Here are some of the NHS treatments you could get prescribed that don’t help October 24, 2016 Doctors have drawn up a list of treatments they say bring little or no benefit to the patient and should no longer be used. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges – which represents all 21 medical royal colleges in the UK – says doctors are giving patients too many tests and drugs that they don’t need. [...]
May steams ahead in Tory leadership race July 2, 2016 Theresa May has consolidated her lead in the Tory leadership race, as it emerged nearly one hundred Conservatives back the Home Secretary's bid for the top job – as Andrea Leadsom sneaked ahead of pro-Brexit rival Michael Gove. Ninety-six MPs voiced their support for May on Friday evening, with 160 yet to declare their voting intentions. [...]
Labour MP Tristram Hunt quits to take up new role as director of Victoria & Albert Museum January 13, 2017 Labour MP Tristram Hunt is to step down and leave the world of politics, as he prepares to take on the role of director of London's Victoria & Albert Museum. The Stoke-On-Trent Central MP has been in talks with the museum for some time, according to PoliticsHome, which first broke the story. An announcement is expected [...]
Theresa May’s Conservatives have secured an historic victory in the Copeland by-election February 24, 2017 Theresa May’s Conservatives have become the first governing party to gain a seat at a by-election for 35 years, snatching the constituency of Copeland in an embarrassing defeat for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party. Conservative candidate Trudy Harrison won the race to replace Labour MP Jamie Reed, who stepped down late last year to work at the [...]
Don’t blame businesses for hiring foreign staff. Improve British skills October 6, 2016 Home secretary Amber Rudd provoked outrage this week for suggesting that companies should list the number of foreign workers they employ. For many in the business community, it hit a raw nerve at a sensitive time. EU nationals that call the UK home and have set up fast-growth businesses, or joined talented global teams, are already [...]
George Osborne rules himself out of race to succeed David Cameron June 28, 2016 George Osborne will not be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom, he has confirmed this morning. The chancellor, long seen as the natural successor to David Cameron, has decided not to run in the upcoming leadership election to take over from the prime minister, who announced his resignation hours after the UK voted [...]
Price tag: NHS medicine to have price labels under Jeremy Hunt proposals July 2, 2015 A price tag is to be put on prescription medicines in the UK under a plan to cut waste in the National Health Service, along with a stamp reading “funded by the UK taxpayer”. All pharmaceuticals over £20 will have an “indicative cost” on the packaging once the scheme is rolled out next year, as [...]
The petition for a second EU referendum just passed four million signatures June 29, 2016 The petition calling for the UK to hold a second referendum on EU membership has now received more than four million signatures, as the frustration of Remain supporters at the result of Thursday's vote grows. After storming past the 100,000 threshold on Friday, the petition must now be considered for a vote in parliament. Interest in the petition [...]
Junior doctors strike: British Medical Association (BMA) confirms all-out strike for 26 and 27 April March 23, 2016 Junior doctors in England will stage a full walk-out on 26 and 27 April, the British Medical Association said this afternoon. The announcement marks the latest move in an escalating row between medical professionals and the government. The planned strikes on 26 and 27 April will be the first time the doctors have refused to provide [...]
Interest rate rise could push 18,000 more into bankruptcy February 27, 2017 A hike in interest rates will push thousands more Britons into bankruptcy, according to calculations from the government’s Insolvency Service. The forecasts show an extra 18,000 people could be pushed into insolvency by 2020 if rates rise by one per cent, says accountancy firm Moore Stephens. If rates rise, 275,900 people will be bankrupted by [...]