The telltale sign that was missed — and which the watchdog later said should have triggered an urgent cancer investigation — was steady, unexplained weight loss, a classic red‑flag symptom of pancreatic cancer. During a telephone GP appointment, the patient reported persistent, unexplained weight loss. Instead of being investigated as a potential cancer symptom, itContinue reading “Spot The drop, Stop The Danger”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
London Councils: Cold Homes, Warm Payouts
A north London council — Camden Council — has indeed paid out nearly £2,000 to a resident with arthritis after contractors left him without heating for almost eight months. Contractors responding to a leaking radiator didn’t just fix it — they ripped it out and blocked the heating supply to the entire property, leaving theContinue reading “London Councils: Cold Homes, Warm Payouts”
They Grab The Perks And Lecture The Public
Unelected Lords swan in, grab £342 tax‑free for a quick sit‑down, and toddle off — meanwhile pensioners are told to knit themselves a jumper and hope for the best. Guy Fawkes had the right idea about being fed up — but honestly, at this point, just fumigating Westminster with a giant can of “Anti‑Corruption Spray”Continue reading “They Grab The Perks And Lecture The Public”
Moral Authority Gone, Nostalgia Rising, Scandals Stacking, Monarchy Drifting
The core of her accusation centres on a quiet but symbolically loaded change Buckingham Palace made in the Sovereign Grant Annual Report — and the belief that King Charles has strayed from the Coronation oath he swore to uphold the Christian faith. A former royal chaplain, Gavin Ashenden, publicly accused King Charles of “deserting ChristianContinue reading “Moral Authority Gone, Nostalgia Rising, Scandals Stacking, Monarchy Drifting”
Royal London Baby Death
A coroner has warned that more babies could die unless neonatal monitor alarms are redesigned, after a six‑month‑old boy at the Royal London Hospital died when staff couldn’t hear his alarm. Ismaeel Islam, who had Down’s Syndrome and complex medical needs, suffered a respiratory arrest on the special care baby unit. His oxygen‑monitor alarm hadContinue reading “Royal London Baby Death”
Not Enough Protection. Not Enough Action
The Government says it’s protecting kids online, but half the time it feels like they’re just shouting “Be careful!” into the Wi‑Fi. It’s not safe for children online,” says the NCA — which is the policing equivalent of your smoke alarm screaming while the Government calmly waves a tea towel at the toaster. Britain’s FBIContinue reading “Not Enough Protection. Not Enough Action”
NHS Dentists Vanishing Like Biscuits In A Staff Room
NHS dentist numbers have dropped by 10% in under a decade — which explains why getting an appointment now feels like trying to book Beyoncé tickets. At least 600 dental practices have ditched the NHS in the past decade — apparently even the dentists have had enough and walked out with their little mirrors andContinue reading “NHS Dentists Vanishing Like Biscuits In A Staff Room”
Long Grass, Short Tenancy
Reform says they’ll build 50,000 new social homes — but if your garden starts looking like Jumanji, they’ll evict you before you can say ‘strimmer’. Reform would evict social home tenants who don’t mow their lawns or take out their bins, the party’s chairman says — basically, keep the grass short or the tenancy’s shorter.Continue reading “Long Grass, Short Tenancy”
Club Med Wethersfield: Perks Up, Taxpayers Down
Essex’s council leader toured the Wethersfield asylum site expecting bleak barracks and instead discovered what looks suspiciously like Club Med for the perpetually displaced — a gym, football pitch, snack bar and a fleet of 17 minibuses chauffeuring residents into town like they’re on an all‑inclusive getaway. Welcome to Holiday Camp UK, where 800 veryContinue reading “Club Med Wethersfield: Perks Up, Taxpayers Down”
Ignored, Bleeding, Collapsing — And Still Sent Home
A young mum‑to‑be was left fighting for consciousness after doctors allegedly waved off her heavy bleeding as “normal”, sending her home — only for her miscarriage to spiral into a two‑week ordeal where she collapsed twice without urgent medical help. A young woman says she was left to miscarry at home after doctors brushed offContinue reading “Ignored, Bleeding, Collapsing — And Still Sent Home”
