Christopher McCabe
@cjmccabe.bsky.social
🇨🇦 🇮🇪 🇬🇧Professor of Health Economics. Queens University Belfast. Health Policy, Health Technology Assessment and Innovation. Opinions my own - nobody else would want them.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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A key strategy of commercial actors is to influence and distort the evidence base relating to the harms of their products
This is done through funding misleading industry-friendly science & through the active promotion of misinformation
@markpetticrew.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
This is done through funding misleading industry-friendly science & through the active promotion of misinformation
@markpetticrew.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A key strategy of commercial actors is to influence and distort the evidence base relating to the harms of their products
This is done through funding misleading industry-friendly science & through the active promotion of misinformation
@markpetticrew.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
This is done through funding misleading industry-friendly science & through the active promotion of misinformation
@markpetticrew.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
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Yet ANOTHER evidence-free & disastrous policy move by Alberta.
NO evidence will help system. On the contrary: > costs < equity > inefficiencies < quality
Are they TRYING to ruin AB?
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public & private services www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
NO evidence will help system. On the contrary: > costs < equity > inefficiencies < quality
Are they TRYING to ruin AB?
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public & private services www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Yet ANOTHER evidence-free & disastrous policy move by Alberta.
NO evidence will help system. On the contrary: > costs < equity > inefficiencies < quality
Are they TRYING to ruin AB?
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public & private services www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
NO evidence will help system. On the contrary: > costs < equity > inefficiencies < quality
Are they TRYING to ruin AB?
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public & private services www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Young people don’t get a discount on their rent or food bills. So why are they paid less?
700,000 18-20 year olds could be missing out on an average of £2,400 a year on average because they're not covered by the main minimum wage.
700,000 18-20 year olds could be missing out on an average of £2,400 a year on average because they're not covered by the main minimum wage.
A fair living wage should be given to all regardless of age - Lorna Slater
The cost of food, energy, housing and living is soaring, and the financial insecurity is far from over for those relying on foodbanks or being forced to go hungry.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Young people don’t get a discount on their rent or food bills. So why are they paid less?
700,000 18-20 year olds could be missing out on an average of £2,400 a year on average because they're not covered by the main minimum wage.
700,000 18-20 year olds could be missing out on an average of £2,400 a year on average because they're not covered by the main minimum wage.
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The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
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I mean, I don't see how you can claim any savings at all from cutting off benefit access to people *who are entitled to become citizens whenever they want and carry on claiming*
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I mean, I don't see how you can claim any savings at all from cutting off benefit access to people *who are entitled to become citizens whenever they want and carry on claiming*
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"Governments should classify these chatbots not simply as another form of media, but as a dependency-fostering product with known psychological risks... Regulation would start with universal laws for A.I. companions, including clear warning labels, time limits, 18-plus age verification..."
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The real existential threat of generative A.I. is not rogue super-intelligence, but a quiet atrophy of our ability to forge genuine human connection,” writes Lauren Kunze, the chief executive of Pandorabots.
“The real existential threat of generative A.I. is not rogue super-intelligence, but a quiet atrophy of our ability to forge genuine human connection,” writes Lauren Kunze, the chief executive of Pandorabots.
Opinion | A.I. Sexbots Are Dangerous. We Should Know.
At least a quarter of the more than 100 billion messages sent to our chatbots are attempts to initiate romantic or sexual exchanges.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Governments should classify these chatbots not simply as another form of media, but as a dependency-fostering product with known psychological risks... Regulation would start with universal laws for A.I. companions, including clear warning labels, time limits, 18-plus age verification..."
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Charlie hits this out of the park. Building homes, and not forcing municipalities to thrme dirty work via threats, needs to be a part of this "nation-building" activities too. #cdnpoli #bcpoli
The PM is talking about nation-building. We need to be talking about being a nation where people aren't dependent on food banks and are able to live in affordable homes.
A nation where people are not left behind.
This is my latest.
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A nation where people are not left behind.
This is my latest.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
True Nation-Building in a Time of Rising Economic Insecurity
Wherever I travel across Canada, I am overwhelmed by the positive energy and determination of Canadians to defend our sovereignty and national values.
substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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From the great new NBER paper by Bloom et al on the cost of Brexit.
It ain't pretty - they estimate UK GDP is down between 6-8%. Consistent with the doppelgang model of @johnspringford.bsky.social for CER.
