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Shareholders Respond to Climate-Related Insurability Crisis
OAKLAND, California, Dec. 15 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release:
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Shareholders Respond to Climate-Related Insurability Crisis
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MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407
EL CERRITO, CALIFORNIANOV. 17, 2024 In a resolution filed with Travelers Insurance by As You Sow and Trillium Asset Management, shareholders ask Travelers to explain if and how it can maintain a viable homeowners insurance business as catastrophic climate-related weather events increase payouts, force unaffordable rate increases on customers, and shrink the areas where profitable
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OAKLAND, California, Dec. 15 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release:
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Shareholders Respond to Climate-Related Insurability Crisis
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MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407
EL CERRITO, CALIFORNIANOV. 17, 2024 In a resolution filed with Travelers Insurance by As You Sow and Trillium Asset Management, shareholders ask Travelers to explain if and how it can maintain a viable homeowners insurance business as catastrophic climate-related weather events increase payouts, force unaffordable rate increases on customers, and shrink the areas where profitableinsurance coverage can be provided.
Travelers' climate-related catastrophe losses surged from $1.85 billion in 2021 to $3.33 billion in 2024. Travelers responded by, among other actions, requesting a 15% rate increase from 320,000 policyholders in California and by dropping more policies in high-risk markets. This approach transfers climate costs to policyholders and taxpayers, leaves more homeowners uninsured, and strains state-run FAIR plans contributing to instability in the housing market.
"While Travelers argues that it can reduce its exposure to climate risk through pricing adjustments and geographic retreats, the reality is that too many consumers can no longer bear higher insurance costs and it remains unclear how many customers and coverage areas Travelers can afford to lose before its homeowners business line becomes unprofitable," said Danielle Fugere, President and Chief Counsel of As You Sow. "Shareholders request transparency on the question of whether a contracting customer base will ultimately undermine profitability."
"To adequately assess Travelers' long-term financial sustainability, investors need to understand how climate-driven business decisions affect customer retention across different climate scenarios," said Andrea Ranger, Director of Shareholder Advocacy at Trillium Asset Management.
In a second proposal recently filed by As You Sow with insurer Chubb Limited, shareholders asked the insurer to investigate the potential for recovery of customer payouts through subrogation claims against the parties responsible for causing climate change. Seeking contributions from responsible companies, including fossil fuel companies, can help stem the insurance affordability crisis by offsetting catastrophic climate-related costs now borne by homeowners, while also pricing climate risk into the market for high carbon products. A third proposal was filed at Berkshire Hathaway, asking it to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the Company's underwriting and insuring activities.
As noted in previous shareholder proposals, both Travelers and Chubb contribute to climate change by investing in and insuring high carbon companies.
"As climate disasters intensify, shareholders seek comprehensive strategies from insurers to reduce and address this growing problem," said Mary Zuccarello, Climate Program Associate at As You Sow.
As You Sow is the nation's leading shareholder representative, with a 30+ year track record promoting environmental and social corporate responsibility and advancing values-aligned investing. Its issue areas include climate change, ocean plastics, toxins in the food system, biodiversity, racial justice, and workplace diversity. See As You Sow 's shareholder resolution tracker.
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Original text here: https://www.asyousow.org/press-releases/2025/12/15/shareholders-respond-to-climate-related-insurability-crisisnbspnbsp
Press Statement: New Trump Order Threatens Investor Rights and Corporate Accountability
OAKLAND, California, Dec. 15 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release:
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Press Statement: New Trump Order Threatens Investor Rights and Corporate Accountability
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MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407
EL CERRITO, CADecember 12, 2025 Last night, the Trump Administration issued an executive order called "protecting American investors from foreign-owned and politically motivated proxy advisors." While per-formatively decrying the politicization of the investment arena, the Order's mandates will interfere with, and radically encumber, independent market
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OAKLAND, California, Dec. 15 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release:
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Press Statement: New Trump Order Threatens Investor Rights and Corporate Accountability
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MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407
EL CERRITO, CADecember 12, 2025 Last night, the Trump Administration issued an executive order called "protecting American investors from foreign-owned and politically motivated proxy advisors." While per-formatively decrying the politicization of the investment arena, the Order's mandates will interfere with, and radically encumber, independent markettransactions; inappropriately control and limit information available to investors; and impose an irrational set of beliefs in place of well-informed investor decision making.
