Monthly Archives: July 2015
Leading Catholics write to Iain Duncan Smith to express fears over welfare cuts
Open letter appeals to Duncan Smith’s religious convictions in an effort to persuade him to reverse his austerity-inspired welfare reforms
More than 70 leading Catholics have written to Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, who is Catholic, to tell him they fear the impact of his welfare reform policies.
In an open letter the group, led by the thinktanks Ekklesia and the Centre for Welfare Reform, calls on Duncan Smith to redraft his policies “in a way that is more compatible with Catholic and Christian values.”
Prescriptions to display drug cost
Packets of prescription medication will display how much their contents have cost taxpayers, under government plans.
The figure and the words “funded by the UK taxpayer” will be added to all packs costing more than £20 in England.
It is part of efforts to reduce the £300m bill for “wasted” medication, which is prescribed but not used.
