Coalition NHS waiting time target missed for 50th week in a row
The government’s target for 95 per cent of patients to spend less than for hours waiting has been missed for the 50th week in a row.
Public Services
Beyond the market: a new agenda for public services
Moving beyond the market need not mean turning back the clock to a highly centralised state-run model.
This is why the profit motive has no place in our public services
The DWP isn’t just off the rails but careering down the embankment.
Public supports tax rise to pay for NHS
Most people would pay more in tax if it meant safeguarding the NHS, according to a new ComRes poll for the Independent.
Child protection services saved from privatisation – let’s build on this victory
The government’s about-face shows that we can make the case for public services run for people over profit.
The NHS may not survive another Tory government
If the Tories win the 2015 election the left’s worst fears about the NHS may be realised.
For all Gove’s talk of parental choice, fewer pupils got their chosen secondary this year
There is increasing pressure on school places and Michael Gove’s policies are making things worse.
Voters in the marginals want public ownership of the railways
A pledge to re-nationalise the railways could help to swing the election for Labour.
Sulivan Primary set to be saved in triumph of local democracy
Still think voting is pointless? A Labour council has just saved an award-winning school which the Tories had planned to close.
The NHS: best healthcare system in the world, according to new study
According to new international rankings, the NHS comes out on top while the U.S. performs poorly across almost all health measures.