Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Inevitable result of Lansley conflict of interest reforms IMO
Trusted doctors are being offered bribes to send their patients to private hospitals, it has been claimed.
The lucrative kickbacks for GPs and hospital specialists were “widespread” and worth “tens of thousands of pounds”, according to the concerned medic who lifted the lid on the scandal.
Giving evidence to MPs, Dr Simon Peck claimed doctors were encouraged to use specific hospitals and laboratories for tests, drugs, referrals and even operations.
In return, they received regular secret “commission” payments and free property rentals.
He said the “profit-share” schemes made the NHS spend more and were not in patients’ best interests.
In one case, a doctor is said to have earned enough to pay private school fees for his or her children.
Give a source so we can fry Lansley for turning the NHS into a Greek version of the NHS.
GP Commissioning Healthcare is a MASSIVE conflict of interests
Take the pitchforks. Lansley deformed British Healthcare into Greek Healthcare (I read that the greek healthcare system is notorious for bribes).
It will be interesting to see if any evidence is brought forward to back up these claims. After all any doctor receiving these payments could face being struck off and any rep making them could face bribery charges
According to the Mirror article Dr Peck could not name a single Doctor doing this to the GMC, so the GMC threw out the complaint.
Meanwhile Dr Peck's employer, AXA-PPP negotiates sweetheart deals with certain private hospitals and providers.
Hmmm, there is some truth in that but they are trying to keep costs down in the private sector, as I am sure you are aware Bupa are doing the same. PMI premiums are fast becoming unsustainable so I understand where open referral and such like is coming from and what it is trying to achieve, though as a broker choice is all important when I advise my clients and open referral takes away from that.
And before bigjohn and the other Lefties say it serves them right for being able to afford private healthcare, ask yourself how the NHS would cope with another six million people to look after.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
We plumbed new depths today when Jack informed us that some Arse seats* were decided by just three votes. This in what is a made up forecast.
*One for the pun-fans to enjoy
Jack got the last election spot on.
And bobaknob still hasn't got over it.
It was putting my house on a Tory majority that did for me in 2010. I lost my shirt listening to the shills on here - more than I have ever lost betting in a single day ever.
Most pundits here are praetorian Tories, why did you listen to them? You should never take partisan advise seriously.
Biggest betting mistake I ever made. I resolved never to back PB Tory advice ever again – so far it has been very profitable, including a nice earner on how many seats will be contested in 2015.
They said 600.
I backed 650.
More fibs.
Entirely true. I'll dig out the bet slip sometime if you continue to obsessively hound me.
Do so
06/08/2012 Single To Win 650 @ 11/10 Size Of House Of Commons Size Of House Of Commons After Next General Election Pending
I expect it will get equally extensive coverage on the BBC and in the Guardian......|: InnocentFace
Why do you think Piers Morgan went to America? Note it all happened under Labour and the Police decided not to investigate further. Where have I heard that before?
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
Inevitable result of Lansley conflict of interest reforms IMO
Trusted doctors are being offered bribes to send their patients to private hospitals, it has been claimed.
The lucrative kickbacks for GPs and hospital specialists were “widespread” and worth “tens of thousands of pounds”, according to the concerned medic who lifted the lid on the scandal.
Giving evidence to MPs, Dr Simon Peck claimed doctors were encouraged to use specific hospitals and laboratories for tests, drugs, referrals and even operations.
In return, they received regular secret “commission” payments and free property rentals.
He said the “profit-share” schemes made the NHS spend more and were not in patients’ best interests.
In one case, a doctor is said to have earned enough to pay private school fees for his or her children.
Give a source so we can fry Lansley for turning the NHS into a Greek version of the NHS.
GP Commissioning Healthcare is a MASSIVE conflict of interests
Take the pitchforks. Lansley deformed British Healthcare into Greek Healthcare (I read that the greek healthcare system is notorious for bribes).
It will be interesting to see if any evidence is brought forward to back up these claims. After all any doctor receiving these payments could face being struck off and any rep making them could face bribery charges
According to the Mirror article Dr Peck could not name a single Doctor doing this to the GMC, so the GMC threw out the complaint.
Meanwhile Dr Peck's employer, AXA-PPP negotiates sweetheart deals with certain private hospitals and providers.
