News story: UK and US strengthen maritime aviation cooperation
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin signs a Maritime Patrol Aircraft declaration with the US. read more
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Tory Health Minsters should be acting to address the challenges on the costs of care – Barbara Keeley
Barbara Keeley, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Minister for Social Care, commenting on an investigation by the Health Service Journal and Disability United, which reveals that Clinical Commissioning Groups are drawing up new restrictions governing care for older and disabled people, said:
“It is deeply worrying that thousands of vulnerable people could be forced to move into care homes against their will just because that is a cheaper option than living at home.
“Evicting older or disabled people from their homes due to decisions about the cost of their care is unacceptable. This could also affect people who need care at home at the end of their lives.
“Tory Health Minsters should be acting to address the challenges on the costs of care. The Government must ensure that the NHS and social care has the funding it needs.”
read moreVolunteers help Chinese go home for New Year
As millions of Chinese head home for Spring Festival, volunteers, charity groups and railway companies are helping them on their way. Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important occasion in the Chinese calendar. This year it … read more
CBI business optimism
Surveys of opinion can be unreliable. In July 2016 the CBI survey showed a dreadful minus 47, compared to a minus 4 in January 2016. At the time I thought it an odd reading predicting a downturn we would not experience, as time proved to be the case. Today’s survey shows a surge to plus 15 for this January, implying good growth to come. It’s a great turn round in sentiment from ultra pessimism last summer.
More reliable order book figures show plus 15 this January, compared to plus 5 last January. This is a better indicator of more growth to come. Why are some forecasters still expecting a big slowdown?
read moreNew Year brings new hope for poor Chinese
The cold winter wind rattled the window frames of Xu Haicheng’s warm, cozy home. Inside sat an unlikely pair surrounded by receipts and papers. Xu’s house guest was President Xi Jinping, and Xi was helping the farmer with his household budget. Xi, who… read more