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How to save our Health Service
Health care is a principle of enormous importance to a healthy society, and providing health care to all, free at the point of delivery, is enshrined in our National Health Service. A continuing desire to uphold that principle is something that is close to the heart of the nation.
By the end of this decade, NHS spending is expected to approach 10 per cent of UK GDP (0.3 per cent of world GDP, over Ł100bn, or over Ł4,500 per household). Public finances are so weakened that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning that NHS reform must be a priority for any new government.
The New Statesman and Pfizer Policy Forum round table provides a platform for constructive debate on this issue, with participants looking at the shared challenges facing the UK and US health systems and their areas of relative strength or weakness.
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the King’s Fund, sets the scene for the debate by assessing the challenges currently facing the NHS.
Electoral Reform
How to make your vote count. Peter Kellner sets out the options for electoral reform and their possible effects.
Do the right thing. Peter Tatchell on how the Chartist goal of a representative parliament is still unrealised.
A breed apart. Oona King on how the current system works in favour of white, privately educated men.
Plus our exclusive interview with the Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw by Mehdi Hasan and James Macintyre.
Political Studies Guide 2010
The word “crisis” is used excessively in politics. Yet, in the case of parliament in general and the House of Commons in particular, it would not be misapplied right now.
The eminent thinker Slavoj Žižek tells Jonathan Derbyshire why he rejects mainstream political theory, why he supports Barack Obama, and why we need Marx more than ever
In earlier decades, the atmosphere in the universities was optimistic, heady even, stimulated by close ties with Westminster and Whitehall. Now that close relationship seems to have gone. What went wrong, and who is to blame?
Plus, our handy listings for anyone thinking about studying for a degree in political science or a related discipline. Here you will find not only contact details for the relevant departments throughout Britain and Ireland, but also an indication of the subject and other strengths of each department.
Copenhagen Climate Conference
Since Kyoto, greenhouse-gas emissions have risen sharply. December’s summit faces a daunting, but critical task.
The Copenhagen summit has been described as the “most important meeting since the Second World War” by Nicholas Stern, the economist whose report on climate change helped galvanise leaders around the globe.
Nick Robins notes that delegates at Copenhagen face a critical task, but says failure is not an option. Bibi van der Zee on who wants what from the conference – and whom they blame. Ed Miliband says that the moral and economic case for a deal is unmistakable.
Trade Union Guide 2010
From the Lindsey refinery walkouts to the Vestas factory sit-in, it’s been a hard year for the trade union movement – and with both the economy and the government in a precarious state, the months ahead look set to be even more demanding.
Peter Wilby looks at whether the unions are up to the challenge, while on the following pages we ask leading trade unionists about the impact of recession, Labour’s handling of the crisis, and their hopes and fears in the run-up to next year’s general election.
Plus, our handy guide to unions and useful contacts.
Previous Supplements
2009
- Towards a blueprint for a healthily informed patient
- Does getting back to work have to be a pain?
- The Future direction of the NHS
- Force for good - Opportunities and challenges of deployed operations
- Qualifying for the future
2008
- Understanding the changing face of primary care
- Political Studies Guide: Politics and the internet age
- Creativity & Culture: Developing an education for the 21st century
- Supporting our universities
- Trade Union Guide 2009
- Citizen 2.0: Protecting privacy, security and civil liberties in a digital society
- Practical learning: Are we preparing for the real world?
