Why are the Tories trying to ban councils from running bus services?
TSSA and Labour call Bus Services Bill amendment an ‘ideological’ attack on the public sector
Public Services
NHS deficit is even higher than the record-breaking official figure
The true deficit — accountancy tricks excluded — is believed to be over £3 billion
Queens Speech: Tories will push home ownership whatever the cost
The Housing Act allows social housing to wither on the vine, consigning social tenants to the precariat
John Whittingdale’s BBC white paper spells danger for the people’s broadcaster
Plans mean funding cuts and more privatisation
PMQs: Cameron blasts sexist Tweets, but will he protect women’s refuges?
Jess Phillips begs prime minister for a change of heart
Government tries to quietly backtrack on academies — everyone notices
High-performing schools will no longer be forced to become academies
Housing Bill could force local councils to raise up to £145m a year
Higher value social housing will be sold off to fund the government’s right to buy extension
Sadiq Khan has nine point lead on Zac Goldsmith for London Mayor
Labour candidate ahead in most demographics and considered more trustworthy on most issues
Goodwill has kept NHS going, but the government has even taken that
A junior doctor explains how she and her colleagues have been driven to an all-out strike
Junior doctors contract driving medical students away from the NHS
As junior doctors prepare for an all-out strike, 94 per cent of medical students feel less enthusiastic about working in the NHS