It is an honor and a pleasure to be able to introduce dr. Ricardo new zealand i am a big fan of bios because i introductions are a way of people their flowers in real time. Ricardo is a writer and practicing doctor. He is an associate professor of medicine, medical ethics and health policy. Baylor college of medicine, where he directs the humanities expression and arts lab, also known as heal the heal program. He is also a writer with pieces appearing in texas monthly, houston chronicle, the new yorker, the new york times, the atlantic, and of course, the england journal of medicine. His short stories have appeared the best american short stories anthology mcsweeneys and the new england review, which awarded him its inaugural emerging writers award. His debut book, which were here to talk about today, the peoples hospital, follows the lives of five uninsured houstonians, as struggle for survival leads to a hospital where insurance comes second to genuine care. Thank you for being here
Be able to introduce dr. Ricardo new zealand i am a big fan of bios because i introductions are a way of people their flowers in real time. Ricardo is a writer and practicing doctor. He is an associate professor of medicine, medical ethics and health policy. Baylor college of medicine, where he directs the humanities expression and arts lab, also known as heal the heal program. He is also a writer with pieces appearing in texas monthly, houston chronicle, the new yorker, the new york times, the atlantic, and of course, the england journal of medicine. His short stories have appeared the best american short stories anthology mcsweeneys and the new england review, which awarded him its inaugural emerging writers award. His debut book, which were here to talk about today, the peoples hospital, follows the lives of five uninsured houstonians, as struggle for survival leads to a hospital where insurance comes second to genuine care. Thank you for being here in san antonio and at the book fe
Talking earlier about how there are already many groups coming out to say that this is absolutely the wrong thing for the government to do to broaden this definition , to name and this definition, to name and shame groups that they deem to be extreme list. Weve had muslim groups saying that the government is seeking a problem or seeking a solution to a problem that does not exist. Weve had Civil Liberties groups talking about free speech are. And heres michael gove. And heres michael gove. Yes. Yes. Yes. In the governments strategy to counter extremism and to build Greater National resilience and social cohesion, the United Kingdom is a success story. A multinational, multi ethnic, multi faith democracy is stronger because of our diversity, but our democracy and our values of inclusivity and our values of inclusivity and tolerance are under challenge from extremist groups, which are radicalising our young people and driving greater polarisation within and between communities to further
Bios because i introductions are a way of people their flowers in real time. Ricardo is a writer and practicing doctor. He is an associate professor of medicine, medical ethics and health policy. Baylor college of medicine, where he directs the humanities expression and arts lab, also known as heal the heal program. He is also a writer with pieces appearing in texas monthly, houston chronicle, the new yorker, the new york times, the atlantic, and of course, the england journal of medicine. His short stories have appeared the best american short stories anthology mcsweeneys and the new england review, which awarded him its inaugural emerging writers award. His debut book, which were here to talk about today, the peoples hospital, follows the lives of five uninsured houstonians, as struggle for survival leads to a hospital where insurance comes second to genuine care. Thank you for being here in san antonio and at the book festival. Thank you so much for. Thank you all for coming much ap
Trooper she is. And thats all coming up in your next hour. So coming up in your next hour. So welcome to the show. Its always a pleasure to have your company. Well, we are waiting a long time for this list of extremist organisations. Rishi sunak the other friday gave that emergency address. He talked about the menace of the far right of fascism , of neo nazis and fascism, of neo nazis and britain. And many of us said, well, who are these groups . What size do they represent . Whats their threat and who are they a threat to . Well that list came out today. Michael gove gave us a taster of five groups. More are expected to come in a few weeks time when the full list is published. Two of those groups were far right groups, one of them was disbanded in 1968. Imagine my surprise. The British National socialist movement hasnt existed for my entire life. What does that tell us about the state of the threat on our streets . Get in touch all the usual ways. Email me gb the usual ways. Email me