Hmmm, there is some truth in that but they are trying to keep costs down in the private sector, as I am sure you are aware Bupa are doing the same. PMI premiums are fast becoming unsustainable so I understand where open referral and such like is coming from and what it is trying to achieve, though as a broker choice is all important when I advise my clients and open referral takes away from that.
And before bigjohn and the other Lefties say it serves them right for being able to afford private healthcare, ask yourself how the NHS would cope with another six million people to look after.
Doctors fees have been frozen ( or reduced ) by the insurers for over two decades, meaning a real terms reduction. Strangely the PMI rates charged to the punters have increased at an above inflation rate, as have pracice costs. Who is pocketing the difference? Not me, that is for sure.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
You must have missed my post as you haven't answered it, how much do they set aside to pay the pensions, particularly of those that retire long before someone in the private sector would be able to.
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
Out of interest how much might you have to pay out if you had a really big disaster / scandal ?
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
Is that the new style book which you sold the rights to for big money a couple of years ago ?
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
Congratulations!
I made a note on my calendar to go to Big Lots in the fall and pick up the hardback for $2 :-)
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
Why should my low risk organisation subsidise the high risk ones? We could save over £10 million per year to put back into patient care if we were not forced to pay this fee.
Who are the organisations that regularly take out more than they pay in? And why are they not being seriously investigated?
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
You must have missed my post as you haven't answered it, how much do they set aside to pay the pensions, particularly of those that retire long before someone in the private sector would be able to.
But they can make Ed look foolish, out of his depth and not in command of the facts.....
Unlike the UK, Guernsey's company law contains provisions on obtaining and recording beneficial ownership information. Unlike the UK, Guernsey has had a robust regulatory framework for trusts and corporate service providers in place for almost a decade and a half.
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
Out of interest how much might you have to pay out if you had a really big disaster / scandal ?
Most years we have several payouts of about £100 thousand. It is onĺy really Obstetrics and paediatric disasters that wind up more than that, and they usually top out at a couple of million.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
Out of interest how much might you have to pay out if you had a really big disaster / scandal ?
Bugger all the NHSLA pays hence the MASSIVE premium.
A maternity incident is generally the most expensive as someones life is fooked up for longest
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
Out of interest how much might you have to pay out if you had a really big disaster / scandal ?
Most years we have several payouts of about £100 thousand. It is onĺy really Obstetrics and paediatric disasters that wind up more than that, and they usually top out at a couple of million.
Your Trust has a zero or £10K excess though if part of NHSLA scheme doesnt it
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
Why should my low risk organisation subsidise the high risk ones? We could save over £10 million per year to put back into patient care if we were not forced to pay this fee.
Who are the organisations that regularly take out more than they pay in? And why are they not being seriously investigated?
Wouldn't it be cheaper to ditch this government outfit and deal directly with insurance companies who are good at risk and litigation ? I doubt a government body is as efficient as a private insurer, who would take your record into account in setting the premium.
GP Commissioning Healthcare is a MASSIVE conflict of interests
Take the pitchforks. Lansley deformed British Healthcare into Greek Healthcare (I read that the greek healthcare system is notorious for bribes).
It will be interesting to see if any evidence is brought forward to back up these claims. After all any doctor receiving these payments could face being struck off and any rep making them could face bribery charges
According to the Mirror article Dr Peck could not name a single Doctor doing this to the GMC, so the GMC threw out the complaint.
Meanwhile Dr Peck's employer, AXA-PPP negotiates sweetheart deals with certain private hospitals and providers.
Hmmm, there is some truth in that but they are trying to keep costs down in the private sector, as I am sure you are aware Bupa are doing the same. PMI premiums are fast becoming unsustainable so I understand where open referral and such like is coming from and what it is trying to achieve, though as a broker choice is all important when I advise my clients and open referral takes away from that.
And before bigjohn and the other Lefties say it serves them right for being able to afford private healthcare, ask yourself how the NHS would cope with another six million people to look after.
Doctors fees have been frozen ( or reduced ) by the insurers for over two decades, meaning a real terms reduction. Strangely the PMI rates charged to the punters have increased at an above inflation rate, as have pracice costs. Who is pocketing the difference? Not me, that is for sure.
