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Mel Bartley
@zetkin.bsky.social
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πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ¦”πŸ¦‘πŸŒΉπŸ•ŠEmeritus prof of medical sociology UCL. Posting on social inequality in health , work & health, commercial & political determinants of health. Relationship between research & policy. Sometimes post about badgers, trams & trains. Oublagea .. more

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Melanie Jane Bartley FBA is a medical sociologist and retired academic. She was Professor of Medical Sociology at University College London from 2001 to 2012.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 6h
My step -grandmother (a refugee from Hitler), being told that a computer could calculate in 1 second what would take a human 1000 years: "But then how do you know it is right?"
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social Β· 13h
'We don’t really know how AI reaches its conclusions – even the programmers admit as much. Nor can we verify its reasoning against clear, objective criteria. So when we follow AI’s advice, we are not guided by reason. We are back in the realm of faith.'
Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 6h
Seemed tricky at first
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 6h
Interesting point of view
stephenkb.bsky.social Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Β· 7h
Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
Populists attack London because it is β€˜progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor
www.ft.com

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 7h
Agreed. And my European friends tell me that if Putin falls, the likely successors are worse.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Β· 7h
Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
Populists attack London because it is β€˜progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor
www.ft.com

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 8h
But our modern lifestyle seems to demand we be able to go shopping at any time to avoid misery & depression. This is the victory of alienation -- when the only purpose of work is to earn money to go shopping. Very sad.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 9h
My ex-OSS stepfather told me that in a few years Western leaders would be saying "Come back Uncle Joe [Stalin], all is forgiven". He forsaw the rise of militant Islamism.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social Β· 13h
'We don’t really know how AI reaches its conclusions – even the programmers admit as much. Nor can we verify its reasoning against clear, objective criteria. So when we follow AI’s advice, we are not guided by reason. We are back in the realm of faith.'
Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
Same to you

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
Didnt make mistakes this time--- it just took what it took
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 1d
For people wondering if there is any difference between Tories & Labour in NHS spending

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 2d
I had been wondering about this. Is there a lot if money in procuring children for rich men to rape?

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 2d
Careless. Should have made 4
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EDEN GATEKEEPER @edengk.bsky.social Β· 2d
RABID PEDOPHILES REIGN
How Did Epstein Make His Fortune? "He Stole It," Finds NYT Investigation
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 3d
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 3d
Thank you for all your work & best wishes for 2026

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 3d
Very sensible comment
irishdreamer.bsky.social Marlowe_UK @irishdreamer.bsky.social Β· 3d
Labour is testing the waters wiki the public and the media. Wes Streeting is fronting it for now so the PM doesn’t have to put his name to it yet.

Which was always going to be the case. We can’t β€œjust join”. First the public need to be shown the benefits until the media can’t hide them anymore.
dartsmaster.bsky.social Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social Β· 3d
Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties β€˜strategic necessity’ for UK firms www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Marlowe_UK @irishdreamer.bsky.social Β· 3d
Labour is testing the waters wiki the public and the media. Wes Streeting is fronting it for now so the PM doesn’t have to put his name to it yet.

Which was always going to be the case. We can’t β€œjust join”. First the public need to be shown the benefits until the media can’t hide them anymore.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 3d
I have that temptation with social class. Most peoples ideas about what it is infuriate me🀨😈

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
I do remember this, you are quite right. It was a great way to put pressure on for a Leave vote from the racists who might not have bothered otherwise.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
I suspect that in Denmark less poverty, better housing, nutrition & free health care mean that such diseases are less likely to become either serious or chronic.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
Thank you Peter. Very enlightening. And happy Xmas as wellπŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ†

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
At some point the powerful might realise that creating new humans, especially new humans capable of an independent existence, takes a lot of resources. Never mind that these are mostly provided by women.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
I did notice how the BBC tried to use their time to stir up yet more right wing hysteria by using the proposed banning of trail hunting as the topic of a phone in program this morning. Pathetic.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
But that was immigration from EU nations. No Muslims, no people of colour

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
RQ: "How much of the differences in self rated health can be explained by smoking, drinking, diet & exercise?". Data from studies in different nations using diferent methods.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
It might look that way on opinion polls, but try to imagine what a Reform victory would look like IRL.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
Maybe ingorant question but can you put "mode" into a multi level model?

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social Β· 4d
Enoh Powell was expelled from the Tory party for his Rivers of Blood speech in 1968. Now you get even a Labour leader talking about a Land of Strangers.