The Tory Conference this year (2-5 October) highlights the weaknesses and dangers of this Truss-Kwarteng-Coffey Government. John Lister takes apart their statements and plans for the NHS as Coffey addresses the Tory faithful. The article […]
Factcheck 1 “The NHS has been given lots of extra funding during the pandemic – it should now be able to live within its means.” There are many misconceptions about what’s wrong with our NHS. […]
When we are subjected to ‘alternative facts’ by our own government, such as claims of ‘record’ numbers of doctors and nurses and investment in the NHS, one can be forgiven for misunderstanding the depth and […]
Liz Truss, the new unelected Prime Minister, chosen as Tory Party leader by just 81,326 votes, has begun her leadership. She has no real mandate, but nevertheless will continue as PM until the next general […]
On 3rd Sept 2022, Hackney KONP organised a protest against Palantir the US spy tech company likely to get a huge contract to run most of the operating system for the NHS. The Palantir CEO […]
The new Prime Minister Liz Truss has this week appointed her friend and ally Therese Coffey as the Deputy Leader and Secretary for Health and Social Care, but how much do we really know about […]
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, introduced by Nadine Dorries, is being RUSHED through Parliament, with its second reading on 5th September. The speed suggests that this Bill is of considerable political importance to the Conservatives […]
‘Virtual wards will remain another example of how to justify underinvestment in hospital staff and services by promising resources for community care that then fail to materialise.’ Unevidenced policy that largely ignores the current crisis […]
Following the Government’s worrying consultation on data use, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has now been launched in Parliament by Nadine Dorries and is even more disturbing than expected. In essence, the Government […]
John Lister, Jacky Davis (eds.). The Merlin Press Limited, Dagenham, 2022 www.merlinpress.co.uk This book should be read by anyone interested in both defending and rebuilding the NHS and in addressing health inequity as a matter […]
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