Monday 20 July 2009

Monday's papers


A mixture of the recession and Swine Flu on the front pages this morning.

Who can mothers's believe asks the Mail as the paper reports that

Parents were left in confusion last night over the dangers of swine flu for pregnant women and young children.
As the Home Secretary said that the outbreak posed a bigger threat than terrorism, health experts issued conflicting advice.

Meanwhile the Times reports that

Holidaymakers suspected of having swine flu will be prevented from checking in and required to provide doctors’ notes saying that they are fit to fly,


Just to make matters worse the Express claims that a report said last night that we should be paying £20 to see a doctor

The “rationing” proposals, by an ­influential think-tank, are a dramatic attack on the core principle of the NHS.
says the paper

The Telegraph reports that almost a million people are being forced to work part-time because they cannot get a full-time job,

In the past year more than 250,000 extra people who would like to be in full-time employment have found themselves working four days a week or fewer, according to the Office for National Statistics.


The Guardian focuses on education reporting that

Universities must do more to end elitism in Britain by admitting thousands more students from poorer backgrounds and that student fees for those who live at home should be axed

The Independent reports on the case of the Saudi Arabian princess who had an illegitimate child with a British man and has secretly been granted asylum in this country after she claimed she would face the death penalty if she were forced to return home.

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