31 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM: Among this week’s claims were that Brexit would increase the number of British expats returning from Europe as their right to health care and other benefits was thrown into doubt. Currently there are believed to be 1.2 million Britons living outside Britain but in the EU,… Continue reading Issue 47: 2013 03 31: Week in Brief: UK
Category: Week In Brief UK
Issue 46: 2016 03 24: Week in Brief: UK
24 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK DWP: Iain Duncan Smith has resigned as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions following a proposal in the Budget to tighten the criteria for personal independence payments to disabled people of working age. Although Mr Duncan Smith had originally approved the change, he was unhappy at its… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 24: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 45: 2016 03 17: Week in Brief: UK
17 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK HEALTHCARE: In a speech at Lancaster house, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, announced measures designed to enable the NHS to learn from its mistakes. Modelled on the system for enquiring into airline accidents, there will be a review of all hospital deaths and a new investigation branch which… Continue reading Issue 45: 2016 03 17: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 45:2016 03 17: Budget Summary
17 March 2016 Budget Summary In yesterday’s budget, his eighth, George Osborne announced a reduction in the growth forecast for 2016 to 2%, from the 2.4% given in the autumn statement. The lower figures for GDP means that debt as a share of GDP is revised upwards although cash debt levels for the current year… Continue reading Issue 45:2016 03 17: Budget Summary
Issue 44: 2016 03 10: Week in Brief: UK
10 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK CANCER VACCINE: Scientists at King’s College London and the Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St. Thomas’s NHS Trust have developed a vaccine that may eradicate cancer. The vaccine works by introducing the immune system to a small piece of a biological threat so that it could recognise… Continue reading Issue 44: 2016 03 10: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Week in Brief: UK
03 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK DOCTORS’ STRIKE: Junior doctors have voted to continue their programme of strikes after agreement could not be reached with the Government over rates to be paid for weekend work. The BMA has announced that it intends to seek judicial review of Jeremy Hunt’s decision to impose new contracts.… Continue reading Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Week in Brief – UK
25 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK SUGAR: An investigation has found that hot flavoured drinks sold in outlets such as Starbucks and Costa Coffee contain very high levels of sugar – as much as 25 teaspoons which is the equivalent of 3 times the amount in a can of Coca Cola. Both companies said… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Week in Brief – UK
Issue 41: 2016 02 18: Week in Brief: UK
18 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK ROYAL NAVY: The UK has increased its allocation of Royal Navy ships to Nato over fears of Russian expansion or aggression. The vessels include a frigate, a destroyer and minesweepers. They will be deployed in the Baltic, the North Sea, the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UKIP: The… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Week in Brief: UK
11 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU NEGOTIATIONS: Debate has begun over the terms which David Cameron has negotiated with the EU. However, the terms are still only in draft form and may not represent the final conditions which EU institutions and countries will be prepared to agree. The draft has already sparked debate… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Week in Brief: UK
04 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK GOOGLE TAX: The Government and HMRC have come under fire for agreeing a tax deal with Google which means the company will pay £130 million back tax over ten years. It is thought that the amount of corporation tax paid is equivalent to a rate of 3%. Criticism… Continue reading Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Week in Brief: UK
28 January 2016 Week in Brief: UK MI5 LGBT: In an announcement which some may find surprising, the Security Service (MI5) has been described by Stonewall, the gay rights group, as the best employer of people who are in the LGBT category. RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE: A Russian commentator has estimated that the number of intelligence officers… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Week in Brief: UK
21 January 2016 Week in Brief: UK PENSIONERS’ HEATING: There are concerns that high energy prices are affecting pensioners who are turning down their heating to save money. It is said that the 6 big energy companies have not reduced their rates, despite a fall in wholesale energy costs over the last 2 years. DOCTORS’… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 35: 2016 01 14: Week in Brief: UK
14 January 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU REFERENDUM: David Cameron has changed his mind and has said that he will allow minsters to campaign in favour of the UK leaving the EU. The effect is to suspend the usual principle of collective cabinet responsibility. DOCTORS’ STRIKE: The strike of junior doctors has started, after… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 14: Week in Brief: UK
