Thank you kindly!

Like the rest of the ravening horde trapped in Zuckerberg's basement, I'd love an invite - demonixz at gmail.com.

Deceptive at best there - this is (a) from 2007, (b) solely in reference to 'cash fares' which represent something like 4% of tube journeys.

I note the comments are filled with cynicism, sarcasm & general snarking - a not unreasonable approach to any announcement from GSK or any other pharmaceuticals company.

That said - this is potentially a really fantastic thing. New CEO, new game plan. Also worth noting that GSK is the second biggest pharma company in the world - this has a pretty good probability of forcing other large pharma companies to follow suit and opens the door to more of the same (for example, HIV/AIDS drugs are not covered in the patent pooling - this is still a move in the right direction, it will make subsequent moves along the same lines easier.)

Patent pooling is something NGOs have been asking big pharma to do for years now. This is a hugely positive move.

Of course GSK have motives to do this besides doing good, that does not mean doing good is ruled out.

(And I will now be watching the obits for news of Andrew Witty's untimely demise.)