The madness of austerity: Simon Stevens's NHS A brief look at what the appointment of Simon Stevens as head of NHS England means for mental health services in context.
Thomas Szasz and the antipsychiatry of neoliberalism A short critical introduction to the work of grandfather of psychiatry Thomas Szasz.
Vital Signs worker newsletter A newsletter for healthcare workers in New York City focused on struggles around hospital closures and care labor. The attached pdf is the…
The Sun and the "Mental Patient" Analysis behind today's headline in The Sun newspaper: "1,200 killed by mental patients".
Pharmaco-centric capitalism: a reply to Will Self A critique of Will Self's August article on psychiatry and "Big Pharma", focussing on the need to conjoin critique of the current practice of…
The eclipse and re-emergence of the antipsychiatry movement Brief introductory post outlining what antipsychiatry is and the need for its renewal.
Health and happiness: confronting the waste of human life through the pursuit of joy An article exploring the impact of institutionalization and the barren conditions of medicine for…
How do we fight privatisation? Some quick thoughts on privatisation and how workers can effectively challenge it.
On capitalism, queerness and living with HIV/Aids - The Expropriationist Notes from an anarchist communist from Houston, Texas living with HIV and Aids on living with the…
Angry Workers of the World - AWW #2 - On struggles in the health sector - Out now! AWW #2 on struggles in the health sector...
Room to breathe in defence of the NHS A documentary on the failures of NHS treatment for young people with mental health problems prompted a vocal defence of the NHS. Can we criticise…
Mid Yorkshire health strike Prolongued strike action in West Yorkshire hospitals has shown that attacks by the bosses can be fought off.