by Jim Orford | May 22, 2024 | Addiction
I have been studying addiction all my working life. It is a tricky subject, partly because there are different types of addiction which have very different harmful effects. Tobacco smoking, in the news because of the new Government policy, has been a very different...
by Jim Orford | May 22, 2024 | Economic Inequality
We are now living in a country with a very high level of income and wealth inequality. That is bad for the nation’s health and social cohesion. So why are our politicians and most of the media pundits afraid to talk about it or to advocate for a fairer society...
by Jim Orford | May 20, 2024 | War
We need to find ways to reduce tension, not enflame it. Public figures, including MPs of both the main political parties, are falling over themselves to convince us that the world is now a dangerous place, full of threats to our security and way of life. Defence...
