Doctor who sold sick notes faces being struck off
The sick note scandal that should worry all of us Every so often, a story cuts through the usual noise and makes people on all sides of the sick note…
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The sick note scandal that should worry all of us Every so often, a story cuts through the usual noise and makes people on all sides of the sick note…
If you live in the capital, you get used to a certain rhythm: work, commute, see friends, repeat – with news alerts pinging on your phone about yet another stabbing…
There was a time when England was governed as England.Not perfectly, not fairly for everyone, but at least the law and the institutions were ours in name and in practice.…
Introduction: England Didn’t Just “End Up” Here Look around England today and it is hard to shake the feeling that something fundamental has gone wrong. People working full‑time can’t afford…
Introduction: The four‑year terror of a North London rapist For four years, a North London rapist in his mid‑twenties prowled the streets and attacked multiple women before finally being stopped…
The early Black presence in England is too important to be left to people who treat history as a weapon instead of a record. This version of the article keeps…
Every English town and city has people we’re taught to trust without question: doctors, teachers, clergy, therapists. You walk into their rooms at your most vulnerable, you spill your private…
If you’ve ever watched paramedics or police trying to do their job on a busy high street at night, you’ll know how quickly a routine call can turn ugly. In…
If you’ve ever sat in an A&E waiting room watching a frail older person shiver under a thin blanket, you already know something is badly wrong with England NHS elderly…
If you live in or around the capital, you don’t need a headline to tell you something’s gone badly wrong. You feel it when you check your phone and see…