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The Food and Work Network – a coalition of academics, public health professionals, trade unionists and community activists based at Birkbeck College, University of London – today slammed as “wholly inadequate” the Government’s Food Strategy, arguing that “it’s time to declare a National Food Emergency” to reflect the gravity of the situation. The Network has… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the cost of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in the UK has risen to £86 billion. The astonishing figure, just published in the Whole of Government Accounts for the year to March 2020 has increased more than fourfold… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt David Cameron appears intent on derailing the Liberal Democrat conference, with another calculated attack on the party this morning. As the conference entered its first full day of events, Mr Cameron said there were only paper-thin differences between the two parties’ policies. The comments, made in a comment piece for the Observer… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The Liberal Democrats will launch a brutal attack on quangos if they have any part in government, the party’s health spokesman has said. Speaking at the party conference this morning, Norman Lamb promised deep cuts to health quangos. No quango chief would be able to earn more than the prime minister under… Read more »