We previously reported that Aberdeenshire had spent part of their torch relay funds on CCTV. This should have said Aberdeen City Council. We apologise for the error. The original post, and the database, have been corrected. Aberdeen City Council’s torch relay expenditure … Continue reading →
We previously reported that Aberdeenshire had spent part of their torch relay funds on CCTV. This should have said Aberdeen City Council. We apologise for the error. The original post, and the database, have been corrected. Aberdeen City Council’s torch relay expenditure … Continue reading →
The Independent recently got a great story from citizen FOI website whatdotheyknow.com about MPs running tabs in the bars at parliament. It just goes to show what a great resource whatdotheyknow.com is. If you haven’t used it yet, have a … Continue reading →
TweetInvestment in student housing “more than doubled” last year, according to a January report in the Telegraph: “Investment is student accommodation has risen sharply over the past three years, during the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. “The jump in … Continue reading →
Carol Miers wrote up her notes on the speech by health expert Richard Vize at Help Me Investigate Health’s #reportinghealth event – we’ve reproduced them below with permission: “GPs tend to be self employed business people, they hate NHS bureaucracy and hate … Continue reading →
Official data shows a dramatic increase in the number of people on zero hour contracts since 2005, writes Danielle Hudspith. In the six years since then the number of people working on zero hour contracts between April and June rose from … Continue reading →
On Saturday a number of media outlets reported Government claims that nearly 900,000 people dropped benefit claims “rather than undergo a tough new medical test“. Reports in The Telegraph, Express, Daily Mail, MSN and Wales Online, based on a Press Association … Continue reading →
The NUJ is hosting an event on April 11 “for a practical, informative and interactive session on reporting on our health services.” Alongside myself representing Help Me Investigate, a panel of much more interesting speakers includes: BBC health correspondent Branwen Jeffreys … Continue reading →