Joshua North

In the week that David Cameron said he "does not care" how unpopular his NHS reforms have become, the Royal College of GPs has reiterated its staunch opposition to the Health and Social Care Bill.

Dr Clare Gerada, Chair of the RCGP, today clarified the view of the...

Obama broke the rules. Elected as the liberal's liberal, he promised to end the anti-science dogma of the Bush presidency. Stem cell research, abortion rights and contraceptive choice were out of the firing line. Rationalism returned to America.

But that was 2008, and another election is just around the corner....

"I'll cut the deficit, not the NHS." In the buildup to the 2010 election, David Cameron's big, serious face promised he wouldn't make NHS cutbacks. Eighteen months later, his government seems determined to dismantle the public sector. Breaking news: politicians lie.

It shouldn't be a surprise when Conservative MPs say...

This week, the government privatised the NHS. They sold a Cambridgeshire hospital, the Hitchingbrooke Health Centre NHS Trust, to Circle, a private company, for £1bn. Circle are usually in the same business as Bupa - they sell medical services for huge sums of money. A hip replacement at Circle's private...

The government now admits it will have to make concessions to its unpopular Health and Social Care Bill, to stop an "embarrassing rebellion" from the Lib Dem peers. It's a small but promising step that will delay the Bill until at least January, giving a window of opportunity to push...

The 38 degrees campaign to stop the Health and Social Care Bill in its tracks was staunchly rebuffed by Liberal Democrat Peer, Paul Tyler. He called the campaign "slacktivism" - where "ill-informed and disconnected instant electronic communication takes the place of genuine political discussion and interaction."

Tyler's reaction is a...

The Lords have pounced. The Health and Social Care Bill has sparked robust debate that harks back to Thatcher's era, with the coalition government adding a large dose of spin.

Baroness Shirley Williams, an outspoken advocate of the NHS, is warning the government that they "won't carry the public...

GP Richard Scott asked a suicidal patient whether he had ever considered Christianity. He broached the subject only after his patient told him to "go for it." The doctor said Christ could bring "comfort and strength." He thought it might help. Dr Scott is one of six Christian...

The Health and Social Care Bill was whipped through the Commons on its third reading. Now it's the turn of the Lords. Lib Dem peer Shirley Williams is outspoken about her opposition to the Bill, and other peers and ministers are determined to secure further changes. But there is a...

Nadine Dorris's amendment to the health and social care bill is a sinister attempt to obstruct the abortion process. It strips abortion clinics, the most well informed part of the abortion service, of the right to provide any information to women. Dorris wants independent advisors to fill this role, opening...