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Daniel A. Villar
Apr 1, 20215 min read
British ecological crisis: is there a solution?
The British countryside is an ecological wasteland. By this I do not simply mean that it has been impacted by humanity—every landscape...
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Joe Buckley
Mar 26, 20215 min read
Contactless Authentication
Over a year after the Tories’ 2019 landslide, my coping mechanism is to avoid reading about government policy as much as possible. Some...
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Adam Thompson
Mar 17, 20212 min read
On the road to Labour's science publishing house
Those of you that follow our blog regularly may remember that, in October, we put a call out recruiting members for the inaugural...
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joeeastwood8
Mar 11, 20216 min read
You have much less privacy than you think you do
Increasingly in the current age, decisions about people’s lives are being taken, not based on the people themselves, but on data...
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Ben Fernando
Mar 2, 20212 min read
Action this day
Last week, the UK passed the most grim milestone so far in the pandemic: 120,000 deaths. There are many questions to be asked about how...
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Scientists for Labour
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Climate change and pandemics
Today we were joined by Geraint Davies MP, chair of the all party parliamentary group (APPG) on air pollution, to launch our report...
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Scientists for Labour
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Inequality in 2021, slowing down, learning from Finland, and choosing which science to follow
Last week we had the great honour of hosting a talk and discussion from Professor Danny Dorling entitled Inequality in 2021, slowing...
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Scientists for Labour
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Personal inequality and COVID-19
Last night we had the honour of hosting Baroness Mary Goudie for the launch of our latest report, "Personal inequality and COVID-19". In...
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Scientists for Labour
Nov 24, 20205 min read
Christmas announcement: analysis
Following the prime-minister's statement this afternoon, please find here a provisional analysis from Scientists for Labour on the...
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Scientists for Labour
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Indirect Mortality Report
Tonight, we launched our report into Indirect Mortality that is a consequence of the pandemic and the handling of the pandemic. A video...
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Scientists for Labour
Oct 28, 20202 min read
Scientists for Labour’s new editorial board
** UPDATE ** Following a successful round of recruitment, we have now reached capacity on the editorial board and are no longer accepting...
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Judith Skiming
Sep 23, 20205 min read
Back to school? - A teacher’s point of view
“Education education education.” This used to be the mantra of a past Labour government.
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joeeastwood8
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Gordon Brown: Scientific collaboration in a post-Brexit world
We were incredibly honoured to host our patron Rt Hon Dr Gordon Brown in the first of our Labour Party online conference talks. We...
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joeeastwood8
Aug 28, 20205 min read
On the Ofqual algorithm for the allocation of A-level grades
The recent scandal surrounding the use of an algorithm to adjust students’ predicted A-level grades by the Office of Qualifications and Exam
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joeeastwood8
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Scientists for Labour are proud to launch our campaign for continued full membership of Horizon...
Overview: Along with our patrons Dr Gordon Brown and Sir Paul Nurse we believe that, having left the EU, it is in the best interest of...
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joeeastwood8
Aug 10, 20201 min read
A letter of thanks from Keir Starmer to SfL volunteers!
The committee were extremely pleased to receive the letter below from the leader of the party. We are extremely grateful for all who have...
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joeeastwood8
Jul 8, 20201 min read
Sir David King : Chair of the Independent SAGE
Sir David King is an extremely distinguished scientist: an emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry, the Government’s Chief Scientific...
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joeeastwood8
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP: Coronavirus on the Frontlines
From A&E to the dispatch box Dr Rosena Allin-Khan has had a varied medical career, from working in A&E to serving as a humanitarian aid...
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joeeastwood8
Jun 13, 20202 min read
BAME and COVID-19
On Thursday (11-06-20) we launched our report into the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on black, asian, and minority ethnic (BAME)...
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joeeastwood8
May 31, 20209 min read
Lord Martin Rees: Pandemics and Catastrophic Risk
Scientists for Labour (SfL) was extremely pleased to welcome Lord Martin Rees earlier this month for an evening ‘in conversation’...
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