Heather Elliott

Oct 30, 2024 | thetimes.com | Athena Chrysanthou |Heather Elliott

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set aside £11.8 billion in the budget to compensate those affected by the infected blood scandal. It follows The Sunday Times’ “Bloody Disgrace” campaign, calling for a full and fair settlement for the victims of the tragedy, which won the support of more than 250 MPs and peers, as well as the daughter of the late Body Shop founder, Dame Anita Roddick, who was one of thousands of victims to lose their lives.

Oct 5, 2024 | thetimes.com | Louise Callaghan |Heather Elliott |Joey D’Urso |Federica De Caria

To the outside world, Thomas Sibick seemed to have it made. He was 35 years old with a master’s degree in public health and a good job as an administrator. He lived in a flat with his girlfriend in his home town of Buffalo, New York. His father Eugene was a successful dentist, his mother a teacher, and when Sibick and his three brothers were growing up they would spend school holidays in Florida or at the family’s second home in Canada.

Jun 15, 2024 | thetimes.com | Johanna Noble |David SMith |David Smith |Heather Elliott

• Job: Sunday Times Money Editor• Since: 2022• Answer in a sentence: No, taxes shouldn’t go up because the tax burden is already rising and so far it hasn’t made any difference to public services — we need growth to resurrect the economy. • Job: Sunday Times Economics Editor• Since: 1989• Answer in a sentence: Yes, taxes should go up because, as things stand, it is the only credible way to tackle the crisis in public services, including the NHS.

Jun 8, 2024 | thetimes.com | Matthew Syed |Rachel Clarke |Heather Elliott

• Age: 53• Job: Author and Sunday Times columnist• Answer in a sentence: Yes, because this might dent the British belief that healthcare is free (it isn’t) and get us to realise that unless we reform the NHS it will continue to grow to a size that may one day swallow our entire GDP.