Public Services
Couples earning £16k each would lose out under Tory tax credit plan
Left Foot Forward revealed that there was a £350m blackhole in the Conservative's tax credit plan. Couples earning £16,000 would lose out to bring in the £400m
Tory cuts to hit elderly hardest
Tory-run Nottinghamshire County Council are planning savage cuts that will the elderly hardest. Plans include increased charges for home care & meals on wheels.
NUT says Ofsted report gives “misleading impression” standards are in decline
The NUT have hit back at criticisms made by Ofsted in its annual report; the schools watchdog has itself come under fire in recent days.
Lansley’s market dogma at odds with OECD health study
A major new report by the OECD has criticised those who advocate a purely market-based approach to healthcare as “zealots”, and severely attacks the US system.
Tory business tax cuts threaten public services and poorest
David Cameron is expected to make a speech today following up on his “go for growth” comments to Andrew Marr […]
Controversy as cancer drug deemed “too expensive” for NHS
A drug which prolongs the life of liver cancer patients has been deemed “too expensive” by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.