Most PMI providers struggle to make a profit, at least in the SME sector. However medical inflation runs around 9% presumably due to increased hospital charges and the cost of drugs such as Avastin.
If you recall Bupa had a stand off with BMI hospitals a couple of years ago in protest at increased hospital charges, it worked too.
With reference to today's discussions about 'austerity' and who gets the blame and how long it will continue two facts:
During the last decade government debt has increased by £1.033 TRILLION pounds (or 229%).
The UK is currently running the largest balance of payments deficit since records began.
The bonkers thing is that most of the public think the government is reducing the national debt.
They have no grasp of the difference between debt and deficit (although the deficit has also risen in the short term).
The contortions which the politicians will make to avoid explaining the details during the election campaign will be amusing.
The most pernicious construction is "paying down the deficit" - when of course you can only "reduce" a deficit - but "pay down" a debt.....and we're a long way from doing the latter....
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
Is that the new style book which you sold the rights to for big money a couple of years ago ?
Exactly right. But big advances mean nothing until you actually sell a book. Happily it has been very well received. Lots of eager readers, it seems, so far
Inshallah!
Didn't I have a good suggestion when you were struggling with the plot? I'll settle for 5%!
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
Out of interest how much might you have to pay out if you had a really big disaster / scandal ?
Bugger all the NHSLA pays hence the MASSIVE premium.
A maternity incident is generally the most expensive as someones life is fooked up for longest
The whole scheme is a way of clandestinely loading costs onto low risk NHS providers in order to subsidise higher risk areas like obstertics and paediatrics and A/E.
Let us insure ourselves on the commercial market, or "go bare", and let the high risk areas pay their own way.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
You must have missed my post as you haven't answered it, how much do they set aside to pay the pensions, particularly of those that retire long before someone in the private sector would be able to.
You are on ignore.
Oh bugger realizes shouldn't have replied.
Question a bit awkward for you is it? Don't worry we all understand.
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
You must have missed my post as you haven't answered it, how much do they set aside to pay the pensions, particularly of those that retire long before someone in the private sector would be able to.
You are on ignore.
Oh bugger realizes shouldn't have replied.
Question a bit awkward for you is it? Don't worry we all understand.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
You must have missed my post as you haven't answered it, how much do they set aside to pay the pensions, particularly of those that retire long before someone in the private sector would be able to.
You are on ignore.
Oh bugger realizes shouldn't have replied.
You jest, but years ago, apparently there used to be widget on PB, whereby you could block out entire posters entirely. The likes of Plato - a bizarre character from Planet Cat – was a purported fan.
With reference to today's discussions about 'austerity' and who gets the blame and how long it will continue two facts:
During the last decade government debt has increased by £1.033 TRILLION pounds (or 229%).
The UK is currently running the largest balance of payments deficit since records began.
The bonkers thing is that most of the public think the government is reducing the national debt.
They have no grasp of the difference between debt and deficit (although the deficit has also risen in the short term).
The contortions which the politicians will make to avoid explaining the details during the election campaign will be amusing.
The most pernicious construction is "paying down the deficit" - when of course you can only "reduce" a deficit - but "pay down" a debt.....and we're a long way from doing the latter....
That's an understatement – it's rocketing upwards!!
GP Commissioning Healthcare is a MASSIVE conflict of interests
Take the pitchforks. Lansley deformed British Healthcare into Greek Healthcare (I read that the greek healthcare system is notorious for bribes).
It will be interesting to see if any evidence is brought forward to back up these claims. After all any doctor receiving these payments could face being struck off and any rep making them could face bribery charges
According to the Mirror article Dr Peck could not name a single Doctor doing this to the GMC, so the GMC threw out the complaint.
Meanwhile Dr Peck's employer, AXA-PPP negotiates sweetheart deals with certain private hospitals and providers.
Yes - its absurd. If all these people are going to private hospitals why is the NHS 'overcrowded'?
IF healthcare was 'GP commissioning', the charge could be investigated. But we have Clinical Commissioning Groups not individual GPs. As far as the CCGs are concerned, just 'a quarter of accountable officers were GPs in October 2014, but 80% of CCG Chairs were GPs'. (HSJ) 'NHS England' is in fact 'the' NHS commissioning board for England.
