Wales will fight the Tory dismantling of the NHS
Lesley Griffiths explains the Welsh Labour line on the NHS, and how it plans to fight the increasing marketisation at the core of Tory plans for the service
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Subject choice plummets across the UK as the government fails universities
Sally Hunt shows the extent to which subject choice has shrunk in the UK as a result of government policy and rhetoric on HE.
Tory support down as Cameron gets an “earful” from ‘yes men’ health summit
The political cost of the health and social care bill to the Conservatives grew today with a new poll revealing a four-point drop in support in the past month.
Building social housing would cut the housing benefit bill three times faster than a cap
Cormac Hollingsworth shows how social housing could be the best way to save money on housing benefit: Three times as effective as a cap.
The push for cycling needs to be backed by funding, not just words
Eleanor Besley presents the results of Sustrans’ new report on cycling, and argues that good intentions and supportive words just aren’t enough.
Jones pledges to listen to NHS staff as Cameron leaves them out in the cold
Ed Jacobs looks at Welsh FM Jones’ attack on Cameron’s NHS changes
Tory voters trust BMA and co. over Cameron and Lansley on the NHS
60% of voters said they trusted the views of health professionals the most, 10% said David Cameron and Andrew Lansley, a new poll on the health reforms reveals.
Paediatricians warn of “extremely damaging effect” of health bill
More than 150 members of the Royal College of Paediatrics have today called on the health and social care bill to be withdrawn, reports Shamik Das.
How the coalition is breaking the NHS
Alex Hern reports on the release of the new report on the NHS reforms, Breaking the NHS
The government continues to bury the risk of the NHS reforms
Alex Hern looks at the ongoing battle to ensure the publication of the NHS risk register