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The Immigration Bill: extending charging regimes and scapegoating the vulnerable will pose risks to public health.

In March 2014, the Immigration Bill 2013–14 received a comprehensive, line-by-line reading in the Committee Stage before its final reading in the House of Lords. The Bill is far reaching and, if passed un-amended, will alter access costs to the NHS for visitors and temporary migrants from outside the European Economic Area (non-EEA). Crucially, the Bill confers on the Secretary of State a wide-...

Farewell to the Mental Health Bill

There has been unanimous opinion from the psychiatrists, legislators, legal authorities, social workers and general public regarding the need for modifying the existing Indian Lunacy Act, 1912. The Act is basically adopted from the British rules. The Indian Lunacy Act, 1912 is being put forth for major modifications, probably for the better. The mental health Bill has been introduced once again...

The Great Divide: Political Polarization and the U.S. Farm Bill

Scholars have long noted the trend toward increased political polarization in the U.S. Congress. This paper examines the U.S. Farm Bill in connection with polarization theories. Polarization due to changing ideologies of individual congressmen, the reshaping of districts, and the reorientation of the public affects business in Washington. This paper also discusses the impact of polarization on ...

Mental Health Bill

1) Role of E C T in schizophrenia is a controversial issue which is yet far from settled. Various workers have often made contradictory claims. Our findings are to be interpreted in this context, i.e. our observations and conclusions are restricted on to our study and should not be regarded as definitive or as the last word on the role of ECT in schizophrenia. We are aware that while some studi...