The Carpathia isn’t coming to rescue this government still swimming in the mire, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Tory cronyism infects the NHS
“We all know how it works. The lunches, the hospitality, the quiet word in your ear, the ex-ministers for hire,” said David Cameron. Stephen Dorrell is the perfect fit
Stephen Dorrell
As the RMT Health and Safety Conference takes place, the union is calling for urgent action on crisis of work-related stress, understaffing and the growing threat of workplace assaults. RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY explains
Current polling shows Scottish Labour faces a stark choice: break decisively with Westminster or continue its slide into irrelevance, warns VINCE MILLS
As discussions continue between the US and Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear enrichment programme, the suppression of internal dissent by the theocratic dictatorship grows. STEVE BISHOP reports.
Last weekend’s inaugural conference mixed warmth, unity and ambition with the unmistakable echo of old arguments. MATT KERR wonders whether the fledgling party’s difficulties can be overcome
The US president’s career is defined by a consistent use of racist tropes and provocation. Why are world leaders so silent over his repeated vitriolic prejudice, asks ROGER McKENZIE
INTEGRATING social care and healthcare is seen as the way forward by many commentators.
But it also creates a whole new business stream for care firms: local authority social care — care homes and visitors — is largely privatised, where “medical” healthcare is still mostly NHS.
Growing calls for integration may explain why Cratus, a company specialising in lobbying councillors on behalf of developers hired former Tory health secretary Stephen Dorrell (above right) this February.
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting taking £53k from Tory-linked recruiter and outsourcer Peter Hearn’s OPD Group is a great example of how Labour’s rich donors shape policies targeting the poor – not their wealth, writes SOLOMON HUGHES