Lib Dems must ask themselves: Do they really want to be the people that killed the NHS?
Stuart Jeffery, the Green Party’s health spokesman, explains the party’s opposition to the health and social care bill, and the consequences if it is passed.
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MSPs back plans to tackle Scotland’s alcohol timebomb – but Labour abstain
Scotland’s battle with the bottle took an historic step forward yesterday as MSPs gave initial approval for the SNP’s plans for a minimum price for alcohol.
“Stockholm Syndrome” – coalition clings on to a bill that will cause irreparable damage
Jos Bell reports on this week’s House of Commons and House of Lords debates on the health and social care bill.
Clegg still has a chance to save the NHS – and his party
Jos Bell reports on the debates on the health and social care bill at the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference as the battle to save the NHS goes on.
Lib Dems’ NHS bill dilemma: A party that votes against itself is a party in trouble
Jos Bell reports from the House of Lords on the latest debates on the health and social care bill, asking where next for the Lib Dems?
Lord Owen: If coalition continue to appeal Risk Register, Bill must be paused
As the Lib Dems gather for their spring conference, Lord Owen tonight called on the party to pause the third reading of the health and social care bill.
Information Tribunal orders Lansley: Publish NHS Risk Register “immediately”
The government today lost its appeal against keeping the NHS Risk Register secret, reports Shamik Das.
“Shoulder to shoulder in support of the NHS”, thousands rally to Save Our NHS
Last night, 500 health professionals marched through London to join more than 2,000 colleagues and campaigners for a rally to Save Our NHS; Jos Bell was there.
The damage to public health of Lansley’s bill shouldn’t be ignored
Until now, the extent of the potential damage to vital public health work of the health and social care bill has not received the attention it deserves.
As opposition grows and grows, Lansley and Cameron carry on regardless
Jos Bell reports on the latest parliamentary developments on the health and social care bill, as the battle to save the NHS goes on.