Sajid Javid helped bring this country to its knees once. No doubt he will be seeking to do so again.Â
Monday, June 28th, 2021In 2006 Deutsche Bank issued this press release: Sajid Javid is now the Health Secretary. As this press release shows, his prior experience was in
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The threat to the NHS from Javid’s appointment is very high. The threat to people’s health may be higher.Â
Saturday, June 26th, 2021To no-ones surprise Matt Hancock realised he had to resign as Health Secretary. Johnson, by failing to sack him can never use him as the
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Many nationalities: one NHS
Monday, June 21st, 2021This is from the House of Commons Library: As they summarise it: And Dido Harding wants to reduce dependence on ‘foreigners’ in the NHS. Let
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Dido Harding is not fit to lead the NHS
Sunday, June 20th, 2021It is now known that Dido Harding is applying to run the NHS in England. On the basis of her track record of failure at
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There is not a single political front on which the Tories are winning right now
Sunday, June 20th, 2021I do not wish to be accused of optimism, but I simply cannot see how support for the Tories can last. As I have long
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Why is the NHS in crisis before the next wave of Covid hits?
Sunday, June 20th, 2021I share another tweet I have posted this morning: Why is it that the NHS is at breaking point before a Covid surge? Staffing, funding,
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Is July 19 really the terminus date? I doubt it.
Tuesday, June 15th, 2021The Prime Minister has delayed the June 21 unlocking from all Covid restrictions until July 19. That, he says, is the terminus date. He means
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There is a great deal more to freedom from Covid than being able to get drunk in a crowd
Monday, June 14th, 2021It is extremely difficult to make any sense of almost any of the discussion on Covid right now. That is not because it is impossible
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When will we learn that Covid's not over yet?
Sunday, June 13th, 2021The government published new data on R – the rate of spread of Covid 19 – on Friday. As they noted: I was amused by
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