Hunt pledges new GP contracts will bring back the family doctor “Today, we are ripping up Labour’s old GP contract. A new contract has been agreed. Labour may have destroyed the family doctor, but this Government will bring them back. This is about fixing the long-term pressures on our A&E services, and giving elderly people […]
Cameron: “We need a far more socially mobile country”… “Social mobility has stalled in Britain because young people from modest backgrounds lack aspiration and no longer believe they can make it to the top, David Cameron suggested yesterday. … Endorsing his predecessor Sir John Major’s comment that there are too many ‘posh’ people in top jobs, […]
Hunt prepares for a two-tier shake-up of A&E care “A huge shake-up of health care provision was heralded last night by the NHS’s top doctor. … The three key planks of his reforms will set up distinction between super A&Es and standard A&Es, ask GPs to provide more same-day appointments as well as opening surgeries […]
May wants to strip British terror suspects of passports “Terror suspects with British citizenship will be stripped of their passports even if it leaves them “stateless”, under plans proposed by Theresa May. The Home Secretary wants the power to take a UK passport from anybody whose conduct is “seriously prejudical to the interests of the […]
Major rocks the boat (again); Cameron hails Help to Buy; Osborne seeks cash to cut green taxes.
Grayling launches clampdown on reoffending… “Justice Secretary Chris Grayling vowed ‘enough is enough’ as Ministry of Justice figures showed the scale of reoffending by those given short jail terms. In 2011, 356 adult offenders committed serious violent or sexual offences after release from a sentence of less than a year, while a further 2,482 committed […]
Boles tells developers to get on with building or lose planning consent “Developers must start building homes or lose planning permission, Nick Boles has said, under plans to accelerate the Coalition’s controversial house-building programme. House-builders will no longer be able to easily “roll over” planning permission on plots of land without starting building projects, the […]
Wharton’s referendum Bill returns to Parliament – but will Afriyie wreck it? “Maverick Tory Adam Afriyie last night indicated he would defy the Prime Minister and force a Commons vote as he tries to make the PM hold a referendum before the 2015 general election. Mr Cameron has pledged to hold the referendum by the […]
Hunt warns pay hikes for NHS managers puts care at risk “Patient care could be put at risk if NHS managers are given further pay rises, because it will take money from front-line clinical staff, health officials have claimed. The warning comes as separate figures show that hospital chief executives have more than doubled their […]
HS2 1) Cameron fights back, assisted by Boris… “Doubts have been raised about the new high-speed line after concerns from Tory MPs and a threat from Labour not to approve a “blank cheque” for the scheme. However, the Prime Minister will announce today that he has ordered a swift review into how to complete the […]
Energy bosses could face jail if they fix prices – the Goverment reveals its plans “Energy bosses will face jail under plans to make the fixing of household fuel bills a crime. … Ed Davey, the Energy Secretary, yesterday said specific criminal penalties would apply to ‘manipulation of the energy markets’. … He also pledged […]