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Rebuilding trust

16 March 2017

Labour's long journey back to electoral relevance must start by rebuilding trust in our ability to manage the economy, writes Stephen Kinnock MP Not since the omnishambles budget of 2012 have we seen a chancellor look quite so uncomfortable and out...

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A unique contribution

15 March 2017

In July 2015, Cornwall was the first rural authority to sign a devolution deal. So what has happened in the subsequent 18 months? Have our ambitions been realised? And does devolution remain a key enabler for the future of health...

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Homelessness: a co-operative solution

10 March 2017

With the Co-Operative party celebrating its centenary this year, Wayne Simmons looks at how co-operative approaches can be employed to address a social injustice close to his heart: homelessness. It’s Christmas Day, 1998, and I’m surrounded by Belfast’s homeless. The first...

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Winning hearts and minds

10 March 2017

Health and council leaders need to work harder to get the public involved, writes Richard Vize The NHS has always struggled to find the right relationship with patients and the public. Clinicians and managers know that listening to local communities and...

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The challenges that still exist

8 March 2017

Despite first being observed in the early 1900s, International Women’s Day is still in full force today. This year’s theme – #BeBoldForChange – calls on all of us to make a world that works better and is gender inclusive. But...

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A spanner in the Brexit works

7 March 2017

A week after the referendum result, British MEPs arrived back in Brussels to see a huge sign in the windows of the parliament building. It read: 'We Will Miss You!' Well actually the 'M' had fallen off sometime during the...

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