Worry when the priority for the NHS is balancing the books and not healthcare
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015This statement was issued by Sir Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, yesterday: Running a deficit seems to be becoming normal practice for
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The diminished state
Wednesday, November 25th, 2015I am aware that someone recently said that my twittering was ‘just the right side of grumpy’ but in truth I am one of life’s
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Labour to concentrate on tax 'spends'. Here's £82 billion to look at for starters
Sunday, November 22nd, 2015The Observer reports this morning that: Labour will launch a detailed review of the multitude of tax breaks offered to Britain’s businesses, as the party
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Take note from the USA: markets can't deliver healthcare for all
Friday, November 20th, 2015I do worry about the junior doctors’ strike. I don’t worry that it is the right thing for them to do. It is. And I
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We don't need to sell handbags if we want decent healthcare
Monday, November 16th, 2015The Guardian has reported that Angel GurrÃa, the OECD’s secretary general, said last week that: Global trade, which was already growing slowly over the past
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Barclays is heading back to the wild west
Wednesday, November 11th, 2015It looks as if Barclays wants to head back to the days of the wild west in the City of London when the economy was
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We don't need a spending review: we need a paradigm shift
Tuesday, November 10th, 2015I note an article in the FT this morning that says: The National Health Service cannot survive as a purely taxpayer-funded service and will have
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Three coincidences of mistrust do not make a crisis
Monday, October 19th, 2015It’s been an interesting weekend. Junior doctors marched. Few could doubt the validity of their reasons: they want to work for the NHS as we
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Does the deficit matter?
Sunday, September 27th, 2015I have received numerous notes, and many comments on the blog about John McDonnell’s decision on Friday to back George Osborne’s fiscal charter and to
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