Do we trash the planet or have things we value, like the NHS? That is the question.
Sunday, April 16th, 2023I mentioned yesterday that I was going to a model railway show. I duly did so, and greatly enjoyed myself. A thought, inevitably, occurred to
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The Cure
Sunday, April 16th, 2023I have, as far as I know, never met Dr Dan Goyal. We have, however got to know each other through Twitter, where we seem
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Can public sector pay rises cause inflation?
Friday, April 14th, 2023Inflation is the consequence of rising real prices of good and services relative to the value of the goods and services provided. In other words,
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Will the nurses reject the government's offer?
Friday, April 14th, 2023The biggest political question of the day is whether the nurses will, as a result of their union ballots, reject the government’s pay offer today
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Paying the doctors would not only solve an NHS pay dispute, it might well boost the economy as well
Wednesday, April 12th, 2023The government is as adamant as ever this morning that it cannot afford to address the NHS doctor’s pay dispute. They are offering 2% when
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The junior doctor’s pay dispute is existential
Monday, April 10th, 2023A four day junior doctor’s strike will start tomorrow. After a long holiday weekend tomorrow would usually be a day of excess demand in the
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Will the Tories bounce back?
Saturday, April 8th, 2023The Tories are apparently in relatively confident mood at present. They think Sunak is working well for them, even if the low bar for comparison
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If we want to live for a reasonable time in the UK we can't go down the US healthcare route
Saturday, April 1st, 2023The Tories have been trying to undermine the NHS in a bid to deliver private healthcare for the benefit of those who own companies in
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Is there a new elite, or is it that the old one is totally out of touch with what the country really thinks?
Friday, March 31st, 2023The Sun ran an article by Matthew Goodwin of the Legatum Institute yesterday, in which he promoted his new book. In that book he argues
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