Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world. Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.

@stephencollins.bsky.social made the point best

"To rescue the fallen is good, but ’tis best | To prevent other people from falling" - a wonderful journey of prevention narratives through the centuries (and millennia), thanks for the history lesson Andy! #prevention #publichealth publichealthy.co.uk/an-incomplet...

Thinking back to this superb piece of trolling by the editor of the Guardian letters page in 2015.

Many very well deserved congratulations to my friends & colleagues @felly500.bsky.social OBE & Alice Wiseman MBE in the #NewYearsHonours @adphuk.bsky.social plus work of social care colleagues recognised & @bevcraig.bsky.social OBE 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Some good news. London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

"Farmers operate on increasingly narrow margins [..] Meanwhile, major retailers and manufacturers continue to make record profits while many of those producing and preparing food are struggling" Powerful mandate for action inc strong governance to limit corporate influence and restricting marketing

Fantastic policy and an exemplar for good governance processes. Considering the evidence of potential (and real) harm if undue influence is left unchecked, such policies could be the single most impactful policies for protecting health in a generation if implemented across the public sector

Thank you @theguardian.com for covering this important initiative requesting that the government acts on the concerning issue of industry influence on youth education. Children deserve high quality, trustworthy education free of conflicts of interest. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Along with @ias.org.uk, we believe that ALL young people should receive trustworthy, independent health promotion education that is free from commercial influence. 76% of parents with secondary school-aged children believe that Gvt should take action⬇️⬇️

Different industry, same tactics. Time to restrict the fossil-fuel industry's ability to say its part of the solution, when they're actually causing the problem www.forbes.com/sites/davidr...

Fab @bmj.com article on how unhealthy food industry sidesteps regulation aimed at improving health and our freedom to choose what we eat - so hard when our environment is saturated with their ads. IMO deserves the same outrage as gambling industry sponsorship #HFSS #CDOH www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"Successive governments have ignored the robust evidence on alcohol", says Alice Wiseman of @adphuk.bsky.social, "Questions must be asked as to how much influence health-harming industries now have here in the UK. "Without serious policies that...(1/2) www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/health/...

1/ Alcohol deaths at a record high, liver disease rising and nearly 1m hospital admissions a year. A lack of evidence-based action to reduce alcohol harm in today's NHS 10 Year Plan means more illness and death and more pressure on the NHS. Our response 🔽 bit.ly/400MOzS

In a recent issue of @futurehealthj.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social, edited by #chrisvantulleken, @adphuk.bsky.social Vice President, Alice Wiseman discusses countering industry promotion of harmful products to protect public health. #PublicHealth #CDOH 👀Read the article➡️ bit.ly/46ms75i

A local historical example of why people before profits is crucial for us all to thrive, and a moment of reflection on the positive progress we have made in the UK ✨

Innovating with people, places and communities - the PHI UK Annual Review 2024-25 is now available. This Review captures the foundations being laid in our first year, and the ways in which our research is already making a difference. Watch a short intro. Links in the reply.

1/ We would support the Govt taking long overdue action to address alcohol harms and in the NE ¾ of the public think that alcohol is a big problem regionally and nationally.

🚨Temps will near 40°C (104°F) for Benfica vs Bayern, showing how climate breakdown is already endangering players, fans & the game itself. Fossil fuel sponsors, rising emissions & extreme heat risks are all part of the bigger picture. 🧵 1/7 Full story 👉 www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

The time for action is now. We must hold the fossil fuel industry to account for the destruction they are causing to our planet and the harms to our health and lives that accompany it www.theguardian.com/environment/...

www.foodpolitics.com/2025/06/cali... California is considering banning ultra-processed foods from schools: Really

For over 100 days, no fuel has entered #Gaza, and attempts to retrieve fuel stocks from evacuation zones have been denied. This is pushing the health system closer to the brink of collapse.

Industry doing what they do best when it comes to corporate political activity: "delay" in action. No surprises here! I wonder how profitable this further delay will be

Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds

𝗕𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. Over April, TotalEnergies continued to push its greenwashing ad campaign, "The Roads to Net Zero". In reality, the oil giant is on a highway to climate hell. Here's what the ad doesn't tell you. 🧵 1/ Full piece 👇

This week is #DementiaActionWeek Did you know that alcohol is a major risk factor for dementia in later life? One study found heavy drinking as a teenager was the biggest risk factor for developing early onset dementia. Watch our film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpYQ... @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

Big Food sells us what makes us sick, and Big Pharma sells us their treatment for it. Rather than paying for a longer life, we should regulate harmful product industries so they don't profit from shortening it.

