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
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Reposted by Mel Bartley
There is no amount of money in the world that can fix the SEND system. We need curriculum reform and to give teachers the time to adequately and strategically differentiate learning. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Warning of £20bn timebomb as Reeves switches Send funding in England to education department
Councils welcome move but OBR says it is a significant fiscal risk and could lead to 4.9% real fall in spending per pupil
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
There is no amount of money in the world that can fix the SEND system. We need curriculum reform and to give teachers the time to adequately and strategically differentiate learning. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The only real answer is to improve UK productivity, which will require a massive effort in education & training plus investment by businesses in technology.
"I need to tell you that language fuels stigma and backlash on families who are simply trying to stay afloat."
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The only real answer is to improve UK productivity, which will require a massive effort in education & training plus investment by businesses in technology.
"In the long run, the employment probability and employment quality of sanctioned benefit recipients are lower than those for the comparison group of non-sanctioned benefit recipients"
Effects of social assistance benefit sanctions on employment quality url: academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
Effects of social assistance benefit sanctions on employment quality url: academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
Persistent or temporary? Effects of social assistance benefit sanctions on employment quality
Abstract. This article analyzes the effects of sanctions for unemployed recipients of the social assistance benefit in Germany. I conduct an analysis using
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November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"In the long run, the employment probability and employment quality of sanctioned benefit recipients are lower than those for the comparison group of non-sanctioned benefit recipients"
Effects of social assistance benefit sanctions on employment quality url: academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
Effects of social assistance benefit sanctions on employment quality url: academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
No evidence that restriction of disability benefits results in more employment
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What is the effect of changing eligibility criteria for disability benefits on employment? A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence from OECD countries
Background Restrictions in the eligibility requirements for disability benefits have been introduced in many countries, on the assumption that this will increase work incentives for people with chroni...
dx.plos.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
No evidence that restriction of disability benefits results in more employment
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
Like making Hitler the chair of the Nelson Mandela Prize committee
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Like making Hitler the chair of the Nelson Mandela Prize committee
Unbelievable
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods: understanding commercial determinants, countering corporate power, and mobilising a public health response - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods: understanding commercial determinants, countering corporate power, and mobilising a public health response
The rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in human diets is harming global public health.
However, policy responses are still emerging—much like tobacco control efforts decades
ago—indicating the need ...
www.thelancet.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Towards unified global action on ultra-processed foods: understanding commercial determinants, countering corporate power, and mobilising a public health response - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Nice example of how to shift health inequality research away from victim blaming
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Behind the ‘creative destruction’ of human diets: An analysis of the structure and market dynamics of the ultra‐processed food manufacturing industry and implications for public health
A global transition towards diets increasingly dominated by ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has occurred in recent decades to the detriment of public health and the environment. This study aimed to exam...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Nice example of how to shift health inequality research away from victim blaming
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A lesson for us all.
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A lesson for us all.
Not this one, not that one...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Great advice.
Here’s how to protect your contributions and build fair, transparent collaborations: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/subtle-steps-protect-your-authorship #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Subtle steps that protect your authorship
Many early career researchers working with code, data and analysis assume goodwill is enough to secure authorship – it isn’t. Here’s how to protect your contributions and build fair, transparent collaborations
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Great advice.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it. We’re in a 1945/1979 moment when the pre-existing economic model has broken down. The difference between now and then is that there is no alternative model waiting in the wings, even if there were politicians who could sell it.
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it. We’re in a 1945/1979 moment when the pre-existing economic model has broken down. The difference between now and then is that there is no alternative model waiting in the wings, even if there were politicians who could sell it.
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
UK is most expensive to build almost anything. This is because it is the most corrupt, with fewest safeguards against kickbacks & bribery. The taxpayer then subsidises all this.
Ludicrous- govt blames regulations/planning system for high cost of nuclear. EDF's Sizewell C EPR has been overbudget at Hinkley, Finland, France & China.
Fact is, no developer wants to take the risk so this govt forces UK bill/taxpayers to assume the risk!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fact is, no developer wants to take the risk so this govt forces UK bill/taxpayers to assume the risk!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK ‘most expensive place’ to build nuclear power, review finds
Government panel’s final report calls for ‘radical reset’ of planning and environmental rules to get reactors built faster and cheaper
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
UK is most expensive to build almost anything. This is because it is the most corrupt, with fewest safeguards against kickbacks & bribery. The taxpayer then subsidises all this.
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Those who are pursuing increasingly racialised politics lecture the rest of us about how we are out of touch.
All the time, it is they who have fundamentally misread the public.
Yes, people want managed migration. No, they do not want the country torn apart by aggressive nationalism.
All the time, it is they who have fundamentally misread the public.
Yes, people want managed migration. No, they do not want the country torn apart by aggressive nationalism.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Those who are pursuing increasingly racialised politics lecture the rest of us about how we are out of touch.
All the time, it is they who have fundamentally misread the public.
Yes, people want managed migration. No, they do not want the country torn apart by aggressive nationalism.
All the time, it is they who have fundamentally misread the public.
Yes, people want managed migration. No, they do not want the country torn apart by aggressive nationalism.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Women: if you have a lot of ability, dont hide it. Self-promotion is unpleasant & exhausting, but eminence might just enable you to help other women further down the line.
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Women: if you have a lot of ability, dont hide it. Self-promotion is unpleasant & exhausting, but eminence might just enable you to help other women further down the line.
Reposted by Mel Bartley
Policy should focus not on fertility targets but on how “societies can remain prosperous, equitable & sustainable under conditions of low fertility, population aging & population decline. That is a question better aligned with what we actually know—and with the uncertainties we must acknowledge”
The demographic future that we do not know about
The demographic future of the planet has rarely been as questioned as it is today. For much of the 20th century, the demographic transition theory provided a clear narrative: With modernization and de...
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Policy should focus not on fertility targets but on how “societies can remain prosperous, equitable & sustainable under conditions of low fertility, population aging & population decline. That is a question better aligned with what we actually know—and with the uncertainties we must acknowledge”
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I hope the Covid Inquiry pointed out the ways in which local authority public health depts with local universities could have carried out testing & tracing instead of handing out £billions in corrupt payments to their cronies.
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I hope the Covid Inquiry pointed out the ways in which local authority public health depts with local universities could have carried out testing & tracing instead of handing out £billions in corrupt payments to their cronies.