by Sam | 30 Apr 2014 | Education & Children's Services, General Election 2015
Former Education Secretary David Blunkett has published his report for the Labour Party’s education policy review, recommending a strategy for school improvement based on local oversight of schools – but not for schools to return to local authority control. The review...
by Sam | 30 Apr 2014 | Whitehouse News
People often ask what I do for a living. My stock answer is: “I’m a lobbyist; but I’m not evil, honest!” People hear the term lobbyist and automatically think of big business and corrupt politicians. But the truth isn’t that simple. Or that damning. Lobbying is simply...
by Sam | 30 Apr 2014 | Third Sector
A National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) inquiry has called on charities to publish full details of senior executives pay in order to maintain public trust. The inquiry panel recommended that charities should publish full details of senior staff salaries...
by Sam | 30 Apr 2014 | Uncategorized
A BBC Panorama investigation has uncovered examples of poor practices in care homes. The investigation has led to seven staff being suspended and one being sacked, with the programme recording footage of one resident being slapped. Residents at a care home in Essex...
by Sam | 29 Apr 2014 | Uncategorized
David Bennett, chief executive of health regulator Monitor, has praised the new NHS England chief executive, Simon Stevens, as being more willing than his predecessor to embrace competition to improve the quality of health services , the Financial Times (£) reports....
