It’s been a big week in the world of global mega-banks, financial secrecy and tax-dodging. In case you were hiding a rock somewhere, we are talking about whistle blower Herve Falciani, ‘the worlds local bank,’ HSBC and the “Swiss leaks” scandal. ‘Too Big…
‘It should have been the most joyous moment of their lives, one they would look back on fondly for years to come. But for Tony Shepherd and his Polish fiancee Viola, the weeks after the […]
‘We should have spoken out with more determination. After all, the NHS is our cherished national institution: research by British Future two years ago revealed it made us most proud to be British, coming ahead […]
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‘Plans to transfer the medical records of all NHS patients in England from GP surgeries to a central database accessible to drug companies as well as academics have been criticised by a major inquiry into […]
‘Doctors are set to get extra payments to hand out controversial statin drugs to patients who face a low risk of ever developing heart disease. It could mean four in 10 adults, including most of those […]
‘The NHS has disregarded tens of thousands of requests by patients to opt out of the health service’s system of sharing medical records. Officials have admitted that not sharing the data would affect the treatment […]
‘Nigel Farage has suggested that the NHS might have to be replaced by a system of private health insurance within 10 years. The Ukip leader was forced to back down and declare his party’s support […]
‘Bloodsuckers taking their fangs out of Hinchingbrooke Hospital because they can’t extract juicy profits should end the privatisation of the National Health Service. But it hasn’t. On the day fatcats abandoned the Cambridgeshire complex, Tory […]
‘The only NHS hospital run by a private company is the first hospital trust to have been branded uncaring by regulators who have called for it to be placed on special measures. Regulators exposed a […]