Clair Woodward

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Clair Woodward

Comment‘Prospero and Ariel’ – the sculpture by paedophile Eric Gill that adorns the BBC’s Broadcasting House – deserves better than being locked away in an ugly glass box, says Clair WoodwardFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.

2 months ago | the-independent.com | Simon Calder |Clair Woodward

CommentWhy? Because even the government now accepts the assumption that older people are sitting in oversized properties on mounds of cash is an ageist myth. So, wonders Clair Woodward, how come England still lacks a commissioner for older people? As I approach my 60th birthday, you might imagine that I write this from the balcony of my luxury cabin on board a cruise ship.

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Clair Woodward

CommentWhy? Because even the government now accepts the assumption that older people are sitting in oversized properties on mounds of cash is an ageist myth. So, wonders Clair Woodward, how come England still lacks a commissioner for older people? As I approach my 60th birthday, you might imagine that I write this from the balcony of my luxury cabin on board a cruise ship.

2 months ago | independent.co.uk | Clair Woodward

CommentLabour has announced that its election pledge of two million extra appointments has already been met – but just try shouting about it to the trolley-bound patients receiving care in corridors and car parks, says Clair WoodwardIt is undoubtedly good news that the government has fulfilled one of its manifesto promises – and early, too. Within seven months of the election, Labour has met its pledge to introduce two million extra NHS appointments.

2 months ago | the-independent.com | Simon Calder |Clair Woodward

CommentLabour has announced that its election pledge of two million extra appointments has already been met – but just try shouting about it to the trolley-bound patients receiving care in corridors and car parks, says Clair WoodwardIt is undoubtedly good news that the government has fulfilled one of its manifesto promises – and early, too. Within seven months of the election, Labour has met its pledge to introduce two million extra NHS appointments.