Posts Tagged With: Public sector cuts
Coalition accused of abusing parliament
Labour says it will fight any effort to use special procedures to reverse Lords’ votes on cutting benefits to disabled peopleThe government was warned on Thursday that it is running the risk of abusing parliament in its attempts to reverse a triple def… Continue reading
NHS hospitals spending less than £5 a day on patients’ meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner costs as little as £2.57 at one hospital according to reasearch by the NHS Information CentreMany hospitals are spending as little as £2.57 on meals for patients, according to new figures which sparked claims by patients’ … Continue reading
Cancer patients’ welfare cuts set for House of Lords challenge
Labour optimistic of ability to dilute contaminated welfare reforms including means-testing of cancer patientsA government plan to tighten the rules on welfare payments to cancer patients will be challenged by peers from across the House of Lords on We… Continue reading
Ed Miliband sets out new proposals for Labour party in tough times – video
The opposition leader, Ed Miliband, sets out a new, leaner public spending ethos for straitened times
Ed Miliband: Labour is a party for all times, not just for good times
Opposition leader says Labour must make difficult choices about how to promote fairness when there is less money to spendThe opposition leader, Ed Miliband, has set out a new leaner public spending ethos for straitened times, pledging three areas in wh… Continue reading
Carers need a break, too | Jane Renton
As a parent of three disabled children, I know even going to work can be respite. We want the support to lead ordinary livesLady Pitkeathley once voiced the carers’ paradox – that they feel obliged to care but not to be cared for. Everyone needs a br… Continue reading
Legal aid survey shows most Londoners are against cuts
Advice services are not just for poor people, says Legal Action Group, as rising cost of living hits middle-class families tooThe popularity of free legal aid is demonstrated by an opinion poll released this week as the House of Lords debates governmen… Continue reading
Ed Miliband is right: responsible capitalism matters
Labour’s values count even more in hard times. David Cameron has to agree: this could be a tipping point for fat cat BritainPolitical ideas shift slowly, until a tipping point sets off an avalanche. For years many of us have pointed to obscene top pay … Continue reading
Cameron’s Tourette’s ‘joke’ sums up his party’s attitude to disabled people | Jess Thom
Using a disability to insult Ed Balls is cheap, but don’t apologise to people like me with Tourette’s – stop your assault on the NHSDavid Cameron has said in an interview that sitting opposite Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, during prime minister’s … Continue reading
Welfare cuts: Cameron’s problem is that people are nicer than he thinks | Polly Toynbee
When these welfare changes come into force, their savage effect will be seen – and then the public mood will turnAsk who deserves support from the state and people choose disabled children first, along with cancer sufferers. How inept to target… Continue reading »