The truth behind the coalition’s NHS proposals
Jos Bell argues that now is the time for doctors, nurses, unions, patients and Parliamentarians to be counted and oppose Andrew Lansley’s NHS proposals.
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Frontline policing matters more than Romeo enviro-spookery
In the wake of the Mark Kennedy case, Kevin Meagher argues dwindling police resources are better spent on frontline services than undercover “enviro-spookery”.
Cameron’s reforms risk being undone by weak accountability structures
ippr’s Jonathon Clifton argues David Cameron’s reforms to public services risk being undone by the weak accountability structures he is putting in place.
Three-quarters of English pupils to face funding cut
Seventy five per cent of state school students in England face a funding cut in 2011/12, with the figure for the south east and south west up to 90 per cent.
Labour needs to take a look in the mirror on civil liberties
Follwing Nick Clegg’s speech on control orders earlier today, Councillor Mike Harris discusses how Labour got it so wrong on civil liberties.
Another Tory broken promise on health
Low-paid health workers including nurses look set to lose jobs or pay. The move would break one of two promises made by David Cameron and George Osborne.
The real nature of the EMA debate
Anthony Painter examines the truth behind the numbers in the Educational Maintenance Allowance debate.
Urgent action needed to tackle Islamophobia
Sabby Dahlu is Secretary of One Society Many Cultures. She comments on the unreported Islamophobia that still hurts many British Muslims.
Miliband urges Cameron to “overrule” Gove’s school sport cuts
The debate over school sport reached Prime Minister’s Questions today, with Ed Miliband putting David Cameron on the spot over cuts to the school sport budget. The Leader of the Opposition urged Mr Cameron to “overrule” Michael Gove, warning him he “will live to regret” the £162 million abolition of School Sport Partnerships, which have a proven track record of success.
Wales and Scotland set to publish draft austerity budgets
Over the next fortnight, the devolved bodies are expected to publish their draft budgets against the background of the toughest fiscal environment since the birth of devolution. Last week Left Foot Forward reported on the double whammy being faced by Northern Ireland with health minister Michael McGimpsey warning of “large numbers of redundancies” in the NHS and substantial concerns over the impact of the UK government’s welfare reforms on the most vulnerable.