never more in flux than the two decades before the Second World War. One group that sought to steer a new direction in public health was the social hygiene movement – a...
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Evidence versus autonomy in TB treatment: a tale of two professions
Today we are used to the idea that medical therapies and interventions are based on some form of evidence about patient outcomes. Indeed the new commissioning processes enshrined in the Health and Social Care Act require NHS commissioners to place...
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Representing Suffering: Global Markets, Migrant Workers and the Morecambe Bay Tragedy
The Morecambe Bay Tragedy occurred on the 5th of February 2004 when a group of Chinese ‘migrant’ cockle pickers set out on the sands of Morecambe Bay to collect the small edible clams – they were to be paid £5...
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Badgers, TB and Culling Uncertainty?
I have never really been that bothered about badgers – I noticed: the wildlife programs; the cuddly toys; and even that they have a certain cuteness. But other than this I had no strong opinions about badgers. I was then...
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Playing the blame game: political capital and Mid Staffs