" There is something so audaciously shocking about S.K. Tremayne's "The Ice Twins" that I can not shake loose and will spoil me for any other book for a long time to come. I have awarded it five stars on the basis that a writer this good deserves all the praise she can get."
Might it have been an idea to pop a forename on the pseudonym?
First that I have heard of it. If it is a non denominational cemetary and Shady's family bought it fair and square then I would be surprised to see the objection stand.
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
" There is something so audaciously shocking about S.K. Tremayne's "The Ice Twins" that I can not shake loose and will spoil me for any other book for a long time to come. I have awarded it five stars on the basis that a writer this good deserves all the praise she can get."
Might it have been an idea to pop a forename on the pseudonym?
I believe SeanT is aiming at a female readership with this new genre.
S K Tremayne sounds like he'd be a right pretentious ponce if he was a bloke so it might be best if potential readers thought the author was a woman.
I'll have a look out for the book in a few months when its in Asda's 'books for a quid' box.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Excellent news, helps enrich poor hard working solicitors.
More than £1.2 million has been paid out to 120 victims of poor care at Mid Staffordshire Foundation trust...
As I recall these figures of billions are spread over several years - not annually. Last year the figure was 1.3 billion (big enough). There are more cases true, but the awards are getting a lot bigger.
First that I have heard of it. If it is a non denominational cemetary and Shady's family bought it fair and square then I would be surprised to see the objection stand.
Anybody who thinks the Mirror should be taken seriously these days, take one look at tomorrows front page....They make the Daily Express front pages sound reasonable.
If they are to be believed, the Tories have sold off the NHS, but all they care about are apparently the "panicking Tories begging the city" for dosh.
Haven't you seen the Mirror's recent ad? They call themselves "the intelligent tabloid"!
First that I have heard of it. If it is a non denominational cemetary and Shady's family bought it fair and square then I would be surprised to see the objection stand.
No way it should stand, but we all know it will.
Will it? Sounds like an anti-Romany hate crime to me!
" There is something so audaciously shocking about S.K. Tremayne's "The Ice Twins" that I can not shake loose and will spoil me for any other book for a long time to come. I have awarded it five stars on the basis that a writer this good deserves all the praise she can get."
Might it have been an idea to pop a forename on the pseudonym?
I believe SeanT is aiming at a female readership with this new genre.
S K Tremayne sounds like he'd be a right pretentious ponce if he was a bloke so it might be best if potential readers thought the author was a woman.
I'll have a look out for the book in a few months when its in Asda's 'books for a quid' box.
In retrospect that is delightfully, genderbendingly ambivalent. Bravo. Still think she could have gone all-out with a forename though. Sandra?
" There is something so audaciously shocking about S.K. Tremayne's "The Ice Twins" that I can not shake loose and will spoil me for any other book for a long time to come. I have awarded it five stars on the basis that a writer this good deserves all the praise she can get."
Might it have been an idea to pop a forename on the pseudonym?
I believe SeanT is aiming at a female readership with this new genre.
S K Tremayne sounds like he'd be a right pretentious ponce if he was a bloke so it might be best if potential readers thought the author was a woman.
I'll have a look out for the book in a few months when its in Asda's 'books for a quid' box.
When is it going to end? Though if they are taking on a big Gypsy family they may get more than they bargained for.
I suspect if you asked for a Muslim corpse to be removed you'd get a visit from the plod's hate crimes squad.
Its an interesting case of Tolerance Top Trumps.
It seems a Romany Gypsy doesnt out trump a muslim. Both are groups that are known for kicking off and are usually given whatever they demand from public authorities. The problem is when they face off against each other.
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
Is that the new style book which you sold the rights to for big money a couple of years ago ?
Exactly right. But big advances mean nothing until you actually sell a book. Happily it has been very well received. Lots of eager readers, it seems, so far
Inshallah!
I see the blurb says SK Tremayne was born in Devon. I thought you were a Corn. Which part of Devon. I too have a Tre- name, but was born in Plymouth.
c. 75% correlation between opinion on "immigration enriches" in the 2015 British Election Study and Ashcroft Ukip scores in England. North Warwickshire is the 7th most immigration-sceptic constituency in England. Ultra-marginal Lab-Con in 2010; available at good prices for the brave if you think Labour will falter in this type of constituency.
