Public services policy

Boris Johnson would throw ‘entire team under bus’ to survive Partygate, No 10 official says, amid claims over lockdown events – as it happened
Latest updates: insiders express fury to BBC that Boris Johnson escaped fine for events junior staff were penalised for attending
Harry Taylor (now) and Andrew Sparrow (earlier)
24, May, 2022 @7:17 PM

Unions angered by No 10 remarks about public sector pay stoking inflation
TUC says suggestion that higher pay for workers this year will push up inflation is ‘nonsense’
Heather Stewart, Aubrey Allegretti and Matthew Weaver
24, May, 2022 @6:43 PM

In the Passport Office queue I see distress, despair and the dilapidated state of Britain | Polly Toynbee
Public service cuts are ruining what’s left of the essential services we all use, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee
24, May, 2022 @7:00 AM

‘One woman took out 13 of her own teeth’: the terrifying truth about Britain’s dental crisis
In England, only a third of adults – and half of children – now have access to an NHS dentist. As those in pain turn to charity-run clinics for help, can anything stop the rot?
Helen Pidd
24, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

Revealed: one in five patients leave some A&E departments in England without treatment
Long waiting times and difficulty in accessing other NHS facilities drive a trebling in those leaving without completing care
Chaminda Jayanetti
21, May, 2022 @4:00 PM

New Order singer criticises ‘ludicrous’ NHS mental health waiting lists
People in crisis can’t wait 18 months, says Bernard Sumner at suicide prevention event in parliament
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
18, May, 2022 @6:35 PM

Magnetic marker liquid could be used to show if breast cancer has spread
Nice endorses Magtrace to use with probe, which work in similar way to metal detector
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
16, May, 2022 @11:01 PM

‘He is Mr Rules’: Labour denies leak shows Starmer broke lockdown laws
Tories claim document published in Mail on Sunday proves Labour leader is guilty of ‘rank double standards’
Andrew Sparrow and Rajeev Syal
08, May, 2022 @6:00 PM

Dangers of species to species transplants | Letter
Letter: Dr Julia Baines of Peta argues that advanced computer modelling and engineered human and plant tissues are far more accurate than these experiments
Letters
08, May, 2022 @3:13 PM

Healthy young people in UK may never be offered another Covid jab, says expert
Prof Adam Finn suggests there is little point offering fourth jab to those less at risk of serious infection
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
06, May, 2022 @12:04 PM

UK government accused of ‘explaining away’ Covid race issues
Exclusive: Leaders urge inquiry chair to address racism and inequalities experienced in pandemic
Andrew Gregory Health editor
05, May, 2022 @5:25 PM

The Guardian view on local democracy: make it matter | Editorial
Editorial: Thursday’s council elections are undermined by a political system in which power and resources are hoarded by Whitehall
Editorial
02, May, 2022 @5:25 PM
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