Mel Bartley
@zetkin.bsky.social
🇪🇺🦔🦡🌹🕊Emeritus 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
"The electrical installation course requires knowledge of algebra and trigonometry, plus mastery of a wiring regs handbook that is twice as long as Pride and Prejudice" Important read on vocational ed from 14. You need a really solid foundation in English, maths & science for many jobs in trades.
The problem with "parity of esteem"
Vocational education at age 14 is not the answer
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Are there cancer epidemiologists who are also into the more philosophical aspects of epidemiology and causation? I’m compiling some potential destinations for a research stay. Just aware of some papers (1?) of @mendelrandom.bsky.social with Paul Brennan…
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So this is what our schools & colleges should really be encouraging & fostering.
Rae Radford@raeradford.bsky.social · 19h agoPrecisely. #BookSky
Some sensible suggestions for bio-banking www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Participation bias in the UK Biobank distorts genetic associations and downstream analyses - Nature Human Behaviour
The authors use information on 14 traits and create a representative pseudo-sample of the UK Biobank population, showing that participation bias distorts behavioural genome-wide association study and ...
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🆕Publication Fewer Heart Attacks, More Cancer Cases, Better Survival Chances Medical progress is currently one of the strongest forces shaping populations & their health. Researchers examined how disease prevention has affected various diseases in Sweden. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/advancesprevention
This is what happens when anti-racism norms erode, and elites bear a lot of the responsibility for norm erosion, as they have disproportionate power to set and enforce norms
Charles EP Murphy@cepmurphy.bsky.social · 2d agonews.sky.com/story/nhs-st... stereotypically this has been seen as Old People, but not only would the old people of now have often been born post-Windrush, lot of this will be younger people who've always lived in a diverse Britain. The guy with a pregnant wife likely millennial at oldest
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Imagine living in a nation whose policies are being determined by this kind of scum
Owen Jones@owenjones.bsky.social · 3d agoThey are radicalising people into extremism.
There must be loads of prisoners who have committed lesser offences than murder who could be released early? And totally nuts to bang up hundreds of pensioners to placate the Zionists.
Somtimes a process of eliminating letters does work Wordle 1,871 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels
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I absolutely detest London, but this is right.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 5d agoWhat if one of the best things about London was free? It is. Our museums and galleries welcome millions of people every year, proving that access to culture shouldn't depend on what's in your wallet. www.lbc.co.uk/article/lond...
Problem for any UK political party trying to improve economy & living conditions: some young people can earn large amounts as "influencers" or selling drugs. Others can depend on parents' wealth. How to motivate learning skills?
Quick quick, our stupid readers may notice that we're wrong about Reform storming to victory for Manchester mayor. Turns out that Labour wins by a huge margin. Get someone from entertainment to write some bollocks about Africans trying to invade the country. Hate don't think.
Hahaha -- disappointing for the scum at BBC. Despite the need for a run off in Manchester Labour won by miles.
As usual , insightful
John Burn-Murdoch@jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 6d agoToday’s column is on the quiet shift from a society where one’s economic standing was mainly determined by income, to one where wealth does more of the talking. This changes incentives, status, beliefs in fairness, and imo helps explain why many feel the system is broken www.ft.com/content/6a35...
New from me: Until recently, the gap between comfortably-off and just-getting-started could plausibly be crossed in a decade or two of hard work. Growth in asset prices means that’s no longer true: even a lifetime of striving doesn’t offer a realistic prospect of feeling you’ve “made it”.
"Taxing the rich doesn't work." Tell that to Massachusetts. Their millionaire tax has raised $3.1 BILLION so far. It's funding bridges, buses, teachers, free community college, and free school meals. This isn't theory. It's working. We've got the receipts.
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Baby beavers born in Scotland's 'most beautiful glen' for the first time in 400 years share.google/wyHc2nND754q...
Baby beavers born in Scotland's 'most beautiful glen' for the first time in 400 years
There are known to be at least two beaver kits in the Highlands.
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“According to the finance ministry’s calculations, the cost to society of trips by car is close to one euro/km. On the other hand, every km travelled by bike yields societal gains of 60 euro cents thanks to the health benefits of cycling, transport efficiency gains, & lower infrastructure spending.”
Copenhagen Cycling Revolution: Lessons for Cities
Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.
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“Irish Rail have introduced new etiquette guidelines and a 100 Euro fine for those blasting out loud music and videos on their trains. Time for the UK to follow suit I reckon, before this really gets out of hand.” Bravo @liamthorp.bsky.social 🙏 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/news-op...
I confronted a man on the train over annoying new trend
Liam Thorp has had enough of a common public transport menace
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Excellent news: the UK’s return to the Erasmus+ programme is something I have long championed. It will create new opportunities for young people to study, train and gain experience abroad. A huge win for London and the next generation.
Overview of the Erasmus+ programme
gov.uk