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
You must have missed my post as you haven't answered it, how much do they set aside to pay the pensions, particularly of those that retire long before someone in the private sector would be able to.
You are on ignore.
Oh bugger realizes shouldn't have replied.
You jest, but years ago, apparently there used to be widget on PB, whereby you could block out entire posters entirely. The likes of Plato - a bizarre character from Planet Cat – was a purported fan.
Still works on Firefox, with the Greasemonkey extension.
When is it going to end? Though if they are taking on a big Gypsy family they may get more than they bargained for.
I suspect if you asked for a Muslim corpse to be removed you'd get a visit from the plod's hate crimes squad.
Its an interesting case of Tolerance Top Trumps.
It seems a Romany Gypsy doesnt out trump a muslim. Both are groups that are known for kicking off and are usually given whatever they demand from public authorities. The problem is when they face off against each other.
Actually it could be real fireworks, as Romany Gypsies do not stand for being messed around and will gather support from groups across the country. I could see this getting nasty.
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
Is that the new style book which you sold the rights to for big money a couple of years ago ?
Exactly right. But big advances mean nothing until you actually sell a book. Happily it has been very well received. Lots of eager readers, it seems, so far
Inshallah!
There are some impressively good reviews.
How many pseudonyms are you aiming for, do you think? Is this a sort of literary contest, to collect the greatest number?
" There is something so audaciously shocking about S.K. Tremayne's "The Ice Twins" that I can not shake loose and will spoil me for any other book for a long time to come. I have awarded it five stars on the basis that a writer this good deserves all the praise she can get."
Might it have been an idea to pop a forename on the pseudonym?
I believe SeanT is aiming at a female readership with this new genre.
S K Tremayne sounds like he'd be a right pretentious ponce if he was a bloke so it might be best if potential readers thought the author was a woman.
I'll have a look out for the book in a few months when its in Asda's 'books for a quid' box.
In retrospect that is delightfully, genderbendingly ambivalent. Bravo. Still think she could have gone all-out with a forename though. Sandra?
The NHS has set aside £26billion – almost a quarter of its annual budget – to cover legal claims for negligence.
Indemnity (excluding maternity related) for my NHS organisation costs £12 million per year. We have not paid out more the £1 million per year in the last decade.
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
NHSLA fees are generally the largest non pay item at most NHS acute organisations.
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
You must have missed my post as you haven't answered it, how much do they set aside to pay the pensions, particularly of those that retire long before someone in the private sector would be able to.
You are on ignore.
Oh bugger realizes shouldn't have replied.
You jest, but years ago, apparently there used to be widget on PB, whereby you could block out entire posters entirely. The likes of Plato - a bizarre character from Planet Cat – was a purported fan.
Still works on Firefox, with the Greasemonkey extension.
Edmund, were you not the inventor/author of said widget?
When is it going to end? Though if they are taking on a big Gypsy family they may get more than they bargained for.
I suspect if you asked for a Muslim corpse to be removed you'd get a visit from the plod's hate crimes squad.
Its an interesting case of Tolerance Top Trumps.
It seems a Romany Gypsy doesnt out trump a muslim. Both are groups that are known for kicking off and are usually given whatever they demand from public authorities. The problem is when they face off against each other.
Actually it could be real fireworks, as Romany Gypsies do not stand for being messed around and will gather support from groups across the country. I could see this getting nasty.
They certainly do not. If you sleight one, you sleight them all (as they see themselves as one extended family).
Ive found a disturbing lack of proportionality for sleights. You get a warning (a severe sh*t kicking) you do it again and you get a visit from accelerant and a naked flame.
They are a community that lives by their wits (they have to), it makes them hardened, generally for most of us in our lives we dont have to live on our toes and are fairly soft.
When is it going to end? Though if they are taking on a big Gypsy family they may get more than they bargained for.
I suspect if you asked for a Muslim corpse to be removed you'd get a visit from the plod's hate crimes squad.
Its an interesting case of Tolerance Top Trumps.
