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Ben Goldacre
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Prof of EBM @UniOxford, author, Bad Science, more. I run bennett.ox.ac.uk making tools+papers from data OpenSAFELY.org OpenPrescribing.net
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    Ben Goldacre
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    May 26
    Inaugural Lecture Klaxon! Our magnificent CTO Seb Bacon is a hero of the modern age, and now PROFESSOR Seb Bacon... Come to his inaugural lecture in Oxford! OpenSAFELY! OpenPrescribing! TrialsTracker! OpenCorporates! Open Code! Open Everything!
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    "On The Record" - Seb Bacon’s Inaugural Lecture | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
    From bennett.ox.ac.uk
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    Ben Goldacre
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    Oct 19, 2019
    THIS IS JUST THE WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT. It will take YEARS AND YEARS to negotiate the actual Future Relationship with the EU. That's YEARS of neglecting to discuss schools, hospitals, social care. YEARS of endlessly discussing Brexit. YEARS of waste. YEARS of anger.
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    Ben Goldacre
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    Sep 6, 2019
    STUDENTS! YOU ARE ALLOWED TO REGISTER TWICE: once at home, AND once at your uni address. You are allowed to vote in BOTH places in LOCAL elections. You are allowed to vote in ONE place in NATIONAL elections, but you can CHOOSE WHICH at the last minute. gov.uk/register-to-vo…
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    Ben Goldacre
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    Nov 29, 2017
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    Jo Cox MP was murdered by a far right fanatic shouting "Britain First". The French honour her: name a street after her. The US president retweets racist hatred from Britain First. Are you sure Brexit is a good idea? Because the world is changing, for the worse, very fast.
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    Ben Goldacre
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    Sep 6, 2019
    REGISTER TO VOTE. Students. Young people. People who rent and move a lot. REGISTER TO VOTE. REGISTER TO VOTE. REGISTER TO VOTE. REGISTER TO VOTE. REGISTER TO VOTE. REGISTER TO VOTE. REGISTER TO VOTE. REGISTER TO VOTE. It takes five minutes here:
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    gov.uk
    Register to vote
    Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.
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    Ben Goldacre
    @bengoldacre
    May 22, 2024
    STUDENTS: REGISTER TO VOTE RIGHT NOW! The law is as follows. 1. You can register at home AND at your term-time address, if that's more convenient for you. 2. You can CHOOSE on the day where to vote. 3. But you can ONLY legally vote in ONE place on the day.
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    Ben Goldacre
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    Jun 21, 2016
    RIGHT. I've written down why Brexit is a stupid choice, using words. Here they are.
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    Ben Goldacre
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    May 7, 2020
    OUR NEW PAPER. Factors associated with COVID-19-related hospital death in the linked electronic health records of 17 MILLION adult NHS patients. Largest study of its kind ever, anywhere. The power of UK / NHS data, realised. opensafely.org/outputs/2020/0… medrxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…
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    Factors associated with COVID-19-related death using OpenSAFELY
    From nature.com
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    Ben Goldacre
    @bengoldacre
    Oct 27, 2019
    Now there is a big chance of an election bang on the end of term, this information is more important than ever: STUDENTS can REGISTER to vote BOTH at home AND at university, then CHOOSE where to vote at the LAST MINUTE. REGISTER TO VOTE NOW.
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    Ben Goldacre
    @bengoldacre
    Sep 6, 2019
    STUDENTS! YOU ARE ALLOWED TO REGISTER TWICE: once at home, AND once at your uni address. You are allowed to vote in BOTH places in LOCAL elections. You are allowed to vote in ONE place in NATIONAL elections, but you can CHOOSE WHICH at the last minute. gov.uk/register-to-vo…
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    Ben Goldacre
    @bengoldacre
    Jun 26, 2016
    This photograph should follow Boris for the rest of his career. Printed on banners. Shouted from loudhailers.
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    Ben Goldacre
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    Dec 30, 2017
    I'm delighted to receive a nerdy MBE "for services to Evidence in Policy". And very delighted that this kind of nerdy work is valued. Onward!
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    Ban academics talking to ministers? We should train them to do it
    From timeshighereducation.com
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    Ben Goldacre
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    Jul 15, 2019
    Replying to @bengoldacre
    My wife, who is excellent, went over as we were leaving and said: "excuse me. If you're going to express offensive homophobic views in a restaurant, it would be polite to do so more quietly." He said "sorry". I did a stern Paddington frown at the smallest man. We left.
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    Ben Goldacre
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    Aug 8, 2018
    I see a lot of angry men on the internet hiding their faces and names are angry about veils.
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    Ben Goldacre
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    Jun 1, 2017
    Stop calling tax a burden. You're buying healthcare, an educated workforce, roads, national investment, judiciary... theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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