The Latest Breaking News from Michael Marmot

Labour’s Wes Streeting is half right about how to fix the NHS

Yes, reform is necessary. But without increases in spending as well, Britain will continue to be the sick man of Europe, says epidemiologist Michael Marmot

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023

Colin Beattie ‘steps back’ as SNP treasurer following arrest amid party finance investigation – as it happened

Beattie said he would step back with immediate effect and was cooperating fully with police investigation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

Britain lavishes benefits on plenty of rich pensioners. Let’s means test them now

Bumping the state pension age up to 68 will do little to help those who are so poor, they won’t even reach that age, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023

Gas and electric price hikes are 'life-threatening', says NHS leader in stark letter - and warns rises have already led to hospital admissions

Samantha Allen is concerned the cost-of-living crisis will have lethal consequences.

Chronicle Live · Sep 2, 2022

The UK is at a perilous tipping point. But what is Truss planning to do about it?

Each day brings more news about a spiralling catastrophe – the economy is crying out for major government intervention, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

The Guardian view on a fuel poverty emergency: inaction will not do

Editorial: Warnings of grave impacts on children’s health from energy price rises should prompt anger as well as practical support

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

Millions facing ‘significant humanitarian crisis’ due to rising cost of living, leading experts warn

Some 6,000 to 7,000 people die each winter from fuel poverty, but the figure is likely to be ‘much higher this year’, UCL researchers say

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Cold homes will cost children’s lives and cause long-term damage, warn experts

Winter ‘humanitarian crisis’ will damage children’s lungs and brain development

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022

A generation of Britons face long-term illness from being cold and poor this winter

When two-thirds of the population face fuel poverty, it is clear that we’ll need more than just quick fixes to this crisis, says professor of epidemiology Michael Marmot

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022

Experts warn of ‘humanitarian crisis’ for children stuck in cold homes

The Government must act to prevent an estimated 55% of UK households plunging into fuel poverty by January, an expert review said.

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022