For instance, the executive order directs the Chairman of the SEC to revise or repeal the Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal process. Rule 14a-8 has been in place since 1942 and has long provided investors and corporations with a vital mechanism to raise and address issues relevant to corporate governance, risk, and long-term value. Why is this Rule at issue now? Because investor proposals have sought information and action on climate change, diversity in the workplace, and other environmental, social, and governance issues that impact company value. Environmental, social, and governance issues are material to long-term profitability, risk management, and systemic portfolio-wide risk.
While the Administration suggests that environmental and social issues are political, not financial issues, investors have demonstrated the opposite. Shareholder proposals that address climate change, for example, have garnered majority votes of investors and their fiduciaries. Moreover, a large percentage of corporations have openly acknowledged the importance of acting to reduce climate-harming emissions.
"In a public market, investors appropriately raise issues of concern with companies and seek material information to inform their capital investment decisions," said Danielle Fugere, President and Chief Counsel at As You Sow. "Similarly, hiring proxy advisors to gather information and make recommendations is not a sinister plot that must be investigated and curbed, but an important mechanism to inform the sound investment of capital."
Every system developed by humanity has proven to be imperfect. Improving systems is best done slowly and thoughtfully. This is not the case with this executive order. The breadth of the Order, its unfounded assumptions, and its mandate to immediately review regulations in ways that could ultimately upend longstanding regulatory systems will create uncertainty that harms our public markets. Further, the order's implicit goal of denying consideration of material issues like climate change, diversity, and other environmental and socials issues is short-sighted and harmful, particularly for long term investors such as retirement and pensions funds.
"The executive order entirely ignores the financial benefits and pecuniary outperformance resulting from shareholder proposals," said Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow. "Boards of directors of every publicly traded company report to their shareholders. Shareholder proposals provide critically important perspectives to boards on issues of material risk and opportunity, informing this important relationship. The executive order is an attempt to undercut transparency and information which are basic tenets of free market capitalism."
The irony of this Order is that it comes at a time when U.S. markets are at historically high levels. Shareholder proposals, and reasonable regulations, have enabled the U.S. market and the corporations and investors within it to create unprecedented wealth. This Executive Order nonetheless calls on agencies to begin systematically attacking and encumbering existing regulatory mechanisms that have effectively served the market's goals.
Now is the time for investors and corporations alike to call for a pause; to seek a collective breath to rationally assess where systems can be improved and where they should be left alone to continue serving the best interests of the market and its constituents."
As You Sow is the nation's leading shareholder representative, with a 30+ year track record promoting environmental and social corporate responsibility. Its focus areas include climate change, ocean plastics, toxins in the food system, the Rights of Nature, racial justice, and workplace diversity. Click here to view As You Sow 's shareholder resolution tracker.
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Original text here: https://www.asyousow.org/press-releases/2025/12/15/press-statement-new-trump-order-threatens-investor-rights-and-corporate-accountabilitynbspnbsp
NFWF Announces $3.6 Million in Grants from Walmart's Acres for America Program
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release:
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NFWF Announces $3.6 Million in Grants from Walmart's Acres for America Program
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 15, 2025) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of $3.6 million in grants through Acres for America, a land conservation partnership with Walmart, to permanently protect more than 145,000 acres of wildlife habitat across five states. These grants will leverage $56 million in public and private matching funds for a total conservation impact of
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release:
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NFWF Announces $3.6 Million in Grants from Walmart's Acres for America Program
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 15, 2025) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of $3.6 million in grants through Acres for America, a land conservation partnership with Walmart, to permanently protect more than 145,000 acres of wildlife habitat across five states. These grants will leverage $56 million in public and private matching funds for a total conservation impact of$59.6 million.
