Analysis: Why Do Tories Love Crypto?
by Peter Howson
Rishi Sunak has ordered the Treasury to mint NFTs. Matt Hancock is a "crypto expert", apparently. How to explain the overlap between Tory boys and crypto bros? Pete Howson offers an answer.
Tag: big pharma
Opinion: Rich States Would Rather Let Poor People Die Than Waive Coronavirus Vaccine Patents
by Charlie Young
Only 0.8% of people in low-income countries have been vaccinated against Covid-19, versus 42.2% in high-income countries. Charlie Young on how our governments have created vaccine apartheid in the ruthless pursuit of Big Pharma profits.
Analysis: The Rich Are Skipping the Vaccine Queue. What Are We Going to Do About It?
by James Meadway
The coronavirus vaccine was never going to be entirely immune from market forces. But if we’re going to recover from this pandemic, or prevent another, we must radically rethink how we share the fruits of our scientific labours, writes James Meadway.
Opinion: With a US Trade Deal Threatening NHS Drug Prices, could Public Pharma Save Us From Big Pharma?
by Sammy Luney
Donald Trump wants the NHS to pay more for drugs. Instead we should make our own, argues junior doctor Sammy Luney.
7 Reflections on the Cancer Drugs Fund and Big Pharma
by Daniel Whittall
Vital drugs are being removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund, exposing the relationship between government, Big Pharma and the NHS in the provision of medication.
Big Pharma: 8 Reasons We Need to Talk About the Pharmaceutical Industry
by Nick Carpenter
It's commonly said that the railways, NHS and post should be in public hands. Perhaps strangely, it would be less common to hear the same about the trillion dollar pharmaceutical industry which is currently running circles around us.