Private Eye mops the floor with the Tories
Towards the end of May, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) made some pomp and ceremony about catching some honest-to-goodness (though maybe not so much) real-life benefit fraudsters. Now…
Labour NHS plans blasted by doctors over latest private sector gig
An NHS doctors group has blasted Labour Party front bencher Wes Streeting’s support for sending NHS doctors and nurses to private hospitals for treatment, as new polling shows a majority…
Labour putting public profits into private hands
The Labour Party has set out its flagship idea for energy in a time of climate crisis. The party opined its strategy to “take back control” of energy bills and…
Private health spending in the UK up nearly 9% in 2023
People in the UK spent a record £32bn on mostly private health care last year – up from £29.8bn in 2022. That included £8.6bn on medicines, vitamins, and supplements, and…