For more than two decades, the Acres for America program has exemplified the power of public-private partnerships to conserve large landscapes, support wildlife populations and open new areas for public recreation. The five projects announced today will safeguard nationally significant wildlife habitat and increase public access to the outdoors, delivering lasting benefits to local communities and economies.
"For more than 20 years, Acres for America has been a cornerstone of landscape-scale conservation in the United States," said Jeff Trandahl, executive director and CEO of NFWF. "These projects sustain and enhance wildlife populations while also creating opportunities for hunting, fishing, hiking and other types of outdoor recreation. These historic investments by Walmart continue to conserve America's iconic landscapes, strengthen local economies and provide new opportunities for people across the nation to enjoy the outdoors."
"Acres for America was built on the idea that conserving diverse, high-value landscapes benefits both wildlife and communities, and these grants deliver exactly that. The range of projects we're supporting this year, from forests and coastal habitats to vital wildlife corridors, represents an extraordinary cross-section of America's natural landscapes, demonstrating how conservation works at scale. With this program, we're securing lasting environmental and recreational value across the country for future generations," said Hunter Hart, SVP of Walmart Realty.
Projects funded through this year's investment include:
* In Florida, Alachua Conservation Trust will conserve a 4,636-acre tract that connects more than 87,000 acres of previously protected and publicly accessible land within the Lochloosa Wildlife Corridor. The project will safeguard habitat for black bear, gopher tortoise, eastern indigo snake and other key Florida wildlife; expand opportunities for public recreation; and allow for expansion of longleaf pine habitat across the landscape.
* In Maine, the Forest Society of Maine, Northeast Wilderness Trust, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust and The Nature Conservancy in Maine will conserve 78,000 acres of forestland containing a nationally important watershed for brook trout and a landscape of various wildlife habitats, vital bird migration routes, productive timberlands and recreational opportunities for the public.
* In Michigan, The Nature Conservancy, along with the Little Traverse Conservancy, will assist the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to conserve an 8,850-acre property that is one of the last remaining large intact, privately owned forests tracts in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. The project will ensure the tract will be properly managed for sustainable timber, wildlife habitat for deer and upland game bird species, fish habitats and public recreational areas.
* In North Carolina, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina will conserve 12,000 acres of mountainous forestland at the junction of the Blue Ridge Mountains and South Mountains of Western North Carolina. The project will acquire land for public ownership, guaranteeing public access, habitat management and preservation, and water quality protection.
The Acres for America Program began in 2005 when Walmart made an initial 10-year, $34.5 million commitment to purchase and preserve an acre of wildlife habitat in the United States for every acre of land developed by the company. Walmart surpassed that commitment and renewed the program for another 10 years in 2015 and again in 2025. The program will now have the combined effect of helping to protect more than 2 million acres across 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Over the past 21 years, NFWF has funded 131 projects through the Acres for America program and has leveraged Walmart's $73 million investment with matching contributions that have generated a total conservation impact of more than $1 billion. Learn more about Walmart's goal, together with the Walmart Foundation, to protect, more sustainably manage or restore nature here.
A complete list of the 2025 grants made through the Acres for America program available here.
About the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Chartered by Congress in 1984, NFWF has grown to become the nation's largest conservation foundation. NFWF works with the public and private sectors to sustain, restore and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife, plants and habitats for current and future generations. Since its founding, NFWF has supported more than 7,000 grantee organizations and funded over 23,300 projects that have generated a total conservation impact of $11.3 billion. NFWF is an equal opportunity provider. Learn more at nfwf.org.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer helping people save money and live better anytime and anywhere in stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately 270 million customers and members visit more than 10,750 stores and numerous eCommerce websites in 19 countries. With fiscal year 2025 revenue of $681 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.1 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy, and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/walmart, on X (formerly known as Twitter) at twitter.com/walmart, and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/walmart.
Contact:
Matt Winter, 202-857-0166, matt.winter@nfwf.org
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Original text here: https://www.nfwf.org/media-center/press-releases/nfwf-announces-3-6-million-grants-walmarts-acres-america-program
Fake History Is Giving Capitalism a Bad Name
DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following news:
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Fake History Is Giving Capitalism a Bad Name
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A new book debunking popular claims about American history.
I first heard the names Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes when I was a high-school sophomore. My teacher announced, as if it were a fact as firm as any law of thermodynamics, that the Great Depression was caused by laissez-faire policies advocated by Smith, and that salvation came from the more scientifically sound ideas of Keynesideas expertly put into practice by Franklin Roosevelt.
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DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following news:
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Fake History Is Giving Capitalism a Bad Name
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A new book debunking popular claims about American history.
I first heard the names Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes when I was a high-school sophomore. My teacher announced, as if it were a fact as firm as any law of thermodynamics, that the Great Depression was caused by laissez-faire policies advocated by Smith, and that salvation came from the more scientifically sound ideas of Keynesideas expertly put into practice by Franklin Roosevelt.
"Depressions are a thing of the past," my teacher proclaimed. "Keynes taught us how to prevent them."
"Cool!" I recall thinking with as much relief as a 15-year-old can muster about such matters.
Seven years later, I graduated from college with a degree in economics. By then I'd learned that my high-school history teacher's history was bunk. The Great Depression wasn't a failure of capitalism or of the ideas of Adam Smith. Instead, it was caused chiefly by the Federal Reserve foolishly allowing the money supply to shrink by more than a third. Further, this economic downturn was prolonged by Herbert Hoover's and FDR's unprecedented economic interventions. (I learned only years afterward that Keynes wisely opposed most of these interventions.)
Yet I had the good fortune early in college to stumble into an economics course taught by an inspired and inspiring professor. Otherwise I'd likely to this day believe that the free-market ideas of Adam Smith are mistaken, and that active government intervention is necessary to keep economies steady and growing. And any candidate for political office who said otherwise would have had no chance of gaining my vote.
Obviously, our beliefs about the past exercise an immense influence on the way we interpret today's economic events and policies. Former US Senator Phil Grammhimself an accomplished professional economistand I wrote our new book The Triumph of Economic Freedom with the express purpose of challenging what we regard as the seven most dangerous myths about American economic history.
Our challenge to these myths mostly takes the form of confronting them with straightforward historical facts. The myths that we take on aren't the products of subtle differences in interpretations of facts known and accepted by all. Instead, these myths spring from a shocking ignorance of basic, clear-cut empirical realities.
Consider what we call "the Genesis myth," which is that the Industrial Revolution that began in Great Britain in the 18th century enriched factory owners by impoverishing industrial workers. Although economic historians disagree about exactly when real wages for ordinary workers began to rise, few doubt that by the 1840s those wages were on their way permanently upward, and not a small amount of evidence supports the proposition that these wage increases began several decades earlier. As unattractive as those early 19th-century factory jobs would be to us today, they were quite attractive to the workers in Britain who sought them out.
Likewise with America's own Industrial Revolution, the "Gilded Age." American schoolchildren are taught that the final third of the 19th century witnessed John D. Rockefeller and other "robber barons" jacking up prices to extortionate levels, poisoning consumers with unsanitary food, suppressing wages down to pauper rates and driving their workers like slaves.
Yet despite still being a staple feature of American textbooks and in the popular media, this tale is false. This era witnessed remarkable economic growth in the USgrowth that was shared by ordinary Americans. Although the US population nearly doubled between 1865 and 1900, real per-capita GDP surged upward by 83% and the real annual earnings of all nonfarm workers rose by 62%. The rise in the average real hourly wage of manufacturing workers was especially impressive, jumpingas found by the economist Lawrence Officerby 158% between 1865 and 1905.
At the dawn of the 20th century, ordinary Americans had more and better food, housing, clothing and leisure than their parents did three decades earlier.
