President Xi Jinping has called for building a strong military by further enhancing the military’s political awareness, pushing forward reform, and governing it according to law. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Centra… read more
Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Health, commenting on reports that GPs are drawing up plans to charge patients for evening and weekend appointments, said:
“The fairest, most efficient and most equitable way of delivering healthcare is to ensure it is publicly funded and free at the point of use.
“Reports that GPs are now considering introducing charging would allow wealthier patients to jump the queue. It is an intolerable consequence of Government under-funding of General Practice and the Tories’ wasteful re-organisation of the NHS.
“This is yet another stark revelation about the reality of Tory mismanagement of the NHS. The Prime Minister simply cannot keep blaming everyone other than her own Government for the scale of this crisis. Hard-working people don’t want an NHS where they are charged for treatments. Theresa May needs to get a grip and fast.”
read morePresident Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders have visited their predecessors with seasons greetings ahead of the Spring Festival. Former leaders including Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao got personal visits either from the current leaders or from their re… read more
Shanghai railway police arrested two men illegally carrying more than 50 ivory products, bought in Zimbabwe, as they were about to board a train. A thin man, who appeared to have a disproportionally large stomach, raised the suspicions of security sta… read more
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged faster progress in poverty relief, saying that innovative mechanisms are needed and more funds should be collected to fight poverty. He made the remarks during an inspection tour of southwest China’s Yunnan Provinc… read more