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The idea of paying £25 to see a GP is cruel, but nothing is unthinkable under this government

James Elliott

29 July, 2013

Nye Bevan has been rolling in his grave so much this year I doubt he can remember whether he’s facing up or down. After NHS privatisation was finally sealed in April, the principal of free and publicly accountable universal healthcare is now being further undermined by talk of GPs charging patients for their appointments.

The £10,000 personal tax allowance: anything but progressive

James Bloodworth

21 March, 2013

In yesterday’s budget George Osborne announced that the personal income tax allowance would be raised to £10,000 from next year, earlier than 2015 as originally planned. Superficially taking people out of income tax does sound like a tantalising prospect – poorer people will have more money in their pockets, will they not? There are two major problems with this.