No myth, however, looms as large and ominously today as that which insists that America's industrial economy and middle class have been "hollowed out" over the past half-century by globalisation. We Americans are told incessantly that starting in the mid-1970s, US industry began to be shipped abroad as trade became freera figurative defenestration of the US economy that only accelerated with the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and China's 2001 entry into the WTO.
And yet all the evidence contradicts this claim. US industrial output is today at an all-time high, as is US industrial capacity. Ditto for real wages (including those of production and nonsupervisory workers) and for the real net worth of the average American household.
In our book, Senator Gramm and I bring forthright facts to bear on these and other popular claims about American history, both long-past and recent. These facts, we believe, expose these claims as false. And exposing false claims is an important step in diminishing the chances that destructive policies will be pursued.
The Triumph of Economic Freedom is published by Rowman & Littlefield.
This article originally appeared at CapX.
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Original text here: https://fee.org/articles/fake-history-is-giving-capitalism-a-bad-name/
White House AI Order Sends the Right Message on Fragmented State Laws, Says the Center for Data Innovation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release:
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The White House AI Order Sends the Right Message on Fragmented State Laws, Says the Center for Data Innovation
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WASHINGTONIn response to President Trump signing an executive order ensuring a national policy framework for artificial intelligence, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Director Daniel Castro :
The United States cannot win the global race to lead in artificial intelligence (AI) without a coherent, innovation-friendly
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 [Category: Computer Technology]-- The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation posted the following news release:
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The White House AI Order Sends the Right Message on Fragmented State Laws, Says the Center for Data Innovation
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WASHINGTONIn response to President Trump signing an executive order ensuring a national policy framework for artificial intelligence, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Director Daniel Castro :
The United States cannot win the global race to lead in artificial intelligence (AI) without a coherent, innovation-friendlynational regulatory framework. As long as Congress fails to act, the growing patchwork of state AI laws will continue to fragment the U.S. market and weaken America's competitive position. In that context, it is both prudent and justified for the administration to step in.
Federal preemption is essential. In the absence of congressional leadership, states have advanced proposals that would impose conflicting rules on a general-purpose technology that depends on national scale. The executive order sends a clear signal that continued regulatory fragmentation is unacceptable and raises the cost of federal inaction. That pressure is intentionaland overdue.
Importantly, the order draws sensible boundaries. By carving out areas such as child safety and state procurement, it makes clear that a national AI framework does not exclude states from policymaking. Instead, it establishes clear lanes that allow states to pursue policies affecting only their own operations or residents without disrupting interstate commerce. The order also underscores a critical principle missing from much of the global AI debate: Regulation should be targeted and minimally invasive, not a source of broad compliance burdens that slow innovation.
The executive order takes a measured approach rather than treating all state action as equally problematic. By calling for an evaluation of state laws on their merits, it creates space to distinguish between proposals that genuinely threaten innovation and those that may offer useful insights. While executive action alone cannot resolve the issue, this approach lays the groundwork for a more constructive debate.
Most importantly, the order directs the administration to develop legislative recommendations, making clear that executive action is meant to catalyzenot replacecongressional leadership. By putting the weight of the presidency behind federal action, the administration has taken an important step toward a durable national AI framework that protects innovation, competition, and U.S. leadership.
Contact: Nicole Hinojosa, press@datainnovation.org
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Original text here: https://itif.org/publications/publications/2025/12/12/the-white-house-ai-order-sends-the-right-message-on-fragmented-state-laws/
Health Foundation: Winter Pressures Expose NHS Fragility
LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- The Health Foundation posted the following news release:
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Winter pressures expose NHS fragility
Responding to the latest NHS monthly performance statistics, Francesca Cavallaro, Senior Analytical Manager at the Health Foundation, said:
The latest urgent and emergency care figures for November show the NHS beginning to feel the first signs of winter. Flu started earlier than usual this year and admissions are rising at the same pace as last year, but the number of patients in hospital with flu is yet to approach the peaks seen in 2022/23 and 2024/25. The NHS
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LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- The Health Foundation posted the following news release:
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Winter pressures expose NHS fragility
Responding to the latest NHS monthly performance statistics, Francesca Cavallaro, Senior Analytical Manager at the Health Foundation, said:
The latest urgent and emergency care figures for November show the NHS beginning to feel the first signs of winter. Flu started earlier than usual this year and admissions are rising at the same pace as last year, but the number of patients in hospital with flu is yet to approach the peaks seen in 2022/23 and 2024/25. The NHScould face major pressures if cases continue to climb rapidly in the weeks ahead.
