On our coop special (episode 91) we had noises from:



- Karola at the well-known and loved Cowley Club, a cooperative social centre in Brighton.



- James from Redfield, an intentional community, giving us the lowdown on his travels around and observations of the UK cooperative housing scene.



- Heavy D, discussing cooperative social care provision.



- Jo, on the ins and outs of being part of the actor's c…

Elizabeth McGuirk explains the key proposals of the Health and Social Care Bill published on 19 January.

(Track the progress of the bill through Parliament here, and bill documents can be found here.)

In their Red Pepper article 'Dismantling the NHS' Stewart Player and Colin Leys highlighted problematic issues in the July 2010 White Paper 'Liberating the NHS'. The dire consequences they foresaw…

Care workers protest outside Downing Street to demand more funding and acknowledgment from the government for the work that they undertake. London, United Kingdom, 03/03/2010.