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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.
September 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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It's shameful that we are so behind with endometriosis, but a landmark $50 million donation offers new hope. vajenda.substack.com/p/decades-be...
Decades Behind: The Shameful Neglect of Endometriosis Research
A Landmark $50 Million Donation Offers New Hope for One of Medicine's Most Overlooked Conditions
vajenda.substack.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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I'm delighted to host a guest substack post this week by Bea Dutton, a textile artist and part time registrar in the UK - she wrote movingly about her experiences of conducting citizenship ceremonies.

This is Britain at its best. have a read!

christinapagel.substack.com/p/guest-post...
Guest Post: "You made my Dad British"
Bea Dutton, a registrar in England, reflects on the quiet power and joy of citizenship ceremonies
christinapagel.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM