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Prime minister Keir Starmer giving a speech on Gaza
News

Achievements of the Labour government over the last week: From freezing rail fares to accelerating housebuilding

Basit Mahmood
24 November, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

Here are some of the Labour government’s achievements over the last week which you may have missed

A photo of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivering the government's Spring Statement
News

Rachel Reeves urged to drop ‘dangerous and damaging’ PFI plans for NHS health centres

Olivia Barber
18 November, 2025 (3 weeks ago)

“The only lesson we can learn from the disaster of PFI is to keep private finance – in all its forms – out of our NHS.”

Wes Streeting
Opinion

Will the 10-year plan save the NHS?

Mark E Thomas
18 November, 2025 (3 weeks ago)

Although the last Labour government turned around the NHS, this plan looks set to fail

An NHS lanyard
Opinion

Anti-migrant policies could spell the end of the NHS

Tom Griffiths
31 October, 2025

Migrants aren’t responsible for the problems in the NHS.

Campaigners holding signs reading "No health selloff" and "Stop privatising our NHS"
Opinion

Privatisation hurts patients, staff and the NHS – Labour must end it

Tony O'Sullivan
30 September, 2025

For as long as the Government fails to deliver on its NHS promises, Labour’s days are numbered. 

Reform 'Don't Know' manifesto
News

Labour launches parody Reform ‘Don’t Know’ manifesto

Olivia Barber
4 September, 2025

There are a lot of policies Reform UK hasn’t worked out

UK was not fully prepared for the Covid pandemic
News

Nurses’ pay has been ‘severely eroded’ since 2010, new analysis shows

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
19 July, 2025

“It is time to deliver both better pay and pay modernisation for nursing staff.”

Right-Wing Watch

Happy birthday, NHS – But will it survive privatisation?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
5 July, 2025

As we celebrate its 78th year, our beloved NHS faces an ongoing threat: death by privatisation. The question is: Can Labour be trusted to protect what Nye Bevan built, or will it preside over its gradual dismantling? And what would happen if, God forbid, Farage and Reform got into power?

An NHS lanyard
Opinion

Our maternity services are in crisis. It’s time for the government to act.

Adam Dance
24 June, 2025

We need ministers to stop pretending this is someone else’s problem

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News

5 key takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review

Basit Mahmood
11 June, 2025

It’s a spending review of some significance.

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