Has Cameron declared war on the BMA?
At Prime Minister’s Questions today, David Cameron complained of “roadblocks” to reform of the NHS, but at first did not refer directly to the BMA.
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Hague now has a whole series of questions to answer
William Hague has come under increasing pressure in the last few weeks, criticised for a series of blunders over Libya, Egypt and the whole Middle East, culminating in the disastrous SAS mission.
Coalition in danger of being ‘oiliest government ever’
The Cameron administration has had firm aspirations to be the ‘greenest government ever’, but the reality is turning out to be quite different. Alongside having a transport secretary who advocates gas-guzzling changes to public policy and continuing to encourage road-building in a time of austerity, they have announced that the person almost certain to head up the coalition’s environemt and energy policy is a former BP policy advisor.
Ghastly decline in right wing reporting standards
A rebuttal of the right wing media’s manipulation of how a court dealt with a fostering case involving a Christian couple with anti-homosexual beliefs.
Cameron cuts even Thatcher’s disabled benefits
As the Welfare Reform Bill receives its Commons second reading today, cancer charities have joined the increasing chorus of those concerned about the potentially disastrous impact of the legislation.
Conservatives build volunteers up then knock them down
David Cameron’s confused message over the Big Society took another blow after it was announced a charity at its forefront had its funding axed by the government.
Are the cabinet split over Libya?
There is continued confusion today over where the government, or even the prime minister himself, stands over foreign policy in general and Libya in particular.
No frontline cuts? Now 11,000 troops face the axe
The Ministry of Defence announced yesterday that 11,000 armed forces personnel would be made redundant – with some soldiers losing their jobs just six months after returning from Afghanistan.
Britain ‘ready to use’ what ‘force’ exactly?
As prime minister Cameron outlined that the UK “does not in any way rule out the use of military assets”, former army Captain Patrick Bury takes a look at exactly what assets are available.
Has Cameron “detoxified” the Tories in Scotland?
The man in charge of the Tories’ Scottish election campaign claims the party’s been “detoxified” and is on course to improve on the 17 MSPs currently held.