The UK government has been financing the “impact” market infrastructure since 2011. Social outcomes partnerships or social impact bonds (“SIBs”), known as “pay-for-success contracts” in the US, are emerging as a proposed […]
NHS Reset for the Big Data Economy (2014-2019) Part 3
WEF calls for “cultural revolution” to push fake meat
The World Economic Forum is calling for a “cultural revolution” to increase acceptance of lab-grown meat, despite public resistance to the products. At Davos last week, Andrea Illy, who has been affiliated […]
Gene therapy risks de-evolution through permanent and irreversible effects – socially, culturally and physically
De-evolution or devolution is the opposite of evolution. It is backward evolution in which species regress to more “primitive” forms. And it is this, Dr. Guy Hatchard suggests, that scientists are risking […]
NHS Reset for the Big Data Economy (2014-2019) Part 2
The Wigan Deal, implemented in 2014, has been hailed as a pioneering approach to deliver public services, focusing on an “assets-based approach” and a “new social relationship” between citizens and government. In […]
Tunisian Man Under Deportation Order Rapes 90-Year-Old Woman
A 90-year-old woman was raped in her home by a Tunisian national last week. The alleged attacker is a 29-year-old man who authorities confirmed had been ordered to leave the country earlier this month, but illegally remained despite […]
NHS Reset for the Big Data Economy (2014-2019) Part 1
In 2014, NHS England’s ‘Five Year Forward View’ was published, a strategic plan that outlines the future direction and transformation of the NHS in England over the next five years. The plan […]
Scientists want to use self-amplifying mRNA to vaccinate those who do not want to be vaccinated
A research paper published earlier this month states that one of the researchers’ aims is to develop a vaccine to overcome vaccine hesitancy. The method chosen to spread the vaccine among the […]