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Could the Health Bill be David Cameron’s tuition fees moment?

By Luke Pollard, on Monday, February 20, 2012 | Comment

Dogmatically insisting on contentious NHS reforms while ignoring opposition to the drastic changes could take the Teflon coating off David Cameron’s premiership

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It is now time to drop the Health Bill

By Luke Pollard, on Monday, February 13, 2012 | Comment

The Tories are bad with the NHS – everybody seems to recognise it, apart from those pushing through plans to ‘reform’ it regardless. Luke Pollard explains why ConservativeHome’s Tim Mongtomery is right to call for an end to the Tory Health Bill

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10 predictions for the South West in 2012

By Luke Pollard, on Saturday, December 31, 2011 | 1 comment - ()

Luke Pollard gazes into the future and makes his predictions for what’s in store for 2012

Your NHS needs you!

By Luke Pollard, on Monday, October 10, 2011 |

Volunteers were out in Plymouth city centre raising the awareness about the danger of the government’s proposed changes to the NHS

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The boundaries of the New Politics

By Luke Pollard, on Monday, September 12, 2011 | 1 comment - ()

The changes to the parliamentary boundaries for the next general election are the result of overtly political horse-trading

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Who has shown leadership skills during the hacking scandal?

By Luke Pollard, on Saturday, July 16, 2011 | 2 comments - ()

The phone hacking scandal in the British media has called for strong leadership, but how have the political or business leaders done? Luke Pollard casts his eye over their performance

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Labour in the South West: Much won, much more to do

By Luke Pollard, on Friday, July 1, 2011 | 3 comments - ()

Labour in the South West is winning support, and learning lessons from the past as the Coalition cuts are hurting, but they’re not working. Luke Pollard on what Labour is doing, and needs to do, in the West Country