“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”

- William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

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About Lucy Reynolds

Lucy Reynolds is a research fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Articles by Lucy Reynolds

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Francesc Badia i Dalmases is Editor and Director of democraciaAbierta.

European integration

Six countries. Six different paths to EU integration.

No to TTIP

The secretive EU-US trade deal explained

Selling our safety to the highest bidder: the privatisation of Plasma Resources UK

Lucy Reynolds 24 April 2013

Lucy Reynolds publishes this original paper on the government's proposed sale of the UK's state-owned blood plasma supplier. In their drive to dismantle the last vestiges of the state, the government appear to be exposing the British public to serious - and sometimes fatal - risks, including HIV and hepatitis.

Our NHS is being dismantled for transnational corporations

Lucy Reynolds 3 April 2013

As a key part of the EU-US trade deal currently being fleshed out, the Conservatives are making good on a decades old fantasy of theirs - breaking up the NHS and opening it to global business. This is the reality and it's happening now.

Quick guide to section 75

Lucy Reynolds 19 February 2013

For a brief overview of the regulations and context, we publish here a short note from Lucy Reynolds. We published the full story on section 75 here.

The NHS as we know it needs a prayer

Nicola Cutcher and Lucy Reynolds 19 February 2013

Regulations laid last week will turn England's National Health Service into a competitive market. They appear to contradict assurances from the Coalition government on one of the most central elements of the Bill.