A lot of 'free' GDP available availabe for Labour if it had the courage to reset properly.
It ain't pretty - they estimate UK GDP is down between 6-8%. Consistent with the doppelgang model of @johnspringford.bsky.social for CER.
A lot of 'free' GDP available availabe for Labour if it had the courage to reset properly.
November 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
From the great new NBER paper by Bloom et al on the cost of Brexit.
It ain't pretty - they estimate UK GDP is down between 6-8%. Consistent with the doppelgang model of @johnspringford.bsky.social for CER.
A lot of 'free' GDP available availabe for Labour if it had the courage to reset properly.
It ain't pretty - they estimate UK GDP is down between 6-8%. Consistent with the doppelgang model of @johnspringford.bsky.social for CER.
A lot of 'free' GDP available availabe for Labour if it had the courage to reset properly.
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Richard Tice wants to hurt children because his fragile baby feelings can't handle seeing a pair of headphones
Reform UK have launched a fresh attack on neurodivergent young people, saying the sight of children wearing ear defenders in school is 'insane'
Reform UK launch new attack on neurodivergent children
www.thenational.scot
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Richard Tice wants to hurt children because his fragile baby feelings can't handle seeing a pair of headphones
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The joy of commercial big data. Thomson Reuters helps ICE to see in realtime which drivers are Democrats.
license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The joy of commercial big data. Thomson Reuters helps ICE to see in realtime which drivers are Democrats.
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At the #COP30 Leaders Summit plenary, President Lula called for “a road map for humanity to overcome, in a just and planned way, its dependence on fossil fuels.”
President Lula is right but pledges, speeches, statements and declarations are not a road map.
President Lula is right but pledges, speeches, statements and declarations are not a road map.
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
At the #COP30 Leaders Summit plenary, President Lula called for “a road map for humanity to overcome, in a just and planned way, its dependence on fossil fuels.”
President Lula is right but pledges, speeches, statements and declarations are not a road map.
President Lula is right but pledges, speeches, statements and declarations are not a road map.
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One of the most shameful incidents of WW2 was when the government and press scapegoated refugees, then decided to pack them off an a cramped ship, The HMT DUNERA and ship them to Australia.
As they boarded the boat they were stripped of the valuables and robbed by the guards.
Now government policy
As they boarded the boat they were stripped of the valuables and robbed by the guards.
Now government policy
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One of the most shameful incidents of WW2 was when the government and press scapegoated refugees, then decided to pack them off an a cramped ship, The HMT DUNERA and ship them to Australia.
As they boarded the boat they were stripped of the valuables and robbed by the guards.
Now government policy
As they boarded the boat they were stripped of the valuables and robbed by the guards.
Now government policy
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How to lose friends and alienate people.
Lots of Labour MPs asking Mahmood tonight to rule out child detention. She won’t rule it out. That’s because forced removals of families will mean children in detention for periods.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
How to lose friends and alienate people.
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Labour has comprehensively trapped itself by agreeing to play entirely by their opponents’ rules.
The game is fixed so the only move that’s ever available is more and worse cruelty, while at the same time no level of cruelty will ever be enough to win.
A moral & political death-spiral.
The game is fixed so the only move that’s ever available is more and worse cruelty, while at the same time no level of cruelty will ever be enough to win.
A moral & political death-spiral.
Lots of Labour MPs asking Mahmood tonight to rule out child detention. She won’t rule it out. That’s because forced removals of families will mean children in detention for periods.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Labour has comprehensively trapped itself by agreeing to play entirely by their opponents’ rules.
The game is fixed so the only move that’s ever available is more and worse cruelty, while at the same time no level of cruelty will ever be enough to win.
A moral & political death-spiral.
The game is fixed so the only move that’s ever available is more and worse cruelty, while at the same time no level of cruelty will ever be enough to win.
A moral & political death-spiral.
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Italy has enacted its first AI regulation laws including detail around consent of data use & legislating against deep fakes - some real substance here & positive steps - full legal analysis here:
www.hoganlovells.com/en/publicati...
www.hoganlovells.com/en/publicati...
