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International Journal of Epidemiology 2003;32:916-917
© International Epidemiological Association 2003

Reprints and Reflections

Commentary: A very Fabian dilemma

Julian Tudor Hart

Gelli Deg, Penmaen, Swansea, SA3 2HH, UK. E-mail: Julian@tudorhart.freeserve.co.uk

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Alick West described George Bernard Shaw as ‘a good man fallen among Fabians’, a view well illustrated by the well-known but now seldom read preface to The Doctor’s Dilemma. It reveals both the best and foretastes of the worst of that eclectic philosophy, now being applied by a Prime Minister for whom Fabianism provides his only reputable historical reference.

The Fabians rejected systems analysis, believing that progress depended chiefly if not entirely on dripping sound advice into the ears of the powerful, seizing whatever opportunities for this that might . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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