In a wide-ranging interview, JEREMY CORBYN talks to Ben Chacko about the difficulties the new Prime Minister faces and why he sees no future in Labour
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The SNP’s national care service is really an attack on the NHS
Be under no illusions — the Scottish government’s new care Bill is a nothing more than a glorified contracting and procurement scheme, writes STEPHEN LOW
A sharp rise in public-sector investment is required to kick-start the economy, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Burnham’s billions for defence while councils and local services struggle will not deliver the change that Britain’s working-class communities need, says MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS
Millions of elms were wiped out by Dutch elm disease in the 20th century, transforming the landscape forever – yet pockets of hope are keeping this beloved tree alive. MARK SEDDON explains
CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at the facts behind US persecution of Fergie Chambers
While Italy’s communist tradition remains fragmented and politically marginal, France’s party is attempting to re-establish itself as an independent force rooted in working-class organisation, says NICK WRIGHT
THE Scottish government is legislating for a scheme that will fundamentally undermine the idea of direct public delivery of services.
That it is calling it a “national care service” should fool no-one. That it is undermining fundamental NHS principles in doing so should worry everyone.
It’s often assumed that the plans embodied in the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill concern only residential care, or perhaps care in the community. Not so.
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Unless ministers match reform with investment, the profession and the people it serves will continue to bear the cost, says KATE RAMSDEN
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
In the second part of her critique of Wes Streeting’s TenYear Plan for Health, HELEN MERCER looks at the central planks of this privatisation blueprint