Unless we restrain car use, the post-Covid normal will be worse than before
In terms of transport, the new post-pandemic normal is looking worse than the old normal. Without a clear…
Public Health
Jonathan Ashworth’s IPPR speech on preparing for pandemics – full text
Below is the full text of Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth’s IPPR speech on resilience and preparing for…
Ashworth demands Hancock apologise over claim there was no PPE shortage
Jonathan Ashworth has demanded that Matt Hancock issue an apology for claiming that there was no national shortage…
The NHS white paper: solutions for our health service or a major distraction?
‘The worst winter ever.’ ‘A&E targets missed every month.’ ‘Record number of patients waiting for operations.’ February 2021?…
Ashworth challenges Hancock over timing of NHS reorganisation
Jonathan Ashworth has challenged Matt Hancock over the timing of his health and social care white paper planning…
Labour pushes government to prioritise vaccination of key workers
Labour has argued it is “reasonable” to ask the joint committee on vaccinations and immunisations to consider prioritising…
Be an ally, be a friend like Jill from It’s A Sin: HIV is everyone’s responsibility
I grew up in the 1980s with very little idea at the time about the devastation that was…
“A false choice between health and the economy” – Dodds’ LSE speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered this afternoon by Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds to the…
Give staff paid time off to get vaccine, Rayner tells employers
Angela Rayner has called on employers to support the effort to immunise the population in the fight against…
Boris Johnson announces third national lockdown and U-turns on schools
Boris Johnson has U-turned on the reopening of schools, cancelled exams and announced that England will enter its…
