The Rational Policy-maker’s Guide to the NHS at Holyrood
This is an approximate transcript of the presentation given by Mark E Thomas at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood on 7 February 2024 at an event for MSPs and other […]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Silver Blaze is one of Conan-Doyle’s best-loved stories: Sherlock Holmes has to solve a killing and find a missing race-horse – and of course he does both. At one point […]
Your chance to read The Rational Policy-Maker’s Guide to the NHS
After a successful launch and engaged discussion in Parliament this afternoon with a cross-party group of MPs and Peers, hosted by Richard Burgon MP, our hard-hitting new report is […]
Safe in Their Hands!?
After 13 years in power, the Conservatives want us to believe that the UK is safe in their hands. This article explains how, given a just a few more years, […]
Have We Finally Had Enough?
Many people in the UK are extremely concerned about the future. Most are poorer today than they were in 2010, and this year is forecast to see the sharpest drop […]
How the Government is Destroying the NHS
The government has a Health & Care Bill which it claims will not harm the NHS. Here, for example, is the reply sent by an MP to her constituent […]
The Reality of Health Insurance
In the UK, our healthcare is (largely) funded through the tax system and provided by the NHS. But Sajid Javid does not like that. He thinks, “government shouldn’t […]
An Open Letter to Parliamentarians about the Health and Care Bill from NHS and Civil Society Campaigning Organisations
3rd March 2022 Dear Parliamentarians, Re Health and Care Bill We stand opposed to the Health and Care Bill, which would represent a dangerous, undemocratic and extraordinary power-grab by […]
Four ways to privatise the NHS
The government and its supporters deny that there has been or ever will be any privatisation of the NHS. In their response to the NHS petition, they said: “The government […]
Government Response to NHS Petition
When the Health and Care Bill was presented, we launched a petition asking for its worst features to be amended so that it could not be used to facilitate a […]