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Wednesday 14 July 2010
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Iain Duncan Smith said he want this to be "the most reforming government on benefits for a generation." Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian
Peter Beresford imagines British society after the government has imposed it's moral template upon it
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Tuesday 13 July 2010
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The justice secretary is putting all his eggs in the private and voluntary sector basket, says Alan Travis Continue reading...
Justice secretary Ken Clarke is not about to release thousands of short-term prisoners, says Alan Travis. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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Sailing therapy: NHS Hull has bought a 72-ft yacht to help young Neets into economic activity and better health. Photograph: Natasha-Marie Brown/REUTERS
It is estimated that one in six of those who are Neets for two years will be dead by the age of 30. NHS Hull has bought a yacht to tackle this health problem, but will the project survive?
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White paper says Nice should extend its remit to social care. What will that mean for the Social Care Institute for Excellence? Continue reading...
Staff and residents in an older people's care home in east Twickenham. Photograph: Frank Baron
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Monday 12 July 2010
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Politicians need to put their money where their mouths are and invest properly in youth services Continue reading...
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Thursday 8 July 2010
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Mei Leng Yew's father has spent most of his adult life in Britain, but he still believes that blood doning is a high risk activity Continue reading...
The tragedy of cross-contaminations from unsafe syringe use as far back as the 1970s still puts some people off giving blood. Photograph: PA
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Councils make friends on Facebook. Photograph: Linda Nylind
How a council learned to love Facebook, MPs get connected to NHS patients, plus burning issues in Cutswatch
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Tuesday 6 July 2010
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Eric Pickles sees the concept of regions as a defining ideological divide between the coalition and the previous government. Photograph: Nils Jorgensen / Rex Features
We are entitled to ask if the government's obsession with localism is in danger of doing some regions a grave disservice
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We must ask how much people need to earn in order to achieve a minimum acceptable living standard Continue reading...
Working out how much people need to earn for a decent standard of living would be harder to manipulate, says David Hirsch. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Why shouldn't a hospital hire itself out to people who want to make porn films? It's got the beds… Continue reading...
Hospitals have always had a certain je ne sais quoi. Photograph: Rex Features
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Wednesday 30 June 2010
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Multi-organ failure left me disabled but I am afraid that the government's plans to slash the welfare bill coupled with 'efficiency savings' at my council could leave me with no support Continue reading...
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Tuesday 29 June 2010
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Piles of money are to be taken away from public services. Will a new era of innovation follow? Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian
Some think the biggest public management challenge since the creation of the welfare state and the NHS, will spark an era of innovation, says Patrick Butler
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Connaught Square, Westminster. Could housing benefit changes mean that inner London itself becomes an exclusive address? Photograph: Adam Butler/AP
Tom Clark: When members of a particular race are cleared out of a district we call it ethnic cleansing. There is no similar term to capture what happens when a particular social class is edged out of town
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Thursday 24 June 2010
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The housing sector must hold its nerve and get land ready during rocky times, says Steve Douglas Continue reading...
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Wednesday 23 June 2010
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The hand of George Osborne carrying the famous old ministerial red box to deliver the budget. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA
Budget analysis - what does it mean for public services; tackling child gangs; and rapists go free as a result of doctors' errors
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