Embed from Getty Images ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity’ (A tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens) In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, we […]
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Public scrutiny of lockdown exit strategy
The Government must publish its “exit strategy” for easing the “lock down” for public scrutiny to avoid repeating past mistakes and ensure that when the time comes it is ready and it does not overlook anything or anyone. For example as a former Director of Social Services and Non-Executive Director of an NHS Trust it […]
Clap For Carers Must Be Followed Up With Action
We have all witnessed or better still participated in the clap for carers initiative which has grown out of the current crisis. I am sure that the carers themselves are lifted by our support. However what they really need is practical help, something that the government has been slow in coming up with. Britain’s carers […]
Going back to normal would be the worst outcome of this crisis
Embed from Getty Images This global pandemic, and the consequent unprecedented changes to how we live, has laid bare the inequality that exists in our society. Covid-19 has given inequality a human face when previously it was understood by many in the form of stats and figures, news reports, policy documents, while many more were […]
We need to talk about the healthcare workforce
As a nation, we have spent the last month endlessly talking about PPE, testing and even ventilators, remorselessly picking over the technical details of things which most people still do not understand. The government is pleased for us to do this because it keeps us off the one topic they have no answer for; the […]
NHS – indefinite leave to remain
It’s not just non-British NHS workers who should get indefinite leave to remain. Our party has rightly come out and argued that doctors, nurses and paramedics at the frontline who are not British citizens should not just have their visas extended by one year (as reported in the Independent, but be given an indefinite leave […]
27 November 2019 – today’s press releases
Lib Dem poster attacks Johnson for lying to Queen, Parliament and people Lib Dems: Trump to profit from Brexit Britain Lib Dems – Immigration detention must be absolute last resort Welsh Lib Dems welcome votes at 16 Leaked documents show US offered PR advice to UK over chlorinated chicken Lib Dem poster attacks Johnson for […]
Catch-up: 24 November 2019 – the day’s press releases (part 1)
Gotten myself into a bit of a backlog position, I’m afraid – the price you pay for going to St Albans, it seems… Lib Dems to invest 7 billion to save our schools Lib Dems: McDonnell refuses to come clean on Brexit EU staff at Johnson’s local NHS trust feel “anxiety” over Brexit Lib Dems: […]
US trade deal will mean higher drugs bills for NHS
President Trump is apparently to be told by Boris Johnson that the NHS is “off the table” in any negotiations with the UK Government over trade, but there are other ways in which a trade deal can be exploited by the USA, which will inevitably result in a higher drugs bill for the NHS. […]
Lib Dems will invest £35 billion and stop Brexit to protect NHS
The Liberal Democrats have today set out their plans to protect the NHS, by stopping Brexit and investing an extra £35 billion in the health service and social care over the next five years. The Liberal Democrats would raise £7 billion a year in additional revenue, ring-fenced for the NHS and social care services, by […]