MAD BUYER
117 London Road Edinburgh [sketch from a Trove photograph taken in the early 1980s]
Tag: commercialisation
Art for Art’s sake
The above letter was published in an English newspaper in July 1932. It made me think that we need an equivalent slogan for science: “Science for Science’s sake’. I say … Continue reading Art for Art’s sake
“The biggest effect on human health is commercial determinants”
The full feature interview with Chris and Xander van Tulleken and Margaret McCartney can be read here. Meantime here are some selected passages:
all that jingle-jangle of coins
The following payments were made by the pharmaceutical industry directly to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, 21 Prescot Street, London. For the year 2019 payments totaled £64,250 [source: ABPI Disclosure … Continue reading all that jingle-jangle of coins
Scottish Brain Sciences
A few years ago a senior UK academic in mental health stated gleefully to his colleagues: “It’s boom time in industry!” I was reminded of this statement when reading this … Continue reading Scottish Brain Sciences
our UNSTOPPABLE progress
When appropriate: it is okay to be angry. our unstoppable progress: To watch this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: ‘I love you’ – … Continue reading our UNSTOPPABLE progress
“BP profits more than double”
Our Chancellor, 18 October 2022: ‘We must take decisions of eye-watering difficulty’.