After Keir Starmer's attempt to utilise Nye Bevan's legacy at the National Policy Forum, Logan Williams provides an in-depth look into Bevan's political ideology of 'Democratic Socialism'.
Tag: NHS
Junior doctors urge Government to come to the table as they announce fifth round of strikes – BMA
"The Prime Minister has told us that talks are over. But it is not for Rishi Sunak to decide that negotiations are over before he has even stepped in the room."
Asymmetry of power and access to parliament is eating our body politic – Jon Trickett MP
Jon Trickett tackles the murky funding of All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) that sees corporations gain access to our democracy ahead of the people it's meant to serve.
Pay uplift for doctors fails to recognise or remedy their pay cuts in real terms – BMA
"This Government is driving doctors away from the NHS and this country; it needs to wake up and realise the true cost of keeping the expertise of doctors."
Kate Osborne MP labels Tory Minister a “disgrace” and calls on the government to scrap unfair prescription charges
During Health and Social Care Questions in parliament, Kate Osborne MP called on the Government to scrap unfair prescription charges adding to the growing health inequalities between the North and South.
NHS at 75: The critical defence of our health service – Keep Our NHS Public
"It is vital that we stand together to defend our NHS from those who seek to undermine its core values" - Keep Our NHS Public is marking the 75th anniversary of the NHS with events across the country.
NHS Workforce Plan: No solutions to tackle the urgent NHS crisis
"13 years of Conservative government decisions have resulted in the unprecedented crisis facing our NHS right now. So how can we trust them to fix the mess they created?"
Health campaigners, NHS staff, MPs and trade unions come together for the NHS 75 Conference – Socialist Health Association
Join the Socialist Health Association’s NHS 75 Conference, featuring campaigning NHS workers, union leaders, overseas workers, MPs, and we all who use the service on 1st July in Conway Hall, London.
We won’t reverse the damage of Tory austerity through NHS privatisation – John Puntis, Doctors for the NHS
"A 'decade of neglect' by successive Conservative administrations has weakened the NHS to the point that it cannot tackle the huge backlog of care" - John Puntis, Doctors for the NHS, on saving our NHS after 13 years of austerity.
NHS workforce crisis: ‘This catalogue of issues must be addressed urgently’ – The RCN
"These figures paint a disturbing picture for patients in hospitals and nursing homes, in the community and in their own homes. The crisis in the nursing workforce is leaving patient care at risk."