Public health doctor & Honorary Research Fellow at @LSHTM researching the commercial determinants of health. Tweets in a personal capacity.
Aug 2 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Metaphors play a vital role in policy debates – they help us to make sense of the highly complex world in which we live and shape the decisions we make & actions we take. 🧵
For example, referring to crime as a “virus” that “plagues” our city or climate change as a “war” that we need to “fight,” can influence how we respond to these issues.
May 25, 2022 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
Teaching children and young people about public health issues like gambling harms is challenging and involves engaging with complex concepts including the role of powerful vested interests🧵
It is important that education-based policies that seek to protect children and young people are open to scrutiny and that we consider carefully how they may favour corporate interests.
Aug 26, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
What public awareness campaigns are in place to inform people about the potential harms of gambling & how to use gambling products safely? 🤔
@spidermaani@martinmckee@Doc_Samantha@CecileKnai@petticrewmark & I researched the origins of one of the largest industry-funded UK-based ‘responsible gambling’ campaigns "When the FUN stops, STOP", launched by the Senet Group, a group formed & funded by the gambling industry
