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The Plan to Kill the NHS

The NHS has always had wealthy enemies, but now they have a clear plan to bring it down: starve public healthcare of funding and let private provision grow in its place.

A History of NHS Privatisation

75 years after its creation, the NHS is drifting from its original ideals – a result of both Tory and Labour policies that allowed private interests to carve up healthcare for profit.

Casualty vs Thatcher

In the 1980s, two young graduates set out to write a show about how Thatcherism had left Aneurin Bevan’s NHS dream ‘in tatters'. The creators of Casualty sat down with Tribune to discuss the politics that shaped its message.

The Occupation That Saved a Hospital

In the 1970s, the Labour government announced plans to close the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson hospital in North London. The backlash that followed provides an enduring example of how public healthcare can be defended by grassroots organising.

Striking Against the Housing Crisis

Croydon Council plans huge cuts to its Housing Advice and Homelessness Department in the middle of a housing crisis. In response, staff have gone on strike to protect their jobs – and save a vital public service.