Dr David Cartland versus Goliath | UK Column Interviews

Dr. David Cartland, a former GP from Cornwall, returns to UK Column News for a harrowing follow-up interview detailing the escalating persecution he has endured since being struck off by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in 2025. Despite already losing his medical license, career, and reputation, Cartland reveals a new and unprecedented attack: the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has placed him on its barred list for working with children and vulnerable adults—based solely on his prior GMC case, without any criminal conviction or evidence of harm. The decision, he argues, is a Kafkaesque overreach that bans him from volunteering, refereeing football, and even taking neighbors’ children to matches. He describes a coordinated, cross-agency campaign involving the GMC, DBS, and Football Association (FA), where he was denied due process, faced anonymous complaints, and had confidential safeguarding meetings held about him without his knowledge. Cartland attributes this to a systemic silencing of medical whistleblowers, particularly those questioning COVID-19 policies and vaccine safety. Despite being physically and emotionally broken—suffering panic attacks, sleeplessness, and isolation—he remains defiant, driven by a moral duty to protect future generations and uphold the Hippocratic oath. He continues to speak out via social media, a podcast, and public advocacy, supported by a growing international network of ethical doctors. The episode ends with a powerful call to resist authoritarian overreach and uphold truth, autonomy, and justice.