John Ashton

Byline Times’ chief medical officer Dr John Ashton considers why and how the Government is so keen to return to ‘business as usual’

Byline Times’ chief medical officer, Dr John Ashton, explores the Government's failings in entering lockdown and now leaving it

Dr John Ashton, explores the Government's failure to protect those living and working in environments which are hotbeds for the Coronavirus

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, warns that the Government must get back on track with its evidence base and messaging around the pandemic if it is to be prepared for a second wave.

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, argues that the Prime Minister's handling of the Dominic Cummings scandal is a tipping point in the politics of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, argues that we must not miss the opportunity to modernise education in the UK and, at the same time, tackle social injustices following the Coronavirus pandemic.

Byline Times' CMO, former director of public health John Ashton, praises the recommendations of the independent report convened by Sir David King

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, provides his regular update on the UK's Government's Coronavirus response and the need for real local testing and tracing.

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, explores how the 2013 NHS reforms led to the shrinking and withering of our local and regional public health system.

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, explores how the Government has communicated with the public during the COVID-19 outbreak and why the true scale of the crisis is being hidden.

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, provides his take on where the web of deceit being spun at the very heart of Government is going to lead us all.

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, gives his take on how the next decisions can be made on the UK's lockdown, the lack of press scrutiny and why the Government's 'goal' of keeping deaths to 20,000 may be affecting their reporting

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, explains why it is wise to give thought during the COVID-19 pandemic to those life and death concerns we never usually want to confront.

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, considers the fateful legacy of the Atlético Madrid-Liverpool football match and the Cheltenham races.

Dr John Ashton with his update on UK developments on the Coronavirus and the side-effects we are overlooking.

Dr John Ashton explains how the threat posed by the Coronavirus will be amplified in closed settings and communities.

Dr John Ashton, a former director of public health, explains how we can all help save lives in his first column as Byline Times' Chief Medical Officer.

John Ashton, the former senior public health director who first questioned the UK Government's response to COVID-19 on the BBC, finds a ray of hope.