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The considered word, anti-intelligence and a new commercial determinant of health
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The considered word, anti-intelligence and a new commercial determinant of health
...and in the courthouse

On (not) saving the world, fighting back…and the joys of a bout of weekend genealogy…

Last week, I spent a couple of days as a Groundswell rookie.

Mont Blanc, from Col de la Faucille, 12 June 2026 I’m just back from cycling around in a French canicule… A fascinating word that, as I’m sure you’re well aware, derives from the heliacal rising of the Dog Star ( canicula in Latin). According to Hellenistic astrology, this means heat, drought and fever. The dog days of summer… Fifty years ago, to the day, we had the start of ‘The Heatwave of the…
The great lifestyle deceit and why we need to re-politicise public health
Where is purpose and power?
Five hundred top public health, food and nutrition scientists and activists, in just two weeks, have signed an open letter to the UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) calling for an immediate reversal of its decision to partner with
More reflections on the dietary liberation struggle
Bit late with this…