Dr Erica Gadsby
@ericagadsby.bsky.social
Associate Professor of public health in Scotland. Social scientist investigating how society shapes health outcomes, with a focus on health services, policies and systems thinking in practice.
Nice one LBD www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
‘Send them to Mars’: Led By Donkeys Glastonbury exhibit takes aim at Musk
Campaign group say piece responds to tech billionaires’ ‘dangerous’ mission to make humans interplanetary
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Nice one LBD www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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June 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Prof Deenan Pillay @deenan.bsky.social , former chair of @independentsage.bsky.social , is an expert virologist never afraid to call things out.
He was right to oppose arbitrary reductions in COVID isolation times, and he's right about this.
£bns wasted on private industry, no UK legacy 🤬
He was right to oppose arbitrary reductions in COVID isolation times, and he's right about this.
£bns wasted on private industry, no UK legacy 🤬
"Shameful"
The Inquiry hears from expert virologist Prof. Deenan Pillay that the Government chose to spend billions on private consultants from Deloitte instead of listening to experts.
The labs they set up have since been dismantled.
'We've been left with nothing'.
The Inquiry hears from expert virologist Prof. Deenan Pillay that the Government chose to spend billions on private consultants from Deloitte instead of listening to experts.
The labs they set up have since been dismantled.
'We've been left with nothing'.
May 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Prof Deenan Pillay @deenan.bsky.social , former chair of @independentsage.bsky.social , is an expert virologist never afraid to call things out.
He was right to oppose arbitrary reductions in COVID isolation times, and he's right about this.
£bns wasted on private industry, no UK legacy 🤬
He was right to oppose arbitrary reductions in COVID isolation times, and he's right about this.
£bns wasted on private industry, no UK legacy 🤬
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I spent the half-year working on this investigation. Extraordinary influence of UPF lobby behind the scenes.
'UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms' 👇
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
'UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms' 👇
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I spent the half-year working on this investigation. Extraordinary influence of UPF lobby behind the scenes.
'UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms' 👇
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
'UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms' 👇
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts
The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.
www.campaignforthearts.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
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Trump spurs global rollback on the rights of women and girls www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Trump spurs global rollback on the rights of women and girls
US President leads the way to a cruel new world order in which women and girls are among the first victims. Governments must push back
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Trump spurs global rollback on the rights of women and girls www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
I love the range of projects conducted by our MPH students. One such student - a dental therapist - conducted a critical policy analysis of oral health policies in England and Scotland.
📖 Read about Zoe's final year project below 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/rethin...
📖 Read about Zoe's final year project below 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/rethin...
Rethinking Early Childhood Caries: What’s the Problem Represented to Be?
A critical policy analysis from Scotland and England What happens when we stop asking only how to solve a public health problem, and instead ask how the problem itself is being defined? This was the c...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I love the range of projects conducted by our MPH students. One such student - a dental therapist - conducted a critical policy analysis of oral health policies in England and Scotland.
📖 Read about Zoe's final year project below 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/rethin...
📖 Read about Zoe's final year project below 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/rethin...
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📣Calling our mid-career researchers: Our MCR sub-committee is hosting a webinar on practical tips for aspiring Principal Investigators!📣
In this 2hour workshop, Profs Simon Capewell & Ruth Dundas will share insights on planning + managing projects to improve your capability as a PI
bit.ly/44lfh6u
In this 2hour workshop, Profs Simon Capewell & Ruth Dundas will share insights on planning + managing projects to improve your capability as a PI
bit.ly/44lfh6u
Practical tips for aspiring PIs
Congratulations! You, a first-time PI have been awarded £500K. What do you now??
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May 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
📣Calling our mid-career researchers: Our MCR sub-committee is hosting a webinar on practical tips for aspiring Principal Investigators!📣
In this 2hour workshop, Profs Simon Capewell & Ruth Dundas will share insights on planning + managing projects to improve your capability as a PI
bit.ly/44lfh6u
In this 2hour workshop, Profs Simon Capewell & Ruth Dundas will share insights on planning + managing projects to improve your capability as a PI
bit.ly/44lfh6u
Listening to Farage on R4 I'm feeling for the public health team in Runcorn. It's going to be a tough period I think. Farage seems to dismiss preventive measures as a waste of money.
May 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Listening to Farage on R4 I'm feeling for the public health team in Runcorn. It's going to be a tough period I think. Farage seems to dismiss preventive measures as a waste of money.
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📣 It’s finally out out - initial guidance to address the spectrum of LC as a disease & reinforces the need for translational research & large-scale treatment trials for treatment protocols.
🌍 🫶🏼 🙏 to the 179 exerts who collaborated from 28 countries
ann-clinmicrob.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
🌍 🫶🏼 🙏 to the 179 exerts who collaborated from 28 countries
ann-clinmicrob.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
April 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
📣 It’s finally out out - initial guidance to address the spectrum of LC as a disease & reinforces the need for translational research & large-scale treatment trials for treatment protocols.
🌍 🫶🏼 🙏 to the 179 exerts who collaborated from 28 countries
ann-clinmicrob.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
🌍 🫶🏼 🙏 to the 179 exerts who collaborated from 28 countries
ann-clinmicrob.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Thank you @icchnr.bsky.social & QICN for a great conference last week! Fantastic to hear experts from so many countries discussing the critical role of community nursing in achieving the UN SDGs. Privileged to share my work on health visiting www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/publish...
www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk
April 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Thank you @icchnr.bsky.social & QICN for a great conference last week! Fantastic to hear experts from so many countries discussing the critical role of community nursing in achieving the UN SDGs. Privileged to share my work on health visiting www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/publish...
