Lucy Reynolds publishes this original paper on the government's proposed sale of the UK's state-owned blood plasma supplier. In their drive to dismantle the last vestiges of the state, the government appear to be exposing the British public to serious - and sometimes fatal - risks, including HIV and hepatitis.

As a key part of the EU-US trade deal currently being fleshed out, the Conservatives are making good on a decades old fantasy of theirs - breaking up the NHS and opening it to global business. This is the reality and it's happening now.

For a brief overview of the regulations and context, we publish here a short note from Lucy Reynolds. We published the full story on section 75 here. 

Regulations laid last week will turn England's National Health Service into a competitive market. They appear to contradict assurances from the Coalition government on one of the most central elements of the Bill.

"How the Health and Social Care Bill 2011 would end entitlement to comprehensive health care in England" republished from The Lancet with thanks.