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#Wales fears another #Aberfan as #Westminster refuses to clean up tips

Map shows 350 coal tips close to communities as #UKgovernment unwilling to take on costs
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/26/wales-fears-another-aberfan-as-westminster-refuses-to-clean-up-tips
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryDifference

And... "Pete Weatherby KC, counsel for #CovidBereavedFamiliesForJustice, is asking questions now.

He starts by asking Sir #PatrickVallance to confirm that the #EatOutToHelpOut scheme would have increased the number of #CovidDeaths

Vallance accepts that.

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #CovidInquiry #LetTheBodiesPileHigh #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryInhumanity

And... "Pete Weatherby KC, counsel for #CovidBereavedFamiliesForJustice, is asking questions now.

He starts by asking Sir #PatrickVallance to confirm that the #EatOutToHelpOut scheme would have increased the number of #CovidDeaths

Vallance accepts that.

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #CovidInquiry #LetTheBodiesPileHigh #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryInhumanity

And... "Pete Weatherby KC, counsel for #CovidBereavedFamiliesForJustice, is asking questions now.

He starts by asking Sir #PatrickVallance to confirm that the #EatOutToHelpOut scheme would have increased the number of #CovidDeaths

Vallance accepts that.

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #CovidInquiry #LetTheBodiesPileHigh #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryInhumanity

And... "Pete Weatherby KC, counsel for #CovidBereavedFamiliesForJustice, is asking questions now.

He starts by asking Sir #PatrickVallance to confirm that the #EatOutToHelpOut scheme would have increased the number of #CovidDeaths

Vallance accepts that.

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #CovidInquiry #LetTheBodiesPileHigh #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryInhumanity

And... "Pete Weatherby KC, counsel for #CovidBereavedFamiliesForJustice, is asking questions now.

He starts by asking Sir #PatrickVallance to confirm that the #EatOutToHelpOut scheme would have increased the number of #CovidDeaths

Vallance accepts that.

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #CovidInquiry #LetTheBodiesPileHigh #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryInhumanity

Loophole adds to ‘shameful’ #rental conditions in #England, says #housing chief

Exclusive: #PeterWright calls for #reform of #PrivateRentedSector to address ‘#SeriousSystemicFailings
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/13/loophole-adds-to-shameful-rental-conditions-in-england-says-housing-chief
#ToryPoliciesInAction #RentiersBeforeTenants #MoneyBeforePeople

Loophole adds to ‘shameful’ #rental conditions in #England, says #housing chief

Exclusive: #PeterWright calls for #reform of #PrivateRentedSector to address ‘#SeriousSystemicFailings
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/13/loophole-adds-to-shameful-rental-conditions-in-england-says-housing-chief
#ToryPoliciesInAction #RentiersBeforeTenants #MoneyBeforePeople

Loophole adds to ‘shameful’ #rental conditions in #England, says #housing chief

Exclusive: #PeterWright calls for #reform of #PrivateRentedSector to address ‘#SeriousSystemicFailings
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/13/loophole-adds-to-shameful-rental-conditions-in-england-says-housing-chief
#ToryPoliciesInAction #RentiersBeforeTenants #MoneyBeforePeople

Loophole adds to ‘shameful’ #rental conditions in #England, says #housing chief

Exclusive: #PeterWright calls for #reform of #PrivateRentedSector to address ‘#SeriousSystemicFailings
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/13/loophole-adds-to-shameful-rental-conditions-in-england-says-housing-chief
#ToryPoliciesInAction #RentiersBeforeTenants #MoneyBeforePeople

[#Tory, obv.,] Ministers have drawn up large #benefit changes for people who are unable to work due to #health conditions, the BBC has learned.

The changes, affecting hundreds of thousands of people from 2025, would save [cut, but consequences will cost...] £4bn from the welfare budget.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67385385.amp
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople #FalseEconomy #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #GTTO

#Sunak’s #WaitingList pledge ‘downgraded’ as #NHSEngland is told to control costs - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/12/rishi-sunak-waiting-list-pledge-downgraded-nhs-control-costs
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople #BreakThenPrivatise #NHS

From six years ago... “much of the glue that has held British society together since the second world war has been deliberately removed and replaced with a harsh and uncaring ethos”.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/16/key-points-un-envoy-philip-alston-report-poverty-britain-uk

It's got worse, since...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/05/uk-poverty-levels-simply-not-acceptable-says-un-envoy-olivier-de-schutter

#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
#ToryIllegality

'One in 10 biggest #English #councils risk #bankruptcy over #ChildProtection bill

