Aneurin Bevan’s 1952 essay on the NHS – Chapter 5 of ‘In Place of Fear’
If you have never read Chapter 5 of Bevan’s set of essays written in 1952, In Place of Fear, you should. It is essential reading for two very important reasons: …
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Privatisation from the top-down: the corporate sector and decision-making
Recent months have seen three debates in parliament about NHS privatisation. The first in Westminster Hall (23 April) the second and third in the Commons, on Subsidiary Companies (20 March) …
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Privatisation from the ground up: property sales and rich NHS Trusts
On 18 May 2018, in its property section, the Guardian ran an article entitled ‘NHS privately planning to develop Royal Free nurses’ home into luxury flats.’ A week earlier …
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The Myths and Legends of Hypothecated National Insurance
There are pressing reasons for understanding a bit about how our tax system works and very specifically what National Insurance is. NI is used as successive governments’ tax increase of …
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Why we need a written constitution
This blog has been written by Gavin Barker from Cornwall. Gavin addresses the issues of democratic accountability and the protections that need building into our system against undue corporate influence, …
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Are governments fundamentally law makers using their legislative powers to shape the country’s social structures and balance the competing needs of the people? Or are they managers of an economy …
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The Americanisation of the NHS, happening right here, right now
At approximately 2000 words this is a long read. It is designed to be read without needing to click through the links, but they will provide evidence and/or context to …
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