International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

This Is My (Post) Truth, Tell Me Yours; Comment on “The Rise of Post-truth Populism in Pluralist Liberal Democracies: Challenges for Health Policy”

Document Type : Commentary

Author
Martin Powell
Health Services Management Centre, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
10.15171/ijhpm.2017.58
Abstract
This is a commentary on the article ‘The rise of post-truth populism in pluralist liberal democracies: challenges for health policy.’ It critically examines two of its key concepts: populism and ‘post truth.’ This commentary argues that there are different types of populism, with unclear links to impacts, and that in some ways, ‘post-truth’ has resonances with arguments advanced in the period at the beginning of the British National Health Service (NHS). In short, ‘post-truth’ populism’ may be ‘déjà vu all over again,’ and there are multiple (post) truths: this is my (post) truth, tell me yours.
Keywords
Populism
UK National Health Service (NHS)
Post-Truth Politics
Health Policy
Subjects
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 6, Issue 12
2017
Pages 723-725

  • Received Date 06 April 2017
  • Revised Date 05 May 2017
  • Accepted Date 06 May 2017
  • First Published Date 01 December 2017
  • Published Date 01 December 2017