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Social murder? Austerity & life expectancy in the UK (Glasgow)

Date: Thursday 20th March   /   Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Austerity and life expectancy: the links

Guest speaker David Walsh, author and researcher, will talk about his ground-breaking book exploring how austerity policies have contributed to declining life expectancy and growing health inequalities. Walsh combines powerful evidence with real-life stories to reveal the human cost of policy decisions and offers a hopeful vision for change.

About the speaker

Dr. David Walsh is Senior Lecturer in Health Inequalities at the University of Glasgow and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the School of Health & Wellbeing. With over 30 years of experience in health and public health research, he has held pivotal roles, including 17 years as the Public Health Programme Manager at the Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH). His research focuses on the social determinants of health, particularly the impacts of UK Government austerity policies, excess mortality in Glasgow and Scotland, and inequalities across post-industrial European regions.

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This event is open to all Humanist Society Scotland members, supporters, and anyone who shares our vision and values. Participation is free.

You can just show-up, but it’s helpful if you can register through Meetup to give organisers an idea of how many people to expect.

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Venue: Admiral Woods Bar, 29 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6BZ

There is a lift you can take to the lower level where the function room is situated, and where there is also an accessible toilet. Seats are unreserved, however if you would like a seat reserved for you in advance, please get in touch.  For example, if you have hearing loss and would like a seat at the front.