How political should a general medical journal be?Politics, health, and justice are intertwinedButler, Colin D postdoctoral fellowAuthor informationNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra 0200, Australia [email protected]Competing interests: CDB is cofounder of an aid organisation (Benevolent Organisation for Development, Health and Insight (BODHI)).BMJ 326(7393):p 821, April 12, 2003.Copyright © British Medical Journal 2003.