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Mel Bartley
@zetkin.bsky.social
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🇪🇺🦔🦡🌹🕊Emeritus prof of medical sociology UCL. Posting on social inequality in health , work & health, commercial & political determinants of health. Obsessed with social justice. Also sometimes post about badgers, trams & trains. Oublagea .. more

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Melanie Jane Bartley FBA is a medical sociologist and retired academic. She was Professor of Medical Sociology at University College London from 2001 to 2012.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 13h
Good heavens. I had no idea.
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 14h
The underlying issue is the disappearance of stable, reasonably paid jobs for lower-educated men (according to Angus Deaton anyway).
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 16h
I agree. Grumpy old lady maybe👩‍🦳
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 16h
Bit better today
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 18h
I learned a hard lesson. If you don't push yourself, no one else is going to, and you may regret where you end up (in terms of income etc).

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 18h
How interesting you should say that David. I have recently (well, last 5 years or so) had conversations with colleagues who ask: what happened to the research of the 1980s & 1990s? Not just the physical papers but the ideas?
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 19h
A very great loss to social epi
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 19h
That was my impression. I was lucky to have Peter as a guide
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 21h
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 21h
If everything is made by robots, no one has to pay the robots admittedly. But does this mean everything will be free? I guess it better be as no one will have any wages. Sorry for free-associating.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 21h
I vaguely remember some surprise at Brexiteers who were people of colour. I could see a lot of it was based on racism. But this makes sense
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 22h
Did they really say that? Goodness.
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 22h
They have figured that if they post words with lots of repeated letters, starting words with common letters in them become less useful.
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 22h
Great work by @clscohorts.bsky.social ! I see the 1946 cohort still restricts access, which is a shame. They dont gain anything by it as no one uses the data much any more.
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 22h
"Harmonised data on the fertility histories of four British cohorts are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service"
cls.ucl.ac.uk/research-on-...
Research on fertility and families enhanced with new harmonised cohort data | CLS
Harmonised data on the fertility histories of four British cohorts are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service.
cls.ucl.ac.uk

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 22h
"Harmonised data on the fertility histories of four British cohorts are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service"
cls.ucl.ac.uk/research-on-...
Research on fertility and families enhanced with new harmonised cohort data | CLS
Harmonised data on the fertility histories of four British cohorts are now available for the scientific community to download from the UK Data Service.
cls.ucl.ac.uk
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 23h
This was in the days I used to read HSQ. Nice paper! I think Peter G told me the whole journal put in some kind of archive? Hard to find now.
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Unfortunately, USA was built, first, on genocide of the indigenous people, and second on slavery. It's not so surprising the state it is now in.
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
So there will,be just a few human people, serviced by self-maintaining robots which build their houses & cars , provide power, water, sewage, grow & harvest their food....I am assuming they do their own cooking & cleaning. Interesting thought experiment.
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Shock collars?? 😱
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Plenty! Follow @sashagusevposts.bsky.social for a start.

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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
I get that they do, but not what they think it will be like. Who will build & maintain the robots for them? Will they just sit in some kind of bunker the whole time? Where will their food come from?
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Our govts seem intent on making life as hard as possible for those who do the actually essential work, such as growing food , care for the sick, maintaining homes, etc. I guess some of this will soon be automated, but not all.
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Phew again
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Such a great film, I agree.
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
It is tempting to think the billionaires believe that SpaceX will take them to a new planet when they have destroyed this one. But how do you get to be a billionaire if you are that stupid, seriously...
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, other people have told me that. I still dont get it...
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Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social · 1d
The weird thing is that in the end the super rich won't benefit from these policies either. There is only 1 Earth for a start. And then, what kind of society has no one making anything & economic activity depending on a casino stock market?
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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 1d
Wealth gaps between age groups have widened sharply in recent years.

The difference between those in their early 30s and early 60s has more than doubled in real terms since 2006-08, from £135,000 to £310,000.

Find out more about these trends in our latest report on wealth⬇️

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Chart showing median real family net wealth per adult, by five-year age group: GB Most age groups saw their wealth rise in the latest period, but gains were far from equal. Those aged 50-54 recorded the largest increase – typical per adult family wealth rose by £35,000 between 2018-20 and 2020-22 – but people in their late 30s saw only a £9,000 rise. These larger gains for older groups have widened existing wealth gaps: the difference between those in their early 30s and early 60s has more than doubled in real terms since 2006-08, from £135,000 to £310,000.
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