Legal aid: The gravy train is still on track
Eleanor Besley asks why Kenneth Clarke’s proposals for legal aid have not resulted in more public outrage?
Public Services
Decentralisation of NHS cancer services already well underway
There has been apprehension at plans for a revolutionary decentralisation of NHS management, yet for NHS cancer services a similar experiment is well underway.
Bonfire of the quangos “rushed and poorly handled” says Tory MP
A cross-party commons committee has argued that the government’s process of scrapping quangos has been “botched”, reports Chris Tarquini.
Opposition grows to NHS “patchwork-privatisation” plans
Opposition is growing to the NHS “patchwork-privatisation” plans being proposed by the Tory-led government.
Cuts to council funding will make ‘bed blocking’ problem worse
In a survey, 50 per cent of doctors say the bed blocking problem is worse than last year; with cuts to council funding, Age UK fears the problem will get worse.
Simon Hughes has a huge responsibility to ensure fair access to universities
National Union of Students president Aaron Porter writes about the huge responsibility facing the govt’s new ‘Advocate for Access to Education’ Simon Hughes.
Policies which prioritise car transport will increase inequality
As the government unveils more proposals to “end the war on the motorist”, is a healthy dose of cynicism required to see through all the smoke and mirrors?
SDLP: Our progressive vision of an all-island, high tech economy
SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie discusses her plans for the future of the party and progressive politics in Northern Ireland ahead of the 2011 Assembly elections.
A progessive agenda for Wales in 2011
John Griffiths, Labour Member for Newport East, Counsel General & legislative programme leader, sets out the challenges which lie ahead for the Welsh Assembly.
The campaign for fair admissions to schools
Margaret Tulloch from Comprehensive Future sets out the challenges of ensuring fair schools admissions under proposals in the new education white paper