A veteran Communist Party of Britain member has been appointed chair of a World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) lead advisory group. Professor Susan Michie, director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London, will head the W.H.O.’s Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. The Times reports the UCL academic, who is a frequent contributor on the BBC and ITV, has been a member of the Communist Party of Britain for more than 40 years. Michie was propelled to public attention in 2021 when she said wearing masks and social distancing should continue for the “long...