
Julia Manning: Why MPs should no longer have outside interests
They should do a job as elected representatives and be suitably paid for it.
They should do a job as elected representatives and be suitably paid for it.
The Coalition’s Responsibility Deal needs to be transformed into a legislative framework which is phased in over the next five to ten years.
A narrow focus on one ingredient in food is really not going to solve the obesity problem.
Working longer is good for individuals and society – but some need more support.
The public should get financial rewards for quitting smoking or reducing blood pressure.
The new CEO of NHS England starts today – and an election could ride on his success.
We also need job-sharing Parliamentarians, the curtailment of voting in lobbies, and a redesign of the MP role.
Without it, we will carry on with bungs to prop up services, bickering over saving local hospitals, and an ever- increasing post-code lottery for treatment.