It seems a Romany Gypsy doesnt out trump a muslim. Both are groups that are known for kicking off and are usually given whatever they demand from public authorities. The problem is when they face off against each other.
Actually it could be real fireworks, as Romany Gypsies do not stand for being messed around and will gather support from groups across the country. I could see this getting nasty.
They certainly do not. If you sleight one, you sleight them all (as they see themselves as one extended family).
Ive found a disturbing lack of proportionality for sleights. You get a warning (a severe sh*t kicking) you do it again and you get a visit from accelerant and a naked flame.
They are a community that lives by their wits (they have to), it makes them hardened, generally for most of us in our lives we dont have to live on our toes and are fairly soft.
Exactly right, which is why I have a horrible feeling this won't end well
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
Is that the new style book which you sold the rights to for big money a couple of years ago ?
Exactly right. But big advances mean nothing until you actually sell a book. Happily it has been very well received. Lots of eager readers, it seems, so far
Inshallah!
There are some impressively good reviews.
How many pseudonyms are you aiming for, do you think? Is this a sort of literary contest, to collect the greatest number?
SeanT is PB's very own Hank Moody. The parallels are there.
Twitter Reuters Top News @Reuters 11m11 minutes ago Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms http://reut.rs/1AV37hh
And one for those that can reach behind the Times pay wall Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson · 2h 2 hours ago "The Conservatives are both the party of the rich and the party with the best policies for the poor" -vg Times leader http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/le
Twitter Reuters Top News @Reuters 11m11 minutes ago Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms http://reut.rs/1AV37hh
And one for those that can reach behind the Times pay wall Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson · 2h 2 hours ago "The Conservatives are both the party of the rich and the party with the best policies for the poor" -vg Times leader http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/le
I see the Greeks are claiming €11 billion in reparation and forced loan repayments from the Germans, that would help to solve the crisis, I bet Hollande and the rest would love them to settle, easy way out for all concerned.
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
Twitter Reuters Top News @Reuters 11m11 minutes ago Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms http://reut.rs/1AV37hh
And one for those that can reach behind the Times pay wall Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson · 2h 2 hours ago "The Conservatives are both the party of the rich and the party with the best policies for the poor" -vg Times leader http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/le
I see the Greeks are claiming €11 billion in reparation and forced loan repayments from the Germans, that would help to solve the crisis, I bet Hollande and the rest would love them to settle, easy way out for all concerned.
Apart from the Germans, and they control Europe.
If the Greeks get €11 billion in reparation from the Germans I think the UK should put in its claim. That would solve the deficit problem for the next few years.
Wow, well done @Seant, what an incredible journey you have had a journalist and writer over the last decade. I remember when you were an impoverished writer on PB a decade ago! It was odd, I saw the blurb about this book and immediately thought of you because of the location. I had remembered you staying on that isolated and eerie island up on the West Coast a while back and wondered if you had branched out under a new pseudonym.. And the Cornish sounding surname just seemed such a coincidence.
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
Oh come on. Someone please ask me why I'm being smug.
Heh, hah, etc
I saw the good news about your book...
Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
Danke.
I AM A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER.
For the first time in my life. Probably the only time. But it was something I dreamed of doing since I was about 7.. any author in the UK knows the feeling.... The Sunday Times list is THE list. The only one that counts. God knows why. Kinda ridiculous. But there it is.
I never necessarily wanted to be number 1. Just be there. In the top ten. One day. Yet the dream faded over time even as I made money and had fun.....
And at the very late age of 51 I've done it. I'll stop now. But the remnants of my Oedipus Complex died today, and that's quite a big deal for me.
Apparently there was a BBC Woman's Hour poll done by TNS-BRMB giving Labour an 11% lead and putting them on 39% at the end of January. It was completely out of line with all other polls carried out at the time:
Yes, we went over that at the time, and Number Cruncher got confirmation from TNS-BRMB that it hadn't been politically weighted. Unfortunately the Wikipedians are following process rather than using common sense.
But according to TNS' own website, it was (however flawed) intended to be a VI poll, with an "all adult" sample as well as the "women-only" sample.
After a botched execution by lethal injection, Oklahoma is considering using the gas chamber for future executions.
It is an excruciating death.
