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| "Is there no limit to what and how this coalition government will privatise?" A privatisation too far?Privatised NHS blood service sold to Mitt Romney company Plasma Resources UK, which provides blood supplies to the NHS, has been sold to Bain Capital, a private equity firm set up by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The Crosby showCrosby expected to drop tobacco work amid lobbying row Lynton Crosby is expected to drop his work for private firms, amid a continued row over whether he convinced David Cameron to drop plans for plain cigarette packs. An Egyptian curseLib Dems put Egyptian curse on Northampton Council Liberal Democrats in Northampton have put an Egyptian curse on council leaders after they agreed to sell off a 4,000 year-old statue. Meanwhile...Will renewable energy overshoot govt targets? No chance, National Grid says National Grid has abandoned its 'accelerated growth' scenario for renewable energy, in a significant backwards step for environmentalists. Comment: Labour can only succeed when it remembers what it's for Progressive politicians must not turn their back on religion. | NASUWT comments on the deputy prime minister's announcementChris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers’ union, comments on the announcement by the deputy prime minister to reform the way in which primary schools are held to account... RSPCA: Lab animal numbers break 4 million barrierToday the Government announced that the number of animals used annually in scientific procedures in the UK has increased yet again, and shockingly, has now broken the 4 million mark (4.03 million animals used in a total of 4.11 million scientific procedures). Dr Hadwen Trust outraged by another annual rise in animal experimentsHome Office figures released today showing an 8% rise in the number of procedures conducted using animals in scientific research in 2012 make for ‘immensely distressing and upsetting news’, according to the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research (DHT). ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'. ESRC: 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'The ESRC is delighted to announce the funding of the new independent 'What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth'. Voice: Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPsVoice: the union for education professionals – which represents teachers, education support staff and nursery workers – has rejected the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s recommendations on MPs’ pay and called on members of the public to send their views to Ipsa.Public urged to take part on consultation on “outrageous” pay recommendation for MPs MRSA Action UK: Accounting for the reductions in MRSA and C.diff flawed - these are lives, not numbersPublic Health England figures show that trends over the last two years reveal that there is a direct correlation between the hospital and community apportioned cases of both Clostridium difficile and MRSA bloodstream infections. IET: New computing curriculum lacks clarityPlans to transform the national curriculum for state schools in England, announced today, lack clarity according to Europe’s biggest engineering and technology institution. |
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