by Sam | 10 Jun 2014 | Politics
A debate on Health was held this week in the House of Commons instigated by Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham in response to the Queen’s Speech. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt defended the reforms introduced by the Government as leading to savings while servicing...
by Sam | 10 Jun 2014 | Health
The decision by both the European and the US authorities to approve the use of the new sweetener Advantame adds a new weapon to the arsenal of those seeking to tackle obesity. For many years now there have been sustained customer trends to choose low calorie products...
by Sam | 9 Jun 2014 | Uncategorized
The Coalition has begun Westminster’s equivalent of divorce proceedings ahead of next year’s General Election. Gone are any suspicions, which might have existed earlier in the Parliamentary term, that there could have been any type of electoral alliance between the...
by Sam | 9 Jun 2014 | Local Government
The Independent has reported on profits generated by PFI contractors after selling schools and hospitals developed under the scheme, taking advantage of the rises in property values. PFI contractor Balfour Beatty sold University Hospital of North Durham, one of the...
by Sam | 9 Jun 2014 | Uncategorized
Last week, Stephen Dorrell announced he is resigning from the Health Select Committee chairmanship with immediate effect. The Conservative MP for Charnwood has chaired the committee since 2010. Dorrell voiced his frustration at what he believed was a health system not...