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A decade of the lies and false promises common to abusers is a decade too long.
April 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
A decade of the lies and false promises common to abusers is a decade too long.
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You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
So much of this ill-health is preventable. But who are we as a society if we withdraw support BEFORE reducing the need for it?
A few months ago the FT suggested the surge in disability benefit claims may not have been driven by an actual rise in illness/disability, having found limited evidence for such a rise since the pandemic
Now the IFS has published research suggesting there has been a rise ifs.org.uk/news/various...
Now the IFS has published research suggesting there has been a rise ifs.org.uk/news/various...
Various indicators point to a deterioration in population mental health – likely contributing to rising disability benefit caseloads | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Mental health has worsened since the pandemic. This is consistent with rising disability benefit claims for mental health.
ifs.org.uk
March 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
So much of this ill-health is preventable. But who are we as a society if we withdraw support BEFORE reducing the need for it?
This covers some of my own rants over the years of working in academia.
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
March 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This covers some of my own rants over the years of working in academia.
Trump's pants should be on fire. Has there ever been such a flagrant liar? This is the great 'more or less' on his 350 billion dollar claim:
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More or Less - Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths - BBC Sounds
The numbers behind Ukraine’s rare earth worth and the UK’s defence spending ambitions.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trump's pants should be on fire. Has there ever been such a flagrant liar? This is the great 'more or less' on his 350 billion dollar claim:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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If you are reeling from Trump & Vance's disgusting performance towards Zelensky last night, might you consider donating to www.hospiceukraine.com, the tiny charity I set up with Henry Marsh to support local Ukrainian palliative care teams?
We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...
We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...
March 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
If you are reeling from Trump & Vance's disgusting performance towards Zelensky last night, might you consider donating to www.hospiceukraine.com, the tiny charity I set up with Henry Marsh to support local Ukrainian palliative care teams?
We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...
We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...
An excellent #mustread on the unprecedented assault on the concept of public health (and much more) in the US
My Hiding in Plain Sight Nation column on the Musk-Trump assault on science. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
DOGE Takes a Chain Saw to Federally Funded Scientific Research
The Trump administration’s efforts to reorient the country away from cutting-edge research will be felt by nearly every area of science.
www.thenation.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
An excellent #mustread on the unprecedented assault on the concept of public health (and much more) in the US
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"This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” Gawande told me in an interview. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”
Horrific: One of the USAID programs Trump just terminated was set to deliver lifesaving treatment to hundreds of thousands of starving kids abroad. Much of it is now sitting in a Georgia warehouse.
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie
We can now be depressingly confident that their mass cuts are killing people.
newrepublic.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” Gawande told me in an interview. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”
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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
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Donald Trump again mimics Putin and calls for an election in Ukraine - falsely claiming Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%”
Recent polling in fact shows that Zelensky’s approval rating is better than Trumps
Lets make sure everyone knows the truth
youtu.be/QDagM0WWEP4?...
Recent polling in fact shows that Zelensky’s approval rating is better than Trumps
Lets make sure everyone knows the truth
youtu.be/QDagM0WWEP4?...
Trump falsely claims Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%” - recent polling puts it better than his
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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February 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Donald Trump again mimics Putin and calls for an election in Ukraine - falsely claiming Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%”
Recent polling in fact shows that Zelensky’s approval rating is better than Trumps
Lets make sure everyone knows the truth
youtu.be/QDagM0WWEP4?...
Recent polling in fact shows that Zelensky’s approval rating is better than Trumps
Lets make sure everyone knows the truth
youtu.be/QDagM0WWEP4?...
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Make this @OfficialUoM press release viral
“Trump … echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming …Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%…polling…puts his approval rating at 63% - making him the most popular politician in the country.”
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
“Trump … echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming …Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%…polling…puts his approval rating at 63% - making him the most popular politician in the country.”
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
Trump is making false claims about Zelensky's popularity, say experts
US President Donald Trump has once again echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%. In reality, polling by ex...
www.manchester.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Make this @OfficialUoM press release viral
“Trump … echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming …Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%…polling…puts his approval rating at 63% - making him the most popular politician in the country.”
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
“Trump … echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming …Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%…polling…puts his approval rating at 63% - making him the most popular politician in the country.”
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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We are on the road for democracy and justice | Bernie Sanders
We are on the road for democracy and justice | Bernie Sanders
What we are fighting for is not ‘utopian’ or unachievable. Trumpism can and must be defeated
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We are on the road for democracy and justice | Bernie Sanders
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Hard-won rights, so easily rescinded.
Five major airlines—American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, and United—have joined an airline trade association lawsuit to overturn a Department of Transportation rule that forces airlines to treat wheelchair users and their mobility devices with dignity.
Airlines sue to overturn rule against breaking wheelchairs
Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment.
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Hard-won rights, so easily rescinded.
Studies like this fascinate me. Simple but insightful. Do climate advocates coordinate to the same extent in similar ways I wonder?
February 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Studies like this fascinate me. Simple but insightful. Do climate advocates coordinate to the same extent in similar ways I wonder?