Public Services
Tory MP: Tuition fee rise is a good thing for teenagers
Tory MP for Carlisle John Stevenson told his local paper it would be a good thing it "certain sections of youngsters" no longer wished to go to university.
The government’s misleading claims about the scale of local government cuts
Sir Robin Wales, the directly elected Labour Mayor of the London Borough of Newham, asks how ministers at the DCLG are held to account for misleading the public.
Welsh Lib Dems urge Tories to “come clean” over health spending plans
The Liberal Democrats in Wales have criticised Conservative policy to ring fence NHS spending over the damage it is likely to do to education spending.
So, Mr Cameron, who backs your NHS reforms? Erm…
David Cameron's claims the government's NHS reforms are backed by a "long list" of organisations looked on extremely shaky ground today, reports Shamik Das.
Campaign to save libraries steps up a gear
As local authorities wield the axe over public services, authors have launched a war of words against the closure of public libraries, reports Claire French.
NHS case for change “oversold”, as medics’ concerns grow
The basis for the government’s NHS reforms have been challenged by the UK’s leading health policy institute, the Kings Fund, as more doctors’ groups voice their concerns.