This was fab, a concise overview of the key issues and evidence, put into the context of local public health practice 👏🏻 #commercialdeterminants #cdoh

Netflix working hard to normalize gambling for young people.

The CDC recognises firearm injuries as a serious public health issue & the American Academy of Pediatrics states that the “most effective way to prevent unintentional gun injuries, suicide and homicide to children and adolescents… is the absence of guns from homes and communities”.

I genuinely don't know how to process this. It seems unthinkable that deliberate, calculated mass starvation is just... happening. In full view. It's impossible and yet real.

news.sky.com/story/the-fo... taking a look at how the food industry saves itself cash - often at the expense of our health.

The Corporate Playbook A self-serving myth insider.iea.org.uk/p/the-corpor... This from a think tank with well documented tobacco funding (who are also notoriously opaque in who else funds them) is a good read Typical of the genre 1/

1. Every two years, the average UK car 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 1𝗰𝗺. 🚘💨 Here's what you need to know about 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, and what you can do to tackle it. 🧵 💡 More info: cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/ ✍️ Take action: win.newmode.net/cleancities/...

A huge loss to the commercial determinants space and yet another sobering example of how US government's politics is, and will, affect research and ultimately our health - Kevin Hall was doing some ground-breaking work on ultra-processed foods amongst other things. Someone else snap him up!? #UPFs

The food industry learning from the tobacco and the fossil fuel industries... I'll give you three (or one..) guesses who's behind a PR campaign to intimidate scientists recommending eating more plants and fewer animals to save our climate and improve our health www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today the @nytimes.com profiles @marionnestle.bsky.social. Watch her full presentation at @northeasternu.bsky.social about food politics 🥗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx6g...

Worth a watch for the Forest spokesman alone who could be talking about today's debate to ban smoking in outdoor hospitality. Playbook hasn't changed in nearly 40 years...

#BigTobacco resorts to old tricks in campaign against UK’s historic Tobacco and Vapes Bill: "Despite contradicting their ‘transformation’ narratives, Transnational Tobacco Companies still sought to position themselves as public health actors deserving policy access" www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Public support across the political spectrum for policies that protect us from harmful commercial products + practices. Individual treatment is a small part of the puzzle and plays to industry interests. Where whole populations are exposed to risk factors, prevention must also be population-level 👇🏻

If you enjoyed this week’s @nytimes.com cooking series on healthy eating, check out @marionnestle.bsky.social's Burnes Center talk on food politics at @northeasternu.bsky.social. She covers food processing, labeling, and making informed choices. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx6g...

Oh look, yet another study finding that the warming we currently expect (without further policy leading to *actual* fossil-fuel phaseout) will wipe out around half the global economy. Just think about what this means.

What a fantastic line up, so lucky to have this in my city 🌳🌲🍄 Booked @jasonhickel.bsky.social and Laura Bates without a second thought! ✨

'Oversights' like this highlight the importance of transparent, robust processes for both identifying and managing conflicts of interest. Good governance is so important for maintaining public trust #conflictsofinterest #Darzireport #goodgovernance www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A huge thanks to everyone who has engaged with the Money Power Health podcast this past few weeks, it is hugely appreciated, and a real conformation that communicating our research beyond our own academic worlds is a worthwhile endeavour. 🧵 #CDoH

Commuting podcast: tobacco industry corruption in Africa. From @tcrgbath.bsky.social shows.acast.com/deadly-indus... #NoSmokingDay @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social @ashorguk.bsky.social

Never forget the term 'carbon footprint' was coined by the fossil fuel industry to encourage us to blame ourselves for the damage predominantly caused by their activities www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social #climatecrisis #climatechange #fossilfuels #carbonfootprint

What if researchers could access a library of climate-related advertisements from #FossilFuel producers? We've just launched the Oxford Carbon and Climate Advertising Library (OxCCAL) 👇