Review of the Papers, Friday 14 September
Government A scathing report by MPs has condemned the "disgraceful" accommodation in which Britain's armed forces are living and said the situation can only be fuelling the retention crisis. The blunt report from the Defence Committee comes…
What is the NHS for?
The very reason we have an NHS is to ensure that those in society who may not be able to afford the luxuries in life can at least have free (at the point of use) health care that is of the same quality to that every one else gets in society…
Review of the Papers, Thursday 13 September
Government Companies are struggling to find skilled staff as thousands leave school with a poor grasp of the three Rs, Tesco's chief executive has claimed. Low standards of literacy and numeracy among the young has left the economy exposed…
Review of the Papers, Wednesday 12 September
**Government ** The country's top police officer will today urge a new blitz on red tape and form-filling after the first review of policing for a generation. Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, is expected to blame…
Policy Announcements, Wednesday 12 September
Government Firms such as McDonald's and Vodafone could have their staff training schemes accredited by the government, John Denham has said. The innovation, universities and skills secretary called for an end to the "outdated" distinction…
The Health system is archaic and broken beyond repair.
More bad news for Alan Johnson. It really is starting to pile up for him - though that is what happens when you are Health Secretary. Sir Derek Wanless, an advisor who was one of the Brown's men who were behind increasing the NHS budget…
Review of the Papers, Tuesday 11 September
Government Thirty-year-old train carriages are being brought out of mothballs by the Government to try to ease the rail overcrowding crisis. Inter-city trains, whose heyday was the late 1970s, are making a comeback with four operators…
Review of the Papers, Monday 10 September
Government Plans for the world's first personal carbon trading scheme, in which people buy and sell their rights to produce pollution, are unveiled today. The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA) is…
Policy Announcements, Monday 10 September
Government Gordon Brown has defended his decision to hold down this year's public sector pay rise, saying he does not want a return to "boom and bust" economics. The prime minister told the TUC in Brighton that financial discipline was…