Guillotine ?
I'm serious !
On several occasions lips and eyes were observed moving for a minute or two after being guillotined, so there was concern that the dying brain could still feel pain. This is mainly from the French before they stopped it, and of course our old friends the Nazis, who in their infinite compassion guillotined their victims face up. I don't have a link as I read this about 20 years ago.
The least painful form of execution is probably hypoxia, which now I've read more about the Oklahoma decision is what they are planning to do, thus rendering my excruciating death comment incorrect. Using hypoxia the victim literally just goes to sleep and it is painless.
After a botched execution by lethal injection, Oklahoma is considering using the gas chamber for future executions.
It is an excruciating death.
Guillotine ?
I'm serious !
On several occasions lips and eyes were observed moving for a minute or two after being guillotined, so there was concern that the dying brain could still feel pain. This is mainly from the French before they stopped it, and of course our old friends the Nazis, who in their infinite compassion guillotined their victims face up. I don't have a link as I read this about 20 years ago.
The least painful form of execution is probably hypoxia, which now I've read more about the Oklahoma decision is what they are planning to do, thus rendering my excruciating death comment incorrect. Using hypoxia the victim literally just goes to sleep and it is painless.
After a botched execution by lethal injection, Oklahoma is considering using the gas chamber for future executions.
It is an excruciating death.
Guillotine ?
I'm serious !
On several occasions lips and eyes were observed moving for a minute or two after being guillotined, so there was concern that the dying brain could still feel pain. This is mainly from the French before they stopped it, and of course our old friends the Nazis, who in their infinite compassion guillotined their victims face up. I don't have a link as I read this about 20 years ago.
The least painful form of execution is probably hypoxia, which now I've read more about the Oklahoma decision is what they are planning to do, thus rendering my excruciating death comment incorrect. Using hypoxia the victim literally just goes to sleep and it is painless.
The other least painful methods are firing squad or judicial long drop hanging, assuming both are done properly.
The other attraction of hypoxia is that it is easy and needs no expertise - close the door and hit the button.
Anesthetic + Guillotine??
Can't believe the last guillotining in France was only about 50 years ago!
One of the lethal injection problems is that autopsies have shown in a surprising number of cases that levels of anesthetic were low enough that the victim may not have been completely unconscious. Placing the IV requires some skill and that also has been problematic.
With hypoxia the only skill is the strap down team. Other than that simple maintenance of the chamber and the gas cylinder is all that's required.
When is it going to end? Though if they are taking on a big Gypsy family they may get more than they bargained for.
I suspect if you asked for a Muslim corpse to be removed you'd get a visit from the plod's hate crimes squad.
Its an interesting case of Tolerance Top Trumps.
It seems a Romany Gypsy doesnt out trump a muslim. Both are groups that are known for kicking off and are usually given whatever they demand from public authorities. The problem is when they face off against each other.
Actually it could be real fireworks, as Romany Gypsies do not stand for being messed around and will gather support from groups across the country. I could see this getting nasty.
They certainly do not. If you sleight one, you sleight them all (as they see themselves as one extended family).
Ive found a disturbing lack of proportionality for sleights. You get a warning (a severe sh*t kicking) you do it again and you get a visit from accelerant and a naked flame.
They are a community that lives by their wits (they have to), it makes them hardened, generally for most of us in our lives we dont have to live on our toes and are fairly soft.
The seriously worrying thing about this situation is the Muslim family knowingly buried their relative in a multi faith cemetery. Then they complain according to the Telegraph days before the burial of the non believer who is actually a Roman Catholic. The council has warned the relatives of the later burial they may have to move.
We are being dominated in life and now it appears in death also. Personally I am just getting sick and tired of always having to pander day in and day out when no one considers are needs and beliefs or customs. The RC family have vowed to fight tooth and nail to avoid an exhumation. Quite right too.
When is it going to end? Though if they are taking on a big Gypsy family they may get more than they bargained for.
I suspect if you asked for a Muslim corpse to be removed you'd get a visit from the plod's hate crimes squad.
Its an interesting case of Tolerance Top Trumps.
It seems a Romany Gypsy doesnt out trump a muslim. Both are groups that are known for kicking off and are usually given whatever they demand from public authorities. The problem is when they face off against each other.
