

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 »
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has urged backbencher Conservative MPs to “learn the lessons of the past two weeks” and rebel against the government in today’s vote on amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill. Ashworth told Sky News Breakfast programme this morning that “Government ministers have not only whacked up tax on working… Read more »
New figures released by the Office for National Statistics today show that inflation in the UK hit 4.2 per cent in October. The new data from the ONS’ Consumer Price Index, demonstrates that prices more than doubled the target of 2 per cent. International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan told Sky News’ Breakfast programme this morning… Read more »