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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Audit Scotland’s new report echoes many of the shortcomings we identified with the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round. But more can be done to ensure the wealth generated by Scotland's offshore wind is widely shared. Read our full response: www.futureeconomy.scot/press/447-re...

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

8/ Our model is not the last word on how we theorise political economy and health, and we look forward to further improvements on it in the future.

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7/ In turn, these influences embodiment and population health (including inequalities). For individual outcomes, the role of random variation is recognised. Feedback loops across the model recognise the potential for change over time.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

6/ This creates differential vulnerability and experience over the lifecourse to the social determinants of health (including income, wealth, work, education, housing, physical environment, service access, behaviours and consumption).

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

5/ In turn, this influences processes of discrimination and social stratification, and social class processes (including habitus and distinction, opportunity hoarding, domination and exploitation, and alienation).

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

4/ The Political Economy and Health model recognises the importance of historical and geographical contexts in relation to culture and social norms, political economy (including governance, legal rules, polities, power relations, economic/social policy, corporations/firms) and ecology.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

3/ Existing models have many strengths, and we build on these to include important aspects, including political economy, understandings of power and relationships between social groups in the new model.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

2/ We face a global polycrisis, and this demands that we need to incorporate social, commercial, environment and political determinants of health in our understandings and models.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

1/ New open-access paper proposing the Political Economy and Health model. The models we use to understand what causes population health to improve or worsen matters, as they influence what we do. doi.org/10.55016/wvq...

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Theories of population health: A review of pictorial models and a proposal for the Political Economy and Health model | Journal of Critical Public Health

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

WEAll Scotland have refreshed their strategy - it is well worth a read!

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Here are the Contents pages for our new book Colonialisms and Queer Politics (Oxford University Press), analysing and comparing 11 empires and their legacies @lgbtqa-isa.bsky.social @rc47isa.bsky.social @sxpolitics.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm feeling like maybe I should write something on: how to start a community. You start with you and one friend trying to live near enough to each other that you can walk to each other's houses. You host a regular meal for other friends who live nearby, at home or somewhere local and cheap.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

If you’ve ever wondered why economic outcomes often don’t match the promises of meritocracy and free markets, this conversation is for you. 🎧 Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation: lnkd.in/gBZYcGXe #ChallengingEconomicAssumptions #Economics @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The episode explores: • Why inequality continues to grow • How social class shapes opportunity long before adulthood • The rise of neoliberalism and its impact on taxation, unions, and wealth concentration • Whether alternative economic ideas can help build fairer societies

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Professor Fowler points out that while neoclassical economics assumes individuals act independently in pursuit of profit, this perspective ignores the realities of social life where relationships and community values play critical roles in economic behaviour.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

In the latest Challenging Economic Assumptions podcast episode, Professor Bridget Fowler challenges one of the central assumptions of mainstream economics — the idea that people are rational, self-interested individuals driven purely by profit.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Why does 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 despite promises that hard work and free markets create opportunity for all? And what if the 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 we take for granted are 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗱?

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New article (or mini-play!) imagining a conversation in the Department of Health about #socialmurder and #stalled #lifeexpectancy and #mortality trends in the UK www.euppublishing.com/doi/epub/10....

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Sign up below for this event, taking place on the 3rd and 4th September, to recognise the lifelong contribution of our own Bridget Fowler to the nourishing of a critical sociological imagination in Scotland and beyond.

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Against the 'masters of thoughtless thought': An event for Bridget Fowler.

This short conference brings together contributions inspired by, responding to, or in conversation with, the work of Bridget Fowler.

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School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

GP practices in Scotland are changing with the emergence of #megapractices with large patient lists and different service models. New research led by @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social identified 5 megapractices with over 30,000 patients - including one with almost 120,000. doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...

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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This is incorrect Welsh Water is not in public ownership, it's a 'not for profit' which loses 41% of bills to finance costs, same as Thames Water Publicly owned Scottish Water on the other hand has finance costs of only 8% - and 50% more investment www.theguardian.com/business/nil...

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‘Complicated and expensive’: Burnham is right about the risks of nationalisation | Nils Pratley

Track record of Welsh Water shows public ownership is not the answer to all the woes in the utilities sector

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The latest in our Sociological & Cultural Studies blog series was published this morning. In ‘Meeting Polite Society to Discuss Inequalities’, @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social considers what the Deaton Review on social inequality fails to ask. Please spread the word...

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Meeting polite society to discuss inequalities.

