A laboratory-focussed desk review of health systems in Uganda, Kenya, and the UK to respond to current and future pandemics. [PDF]
Muttamba W +5 more
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Government by WhatsApp? Transparency, Secrecy and Avoidance during Covid in the UK
Abstract It has been claimed repeatedly that transparency undermines decision‐making. The fear of disclosure means officials and politicians may not discuss policy fully, are inhibited from giving frank advice, and could avoid proper record keeping. The use of informal communications—particularly the use of WhatsApp—makes all these tensions more likely,
Ben Worthy, Martin Rosenbaum
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Abortion law in the Crown Dependencies: liberalisation in the UK's small, independent neighbours. [PDF]
Parsons JA, Mullock A.
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The Silence That Could Not Hold: Foreign Policy and the Fall of Keir Starmer
Abstract Keir Starmer's resignation in June 2026 has been narrated almost entirely in domestic terms: the rise of Reform UK, the rout of the May local elections, the winter fuel payment and two‐child benefit cap retreats, the Mandelson appointment. This article argues that such accounts mistake the proximate triggers for the underlying cause.
Tahir Abbas
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The bio-psycho-social determinants of health: Reflections on the CIAR Population Health Program (1987-2003). [PDF]
Frank J.
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From Protest to Pluralist? The Green Party of England and Wales after a Decade of Political Upheaval
Abstract The 2026 English local elections marked the strongest ever performance of the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW). This article places that success in the context of a decade of political upheaval and research into the party. It argues that the GPEW has grown by layering successive issue publics—anti‐austerity, Brexit and Gaza—onto an ...
James Dennison
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How (Not) to Break Up: Constituent Power and Alternative Pathways to Scottish Independence. [PDF]
Fasel RN, Stark SW.
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A Parliament for All: Lessons from the Scottish Parliament's Gender‐Sensitive Audit
Abstract In 2022, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament announced a gender‐sensitive parliament (GSP) audit of women's representation and participation. The audit made thirty‐four recommendations, including establishing a GSP Advisory Group to drive institutional change.
Meryl Kenny, Sarah Childs
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Understanding the Psychological Impacts of Shielding From COVID-19 for Immunocompromised Individuals. [PDF]
Gray A +3 more
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