Posts Tagged With: Society
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
High risk healthcare ‘will suffer if medical cover is privatised’
BMA warns that proposals to replace NHS Litigation Authority with private model ‘mimics worst aspects of US healthcare’Potentially life-saving procedures could disappear from the health service because the high risks involved will force doctors to take… Continue reading
Unlawful restraint widespread in child jails for a decade, says judge
Statutory agencies ‘failed to stop unlawful use of force against children in privately run centres’The unlawful use of restraint was widespread in privately run child jails in Britain for at least a decade, a high court judge has ruled for the first ti… Continue reading
Welfare reform: government vows to reverse Lords defeats
Ministers urged to make concessions over benefits for people with disabilities and serious illnesses following defeat in LordsThe government has vowed to reverse a triple defeat in the Lords over plans to cut benefits for people with disabilities, but … Continue reading
Live discussion of Welfare reform bill
A hatrick of defeats on welfare benefits for the government in the Lords – so what happens next?12.31pm: More on the attempted ambush of the three Lords amendments last night. I’m told Lord Freud’s late amendment 45a waters down the earlier “youth cond… Continue reading
Three-quarters of GPs want health and social care bill withdrawn, poll reveals
Most doctors surveyed say the Royal College of GPs and other medical groups should call for the bill to be scrappedNearly three-quarters of family doctors surveyed by the Royal College of General Practitioners want the government to withdraw the coalit… Continue reading
Grammar schools worked. Now we must reinvent them | Roy Greenslade
While selection at 11 is wrong, grammar schools provided a step on the ladder to a better life. Their value should not be dismissedMelissa Benn is concerned about the creeping return of the grammar school. Thirty years ago I would have been nodding vig… Continue reading
Management consultants get £7m to give GPs business skills
NHS London paid consultancies such as KPMG and McKinsey up to £1.6m each for training doctors how to handle budgetsDoctors have condemned health service bosses for giving management consultants such as KPMG and McKinsey £7m to teach business skills t… Continue reading
Unhappy childhoods afflict one in 10 youngsters, finds Children’s Society
Survey of 30,000 children aged eight to 16 pinpoints family relationships and ‘materialistic traps’ behind low well-beingAlmost one in 10 children over the age of eight are unhappy, according to a landmark survey by the Children’s Society, which questi… 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 »