Health and Medicine

Universal Credit: One Million Children 'To Miss Out On Free School Meals'

Labour calls new earning threshold move "an absolute scandal' - but ministers say the poorest benefit.
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Environment Department Supplied With £15,000 Of Bottled Water In The Past 3 Years

'The fight to clear up our plastic waste should be led from the top'.
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The First Modern Britons Had 'Dark To Black' Skin

'People define themselves by which country they’re from, and they assume that their ancestors were just like them.'
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Could Health And Social Services Be Safeguarded By A New Approach To Tax?

Sure, not everyone would be happy about paying an NHS tax, but it would quickly flush out how much of a priority the NHS is
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Well-Educated Mums Still Suffer 'Pay Penalty' If They Choose Part-Time Work, Says IFS

'We need to make it possible for part-time work to keep women on the career ladder.'
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Our Prison System Is Failing Trans Prisoners - We Need Radical Changes

Following the deaths of four transgender prisoners in just 14 months, reform is needed to prevent further deaths
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A Synthetic Virus 'Missile' Could Be The Solution To Superbugs

'The results were devastating: within a few minutes, the membranes were completely destroyed'
By John von Radowitz and Thomas Tamblyn, Press Association

We Have To Act Now If We Want To Feed Everyone When There Is A Global Catastrophe

Feeding survivors of global catastrophe won't be easy - but it is doable
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What Is The PIP Review? How 'Austerity' Measure Backfired And Could Cost Government £3 Billion

'Austerity policies always cost us more money.'
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The Forthcoming Domestic Abuse Bill Is A Real Opportunity For Reform

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