Cameron’s dodgy cancer stats
David Cameron’s selectively used data on cancer death rates last night. The facts support a greater focus on early diagnosis – an approach he opposes.
Public Services
Tory Cancer Drug Fund is fatally flawed
The Tories’ new Cancer Drug Fund is fatally flawed. It is uncosted, inequitable, inefficient, and subject to top-down political control.
Cameron’s “Big Society” is in democratic deficit
David Cameron’s “Big Society” is in democratic deficit. It is merely a back-door way of allowing the wealthy and educated to clean up at the expense of the poor.
Headteachers say only Labour will increase school spending
Fifty of the country’s headteachers have today said only Labour would guarantee “ringfenced and increased investment” in all Britain’s schools.
Tory social care policies will hit the poor hardest
All the available evidence of where Tory-style plans have been implemented shows minimal take-up rates where voluntary systems have been introduced.
Tories’ schools policies raise more questions than answers
Many will be left wondering how the Tories can make theiur education plans a reality when their pledges raise more questions than they answer.
In the absence of money, reform is essential
The central theme of Labour’s manifesto, launched yesterday, is public service reform; it is even more central to this manifesto than previous ones.
Cameron’s hypocrisy on “sick” leaflet
David Cameron has called Labour’s cancer leaflets “sick”. But he is hypocritical after the Tories released a leaflet with a blood drenched machete.
Poorest kids denied access to best schools
The Sutton Trust today highlighted something that won’t get much air time this election. Poorer kids are being excluded from our best state schools.
Tory married tax break masks wider threat to Britain’s families
The Tories have today unveiled their £3 per week tax break for a third of married couples which they hope will reward commitment and family stability. But scratch beneath the surface on their commitment to the family and David Camerontest