Many #CountyCouncils and #UnitaryAuthorities are “running out of road” to avoid #insolvency as they grapple with high #inflation, increases in children being taken into care, and massive bills for [Privatised, highly profitable] #ChildrensHomes the #CountyCouncilsNetwork (#CCN) said.'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/01/england-councils-risk-bankruptcy-survey-child-protection-spending
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #PrivateProfitPublicCost
#MoneyBeforePeople

'One in 10 biggest #English #councils risk #bankruptcy over #ChildProtection bill

Many #CountyCouncils and #UnitaryAuthorities are “running out of road” to avoid #insolvency as they grapple with high #inflation, increases in children being taken into care, and massive bills for [Privatised, highly profitable] #ChildrensHomes the #CountyCouncilsNetwork (#CCN) said.'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/01/england-councils-risk-bankruptcy-survey-child-protection-spending
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #PrivateProfitPublicCost
#MoneyBeforePeople

'One in 10 biggest #English #councils risk #bankruptcy over #ChildProtection bill

Many #CountyCouncils and #UnitaryAuthorities are “running out of road” to avoid #insolvency as they grapple with high #inflation, increases in children being taken into care, and massive bills for [Privatised, highly profitable] #ChildrensHomes the #CountyCouncilsNetwork (#CCN) said.'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/01/england-councils-risk-bankruptcy-survey-child-protection-spending
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #PrivateProfitPublicCost
#MoneyBeforePeople

'One in 10 biggest #English #councils risk #bankruptcy over #ChildProtection bill

Many #CountyCouncils and #UnitaryAuthorities are “running out of road” to avoid #insolvency as they grapple with high #inflation, increases in children being taken into care, and massive bills for [Privatised, highly profitable] #ChildrensHomes the #CountyCouncilsNetwork (#CCN) said.'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/01/england-councils-risk-bankruptcy-survey-child-protection-spending
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #PrivateProfitPublicCost
#MoneyBeforePeople

'#BorisJohnson told cabinet in December 2020 he favoured letting older people get #Covid19 to protect others from #lockdown – UK politics live

#DominicCummings starts to give evidence as #CovidInquiry hears former prime minister said ‘we should let the old people get it and protect others
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/oct/31/covid-inquiry-lee-cain-dominic-cummings-government-whatsapp-uk-politics-latest
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #LetTheBodiesPileHigh #EvilParty #MoneyBeforePeople

#BorisJohnson asked why damage was being inflicted on the #economy during the #pandemic “for people who will die anyway soon” in a meeting with #RishiSunak, the #CovidInquiry was told on Monday https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/30/boris-johnson-mad-if-he-did-not-think-whatsapps-would-become-public-civil-servant
#ToryIndifference #MoneyBeforePeople #Covid19
#NastyParty

'Third of #LifeOrDeath #999 #AmbulanceCalls in #England not attended by #paramedic

Exclusive: Concerns over #PatientSafety after #NHS figures show less-qualified staff attending urgent calls'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/23/paramedics-not-sent-third-999-ambulance-calls-england
#NHSEngland #ToryPoliciesInAction #BreakThenPrivatise #MoneyBeforePeople

#NHSEngland sinks into £7bn cash crisis as inflation and strikes bite - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/17/nhs-sinks-into-7bn-cash-crisis-as-inflation-and-strikes-bite
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BreakThenPrivatise #NHS #MoneyBeforePeople

‘Half a billion pounds to make 3,000 unemployed’: job cut fears from #PortTalbot #StateAid deal

Unions fear that #jobs will be lost through £500m green #steel subsidy deal with #Tata which could be announced today

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/15/tata-steel-poised-for-500m-subsidy-to-secure-future-of-port-talbot-site
#ToryPoliciesInAction #SocialismForTheWealthy
#MoneyBeforePeople

#RishiSunak tells #G20: UK will resist ‘hair shirt’ policies on #NetZero pledge -

The prime minister suggested to the summit that he wanted to limit the impact of GreenMeasures on #British consumers
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/09/rishi-sunak-tells-g20-uk-will-resist-hair-shirt-policies-on-net-zero-pledge
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople #ClimateCrisis #TooLittleTooLate

What, a #school revamp once every 440 years isn’t enough?

