Could the government have done more to help the people of Redcar?

"People like me who grew up in a working-class town, who don't have a college education, you don't usually hear from us." - Michael Moore View this email in your browser Today we bring you a report on the impact of the steel crisis on the people of Redcar. They talk of feeling abandoned by the government and say it should have done more to protect jobs. Elsewhere, we look at comments made by Nigel Farage today about foreign HIV patients. We ask if there is any truth in his claim that the UK is losing up to £2 billion a year to health tourism. We have a piece by the chief executive of The Carbon Trust who says that Britain is falling behind on low-carbon technology. And if you missed our verdict on yesterday's PMQs, you can catch up with it here. Latest Articles     Nigel Farage: Foreign HIV patients should pay up or get out   On Oct 29, 2015 10:27 am Ukip leader says door should be bolted on people suffering life-threatening conditions Read more... »   PMQs verdict: Corbyn just hammered Cameron   On Oct 28, 2015 12:54 pm A relentless focus delivers Jeremy Corbyn a convincing victory over David Cameron Read more... »       Britain is falling behind on low-carbon technology   On Oct 29, 2015 09:31 am It's been a turbulent few months for businesses in the low-carbon sector Read more... »   Shocked and afraid: The people of Redcar feel abandoned by Cameron   On Oct 29, 2015 08:58 am The government should have stepped in earlier to save the British steel industry Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Majority of emergency service staff suffer alcohol fuelled abuse   On Oct 26, 2015 10:48 am A new report from the Institute of Alcohol Studies, Alcohol's Impact on Emergency Services, reveals the full extent of the toll alcohol takes on emergency services in England. Read more... » Farming cannot stand still   On Oct 26, 2015 04:09 am An animation showing how modern farming relies on the innovations plant science provides to maintain biodiversity and wildlife. Read more... »     Opinion Formers press releases     Tax body sets policymakers six challenges to create a simpler VAT system to benefit our SMEs in Europe The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has set EU tax officials six objectives to ensure more UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) consider Europe to be their home market or at least carry greater pan-European ambitions. Read more... »   HMRC's tax credits compliance methods take no account of effect on vulnerable claimants, say MPs Campaigners for tax credit claimants on low incomes have welcomed a report by an influential committee of MPs which has found that HMRC's method of tackling error and fraud in tax credits is a 'blunt instrument approach to enforcement that does not properly take into account the human impact of its response, particularly on vulnerable claimants.' Read more... »     Jobs and courses     Self-shooting video journalist   On Jun 24, 2015 04:10 pm Politics.co.uk is seeking to recruit a self-shooting video journalist to work out of our offices in east London. Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences