Part I: the ticking time bomb In a three part article, CAIN O’MAHONY, who has worked in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, looks at the world’s
Category: Science & Environment
By Andy Ford, Chair Unite NW Health Committee US firm Palantir already has a £300 million contract to connect NHS data. They have said themselves
By Andy Ford, Chair Unite NW Health Committee The NHS signed on with US firm Palantir to provide its ‘Federated Data Platform’ in November 2023
By Andy Ford, Chair Unite NW Health Committee Numerous studies have confirmed that of all health spending, that spent on mothers and young children gives
By Andy Ford, NHS technician, Unite member Nothing better showed the stupidity and emptiness of Starmer, Streeting and Reeves’ ‘commitment’ to the NHS than the
Israel, the White House and the ‘gamification’ of killing
By John Pickard A 1977 science fiction short story, later turned into a full-length novel, depicted teenagers being trained for warfare by playing video games.
NHS scientists: undervalued and under attack
By Andy Ford (Unite member, candidate for health section of Unite NEC) NHS scientists are crucial to healthcare in the UK. Although they make up
Global warming and the “point of no return”
By John Pickard One of the most dismal features of Donald Trump’s administration – and one which would be repeated by a Reform government here,
By Joe Langabeer In a previous article I looked at the looming AI bubble and the limitations of its technology. In this article I address
By Andy Ford, biomedical scientist and Unite member The decision from the UK National Screening Committee not to offer prostate cancer screening to high-risk men
