Government spends £770,000 a day to store PPE items in China
“This is absolutely astonishing. £770,000 a day, £280 million a year? What a waste of money which could be used to invest in our NHS.”
NHS
Out-of-touch Rishi Sunak is ‘registered with private GP practice promising same-day appointments for £250’
Unlike many of us up and down the country who struggle to get same day appointments, mega rich Sunak, the richest MP in Parliament, is registered with a West London clinic that charges £250 for ‘a half-hour consultation
5 ways in which Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement failed ordinary workers and the vulnerable
The blame for 12 years of sluggish growth and deteriorating public services lies squarely with the government.
A damning chart showing just how much UK health spending has lagged behind the rest of Europe
The UK has spent about 20 per cent less per person on health each year than similar European countries over the past decade.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news from progressive outlets…
Number of people in London having to wait more than 12 hours in A&E jumps by 47% in a month
When it comes to national figures, 43,792 people endured a 12-hour wait in A&E in October – up 34 per cent on the previous month.
Rise of the right-wing’s bid to infiltrate cornerstones of British society
From the BBC to the NHS, the right has been gnawing away at well-liked British institutions, waging ‘politicised’ campaigns designed to influence direction. And the National Trust, with millions of members, is firmly in their sights.
Thousands sign petition urging government for an inflation-matching pay rise
A petition to the health secretary Steve Barclay to increase pay for NHS workers by 11 percent to match inflation, has amassed more than 80,000 signatures.
Hundreds of thousands of NHS workers to ballot on strike action over pay
Around 350,000 members of Unison started voting this week on whether to strike over real terms pay cuts.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, October 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…