Matt HodgkinsonApr 30, 2024

"There is a huge cost of forcing sick people into the workplace. Back in 2017, a government-backed review on mental health in the workplace by Dennis Stevenson and Paul Farmer reported that the cost of “presenteeism” – people going to work but being too sick to perform the work – to employers was between £17bn to £26bn a year."

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/cant-force-yourself-mentally-well-to-work-3030587

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You can't force yourself to be mentally well enough to work - I tried

The state didn't get me back into work. It is failing others who don't have the means I had

inews.co.uk
CheshireAug 13, 2023
Panic reigns inside the Tory election campaign
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/panic-reigns-inside-tory-election-campaign-2542588
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Panic reigns inside the Tory election campaign

Sunak plans a reshuffle soon to get his team in the best pre-election shape

inews.co.uk
CheshireAug 13, 2023
It took female MPs from both parties to change Starmer’s stance on gender politics
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/13/keir-starmer-gender-politics-labour?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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It took female MPs from both parties to change Starmer’s stance on gender politics

Private cross-party meetings for politicians worried about the erosion of sex-based rights encouraged the Labour leader to start speaking up at last

The Guardian
CheshireJun 18, 2023
Fighting for Life by Isabel Hardman; Our NHS by Andrew Seaton review – the NHS at 75
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/17/fighting-for-life-by-isabel-hardman-our-nhs-by-andrew-seaton-review-the-nhs-at-75?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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#RafaelBehr
Fighting for Life by Isabel Hardman; Our NHS by Andrew Seaton review – the NHS at 75

Two books chart the chequered life of Britain’s health service from birth to old age

The Guardian
CheshireJun 18, 2023
Fighting for Life by Isabel Hardman; Critical by Dr Julia Grace Patterson reviews – is the NHS really on its last legs?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/18/fighting-for-life-by-isabel-hardman-critical-by-dr-julia-grace-patterson-reviews-is-the-nhs-really-on-its-last-legs?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Fighting for Life by Isabel Hardman; Critical by Dr Julia Grace Patterson reviews – is the NHS really on its last legs?

The triumphs and the tribulations… former health secretary Alan Johnson on two very different books seeking to take the pulse of our national health service on its 75th anniversary

The Guardian
CheshireMay 21, 2023
While Rishi Sunak keeps quiet, noisy Tories are wreaking havoc on his party’s reputation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/21/rishi-sunak-detached-squabbling-tories-frighten-voters?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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While Rishi Sunak keeps quiet, noisy Tories are wreaking havoc on his party’s reputation

The prime minister believes endlessly chasing the news agenda is a waste of time, but his detachment has created a vacuum

The Guardian