All the parties in Wales have been asked to write a blog for the Tenovus Cancer Care charity’s website. This is what Kirsty Williams had to say: Cancer is something that will touch the life of everyone in Wales at some point. So when it does, the system needs to be ready to step up […]
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Lamb says Tories failing on mental health waiting times
So, it didn’t take long for the Tories to apply the brakes to all the good work done on mental health by Norman Lamb and, before him, fellow Liberal Democrat Paul Burstow. The Independent talks exclusively to Norman about what’s happening now he’s not there to drive things forward. Norman Lamb, who served as the […]
LibLink: Nick Clegg: We’ve made progress on mental health but there’s still work to do
Nick Clegg has written about mental health in today’s Evening Standard column. One story illustrates different attitudes to physical and mental health: A few years ago, I met a man called Robert at a mental health trust in Liverpool. He was in his sixties, well-dressed and with a neatly trimmed moustache that gave him something […]
Crisis mental health care in the NHS must improve
I was struck by a blog in my Facebook timeline this morning. It was actually written a year ago today by Becca Plenderleith, who joined the Lib Dems in the wake of the election last year. She’s already contributed so much to the Party, writing for our Scottish members’ newsletter, making thoughtful and insightful contributions […]
Lib Dem parliamentarians mark #timetotalk day
Today has been Time to Talk day, Time for Change’s annual initiative to get more people to talk about mental health. It’s something we’ve done to great effect over the last couple of years. You can read the many moving and personal articles our readers have written here. One Liberal Democrat parliamentarian who was definitely […]
Why Luciana Berger was so wrong to attack Norman Lamb
When you start a fight, you should choose to fight the side who is damaging you or the cause the most. You should also make sure you have the right backing and tools at hand to win the fight. Luciana Berger has decided to both ignore the current Government’s reneging on spending for mental Health, […]
MPs must work together to safeguard our healthcare
As a doctor, every day I see the enduring effects of short-term political spin on my patients. Hospitals bursting at the seams, short-staffed and lacking beds, are told desperately needed nurses will only be available if there is ‘surplus winter funding’. Patients ready to leave hospital wait weeks for ‘exceptional funds’ to secure specialist accommodation, […]
MPs must work together to safeguard our healthcare
As a doctor, every day I see the enduring effects of short-term political spin on my patients. Hospitals bursting at the seams, short-staffed and lacking beds, are told desperately needed nurses will only be available if there is ‘surplus winter funding’. Patients ready to leave hospital wait weeks for ‘exceptional funds’ to secure specialist accommodation, […]
Do you agree with Floella Benjamin on mandatory sugar reduction targets?
Embed from Getty Images Here’s a bit of controversy to liven up a Wednesday evening. Floella Benjamin has written for Politics Home’s Central Lobby arguing in favour of mandatory sugar reduction targets. It’s another of these issues that you can use liberal principles to argue both for and against: Many overweight children grow up to […]
Do you agree with Floella Benjamin on mandatory sugar reduction targets?
Embed from Getty Images Here’s a bit of controversy to liven up a Wednesday evening. Floella Benjamin has written for Politics Home’s Central Lobby arguing in favour of mandatory sugar reduction targets. It’s another of these issues that you can use liberal principles to argue both for and against: Many overweight children grow up to […]