#RishiSunak is evading his #DutyOfCare after slashing millions from the budget for #RepairingSchools when he was chancellor
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/10/what-a-school-revamp-once-every-440-years-isnt-enough
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople

#Covid19's back, you say? As #disabled and vulnerable people know all too well, it never went away

The government’s policy is to pretend we’re getting ‘#BackToNormal’. The result is millions of us live in fear of losing our lives
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/10/covid-coronavirus-disabled-vulnerable-people
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Health #PublicHealth #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryIndifference #England

Revealed: covert deal to cut help for #pupils in #England with #SpecialNeeds

Government contract aims to reduce the number of specialist care plans by a fifth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/10/revealed-covert-deal-to-cut-help-for-pupils-in-england-with-special-needs
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Education #SEN #MoneyBeforePeople

More than one in seven schools on #RAAC list were denied emergency funding

Twenty-two #schools in #England deemed to be in danger because of concrete unsuccessfully applied for ‘exceptional case’ rebuilding
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/07/more-than-one-in-seven-schools-on-raac-list-were-denied-emergency-funding
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople #Education #Infrastructure #ToryFailure

#ExcessWinterDeaths caused by #ColdHomes in #GreatBritain ‘up by about a third’

Campaigners tell MPs more than 1m households missed out on government support for bills
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/sep/06/excess-winter-deaths-caused-by-cold-homes-in-great-britain-up-by-about-a-third
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople #CostOfLivingCrisis #ToryIndifference

At least 11 secondary #schools in #England where #RAAC has been confirmed had #refurbishment plans scrapped when the #Conservatives came to power, Schools Week reports.
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-the-raac-school-rebuilds-the-tories-scrapped/
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople #Education #Infrastructure

#NHSEngland tells #hospitals to be ready to evacuate if buildings crumble -

#NHS trusts told to familiarise themselves with evacuation plan in event buildings containing #RAAC start to fall down
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/05/nhs-england-tells-hospitals-to-be-ready-to-evacuate-if-buildings-crumble-concrete-raac #ConcreteCrisis #ItsNotJustSchools #ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople

More than half of dilapidated #English #schools were refused #rebuilding money

Only four schools were rebuilt in 2021 in government scheme intended to cover 500 schools over 10-year period
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/05/more-than-half-of-dilapidated-english-schools-were-refused-rebuilding-money
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople #Education #ConcreteCrisis#ItsNotJustSchools

Sharp rise in wait times for #perinatal #MentalHealth care in #England

New and expectant mothers left to ‘suffer in silence’ as demand outstrips supply
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/04/sharp-rise-in-wait-times-for-perinatal-mental-health-care-in-england #ToryPoliciesInAction #BreakThenPrivatise #MoneyBeforePeople #Health #NHSEngland #ToryInhumanity

#Sunak refused to fully fund repairs of #England’s #CrumblingSchools, says ex-official

#PM shown evidence of ‘#CriticalRiskToLife’ when chancellor, says former top civil servant at Department for #Education
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/04/england-crumbling-schools-rishi-sunak-repairs-civil-servant
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforeSafety #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #GTTO #RAAC #ConcreteCrisis

#Sunak refused to fully fund repairs of #England’s #CrumblingSchools, says ex-official

#PM shown evidence of ‘#CriticalRiskToLife’ when chancellor, says former top civil servant at Department for #Education
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/04/england-crumbling-schools-rishi-sunak-repairs-civil-servant
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforeSafety #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #GTTO #RAAC #ConcreteCrisis

#Sunak refused to fully fund repairs of #England’s #CrumblingSchools, says ex-official

#PM shown evidence of ‘#CriticalRiskToLife’ when chancellor, says former top civil servant at Department for #Education
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/04/england-crumbling-schools-rishi-sunak-repairs-civil-servant
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforeSafety #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #GTTO #RAAC #ConcreteCrisis

#Sunak refused to fully fund repairs of #England’s #CrumblingSchools, says ex-official

#PM shown evidence of ‘#CriticalRiskToLife’ when chancellor, says former top civil servant at Department for #Education
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/04/england-crumbling-schools-rishi-sunak-repairs-civil-servant
#ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforeSafety #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #GTTO #RAAC #ConcreteCrisis

#JeremyHunt under fire after #Treasury says no new cash to fix #RAAC in #schools

Chancellor had pledged to ‘spend what ever it takes’ on #ConcreteCrisis but repair costs will come from existing #education budget
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/03/jeremy-hunt-under-fire-after-treasury-says-no-new-cash-to-fix-raac-in-schools #ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople

Ministers were ‘dangerously complacent’ on #SchoolSafety, whistleblower reveals

Senior civil servant says ‘many alerts’ crossed #EducationSecretary’s desk, but #UK government was more concerned with saving money
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/02/ministers-were-dangerously-complacent-on-school-safety-whistleblower-reveals #ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforePeople
#RAAC #ConcreteCrisis

#Sunak suggests he could delay or abandon #NetZero pledges - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/24/rishi-sunak-suggests-delay-or-abandon-green-net-zero-pledges #ToryPoliciesInAction #ClimateCrisis #MoneyBeforePeople #GTTO