Kevin Fenton

Oct 1, 2024 | bmj.com | Michael Marmot |Habib Naqvi |Kevin Fenton |Cordelle Ofori

Michael Marmot, director and advisory board co-chair1, Habib Naqvi, chief executive2, advisory board co-chair1, Cordelle Ofori, director of public health3, advisory board member1, Kevin Fenton, president4, advisory board member11UCL Institute of Health Equity2NHS Race and Health Observatory3Manchester City Council4Faculty of Public HealthRacism is a scar on society. Social justice requires that we take the necessary action to deal with it and its effects on health.

Jul 9, 2024 | thelancet.com | Kevin Fenton |Greg Fell |William Roberts |Margaret Rae

As the newly formed UK Government begins its administration with a historic majority for the Labour Party in the UK Parliament after the July 4, 2024 general election, we have seen UK citizens express a mandate for change. Indeed, the new Government's manifesto pledges 1 The King's FundGeneral election 2024: the health and care manifesto pledges.

Jul 3, 2024 | magazine.nd.edu | Kevin Fenton

In her review of Cormac McCarthy’s bleak last books, Slate critic Laura Miller asks: If McCarthy was as hopeless as he seemed to be, why did he bother writing a novel at all? I offered my two cents in a comment on X, quoting Margaret Atwood: “People without hope do not write novels.” Someone replied, “Yes, they do.” Fifteen people, a lot for my desultory feed, liked that reply, cosigning its despair. The discussion was unsatisfying, even by social media standards.

Apr 12, 2024 | londonsociety.org.uk | Kevin Fenton

The London Society has called upon Mayoral candidates to commit to the provision and maintenance of public toilets throughout London, and for this to be included in the London Plan, and provide incentives for local authorities to make this a part of their long-term strategies for the wellbeing of residents and visitors alike. Recent polls reflect that that the vast majority of Londoners would welcome this basic provision of sanitation as a key strategy to make the capital healthy and equitable.