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Sunday 30 October 2011

Tory 'cast-iron' pledge to protect the NHS melts into air

Analysis from the House of Commons Library confirms that the Conservative Party has broken a pre-election 'cast-iron' pledge to protect the NHS. Official figures show that health service spending fell in real terms in the coalition's first year: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/cameron-has-broken-castiron-pledge-to-protect-the-nhs-official-figures-show-2377780.html