Helen Mercer
Helen Mercer recently retired as a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Greenwich University and is a founding member of Drop NHS Debt, People vs PFI, People vs Barts PFI, Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign and Lewisham Keep Our NHS Public.
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