Daily Archives: September 27, 2014

Carol Ann Duffy – Poet Laureate

Carol Ann Duffy on five years as poet laureate: ‘It has been a joy’ http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/27/carol-ann-duffy-poet-laureate-interview And not forgetting her best piece –  ’22 Reasons For the Bedroom Tax’ https://ukgovernmentwatch.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/22-reasons-for-the-bedroom-tax/

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TESCO In Trouble

Dave Lewis writes to staff in wake of £250m accounting scandal as share lose 16.5% in week “Shares in Tesco dived 16.5% this week, knocking £3bn off the firm’s value after it found possible errors in the handling of payments … Continue reading

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NHA Checklist For 2015

September 23 2014 1. Introduce a temporary tax increase specifically to tackle the immediate NHS funding crisis. 2. Halt NHS privatisation and scrap the internal market, thereby saving over £5 billion currently wasted on these policies and enabling the UK to … Continue reading

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More October “Friight” As The Tory Story Continues To Unfold Erm Unravel

Douglas Carswell Defected To UKIP Initiating an October ByElection In Clacton All eyes on “Next month’s Clacton by-election, where Douglas Carswell, the seat’s former Tory MP, is standing for UKIP after defecting to the party.”  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-modernisers-attempt-to-stop-local-pacts-with-ukip-candidates-9756117.html Tory MP Mark Reckless … Continue reading

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Watford Gets Ready For ‘Friight Niight’

Well it’s actually the continuing debate surrounding the West Watford Wealth Campus or WWW for short.  The WO posted a particularly “interesting” picture of the local Con MP Richard Harrington and this prompted a local to liken him to  Nosferatu. … Continue reading

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Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Hospital accused of abusive behaviour and hygiene failures

September 26, 2014 “The Care Quality Commission has flagged up serious concerns about care quality, management and culture at the UK’s only privately run NHS hospital. According to an article in the Health Service Journal: “The regulator’s concerns about Hinchingbrooke … Continue reading

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