Italy’s AI Law: the good, the bad…and the actual substance
On 10 October 2025, Italy's AI Law (Law No. 132/2025) entered into force – the first comprehensive national AI framework in the EU. While its scope spans areas such as minors' protection, AI training ...
www.hoganlovells.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Italy has enacted its first AI regulation laws including detail around consent of data use & legislating against deep fakes - some real substance here & positive steps - full legal analysis here:
www.hoganlovells.com/en/publicati...
www.hoganlovells.com/en/publicati...
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Shabana Mahmood casually saying they're gonna take migrant's jewellery off them has got me thinking about that scene in Schindler's List where the Jewish family wrap family heirlooms in bread and swallow them.
What the fuck are we?
What the fuck are we?
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Shabana Mahmood casually saying they're gonna take migrant's jewellery off them has got me thinking about that scene in Schindler's List where the Jewish family wrap family heirlooms in bread and swallow them.
What the fuck are we?
What the fuck are we?
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Traffic deaths are policy choices.
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Traffic deaths are policy choices.
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They do know that many cultures don’t have rings as marriage symbols but other artefacts that in this “bags of gold rings” ignorance they will obviously be seizing.
Also whether you “seize” at a border or during a raid of a damp barracks it’s the seizing that’s wrong. Utterly wrong.
Also whether you “seize” at a border or during a raid of a damp barracks it’s the seizing that’s wrong. Utterly wrong.
Labour MP Sarah Owen asks Shabana Mahmood for "any evidence taking personal belongings, such as jewellery from refugees and selling it off actually works as a deterrent?"
Mahmood "We will not seize people's jewelry at the border"
"We're not going after their sentimental items like wedding rings"
Mahmood "We will not seize people's jewelry at the border"
"We're not going after their sentimental items like wedding rings"
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
They do know that many cultures don’t have rings as marriage symbols but other artefacts that in this “bags of gold rings” ignorance they will obviously be seizing.
Also whether you “seize” at a border or during a raid of a damp barracks it’s the seizing that’s wrong. Utterly wrong.
Also whether you “seize” at a border or during a raid of a damp barracks it’s the seizing that’s wrong. Utterly wrong.
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The spectacle of cruelty towards those seeking refuge is fully on display: no camouflage, no shame, no decency - only indifference and indignation👇🏾
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shabhana Mahmood announces overhaul of 'unfair' asylum system
Under the plans, refugee status will become temporary and new capped
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The spectacle of cruelty towards those seeking refuge is fully on display: no camouflage, no shame, no decency - only indifference and indignation👇🏾
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"The center-right, right-wing and far-right groups allied to pass the EU's first omnibus simplification package." Note the euphemism - "simplification" includes abandonment of mandatory climate transition plans. www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"The center-right, right-wing and far-right groups allied to pass the EU's first omnibus simplification package." Note the euphemism - "simplification" includes abandonment of mandatory climate transition plans. www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
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Important to remember the power of foreign state actors in shaping vaccine hesitancy...
Social media and vaccine hesitancy gh.bmj.com/content/5/10...
"...a substantial relationship between foreign disinformation campaigns and declining vaccination coverage."
Social media and vaccine hesitancy gh.bmj.com/content/5/10...
"...a substantial relationship between foreign disinformation campaigns and declining vaccination coverage."
Social media and vaccine hesitancy
Background Understanding the threat posed by anti-vaccination efforts on social media is critically important with the forth coming need for world wide COVID-19 vaccination programs. We globally evalu...
gh.bmj.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Important to remember the power of foreign state actors in shaping vaccine hesitancy...
Social media and vaccine hesitancy gh.bmj.com/content/5/10...
"...a substantial relationship between foreign disinformation campaigns and declining vaccination coverage."
Social media and vaccine hesitancy gh.bmj.com/content/5/10...
"...a substantial relationship between foreign disinformation campaigns and declining vaccination coverage."
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Today marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week, where we come together to celebrate, uplift, and honor our trans and non-binary community.
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week, where we come together to celebrate, uplift, and honor our trans and non-binary community.
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
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COMMENTARIAT: Streeting is statemanlike, a man of the people. He has really impressed me today.
STREETING: If anything, nurses get paid too much! They're like a Mexican cartel!
STREETING: If anything, nurses get paid too much! They're like a Mexican cartel!
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
COMMENTARIAT: Streeting is statemanlike, a man of the people. He has really impressed me today.
STREETING: If anything, nurses get paid too much! They're like a Mexican cartel!
STREETING: If anything, nurses get paid too much! They're like a Mexican cartel!
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.