Analysis: Labour Is Wrong – Private Healthcare Can’t Save the NHS
Ell Folan
A tiny private sector already bolstered by NHS staff can’t come to the rescue – and nor should it, writes Ell Folan.
Tag: nhs
Report: What Do the New Anti-Strike Laws Mean?
Polly Smythe
New legislation will enforce 'minimum service levels' in key public services, including the NHS, in a major assault on the right to strike. Polly Smythe explains.
Opinion: Travelling Across Poland Showed Me That Britain’s Economy Is Broken
Aaron Bastani
The UK is increasingly just a middle-income country with a smattering of rich people. Visit anywhere else in Europe and you’ll see what I mean, writes Aaron Bastani.
Report: Labour Backs Plan to Use Army to Break NHS Strikes
Polly Smythe
Badly paid soldiers could be used to scab on striking nurses, and Labour thinks this is a good idea.
Feature: PrEP Could End HIV Transmissions But Tory Austerity Is Scuppering It
Sarah Woolley
PrEP reduces the risk of contracting HIV by almost 100%. But government cuts mean it’s not reaching the majority of people it should.
Opinion: NHS Workers Are Striking to Save Lives
Dr Rita Issa & Alia Butt
As health workers gear up for a historic bout of strike action, doctors Rita Issa and Alia Butt trash the argument that they’re endangering patients.
Long Read: The Tory Crisis Didn’t Start With Liz Truss and It Won’t End With Her
Jonas Marvin
Dominic Cummings warned a Truss premiership would be a ‘guaranteed fiasco’. But if the disaster lettuce has gone, the political decay that created her has not, writes Jonas Marvin.
Report: Here Are the Strikes That Will Be Keeping Liz Truss up at Night
Polly Smythe
Thatcher reincarnate wants to annihilate trade unions. Unfortunately for her, the fightback is just getting started.
Feature: How Healthcare Went From State Responsibility to Workplace ‘Perk’
Moya Lothian-McLean
As the welfare state recedes, employers are increasingly offering healthcare and income protection as workplace ‘benefits’. Moya Lothian-Mclean asks, what does this mean for worker power?
Feature: The Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout Is Unfair. But Not for the Reasons You Think
Sophie Atkinson
Underfunded sexual health services and poor communication are breeding a parallel outbreak of frustration and resentment, reports Sophie Atkinson.
Report: Just How Rich Are the Tory Leadership Candidates?
Novara Reporters
From Russian “blood money” to untraceable investments, we look at how much these 11 Tories are worth.
Report: Abortion is a Crime in the UK
Sophie K Rosa
With America’s Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v Wade, Sophie K Rosa reports on the women facing trial for abortion – in the UK.
Opinion: A Few New Bus Lanes Won’t ‘Level Up’ the UK – But Upping the Minimum Wage Might
Ell Folan
Michael Gove’s levelling up white paper makes a mockery of our country’s enormous regional inequalities, argues Ell Folan.
Opinion: It’s Not Enough to ‘Save’ the NHS – We Must Transform It
Joanna Sutton-Klein
Reactionary campaigns to ‘save’ our NHS are no longer enough, writes Jo Sutton-Klein; progressives must offer a transformative vision, which puts care at its centre.
Analysis: Poor Brits Live Much Shorter Lives. What Can We Do?
Ell Folan
The least privileged people live nine years fewer than the most. Ell Folan looks at why, and what can be done.
Novara Live: Is Omicron Already Overwhelming UK Hospitals?
Boris Johnson has said England can "ride out" the Omicron wave. But at what cost will it come to the NHS? We speak to critical care nurse Dave Carr about the strain on Britain's hospitals.
Opinion: Like It or Not, New Labour Offers Important Lessons for Saving the NHS
Ell Folan
Though rightly overshadowed by the Iraq War, the Blair government increased NHS spending by 56% and cut waiting times by 9 weeks. We must not be too averse to learning from this achievement, writes Ell Folan - our dying health service depends on it.
Opinion: The Government’s New Depression Treatments Are a Scam
Paul Atkinson
The government’s 'progressive' new depression treatment plan, which involves fewer antidepressants and more talking therapy, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, writes Paul Atkinson.