Embed from Getty Images Last week I was hoping to hear Liam Fox speak on ‘Maintaining the UK life sciences’ leading position’ at a Royal Society of Medicine symposium ‘Brexit; the Implications for the UK’s Life Science Industry’. He cancelled (what an (un)surprise). The implications for academia, industry and the NHS are profound. Already universities, […]
Lord Malcolm Bruce writes… Liberalism revitalised
I want to respond to the challenges issued by Paddy and Vince during our conference. Paddy said the party was “intellectually dead.” Vince said our position on another referendum was disrespectful to the electorate. Let me take on Vince first. We and our predecessors supported UK membership of the European Community from its inception. The […]
Lord Malcolm Bruce writes… Liberalism revitalised
I want to respond to the challenges issued by Paddy and Vince during our conference. Paddy said the party was “intellectually dead.” Vince said our position on another referendum was disrespectful to the electorate. Let me take on Vince first. We and our predecessors supported UK membership of the European Community from its inception. The […]
Lib Dems to consider NHS tax #ldconf
The Liberal Democrats are to set up an independent expert panel to consider the case for a dedicated NHS and care tax, Norman Lamb will announce in his Conference speech at Brighton later today. Members of the ‘New Beveridge Group’ will include Dr. Clare Gerada, former President of the Royal College of GPs, Prof. Dinesh […]
Lib Dems to consider NHS tax #ldconf
The Liberal Democrats are to set up an independent expert panel to consider the case for a dedicated NHS and care tax, Norman Lamb will announce in his Conference speech at Brighton later today. Members of the ‘New Beveridge Group’ will include Dr. Clare Gerada, former President of the Royal College of GPs, Prof. Dinesh […]
Lib Dems to consider NHS tax #ldconf
The Liberal Democrats are to set up an independent expert panel to consider the case for a dedicated NHS and care tax, Norman Lamb will announce in his Conference speech at Brighton later today. Members of the ‘New Beveridge Group’ will include Dr. Clare Gerada, former President of the Royal College of GPs, Prof. Dinesh […]
What happened to sending £350million a week to the NHS?
Embed from Getty Images It’s been seven weeks since the British public were visiting polling stations to make the biggest vote of their lifetime. Seven weeks since naïve Brexit supporters believed that £350 million a week would be spent on the NHS if their vote won. I’m from a small market town in Lincolnshire, […]
What happened to sending £350million a week to the NHS?
Embed from Getty Images It’s been seven weeks since the British public were visiting polling stations to make the biggest vote of their lifetime. Seven weeks since naïve Brexit supporters believed that £350 million a week would be spent on the NHS if their vote won. I’m from a small market town in Lincolnshire, […]
What happened to sending £350million a week to the NHS?
Embed from Getty Images It’s been seven weeks since the British public were visiting polling stations to make the biggest vote of their lifetime. Seven weeks since naïve Brexit supporters believed that £350 million a week would be spent on the NHS if their vote won. I’m from a small market town in Lincolnshire, […]
Mental health awareness was one of the reasons I became a Liberal Democrat
In 2013, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after a long-lasting period of depression; a few weeks ago, I was discharged as an out-patient after spending several weeks under a mental health home treatment team, having suffered a manic episode crammed with delusions, little sleep and a somewhat adamant neglect of both food and hygiene […]