- Crime: A special report
- Biotech Britain: Realising the impossible
- Rules of engagement: Cross-sector commissioning for effective service delivery
- Learning to work: New lessons in employer engagement
- Media: the multi-platform age
- Innovation: harnessing change in a world of flux
- World-class strategy for cancer: a round-table discussion
2007
- Video games: Gaming becomes inclusive
- Perceptions and standards in catering and hospitality: a round-table discussion
- Britain and europe: Marriage on the rocks? (includes Political Studies Guide 2008)
- Valuing our heritage: a round-table discussion
- Climate change and carbon trading
- The future of the high street Shopping in the 21st century: the new retail experience
- Fair care for all - how to fix an unequal system for the 21st Century
- Choosing the right direction - education supplement and roundtable discussion
- The new age of the train
- Trade Union Guide 2008 - with comprehensive contact listings
- New Media Awards 2007
- Healthcare and the third sector - roundtable discussion
- The NHS funding gap - supplement and roundtable discussion
- Energy: what lies ahead - supplement and roundtable discussion
- Medical Progress - supplement and roundtable discussion
- Addiction - supplement and roundtable discussion
- Higher education & skills - supplement and roundtable discussion
- Public libraries - a roundtable discussion
- The future of manufacturing
- Teaching 21st century skills - a roundtable discussion
- Devolution in practice: health policy - a roundtable discussion
- Ethical Food - and roundtable discussion
- Who do you think you are? - a roundtable discussion
- 21st Century NHS Supplement - and roundtable discussion
2006
- Financial Literacy Supplement - and roundtable discussion
- Video Gaming Supplement
- Employment skills and the Olympics - a roundtable discussion
- Political Studies Guide 2007
- The Smith Institute Media Lecture - by Mark Thompson, Director general of the BBC
- IT and modernisation - a roundtable discussion
- Copyright Reform: In the digital age - a roundtable discussion
- Across Borders: Healthcare & Wellbeing - a roundtable on health from a European perspective
- New Media Awards 2006
- Smart Learning - How smart can we make society?
- The Smith Institute Arts Lecture 2006
- The New Statesman Media Lecture
- Educating for creativity - a roundtable discussion
- The Future of Medicine - a roundtable discussion
- Counterfeiting Culture - a roundtable discussion
- Heat and Light - UK energy and climate policy in context
- Practical Learning - a roundtable discussion
- Living Together - a roundtable discussion
- London's leading role
- Marketing Public Health
- Public Nutrition
- Financial Literacy - a roundtable discussion
2005
- Innovative Britain
- Reducing health inequalities
- Commissioning in the NHS
- Towards Trade Justice
- Political Studies Guide 2006
- C8 - Capitalising on creativity
- Driving digital Britain - Britain's digital future delivered today
- Life beyond oil
- Joined-up criminal justice - can it work?
- It's all in good taste - A New Statesman special supplement on nutrition.
- Trade Union Guide 2006.
- New Media Awards 2005 supplement
- Africa - Creating sustainable health systems
- Fears, phobias and facts - How risky is the real world?
- A 2020 vision for the NHS
- Too little, too late? - The risky business of pensions
- Now that's clever - Why it's never too late to learn
- This way to financial inclusion - a roundtable discussion
2004
- Towards a better Britain - a series of roundtable supplements from around the UK examining broadband
- The NS Media Lecture by Mark Thompson, BBC Director General
- Hull: the digital laboratory
- After switch-over - What next for public service television?
- 10 years of the Lottery
- Trade Union Guide 2005
- Political Studies Guide 2005
- Is choice good for us? - The future of public services
- New Media Awards 2004
- A to B - Will London's transport get us there?
- A happy marriage? - Corporate social responsibility and social enterprise
- How to deliver services closer to home - A round-table discussion on new localism
- Whatever happened to broadband?
- Are you being served? - The future of public service television
- The Police - Where now?
- Adult Basic Skills - Who is responsible?
- One too many? - the art of sensible drinking
- Legal Services
2003
- Aviation - What's on the horizon?
- Community Justice - Concepts and Delivery
- Living History - The present state of our past
- On the right lines? - The state of the railways
- The NS lecture 2004 - Has TV got news for you? by Patricia Hodgson
- Political Studies Guide 2004
- Nuclear Waste: Time to face the facts
- Confidence in internet security
- Our mobile future
- Trade Union Guide 2004
- New Media Awards 2003
- Stakeholder Healthcare - Derek Wanless responds
- Energising Our Future
- 90th Anniversary Edition
- 2003 Budget
- Political Studies Guide 2003
- The Real Russia
- Iraq Dossier
- Power for the people
- London's Economic Strength
- The Skill Factor
- From Rags To Riches: the case for better public spaces
- Stakeholder Healthcare: Towards a better future
2002
- Spectrum Charging
- Political Studies Guide 2003
- Trade Union Guide 2003
- Ken's London
- Your Health
- The Defence Business
- Social Enterprise
- Britain in Space
- A Digital Quest - A New Statesman and BT Roundtable discussion
- Vital Signs - A debate on the health of the NHS
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