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The Blog
Monday, 26 July 2010
White Paper, Healthy Debate
The Commission’s health working group published Improving Health Outcomes earlier this month – written by myself and Dr Greg Parston, the group chair. The Monday following the report, Secretary of State Andrew Lansley announced his white paper, and the debate has shifted again. So how do the two match up? Well first of all , we ... more »
White Paper, Healthy Debate
The Commission’s health working group published Improving Health Outcomes earlier this month – written by myself and Dr Greg Parston, the group chair. The Monday following the report, Secretary of State Andrew Lansley announced his white paper, and the debate has shifted again. So how do the two match up? Well first of all , we ... more »
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Equality and Cohesion in an Age of Austerity
Was the Budget fair? The Chancellor characterised his measures as ‘progressive’ in that the rich stand to lose more than the poor. But not everyone agrees. The IFS calls the claim ‘debateable’ http://www.ifs.org.uk/budgets/budgetjune2010/chote.pdf , largely because it leaves public services out of the equation. It is poorer households that tend to be the biggest public ... more »
Equality and Cohesion in an Age of Austerity
Was the Budget fair? The Chancellor characterised his measures as ‘progressive’ in that the rich stand to lose more than the poor. But not everyone agrees. The IFS calls the claim ‘debateable’ http://www.ifs.org.uk/budgets/budgetjune2010/chote.pdf , largely because it leaves public services out of the equation. It is poorer households that tend to be the biggest public ... more »
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
A budget for cuts but is it a budget for reform?
This is a tough budget. It adds another £40bn to the already stringent consolidation planned by Labour. We won’t know its full impact for some time to come. The real test will be what happens to the economy and to jobs. If growth continues and gathers pace next year, then the Government will feel vindicated, ... more »
A budget for cuts but is it a budget for reform?
This is a tough budget. It adds another £40bn to the already stringent consolidation planned by Labour. We won’t know its full impact for some time to come. The real test will be what happens to the economy and to jobs. If growth continues and gathers pace next year, then the Government will feel vindicated, ... more »