Fighting for the NHS gear stick – is it forward or reverse?
Another week, another campaign victory against the coalition’s reform plans – this time it is saving the NHS Cancer Networks; Trevor Cheeseman investigates.
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New concerns over special educational needs policy
Laurence Turner reports on the latest government attempts to reform special educational needs provision and the dangers and difficulties to be overcome.
Peter Hain: “We must transform the party”
Peter Hain, speaking on Saturday, called for a transformation of the party and an increase in grassroots democracy, reports Dominic Browne.
How competition in the NHS may push up healthcare costs
It is often repeated that more competition should be introduced into the NHS to keep costs down – but it may in fact increase them.
NHS plans are Cameron’s failure as much as Lansley’s
Dominic Browne looks at David Cameron’s denials on the NHS, selective quoting, and his Freemason enthusiast political ally.
Disabled people’s fight to save support “lifeline”
Dominic Browne reports on the fightback by disabled campaigners to save key benefit payments which provide disabled people with a “lifeline”.
Clegg’s ‘NHS rebellion’ is playfighting if no change on competition
Dominic Browne looks at the key compromises Clegg has to achieve on the health bill before he can anything to boast about.
Will David Cameron make Lansley a scapegoat, and will it work?
Dominic Browne asks whether Andrew Lansley will be scapegoated by David Cameron and suggests him being left in the job might work better for the left.
Why won’t Cameron come clean on NHS cuts?
David Cameron’s PMQ’s comments on the NHS are typical of the government’s level of denial over the NHS cuts and falling standards, reports Dominic Browne.
Unhappy Munday: “Climate getting worse daily” admits pro-Lansley GP
A pro-Lansley GP admits the climate is getting worse for his failing health bill, while the Daily Mail claim there is a “great cuts myth”, reports Dominic Browne.