Coalition must reconsider privatisation of Higher Education before it’s too late
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union, calls on the government to reconsider the privatisation of higher education before it’s too late.
Public Services
Fighting for the NHS gear stick – is it forward or reverse?
Another week, another campaign victory against the coalition’s reform plans – this time it is saving the NHS Cancer Networks; Trevor Cheeseman investigates.
Clegg may be soft-pedaling on tackling competition in NHS bill
Nick Clegg has not demanded the role of competition in Lansley’s health bill to be changed, only the appearence that there is a “dogmatic obsession with it”.
McNulty: Problems of rail fragmentation demand more fragmentation
ASLEF’s James McGowan reports on the failings of the McNulty report on the high cost of British rail costs.
Health bill will be gutted, say Lib Dem left
Key Liberal Democrat activists Dr Prateek Buch and Dr Evan Harris report on Liberal Democrat opposition to Andrew Lansley’s marketisation of the NHS.
Police Fed chief: May’s policies have police “careering towards” possible “meltdown”
Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation, made a devastating attack on Theresa May the Home secretary, and her policies today calling them “revenge”.
New concerns over special educational needs policy
Laurence Turner reports on the latest government attempts to reform special educational needs provision and the dangers and difficulties to be overcome.
Cameron’s NHS reorganisation likely to widen the health funding gap
Andrew Georgiou gives a critical analysis of David Cameron’s recent speech on the planned NHS reforms, pointing out that it ignored a key factor, competition.
One and half cheers for Lib Dem opposition to Osborne’s benefit cap
Declan Gaffney finds it possible to “agree with Nick”… well, almost – there may be some agreement over Lib Dem opposition to George Osborne’s regressive benefit cap.
How competition in the NHS may push up healthcare costs
It is often repeated that more competition should be introduced into the NHS to keep costs down – but it may in fact increase them.