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The commonest diagnosis for all patients alleged to have dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. It is widely reputed that two thirds of patients with dementia are suffering from Alzheimer’s. Indeed, Alzheimer’s has in many countries become the default diagnosis. If a …

The International Monetary Fund says that interest rates will go back to pre-covid rates (ie. 0%). They’re wrong. (This is no time for false modesty. I’ve been right for the last three years while they’ve been consistently wrong). They say

The demand for electric cars means that all over the world new mines are being opened to dig up the essential minerals required to build an electric car. Many of the mines employ small children to dig out the metals.

Most medicines used in the West come from the Far East. If America declares war on China (or vice versa) then most people reliant on prescription medicines (such as diabetics) will die. And Taiwan is responsible for the production of

It is impossible to measure pain objectively. There are so many different factors involved that it is impossible for you to compare the pain you get in your back with the pain your neighbour gets in her womb. It’s quite …

The self-serving hypocrisy and blatant dishonesty of the EU never fails to amaze me.

Over a year ago, the EU was enthusiastic about introducing a range of sanctions against Russia – even though the sanctions pushed up the price of …

In Vernon Coleman’s brand new novel, Amelia Leighton is a young doctor working as a GP in a modern city practice. She hates her job and her colleagues. The practice is rule bound and bureaucratic. After she breaks the rules …

I was standing in a bank the other day trying to move money from one account to another. I was moving my money from one of my own accounts to another of my own accounts. I don’t know if you’ve …