Could a four-day week solve the social care crisis?
Productivity in the UK continues to lag behind other European nations and a four-day week has long been…
social care crisis
The Tories are failing social care – so local councils are taking over
Our country is facing a social care crisis. In the last six months, more than 100 home-based and…
Ashworth: Our NHS is 69 years old today – seven years of the Tories has left it in crisis
On this day, 69 years ago, Aneurin Bevan founded Labour’s proudest achievement – the National Health Service, which…
Tory poll lead slashed in wake of May’s dementia tax climbdown
The Tory lead over Labour has been cut to five points, in poll released today. The Tories could…
Labour would halt the Tories’ A&E closures, Ashworth pledges
Labour will call a halt to the Tories’ controversial wave of hospital closures if it is elected. The…
Corbyn laughs off concerns over image and vows to fight on policy
Jeremy Corbyn today vowed to concentrate on fighting injustice and delivering Labour policies as he shrugged off concerns…
Jonathan Ashworth: Theresa May is overseeing a collapse in hospital standards – it’s time she sat up and took notice
Since Theresa May took over as prime minister last summer, patient standards in the NHS have collapsed. Consumed…
Ashworth: Our NHS is going through the biggest funding squeeze in its history
This is the full speech that Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, gave to the Nuffield Trust today. …
Ashworth: The NHS is crippled by cuts to social care – the chancellor must help
The chancellor must act and give social care the emergency funds it needs, Jonathan Ashworth will urge. Speaking…
McDonnell: The NHS is in a state of profound crisis because the Tories ignore it
This is the full speech that John McDonnell gave today ahead of next week’s budget. Next week, the…
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