The following is part of a letter from Nicolas Dennis of Winchester, published in the London Review of Books: “I see the Lansley Act of 2012 as the latest stage in a long process of fragmentation, marketisation, and erosion of professionalism (that started under Mrs. Thatcher). There are two effects of this process that I think …
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I don’t personally know Fred Rotondaro, but he wrote to me out of the blue, explaining the role of an organisation of which he is a member, Patriotic Millionaires. This is a group of rich people who support the role of government and want to turn back the clock to a time when government wanted …
The net worth of the world’s 62 richest people is equal to the total wealth of the poorest half of the global population. Oxfam/The Times Since David Cameron became Prime Minister of The UK more than 400 full-time libraries have closed in the UK; around one in seven library books have gone. CIPFA/The Daily Telegraph …
To The Daily Telegraph For the past five years I have focused my recreational fishing on the pursuit of sea bass in Britain’s coastal waters. I have caught a few, but only one of legal size for me to take home for my supper. The rest have all been returned to the water to grow …
Supporters of TPP generally insist it’s absolutely worth doing, despite any infelicities it might contain, because of the huge overall economic benefit it will bring to participants. But when challenged, they are unable to cite any credible evidence for that claim. We now have a new report from the World Bank, which takes into account …
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