Reader’s Letter Having had my first experience in attending an A&E in a UK hospital on Saturday (an aged friend who was staying with me took a turn for the worse) I came to the conclusion that this aspect of the NHS is at creaking point. We were there for nearly seven hours before she … Continue reading Senior Doctors Strike—A Perspective
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Letters to the Editor—the PIP U-turn
Pete Whitelegg It seems to me these feckless MPs are either unable or unwilling to deal with the underlying issues that give rise to the problem in the first place, or to find an adequate solution. Essentially this government has simply punted the issue into the long grass. The reforms Starmer wanted to impose on … Continue reading Letters to the Editor—the PIP U-turn
Workers Party of Britain Manifesto—July 2024 Elections
The Workers Party of Britain: is committed to the redistribution of wealth and power in favour of working people. is committed to a reversal of policies aimed at deindustrialisation & to exploring innovative demands for workers control and participation in the future of industry through our trade unions. supports the call for a Net Zero … Continue reading Workers Party of Britain Manifesto—July 2024 Elections
Starmer’s Moment of Weakness Approaches
Martin Seale Keir Starmer has a primary objective – that Labour forms the next government. For that to be achieved he believes that he will have to convince voters who have never voted Labour before to switch their vote to Labour in the 2024 general election. Anything that in any way endangers this happening will be … Continue reading Starmer’s Moment of Weakness Approaches
Politics, the State and the Market in Land
LABOUR AND HOUSING – Part 10. Politics, the State and the Market in Land By Eamon Dyas A core component of the post-war political delineation between Labour and Conservative policies was formed around the question of the relationship of the State to the market. Ever since the foundation of the Labour Party this had been … Continue reading Politics, the State and the Market in Land
Labour under Blair and Starmer
The Labour Conference and the Party under Blair and Starmer By Eamon Dyas What can we take from the Labour Party Conference at Liverpool? Keir Starmer acknowledged the importance of trade unions several times in the course of his speech and he indicated that he understood the relevance of proper training schemes and apprenticeships for … Continue reading Labour under Blair and Starmer
WAR OF THE DATA LORDS
They want to share your medical records. Advancing medical science is the goal. Best beware Palantir, the data lord A US firm of surveillance accord. Don’t allow the NHS to lose its soul. Social change fed it umbilical cord. Gone forever when they pull the ripcord. US state security their main role. Best beware Palantir, … Continue reading WAR OF THE DATA LORDS
Hancock’s NHS Reforms
Hancock’s NHS Reforms Pete Whitelegg On the 11th of February Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced wide ranging reforms to the current structure of the NHS. In the House of Commons Hancock said: “At its heart, this white paper enables greater integration, reduces bureaucracy and supports the way that the NHS and social care work when they work … Continue reading Hancock’s NHS Reforms
