This week saw one big problem solved, but another that kept going. The victory was the hospital, where we’ve finally got Ministers to write off over £57 million of accumulated debts from years of financial problems. It’s the final chapter in a long, long journey of fighting for funding improvements…
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THE NHS will be put at risk unless the UK adopts a “lockdown-lite” approach in order to kick start the economy, former Northern Ireland minister John Penrose has said – warning of the dire implications of leaving coronavirus restrictions in place too long. Mr Penrose outlined his views yesterday in…
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WE’RE getting pretty good at this lockdown business. People get that we’ve got to protect our loved ones and the NHS, and there’s not much patience for anyone who thinks the rules shouldn’t apply to them. We can’t stay in hibernation until then. Reports of domestic violence and abuse are already…
Read More A few months ago, most of us would have guessed Zoom was a high-caffeine macchiato coffee. Since lockdown, we’ve all become experts in using it for pub quizzes, virtual drinks with friends and work meetings too. But Parliament? The stuffy, tradition-bound place with processions and men wearing swords and tights?…
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