Abolishing the Office of Lord Chancellor

Mental Health Services, 1952 *Report of the Ministry of Health for 1952. Part I. I.M. Stationery Office. 5s.Annual Report of the Board of Control to the Lord Chancellor, 1952. H.M. Stationery Office. 6d.

The iron chancellor and the fabian.

Adam Wagstaff (2009) reports on a statistical comparison of social health insurance (SHI) versus tax financed (TF) health systems within the OECD. On average, SHI financing is more expensive than TF and yields no better health outcomes. It lowers overall labour force participation and reduces the share of the formal sector. Why, then, is interest in SHI increasing in developing countries?Consid...

"Abolishing" the Slums

tion " of poverty. It is impossible, by waving a magic wand, to rehouse great numbers of people, and a Labour Government would find itself faced by the same practical difficulties that have hitherto hampered and, in great measure, must continue to hamper, both central and local administrations. Slum clearance is a costly process, and comparatively little can be done in that direction until home...

The Gardens of the Lord

Abolishing the world's worst weapons.

if nuclear weapons are used again, health services will be unable to respond in any significant way One could be forgiven for not noticing, but there has been groundbreaking activity going on that is headed in the direction of a ban on the world’s most destructive weapons. This year, 2015, could see the start of negotiations for a treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons, which were first used 70 ye...