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Too much politics is never good

If people choose to watch Katie Hopkins on stage for their weekend night out, things are not going well, says Peter Kelly.

15 Sep 2026

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The empire of normality

Anyone who works in pharmacy knows ADHD and autism diagnoses have increased. But what is ‘normal’, asks Peter Kelly?

18 Aug 2026

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The Michael Jackson drug - a very strange conversation

Pharmacist and stand-up comedian Peter Kelly recalls one of the strangest conversations he ever heard in his pharmacy.

21 Jul 2026

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Profit for sanity, turnover for vanity

Online pharmacies often come up with business ideas that are appealing to them but not to the public, says Peter Kelly.

06 May 2026

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Writing can be murder!

Is it ethical to write about real people in art, ponders pharmacist and stand-up comedian Peter Kelly?

31 Mar 2026

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A sporting conundrum

Should sports be about inclusivity and community or money and advertising, asks Peter Kelly.

20 Feb 2026

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Should patients trust drug companies?

People don’t read about Purdue Pharma and decide not to take painkillers again. They likely to turn their ire towards vaccines, says Peter Kelly.

21 Jan 2026

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The religion of the west

In neoclassical economics, everyone always makes decisions to maximise earning potential, says Peter Kelly.

05 Nov 2025

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Flu season and the arrogance of self-belief

I wonder how many anti-flu vaccine people are afraid of needles. Actually, people are sometimes too firm in their beliefs, says Peter Kelly.

14 Oct 2025

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How to build a healthy nation

The problem is we live in a world where bad habits are made to look attractive and are easy to indulge and satisfy, says Peter Kelly.

24 Sep 2025

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France verus America - who got it right on ADHD?

Is ADHD a brain chemistry disorder that needs medical intervention or a healthy response to being in the wrong environment, asks Peter Kelly?

22 Jul 2025

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Parity of esteem

Do we spend too little looking after young people with mental health problems? I think the answer is an obvious yes, says Peter Kelly.

02 Jul 2025

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Can comedy cure isolation and loneliness?

Craic Health tries to integrate comedy-on-prescription into NHS policy as part of social prescribing. It’ll be interesting to see how this project grows, says Peter Kelly.

09 May 2025

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It’s sad that we prescribe socialising

There is a loneliness epidemic in this country which can manifest itself in poor mental health. Peter Kelly explains.

11 Apr 2025

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Guarding and leveraging dispensing

I don’t think the technology to dispense medicines to everyone in the UK in a dramatically more efficient and less costly way exists, says Peter Kelly.

26 Mar 2025

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Health and capitalism – uneasy bedfellows

You should never have a health system where accountants decide which treatments are essential, says Peter Kelly.

12 Feb 2025

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