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Public health has been undermined by the UK government and we must respond by strengthening policy and leadership, say David J Hunter and colleagues Since 2010 a combination of austerity, Brexit, and the impact of covid-19 has considerably worsened the public’s health in England.123 Obesity levels have risen, fuelled by the consumption of unregulated ultra-processed foods, a chronic problem which successive governments have failed to tackle.4 Gains in life expectancy have stalled.5 Health ineq...

Last week I was a guest speaker at the reception organized by distinguished members of Ilaje Forum for the newly-appointed Chief Judge of Ondo State, The

Last week I was a guest speaker at the reception organized by distinguished members of Ilaje Forum for the newly-appointed Chief Judge of Ondo State, The Honourable Justice Olusegun Odusola. It was a gathering of notable personalities cutting across the executive, the judiciary and the legislature so it gave me the good opportunity to speak on the role of the judiciary. Permit me to share the text of my paper with you.   INTRODUCTION