The view from the left: the green noose

Few policies first instituted by government in 1938 survive anymore. The passage of seventy-five years, a World War, the formation of the welfare state, Thatcher’s radicalism and globalisation have combined to kill off the certainties of a pretty infamous time. There...

New report claims NHS is wasting more than £2bn a year

The NHS is wasting money on needless tests, drugs and treatments. This is the conclusion of a new report, highlighted in The Guardian, from the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges. The Academy has claimed the NHS is wasting more than £2 billion a year, at a time when...