by Sam | 30 Sep 2014 | General Election 2015
The BBC reports that Everyone in England will have access to GP services seven days a week by 2020, Prime Minister David Cameron has promised. The prime minister has unveiled a further £100m from April 2015 for a fund set up last year to improve flexibility. The...
by Sam | 30 Sep 2014 | General Election 2015, Welfare
George Osborne sparked controversy yesterday, announcing that a Conservative Government elected in 2015 would freeze benefits and tax credits for 10m households, declining to target the rich. The Chancellor told the applauding room at the Conservative Party conference...
by Sam | 29 Sep 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is expected to acknowledge increasing teachers’ workloads in her speech at the Conservative Party conference this week, in a bid to win back support. It is also anticipated she will announce an extension from two to three years of...
by Sam | 23 Sep 2014 | General Election 2015, Politics
The NHS has so far taken the front row, as expected, in this year’s Labour Party conference with a number of key Shadow Cabinet members mentioning extensively the party’s health plans. Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls used part of his Conference speech to...
by Sam | 23 Sep 2014 | General Election 2015, Politics
Ending speculation over how a Labour Government would divert funds to the NHS, having ruled out tax increases, Labour leader Ed Miliband will today pledge to invest the proceeds of a windfall tax on the profits of UK tobacco companies and a mansion tax on homes worth...
