Forum Brief: NHS Row
Policy Consultation 8 February 2002
The government has been forced on the defensive over a leaked document which appeared to cast doubt on its commitment to a free NHS.
Forum Brief: Labour's NHS policy
Policy Consultation 7 February 2002
Reports in today's press allege that a leaked copy of Labour's plans for the NHS could include charges for certain services and a voucher system for carers of the elderly
Forum Brief: Court ruling on stress
Policy Consultation 6 February 2002
The Court of Appeal yesterday acted to tighten up guidelines on compensation payments for employees who have suffered from stress.
Forum Brief: Public services
Policy Consultation 5 February 2002
Union leaders are continuing to react angrily to Tony Blair's claim that opponents of modernisation are "wreckers" of the public services.
End 'two-tier' workforce say unions
News Article 2 February 2002
Union bosses have called on the government to stop private companies cutting the pay and conditions of public sector workers.
The weekend's thought...
Topical Comment 2 February 2002
Forum Brief: Two tier workforce
Policy Consultation 1 February 2002
Stephen Byers is facing calls from unions to deliver on a promise to stop private companies cutting the pay and conditions of workers.
Forum Brief: IDS under fire from nurses
Policy Consultation 1 February 2002
Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is facing calls from Nurses that he should apologise for criticising their profession in the controversy over the NHS treatment of 94-year-old Rose Addis, according
Forum Brief: Conservative policy on strikes
Policy Consultation 30 January 2002
A future Tory administration would introduce new laws to halt strikes in the public services, Iain Duncan Smith has said.
Forum Brief: Blair speech
Policy Consultation 25 January 2002
The prime minister has mounted a strong defence of Britain's public services.
Forum Brief: Trade union membership
Policy Consultation 21 January 2002
Trade unions are experiencing a "renaissance" as new figures reveal that membership levels remain stable despite swingeing cuts in the manufacturing sector.
Forum Brief: London weighting
Policy Consultation 16 January 2002
The Greater London Authority will begin a review of the London weighting of wages next week, the first for 30 years.
Forum Brief: Milburn speech
Policy Consultation 15 January 2002
Alan Milburn has announced a shake-up of the way NHS hospitals operate, with a tier of top hospitals getting freedom from Whitehall to run their own affairs.
Byers makes pledge to public sector workers
News Article 14 December 2001
Stephen Byers has pledged to uphold conditions of public sector workers.
Forum Brief: Public services and taxation
Policy Consultation 5 December 2001
Almost two thirds of voters support Gordon Brown's plan to raise taxes to fund the NHS and other public services - but only a third do so if those services