Gerry McCartney on what the Deaton Review on social inequality fails to ask.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

4/4 3. Fiscal sustainability is best achieved by combining prevention with decommodification and ‘realistic medicine’. We hope the research community will take up the challenge of testing the assumptions and hypotheses we lay out to better inform future health, social care and fiscal projections.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

3/4 We propose three hypotheses to reframe the debate: 1. Health/social care spending primarily results from political decisions on supply; 2. Prevention policies alone are unlikely to reduce fiscal pressures;

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

2/4 The assumptions we question are: 1. Populations will continue to age; 2. Health is a function of age; 3. Health/social care need is driven by health; 4. Health/social care spending is driven by need; 5. Inequalities are unimportant; 6. Increasing dependency ratios risk fiscal sustainability.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

1/4 New paper out today: 'How much do we really know about the implications of demographic change for future health and social care costs? Articulating a research agenda.' This questions core assumptions underlying #projections of #fiscalsustainability 'doi.org/10.1017/nie.2026.10098

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oxfamscotland.bsky.social @oxfamscotland.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

As part of #TaxJusticeScotland we're calling on the First Minister to take practical steps to make the tax system fairer: • replace Council Tax with a fairer system • accelerate the introduction of a strong private jet tax Those with the most wealth should pay their fair share bit.ly/TJSFMLetter

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

New part-time role available to support the development of the Scottish Centre for Work and Health and associated research grant applications. Closes 2nd June. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

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Job Purpose To make a leading contribution to SCW&H’s in two UoG-led and one-jointly led project areas – 1. the Changing Nature Of Work (led by Prof. Gerard McCartney), and 2. Prevention, (led ...

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School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

New analyses confirm that adverse changes in #LifeExpectancy in Scotland across the first two decades of the 21st century have been most pronounced in the most deprived areas of the country. 1/2 @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social @publichealthscot.bsky.social

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

New paper out looking at the rise of 'megapractices' in Scotland, and proposing a tentative typology of GP provisioning: traditional; megapractice (noting marked diversity in this category); social enterprise; direct NHS provision. More research needed on the health impacts doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

3/3 In ‘Urban ethnography and walking Nan Shepherd’s mountain’, Natanya Mark @nmdlb.bsky.social takes up a lesson from Nan Shepherd about how we might properly attend to the places we inhabit. www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

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Urban ethnography and walking Nan Shepherd’s mountain.

Natanya Mark explores a lesson from Nan Shepherd about how we might properly attend to the places we inhabit.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

New paper estimates 879,430 excess deaths in England & Scotland since 2010 (804,280 excluding Covid). Other work makes clear that austerity is the key cause policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-murder. Few austerity measures have been reversed and excess high mortality rates continue today.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

This is an extraordinary example of commercial interests interfering in science. Great work by David Rosner and Jerry Markowitz.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Great article on changing land ownership and the actions of the wealthy. A Laird for our Times: Questions of Philanthropy and Community in the Scottish Highlands bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/03/25/a...

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Part-time role (14 hours/week until 31st March 2028) now advertised for any current University of Glasgow staff to help in the development of the Scottish Centre for Health and Work. More details here: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

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Please note that this vacancy is only open to current University of Glasgow employees. Job Purpose To make a leading contribution to SCW&H’s in two UoG-led project areas – A Changing Nature Of ...

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Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland @weallscotland.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

📢New report out today 📢 People in Scotland are clear: 83% say the wealth gap is too big 90% think inequality is more harmful than good 85% support higher taxes on the wealthy over reducing them Public opinion is NOT the barrier to reform. #TaxJustice #Scotland

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Richard Kemp @richardmskemp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Thrilled to see Social Murder? covered in The Guardian! (06.03.26) Over the last 100 years, Life Expectancy in the UK, US and other rich nations has improved beyond recognition. Year on year, we’re living longer and more healthily than ever! (1/5)

Page one of Aditya Chakrabortty's article titled, "This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?" It's available on The Guardian website.

Page two of Aditya Chakrabortty's article titled, "This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?" It's available on The Guardian website.

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Runnymede Trust @runnymedetrust.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Since the results of the Gorton and Denton by-election, we have witnessed a barrage of smears against Muslim people in the UK. Voting is a fundamental right. Voting according to political interests is entirely ordinary and is how our democratic system is set up.

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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

As Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) in Scotland continues to drop it is worth reminding people that we know #austerity is the main cause. Commentators that fail to discuss that evidence probably aren't qualified to talk about it policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-murder

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Social Murder?

Social Murder? - Austerity and Life Expectancy in the UK; Combining robust evidence with real-life stories, this book reveals the shocking impact of austerity policies on life expectancy and offers an...

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