Seven years after #Grenfell disaster, thousands live in fear of #cladding fire
As the final report on the fatal London blaze looms, many developers have not begun safety work
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/01/grenfell-seven-years-cladding-fire-blaze-safety
#ToryIndifference #ToryLegacy
#Homelessness in #England at highest level on record, watchdog says
#NationalAuditOffice report on #Tory government’s attempts to tackle problem finds situation has worsened since 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/23/homelessness-england-highest-level-on-record-national-audit-office-report
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIndifference #ToryLegacy
'The [1st of 7] #Covid InquiryReport makes it clear: #Britain was completely and fatally unprepared
The #UK must never succumb to such shocking complacency again. Planning for the next #pandemic must start now'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/18/uk-government-covid-covid-inquiry-report-britain-pandemic
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #PublicHealth #ToryIndifference
#Hunt to #Hancock: six politicians in the frame in #Covid19 inquiry report
While many of the failings are seen as institutional, the report names some politicians for their role in the crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/18/the-politicians-named-in-covid-inquiry-report-over-failures-prior-to-pandemic
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIndifference #BrexitBonus
'#Hancock and #Hunt failed to prepare #UK for #pandemic, #CovidInquiry finds
Health secretaries failed to fix flaws in contingency planning before #Covid19 killed more than 230,000 in #UK, report says'
“Never again can a disease be allowed to lead to so many deaths and so much suffering.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/18/hancock-and-hunt-failed-to-prepare-uk-for-pandemic-covid-inquiry-finds
#ToryPoliciesInAction #LongCovid #ToryLegacy #ToryIndifference #BrexitBonus
Rushed’ deadline for #UK #DigitalVisas puts millions at risk of losing legal rights
#FOI reveals #NonEUmigrants could be caught in ‘#Windrush style scandal' at end of 2024 as #HomeOffice struggles to contact them
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/15/rushed-deadline-for-uk-digital-visas-puts-millions-at-risk-of-losing-legal-rights
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIncompetence #ToryIndifference
#Disabled high-rise residents ‘still at risk’ seven years after #Grenfell fire
#Firefighters and #charities criticise government failure to implement evacuation plans for vulnerable people
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/13/disabled-high-rise-residents-still-at-risk-seven-years-after-grenfell-fire
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIndifference #GE2024
Nearly half of #England’s care workers get less than #RealLivingWage, study finds
Exclusive: Campaigners say next government should match policy in #Scotland and #Wales ensuring #AdequatePay
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/09/nearly-half-of-england-care-workers-get-less-than-real-living-wage-study
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIndifference #SocialCare
Nearly all #PrimaryTeachers [in #England] spend own money to help #pupils
Eight in 10 primary teachers in England spending own money to help pupils
Increasing numbers of #children #hungry and lack adequate #clothing, with two-thirds of #SecondaryTeachers also supporting pupils
https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/jun/05/eight-in-10-primary-teachers-in-england-spending-own-money-to-help-pupils
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity #ToryIndifference
'Toddlers ‘sold out’ to balance books of #Childcare bill, #English #nursery providers say -'
'The deaths of two babies in nurseries made headlines last week but frontline workers say they are also concerned for the safety of older toddlers after the government relaxed rules on staff ratios'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/27/toddlers-safety-childcare-bill-england-nursery-providers-staff
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ProfitBeforePeople #ToryIndifference #GE2024
'Sharp rise in type 2 #Diabetes among people under 40 in #UK -
The figures come after the Guardian revealed that ministers had been warned they were putting children and young people at risk of life-changing medical conditions, including type 2 diabetes, because they had shelved policies to tackle #obesity and #JunkFood until 2025.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/22/type-2-diabetes-uk-rise-obesity-health-inequalities-junk-food
#ToryPoluciesInAction #Health #PublicHealth #ToryIndifference
'I love being a #pharmacist, but the #UK’s #DrugShortage makes me want to give up – and #Brexit makes it worse
Telling patients I can’t get their #LifeSavingMedication is awful. The government must act to prevent a real tragedy'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/17/pharmacist-uk-drug-shortage-patient-medication
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #Health #ToryIndifference
Ministers knew about #carers allowance problems three years ago, report reveals
Suppressed #DWP study told of hardship endured by carers forced to repay thousands after minor allowance breaches
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/ministers-knew-about-carers-allowance-problems-three-years-ago-report-reveals
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIndifference
#MedicineShortages in #England ‘beyond critical’, #pharmacists warn
Survey has revealed challenges faced by pharmacists and risk of #HarmToPatients as key #drugs are unavailable
‘We’re firefighting in the background’: the pharmacists coping with record #DrugShortages
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/09/medicine-shortages-in-england-beyond-critical-pharmacists-warn
#ToryPiciesInAction #BrexitBonus #Health #PublicHealth #ToryIndifference
#CommunityPharmacyEngland #CPE
Government has brought #AdultSocialCare in #England ‘to its knees’, MPs say -
Damning report on long-term care system blames uneven #funding and a lack of a plan for failure
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/20/government-has-brought-adult-social-care-in-england-to-its-knees-mps-say
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices
#ToryIndifference
Years of delays to #RapeTrials a ‘significant #injustice’, says judge
More than 180 alleged #RapeVictims have faced more than two years of delays since case first went to #court
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/06/years-of-delays-to-trials-a-significant-injustice-says-judge
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #CourtsSystem #SlowJusticeIsNoJustice #ToryIndifference
'The #SpecialNeeds crisis: children don’t deserve this chaos
By failing to adequately fund their own policy, ministers have created a destructive standoff between families, councils and #schools
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/19/the-guardian-view-on-the-special-needs-crisis-children-dont-deserve-this-chaos
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Education #SEND #UnderfundingPublicServices #ToryIndifference
'#ChildAbuse survivors criticise failure to make reporting mandatory in #England
Key recommendation of seven-year independent inquiry yet to be enacted more than 15 months on
None of the recommendations of the seven-year #IndependentInquiryIntoChildSexualAbuse (#IICSA) has yet been implemented by the #UK[Tory] government...'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/05/child-sexual-abuse-survivors-england-criticise-failure-make-reporting-mandatory
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIndifference
Government’s £6.5m #EarlyYears plan for #England a ‘drop in the ocean’
#Nursery leaders say recruitment drive to get more workers into early years sector comes too late and doesn’t go far enough
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/feb/02/governments-65m-early-years-plan-for-england-a-drop-in-the-ocean
#ToryPoliciesInAction #TooLittleTooLate #ToryIndifference
#RoughSleeping in #London up 23% to highest level in a decade
City hall counts 4,389 people sleeping on streets in fourth quarter of 2023, with mayor accusing No 10 of ‘turning a blind eye’
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/31/rough-sleeping-in-london-up-to-highest-level-in-a-decade
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Homelessness #ToryIndifference #NastyParty
