PM abolishes NHS England in reforms

PM abolishes NHS England in reforms

Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement that he will abolish NHS England signals the “final nail in the coffin” for a decade-long experiment to provide operational independence to the health service. NHS England — now the world’s largest quango with 13,000 staff — was set up in 2012 as part of a top-down reorganisation introduced by Andrew…

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Pritzker talks banning cell phones in Illinois classrooms

Pritzker talks banning cell phones in Illinois classrooms

CHAMPAIGN (25News Now) – Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed legislation in the General Assembly that would force all Illinois schools to keep students from using cell phones during classroom instruction. Pritzker argued that phones in the classroom increase distraction, worsen student mental health, and give students opportunities to cheat. He spoke Thursday at Champaign’s Centennial High…

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Jeff Bezos bans Washington Post opinion writers from opposing ‘free speech and free markets’

Jeff Bezos bans Washington Post opinion writers from opposing ‘free speech and free markets’

In a move promoted as supporting freedom of speech, The Washington Post will no longer publish opinion columns that oppose the core views of Post owner and Amazon executive chair Jeff Bezos, Bezos has reportedly told staff. New York Times reporter Benjamin Mullin and Semafor reporter Max Tani published details about the move on Wednesday,…

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