Cancelled appointments only show the importance of junior doctors
Reports that around 200,000 NHS appointments had to be cancelled due to strikes show exactly how vitally important and necessary the roles of junior doctors are – especially after the damaging effects of 10 years of “austerity” and then Covid. The Indian prime minister is clearly taking advantage of the situation in Ukraine to cosy up to Russia, and strike deals which will not only benefit him, but also give support to Putin’s grim regime. The divisive antisemitism debacle at the heart of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leadership has continued to generate damaging scar tissue needing further surgery under Keir Starmer, which he seems reluctant to perform. Steve Mackinder Denver Advanced maths is not the answer Roisin O’Connor hit the nail on the head in her recent article on the real meaning of numeracy – maths needs to be simple and relevant.
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