Recent data on A&E attendance show that deprivation and mental ill health are both strongly linked to high levels of A&E attendance. So-called “austerity” economic policies have cut jobs and wages and introduced welfare reforms with adverse effects that have … Continue reading
The Soup Dragon, an initiative of Hebden Bridge Transition Town Health group, is open on Friday afternoons between 12 and 3 at Holme Street Arts centre (next to Hebden Bridge post office). Everyone is welcome to drop in and enjoy … Continue reading
Two recent Survation public opinion polls for the Mail on Sunday have generated contradictory data about public support for “green taxes” and other government policies that add charges to people’s energy bills.
Calderdale Trades Council Will March to SAVE OUR NHS, Defend Jobs and Services, and Refuse Austerity in Manchester on Sunday 29 September Supporters of the National Health Service and all those who want to defend jobs, services and … Continue reading
Michael Gove and the real picture of poverty in Britain By Gill Main, University of York – republished from The Conversation Michael Gove’s recent suggestion that inadequate financial management skills among poor families are to blame for the increasing demand on … Continue reading
The excellent False Economy website shows that in 2013, as part of its Efficiency Review of Services, Calderdale Council has cut the following Health and Social Care services. Mainly the cuts are scores of staff redundancies, as the Council is … Continue reading
Going where the wild things are stops Monbiot being bored – a problem for him, given his humdrum life of raising a kid, working and paying the bills – and he wants the rest of us to experience the same … Continue reading
I’m off to the NUJ Annual Delegate Meeting tomorrow, on behalf of Calderdale NUJ Branch. Times are tough for journalists and the NUJ, as for other working people and trade unions. It’s important to stick together, stand up for our … Continue reading