Public Services
Cancer: ‘Mortality’ and ‘survival’ rates are not the same
Cancer – and particularly Breast Cancer – has become a political football with questions being asked over whether very large […]
Tories at odds over university funding
Three months into government the coalition still appears no closer to a settled view on university funding - with the main academic and student bodies are also divided over the issue.
Cuts Watch: The consequences of Mr Osborne
George Osborne used his emergency Budget to cut public spending by an additional £32 billion by 2014-15. The growing list of cuts underway makes for painful reading.
BMA: Cuts to Scotland’s health budget will be a “seismic shock”
The British Medical Association in Scotland has told finance secretary, John Swinney to stop being naive and admit that cuts will have to be made to the NHS north of the border.
Pupil premium may come from Sure Start & EMA budget
The Coalition's pupil premium plans will cost £2.5bn. If the money doesn't come from schools or pensions, it is likely to mean cuts in programmes like Sure Start and EMAs.
When is a graduate tax not a graduate tax?
Confusion about what Vince Cable has proposed and how that relates to the National Union of Students’s proposals has been widespread.