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Is history repeating itself? The importance of learning from tobacco control in addressing commercially-driven health harms
Tobacco control offers critical lessons for protecting public health from harmful industry influence. This blog explores how conflicts of interest exist also in other areas of public health (e.g. alcohol) and can distort science and policymaking. Drawing on tobacco industry...
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Costs and benefits of improved paternity leave: too good to ignore
The UK’s 2015 Shared Parental Leave (SPL) scheme aimed to reduce gender inequalities at home and at work. Shareable leave entitlements can substantially benefit those who use it – but, due to complex eligibility criteria and procedures, as well as...
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New industrial strategy brings Rachel Reeves’ securonomics to life – but will it protect Britain from more supply chain shocks?
Recent global crises have exposed the UK’s reliance on fragile international supply chains. In this blog, Phil Tomlinson, David Bailey and Paddy Bradley examine the government’s new industrial strategy, shaped by “securonomics,” and assess its efforts to strengthen domestic capacity,...
