18 August 2016 The Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry Saving something from the wreckage. By John Watson Another disaster: another enquiry. Last week saw the publication of the Chilcot enquiry into the war in Iraq. It ran to more than 1 million words and related to events which occurred more than ten years ago. There was an… Continue reading Issue 67: 2016 08 18: The Child Sex Abuse Inquiry (John Watson)
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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 11: 2015 07 16: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
16 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS BUDGET: Figures from the Institute of Fiscal Studies indicate that in many cases an increase in pay to the new national living wage will not compensate low-paid working families for the reduction of benefits proposed in the budget. TREASURY COMMAND PAPER: In “Fixing the foundations: Creating a… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: Week in Brief: UK NEWS