Seven day services – does the dream match the reality?

It can be no surprise the GP lobby has reacted angrily to David Cameron’s plans to introduce seven day services by the end of this parliament. If most of us were asked by our employer to change our work pattern to include working at weekends and to 8 o’clock at night,...

IPSA and the failure to communicate

When the parliamentary expenses scandal broke in 2009, three things happened. The Telegraph won ‘Scoop of the Year’ at the British Press Awards off the back of its investigative reporting of MPs expenses. There was an almighty thump as, around the UK, jaws...

Return of Miliband the elder would be a bad sign for Labour

It’s not quite a case of leadership contest be damned, but the question on many Labour lips in recent days has been whether David Miliband is about to cut short his exile from British politics. If he does choose to leave the running of the International Rescue...