Richard G Wilkinson
@ProfRGWilkinson
Social epidemiologist, co-author of The Spirit Level, also of The Inner Level, co-founder of The Equality Trust. Born at 310.5 level of CO2.
"That grouping [of Independents] will come together, there will be an alternative" Ex Labour Leader @jeremycorbyn says he is "here to serve the people" as he outlines plans for a new party #Peston
It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you. Sign up at yourparty.uk.
How do we promote human #wellbeing while also protecting our planet? To achieve both, we must drastically reduce #inequality, writes @ProfKEPickett @equalitytrust @LSEInequalities. Put simply, we cannot afford the consumption patterns of the #SuperRich. blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2…
"We need an alternative political voice" @jeremycorbyn on the new left party 👇
Water privatisation has been a complete & utter failure. It is absurd that the government's report into the water industry didn't even consider public ownership. That's not a report. That's a political broadcast for the private sector. Put water back into public hands, now.
Epstein EXPOSED: Trump, Mossad & The Elite’s Dark Secrets youtu.be/p0AKuk7fxYM?si… via @YouTube
Call 4 ceasefire in Gaza NOT so complicated On 1 side are a few selectively empathic governments: Israel, US, Argentina, Hungary, Paraguay, Nauru, Tuvalu, Tonga, Palau, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Micr Islands. The rest of the world on the other #GazaStarving #GazaGenocide
The book "Managing and Preventing Pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19" is published today. It addresses questions such as: What have we learned from COVID-19? How many lives could have been saved? What can we do to prevent the next pandemic? amazon.com/Managing-Preve…
Sign the 38 Degrees petition to say no to £20 fees for GP appointments - our health service must stay free to access! Add your name: 38d.gs/tyeb
The decision to suspend the whip from four MPs for opposing cuts to welfare payments for disabled people is wrong - and has to be reversed. Sign the petition to demand their reinstatement: actionnetwork.org/petitions/rein… @compassoffice @peoplesmomentum @openlabour
The decision to suspend the whip from four MPs for opposing cuts to welfare payments for disabled people is wrong - and has to be reversed. Sign the petition to demand their reinstatement: actionnetwork.org/petitions/rein… @compassoffice @peoplesmomentum @openlabour
The decision to suspend the whip from four MPs for opposing cuts to welfare payments for disabled people is wrong - and has to be reversed. Sign the petition to demand their reinstatement: actionnetwork.org/petitions/rein… @compassoffice @peoplesmomentum @openlabour
Privatisation broke our water system. @labourslewis has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it. Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-be…
I don’t know how this could be spelled out any more clearly.
Sign the petition to make Starmer tax extreme wealth 38d.gs/d2_j
Labour party take note: current policies will not reduce the populist vote tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, "There are many reasons why proscribing Palestine Action is a bad idea" "Palestine Action's actions did not have the same calibre of evil that the other two organisations did" "Collectively organising these three organisations into one is a little…
Baron Hain, "Palestine Action members spraying paint on military aircraft is moderate by comparison to what the suffragettes did" "Treating young people as terrorists because they feel frustrated about the failure to stop mass killings and bombings of civilians in Gaza" "I've…