Public Services
Wales to see increase in health spending as Lansley accused of dismantling NHS
Welsh Labour has accused the UK government of dismantling the NHS after an outspoken attack by Andrew Lansley of the party’s record on the NHS in Wales.
Can Lansley be trusted with the NHS? 400 more experts say NO
Andrew Lansley addressed the Conservative party conference this afternoon against the backdrop of yet more anger at his regressive NHS reforms, reports Shamik Das.
Gove’s three priorities? Gove, Gove, Gove
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern looks at education secretary Michael Gove's speech to the Conservative party conference today.
Are the devolved nations playing supermarket sweep with tuition fees?
Ed Jacobs examines the devolved nations’ tuition fees policy for UK students born outside their jurisdiction.
Pickles and co are barking up the road to nowhere
Sian Berry explains why transport plans focusing on roads are likely to take more money from local authorities’ purses, and calls for more sustainable plans.
Pickles’s bribe to councils is a white elephant
Rupert Read discusses the flaws, in both aim and execution, of Eric Pickles’s plan to return to weekly bin collections.