Revealed: The staggering numbers trapped in social care debt
One week they praise the generation of D-Day, the next they take away the homes of our elderly.
Public Services
It is time people got real on the EU and the NHS
A hard Brexit is not our National Health Service’s biggest threat. The Tories are.
Here’s some of the ways a US-UK trade deal could harm our health service
“Despite Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to row back his comments, the cat is well and truly out of the bag. The NHS would be on the table in any future US-UK trade talks.”
Forget trade deals – there’s another attack on our NHS happening right now
As another health trust prepares to offload its services to a ‘SubCo’, Richard Bourne looks at an under-reported threat to the NHS.
Prem Sikka: Theresa May’s legacy on tax avoidance is unforgivable
The outgoing PM has totally failed to bolster Britain’s toothless tax avoidance regulations.
Prem Sikka: How UK regulators have covered up corruption and fraud
Corporate cover-ups go right to the top, writes accounting expert Professor Prem Sikka.
Care company accused of ‘raiding’ low-paid staff to fund high executive pay
The firm is cutting pay for ‘sleep-in’ shifts…while spend on management is set to rise.
Unions threaten strike action at UK’s largest academy trust
Workers at the bailed-out trust report low pay, outsourcing and intolerable workloads.
Commons leader condemned over ‘bigoted’ comments on LGBT education
Andrea Leadsom said parents should be able to decide whether children are ‘exposed’ to LGBT relationships.
Privatisation fail: 8 out of 21 probation contracts scuppered in just a month
This is the second time in just a month that a private company running probation services has hit crisis point.