by Chris Rogers | 6 Jan 2014 | Welfare
Prime Minister David Cameron has sought to reassure older voters that their payouts will continue to rise in line with inflation.The Prime Minister pledged to continue guaranteed rises in the basic state pension by retaining the “triple lock” system if the...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has proposed that developers could be allowed to build on ancient woodlands up to 400 years old if they agree to ‘biodiversity offsetting’ that would demand 100 trees are planted for each one felled. BBC News.
by Chris Rogers | 4 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
Business Secretary Vince Cable has warned that the Bank of England will have to intervene if house prices in the South continue to soar, as the boom could threaten Britain’s economic gains. House prices recorded their biggest monthly rise for more than four years in...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
Dr Martin McShane, NHS England’s National Director for People with Long-Term Conditions, has warned that the increasing number of people with long-term medical conditions such as diabetes and dementia threatens to overwhelm the NHS. Dr McShane said the challenges...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
A Freedom of Information request by the Daily Mail has revealed that four in ten A&E departments are hiring family doctors to cover night shifts and weekends, at a cost of almost £1,500 a time, in order to cope with soaring patient numbers. Daily...
