Monthly Archives: May 2011
Another NHS email to send out in the next four days…
Andrew Lansley’s NHS listening exercise closes in just 4 days. We need to move fast to flood it with objections to his dangerous plans. Thousands of personal submissions to the listening exercise will make it much harder for Lansley to spin the … Continue reading
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In search of good Thai food…
It’s always been one of my firmly held convictions that you can’t get decent Thai food in London. I say this as someone who once waitressed (on reflection, quite badly) in a very good Thai restaurant in Australia. The Bangkok-born … Continue reading
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Something for the to-do list: write to the Lord of Dalston
The indefatigable Bronwen Handyside, Secretary of Hackney Keep Our NHS Public, has forwarded details of how you can contact Lords about the proposed dismantling of the NHS. The ‘pause’ in the Bill’s progress ends at the start of June, so now is … Continue reading
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In search of decent kids’ books
I’m new to the world of children’s books – or rather, returning after a rather long absence – and I have been impressed by what is out there at the moment… and keen to find more. I started off in … Continue reading
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NHS meeting this Thursday at Stoke Newington Town Hall
The Government has announced a pause in their controversial NHS Reforms. The Labour Party in Hackney is organising a series of events where people can hear more about the proposals and what they could mean for the local NHS. The Hackney … Continue reading
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