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From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar
By Devi Sridhar

Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/25/scotland-england-water-privatisation-disaster

#Waterindustry #Water #Utilities #Scotland #ThamesWater #Waterbills #Environment #Business #UKnews #Householdbills #TheGuardian #DeviSridhar

As Ebola kills thousands in DRC, a perfect storm is making the virus hard to stop | Devi Sridhar
By Devi Sridhar

New species and regional instability are factors – but decisions made in the US and Britain are also costing lives

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/17/ebola-kills-thousands-drc-perfect-storm-virus

#Ebola #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Infectiousdiseases #Africa #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DeviSridhar

The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe | Devi Sridhar
By Devi Sridhar

Americans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t change that

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/30/us-public-rfk-jr-america-healthy-europe-wellness-fads

#USnews #Health #RobertFKennedyJr #Worldnews #USguncontrol #UShealthcare #TheGuardian #DeviSridhar

The #CovidInquiry report makes it clear: Britain was completely and fatally unprepared - always good to hear from
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/18/uk-government-covid-covid-inquiry-report-britain-pandemic #science #pandemic #UKpolitics

We’re all living longer. Instead of struggling to stay young, why not learn to age well?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/14/living-longer-stay-young-age-millions-life?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#DeviSridhar

The rows over ‘anti-motorist’ Ulez and LTNs lose sight of the truth: they save lives
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/04/uk-must-follow-europe-lead-prioritising-walking-cycling-public-transport?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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We protect children from smoking and gambling – why not shield them from social media too?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/04/smoking-gambling-children-social-media-apps-snapchat-health-regulation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#DeviSridhar

Don’t blame scientists for what went wrong with Covid – ministers were the ones calling the shots
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/13/covid-inquiry-ministers-scientific-advisers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#DeviSridhar
#CovidInquiry

The secret to why exercise is so good for mental health? ‘Hope molecules’
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/04/exercise-mental-health-hope-molecules-mood-strength?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Hundreds of British people are needlessly going blind. Why?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/british-people-going-blind-doctors-tory-cuts?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#DeviSridhar

In a sceptical era, understand this: vaccines do work - and our children need them
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/27/vaccines-work-children-covid-decline-england?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#DeviSridhar

Covid struck and Britain locked down. Here’s what we learned from that – and what we must do next time
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/23/covid-britain-locked-down-three-years-trauma?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#DeviSridhar

Was the Covid pandemic bad for mental health? It depends who you ask
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/10/pandemic-mental-health-covid-lockdown?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#DeviSridhar

What do Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages show? Not what the Telegraph wants us to see
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/01/matt-hancock-whatsapp-messages-telegraph-covid-pandemic?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#MattHancock
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"After Brexit, if Sunak really wants a ‘science superpower’, he must fix these three things," says Devi Sridhar.

This is a rhetorical point, as these things are not fixable with #Brexit. To do so would require at the very least full membership of #HorizonEurope, and the restoration of #FreeMovement.

#science #DeviSridhar

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/09/science-cabinet-seat-britain-research-brexit-rishi-sunak?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other