Scrap the ICP Contract, Hold the NHS Public – Westminster, Fri 26 Oct 2018
Afterward Friday twenty sixth October 2018 Eleanor Smith’s non-public members invoice calling for the scrapping of plans for Built-in Care Suppliers which break up the NHS into smaller enterprise models which could be competed for by non-public sector organisations was due for its second studying.
ICPs have been deliberate by NHS England whose CEO Simon Stevens was beforehand a senior government of the large US healthcare and medical health insurance firm United Well being Group, to be a method for the backdoor privatisation of our Nationwide Well being Service.
The rally outdoors parliament had already begun after I arrived. It’s costly for me to make use of the trains within the rush hour and in any case I don’t like getting up early now, however I had run a lot of the best way from Waterloo and solely missed the primary jiffy. Audio system at a rally by Hold Our NHS public, Well being Campaigns Collectively and We Personal It included Eleanor Smith MP and Inexperienced Social gathering Well being spokesperson Larry Sanders (Bernie’s older brother) in addition to different well being campaigners.
On the finish of the rally campaigners marched to ship a petition to the Dept of Well being, which had not too long ago moved to workplaces on Victoria Road. It isn’t simple to identify and the march at first went previous it earlier than I and others realised, and needed to flip round and return to it. There was solely a really small discover outdoors and it was solely by trying by way of the big glass home windows that it was clear that this was the constructing.
There was then a brief protest on the pavement outdoors earlier than a small group went inside handy over the field containing the petition which had over 31,000 signatures.
As we walked in a safety man instructed us that we weren’t allowed to enter the constructing and couldn’t take images. The campaigners instructed him he couldn’t be critical and ignored him as they handed the petition over on the desk.
There was then a closing speech on the pavement outdoors by Tony O’Sullivan of Hold Our NHS Public and the occasion ended with a bunch {photograph} in entrance of the Ministry workplaces. As anticipated the non-public members invoice did not get a second studying and the privatisation of the NHS continues.
Extra photos on My London Diary at Scrap ICP Contract, Hold NHS Public.
Help self-employed parental depart – Outdated Palace Yard, Fri 26 Oct 2018
I returned to Outdated Palace Yard outdoors Parliament the place a photocall was happening for the second studying of one other non-public member’s invoice. Tracy Brabin MP’s #SelfieLeave invoice was listed, which might give self-employed mother and father entry to shared parental depart and pay.
Tracy Brabin had appeared in a number of cleaning soap operas together with Coronation Road, EastEnders, Casualty and Emmerdale earlier than turning into MP forBatley and Spen from 2016 to 2021. In Might 2021 she turned the primary elected Mayor of West Yorkshire. Her invoice was supported by members of Fairness, UK Music, the Music Producers Guild and the Musicians Union. At the moment girls are compelled to be the primary carer, no matter circumstances and fathers are denied any paid depart to take care of their kids, reinforcing outdated stereotypes and inflicting stress for 1000’s of households.
Though there can be no further value to the exchequer as the prevailing entitlement to Maternity Allowance for self-employed girls would merely be shared with a associate, this invoice too did not get its second studying. I did my greatest, however I believe the images are usually quite uninteresting and exhibit why I don’t normally hassle with such photocalls.
Help self-employed parental depart
Fridays for Future – act on local weather change – Parliament Sq., Fri 26 Oct 2018
In August 2018 Greta Thunberg as an alternative of going again to highschool on the finish of the Summer time break protested outdoors the Swedish Parliament, breaking the legislation to begin the College Strike For Local weather.
This was the primary protest in London hosted by Extinction Riot as part of a #FridaysForFuture motion happening in lots of cities and cities internationally impressed by her instance. The group introduced weekly protests would happen right here in London.
They started the protest the place I met them in entrance of the statue of Millicent Fawcett behind the sq., however have been quickly instructed by the GLA heritage wardens they weren’t allowed to protest there and moved to the pavement on the entrance of Parliament Sq. which isn’t lined by the GLA bylaws.
Among the many protesters was Elsie Luna who produces the exceptional ‘The Politics Podcast for Younger Individuals within the UK’. Few had come right now, nevertheless it was the primary protest and the organisers hope it should develop week by week.
Fridays for Future – act on local weather change
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