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politics

What’s happened?

Friday, 12 June 2026politics

Foreign money is interfering in UK elections again, but I can’t remember it ever being this obvious.

Our doctors are striking for patients, not money

Tuesday, 26 April 2016doctorsnhspolitics

My better half is a junior doctor. She works insanely long hours and cares completely for her patients. When you can see how much it costs somebody as conscientious as she is to walk out on strike, it’s all the more frustrating that press coverage so spotty, confusing and often insulting.

The underlying issue is so simple: There aren’t enough doctors.