Nathan Davies
nmkfdavies.bsky.social
Nathan Davies
@nmkfdavies.bsky.social
Public health registrar and NIHR Doctoral Fellow at the University of Nottingham. Commercial determinants of health, health inequalities, public health policy. In a state of total array
A useful piece from Sam Bright on how this influence might be playing out: writesbright.substack.com/p/farages-cr...
Farage’s crypto kingmaker? Reform’s biggest donor is a digital currency investor
The Reform leader made a series of pro-crypto announcements last week in Las Vegas.
writesbright.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Voting carries almost no personal risk (it's putting a piece of paper in a ballot box in a school hall) but will give 16 and 17 year olds a say in the political future of the country they study and work in, leading politicians to assign greater importance to their views and lives.
July 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Alcohol is a mind-altering drug that causes severe health and social problems; its effects are more acute for children. This means exploring greater restrictions on its marketing and availability to young people, not making it more available.
July 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Cigarettes are the most harmful available consumer product, killing 1 in 3 of its users, and are extremely addictive. Most people regret starting smoking.

The smokefree generation law, which will raise the age of sale of tobacco one year every year, will be an effective way of addressing this.
July 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Serving in a combat role is a huge legal and ethical commitment that may involve you risking your own life and taking the lives of others.
July 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Getting married is a huge legal and societal commitment that carries enormous consequences for you and the person you marry for the rest of your life.
July 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
You might have struggled to make the case that video games and TV were substitute goods for alcohol 20 years ago!

Alcohol's competitor is Netflix, Netflix's competitor is sleep
May 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM