Twenty things MPs worried about Article 50 could say
Sunday, January 22nd, 2017I’m all for democracy. It’s blank cheques I don’t believe in. I’m happy to jump off cliffs, but only when I’ve found out what’s at
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Of course the UK could become a tax haven. But the EU could easily retaliate
Friday, January 20th, 2017There is continuing talk in the press about the UK becoming a Singapore style tax haven to challenge the EU. It’s pure fantasy. As I explained
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Data shows GPs are quite emphatically not causing the A&E crisis
Tuesday, January 17th, 2017Sean Danaher has completed his review of A&E admissions data from the NHS, completing a process I started. He has summarised the findings in three
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Dogma in the face of corridor deaths is deeply unattractive
Friday, January 13th, 2017The NHS crisis has produced a strange consensus. From the Daily Mail to the FT via the Guardian there appears to be agreement that a
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NHS A&E data revisited
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017I did some quick work on NHS A&E admissions data earlier this week. The data in question has been reworked by Sean Danaher, whose knowledge
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We need pay data and workable penalties now if we're to beat pay inequality
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017I admit I did not have the day I anticipated yesterday. What was meant to be a day of meetings ended up in BBC studios
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The causes of some mental ill health are deep-rooted in this government's policies
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017I found yesterday’s discussion of mental ill health by Theresa May pretty insulting. It’s an issue I know something about. I have had the good
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Jeremy Hunt is lying: data shows January is often the quietest time of the year for A & E departments
Monday, January 9th, 2017Jeremy Hunt apparently said on Good Morning Britain this morning that: This is always the busiest week but we need to work with the public
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Cutting the UK hospital bed rate looks like a management and not a medical consultant objective
Monday, January 9th, 2017I spent some of the weekend in the company of doctors. The subject of some conversation was pretty predictable. One doctor present said his hospital
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