Ambulance services are currently meeting this year's target for reaching serious emergencies in an average of 30 minutes across the year. However, performance has fallen as winter approaches and the prospect of returning to the prolonged delays in response times and handovers at hospital seen in recent years could have serious implications for patient care.
The elective waiting list rose slightly in October but waiting times improved. However, this does not yet reflect the impact of the most recent resident doctor strikes. Progress will be hard to make with intensifying winter pressures, the threat of further industrial action, and trusts struggling to deliver against tight financial plans.
These pressures expose the NHS's fragile balancing act. The government's Autumn Budget provided no additional funding to help services maintain essential care and meet stretching performance targets, even as demands continue to rise. This leaves the NHS in a precarious financial position--a recipe for worsening patient care and stalled recovery.'
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Original text here: https://www.health.org.uk/press-office/press-releases/winter-pressures-expose-nhs-fragility
Health Foundation: ONS Life Expectancy Data Shows Recovery From Pandemic, But Long-term Stagnation Persists
LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- The Health Foundation posted the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025:
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ONS life expectancy data shows recovery from pandemic, but long-term stagnation persists
Commenting on today's ONS life expectancy for local areas of the UK: between 2001 to 2003 and 2022 to 2024, Jason Strelitz, Assistant Director (Prevention) at the Health Foundation, said:
Life expectancy at birth has now recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic shock. The latest three-year estimates (2022-2024) show males at 79.1 years, just below the pre-pandemic peak of 79.3 years, and females at 83
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LONDON, England, Dec. 12 -- The Health Foundation posted the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025:
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ONS life expectancy data shows recovery from pandemic, but long-term stagnation persists
Commenting on today's ONS life expectancy for local areas of the UK: between 2001 to 2003 and 2022 to 2024, Jason Strelitz, Assistant Director (Prevention) at the Health Foundation, said:
Life expectancy at birth has now recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic shock. The latest three-year estimates (2022-2024) show males at 79.1 years, just below the pre-pandemic peak of 79.3 years, and females at 83years, back to their 2019 peak (see Figure 1). However, progress has stalled compared with the steady gains seen before 2012. If that earlier trend had continued, men today would be living 3.6 years longer and women 2.6 years longer than current figures show (see Figure 2).
This stalling of life expectancy reflects a long-term failure to improve the nation's health. Many national goals, including economic growth, depend on a healthy and thriving population. Comparable countries are doing much better than the UK, indicating significant room for improvement.
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Figure 1 Life expectancy is returning to pre-pandemic levels
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Figure 2 If the pre-2012 growth rates had continued, life expectancy would be much higher now
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Figure 3 Life expectancy is below the national average for every local authority in the North East
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Regional inequalities remain stark (see Figure 3). Every local authority in the North East is below the Great Britain average, while the highest life expectancies are concentrated in the south of England.
The Government has rightly committed to a shift from treatment to prevention. There have been significant steps forward, for example with the child poverty strategy. But what is needed now is a clear set of targets to narrow the health gap, backed by a cross-government strategy.
Improving health must be at the heart of decision-making, ensuring resilience and wellbeing are embedded across policies. Only with decisive action will we build good health and ensure that inequalities don't become further entrenched.
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Original text here: https://www.health.org.uk/press-office/press-releases/ons-life-expectancy-data-shows-recovery-from-pandemic-but-long-term-stagnation-persists
