title: Politics matters: a response to recent commentaries.
authors.affiliation: Division of Population Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Ruairí
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brugha
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruen