Journalists don’t normally alert potential rivals to topics they are writing about it. I’ve never done so before, but some things transcend common rivalries. But first, the story within the…
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This quotation from Nobel Prize Winner Sir Peter Medawar is on the pinboard above my desk. It is a daily reminder that my writing must be clear and unambiguous if…
As you may already have seen, IPSO is currently updating its guidance on reporting sex and gender identity, and the regulator is inviting journalists, and other interested parties, to comment…
Has it? Hmm… I’ll be assessing the effects of the pandemic on everyday life on the evening of September 6 when I give the 2022 Tom Olsen lecture at St…
I have written in the BMJ every week without fail for over seven years, with my columns informed by my day job as a hospital doctor and my experience in…
I have long been an admirer of the wit and wisdom of David Olivier — or @mancunianmedic as he is known to his followers on Twitter. David’s articles for the BMJ,…
I’m sure I’m not alone in loathing those follow up calls from PRs asking, ‘Have you seen my email?’ And when I’m talking to organisations about media messaging and strategies…
What do you get a professor who has everything you need to know about statistics? That was the challenge the MJA EC faced when trying to find an appropriate ‘trophy’…
Oliver Gillie’s death has jolted me. As one of the few survivors (along with John Illman and Peter Pallot) of the foundation years of the MJA, I’d like to share…
I am always loath to use phrases like: “I’ve been lucky enough to rarely experience incidents of racism in my life.” There’s nothing “lucky” about being treated as every human…
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