The future of many bus services looks bleak
Cuts to budgets mean entire networks of buses have disappeared.
Public Services
How the coalition is failing to act on ‘time-bomb’ of asbestos in schools
A key government report on asbestos in schools was due in June 2014. Yet it still hasn’t been published. Why?
Cancer: No more political quick fixes, please
If we want cancer survival rates that compare with the best in the world, we can’t rely on political quick fixes.
Almost 1 million turn to A&E because unable to see a GP, according to patient survey
940,000 patients turned to A&E because they were unable to get a GP appointment.
Rail bosses must get a grip on London’s commuter chaos
The continuing transport chaos is a growing embarrassment.
NHS: From ‘record high’ satisfaction to ‘breaking point’ within four years of coalition government
The NHS was in excellent shape when Labour left office in 2010; now it isn’t. For this the coalition must take at least some of the blame.
Public ownership of the railways and lower fares on trains and buses: they’re popular and right
Public ownership of the railways was the second most popular policy among those presented to voters.
NHS in crisis: the worst A&E waiting times for a decade
Around 7 per cent of patients had to wait in A&E for more than four hours at the end of last year – the worst figures since records were first collected in 2004/05.
Freeze fares to protect Londoners struggling with the seventh year of fare rises
Boris has the choice to freeze fares. He just won’t do it.
Migrating health workers could damage health systems in developing countries
We need to think about the impact that our imported NHS has on vulnerable people abroad.