Tag archives for privatisation
Matt Hancock’s proposals for our NHS are bad news
The NHS, if you ask me, is pretty much the best thing this country has ever achieved. But it is so woven into the fabric of our lives that we often take…
“There is an alternative” – Young Greens co-chairs speech to Green Party conference
On Friday 5 March 2021, the Young Greens co-chairs Rosie Rawle and Lily Fitzgibbon gave a keynote speech to the Green Party of England and Wales conference, held virtually due…
A Green New Deal must be built from the ground up
You would think that tackling inequality and climate change in one fell swoop would be almost universally popular. But the UK’s 2019 general election suggested otherwise. With per cent of…
Clapping for our carers is good. But there’s an even better thing you can do for the NHS.
Our cleaners, careers, teachers, refuse collectors and food industry workers are playing a vital role in this crisis. They deserve decent pay. The work done by our key-workers has been…
Abortion reform, Covid-19 testing for teachers and fossil fuel divestment – UK Green news round up issue 53
Greens call for abortion law reform Image credit: Global Justice Now - Creative Commons With the coronavirus crisis gripping the country, healthcare has been at the top of the country's…
The battle against privatisation of a Sussex school is stepping up a gear
Last week, the results of a parental ballot at Moulsecoomb Primary in Brighton were announced - 96% of parents said no to academisation at their school. The ballot was the…
Scottish Green Party conference special – UK Green news round up week 41
Scottish Greens seek to win 16 Holyrood seats Image credit: Scottish Green Party The Scottish Green Party met for its Autumn Conference this weekend in Inverness. And top of the…
Jenny Jones to join campaign to stop a Brighton school becoming an academy
Image credit: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Creative Commons The campaign to stop a Brighton school becoming an academy is about to be boosted by a high profile backer. Jenny Jones, the Green member…
When it comes to public ownership nothing’s off limits
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Unisouth Neoliberalism is in decay. It has been since the 2008 financial crisis. The Tory-Lib Dem Coalition tried to rehabilitate it under the guise of austerity.…
NHS Surcharge for Migrants: the latest slide on the slippery slope to full American-style privatisation
Image: Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. When news was announced last week that the government was introducing a new NHS surcharge for incoming migrants, I saw several friends posting…