this is my (post) truth, tell me yours; comment on “the rise of posttruth populism in pluralist liberal democracies: challenges for health policy”

This is a commentary on the article ‘the rise of post-truth populism in pluralist liberal democracies: challenges for health policy.’ it critically examines two of its key concepts: populism and ‘post truth.’ this commentary argues that there are different types of populism, with unclear links to impacts, and that in some ways, ‘post-truth’ has resonances with arguments advanced in the period at the beginning of the british national health service (nhs). in short, ‘post-truth’ populism’ may be ‘déjà vu all over again,’ and there are multiple (post) truths: this is my (post) truth, tell me yours.