Actually it could be real fireworks, as Romany Gypsies do not stand for being messed around and will gather support from groups across the country. I could see this getting nasty.
They certainly do not. If you sleight one, you sleight them all (as they see themselves as one extended family).
Ive found a disturbing lack of proportionality for sleights. You get a warning (a severe sh*t kicking) you do it again and you get a visit from accelerant and a naked flame.
They are a community that lives by their wits (they have to), it makes them hardened, generally for most of us in our lives we dont have to live on our toes and are fairly soft.
The seriously worrying thing about this situation is the Muslim family knowingly buried their relative in a multi faith cemetery. Then they complain according to the Telegraph days before the burial of the non believer who is actually a Roman Catholic. The council has warned the relatives of the later burial they may have to move.
We are being dominated in life and now it appears in death also. Personally I am just getting sick and tired of always having to pander day in and day out when no one considers are needs and beliefs or customs. The RC family have vowed to fight tooth and nail to avoid an exhumation. Quite right too.
This madness has to stop.
Indeed it does - but unfortunately that doesn't mean it will.
After a botched execution by lethal injection, Oklahoma is considering using the gas chamber for future executions.
It is an excruciating death.
Guillotine ?
I'm serious !
On several occasions lips and eyes were observed moving for a minute or two after being guillotined, so there was concern that the dying brain could still feel pain. This is mainly from the French before they stopped it, and of course our old friends the Nazis, who in their infinite compassion guillotined their victims face up. I don't have a link as I read this about 20 years ago.
The least painful form of execution is probably hypoxia, which now I've read more about the Oklahoma decision is what they are planning to do, thus rendering my excruciating death comment incorrect. Using hypoxia the victim literally just goes to sleep and it is painless.
The other least painful methods are firing squad or judicial long drop hanging, assuming both are done properly.
The other attraction of hypoxia is that it is easy and needs no expertise - close the door and hit the button.
Anesthetic + Guillotine??
Can't believe the last guillotining in France was only about 50 years ago!
One of the lethal injection problems is that autopsies have shown in a surprising number of cases that levels of anesthetic were low enough that the victim may not have been completely unconscious. Placing the IV requires some skill and that also has been problematic.
With hypoxia the only skill is the strap down team. Other than that simple maintenance of the chamber and the gas cylinder is all that's required.
After a botched execution by lethal injection, Oklahoma is considering using the gas chamber for future executions.
It is an excruciating death.
Guillotine ?
I'm serious !
On several occasions lips and eyes were observed moving for a minute or two after being guillotined, so there was concern that the dying brain could still feel pain. This is mainly from the French before they stopped it, and of course our old friends the Nazis, who in their infinite compassion guillotined their victims face up. I don't have a link as I read this about 20 years ago.
The least painful form of execution is probably hypoxia, which now I've read more about the Oklahoma decision is what they are planning to do, thus rendering my excruciating death comment incorrect. Using hypoxia the victim literally just goes to sleep and it is painless.
The other least painful methods are firing squad or judicial long drop hanging, assuming both are done properly.
The other attraction of hypoxia is that it is easy and needs no expertise - close the door and hit the button.
Anesthetic + Guillotine??
Can't believe the last guillotining in France was only about 50 years ago!
One of the lethal injection problems is that autopsies have shown in a surprising number of cases that levels of anesthetic were low enough that the victim may not have been completely unconscious. Placing the IV requires some skill and that also has been problematic.
With hypoxia the only skill is the strap down team. Other than that simple maintenance of the chamber and the gas cylinder is all that's required.
Dunno why they don't do it using nitrogen.
That's EXACTLY what Oklahoma wants to do...the aforementioned gas cylinder is full of nitrogen.
NBC News head Deborah Turness has only been in post since last August. Prior to that she was editor of ITV News in the UK, so this was a big promotion.
After a botched execution by lethal injection, Oklahoma is considering using the gas chamber for future executions.
It is an excruciating death.
Guillotine ?
I'm serious !
On several occasions lips and eyes were observed moving for a minute or two after being guillotined, so there was concern that the dying brain could still feel pain. This is mainly from the French before they stopped it, and of course our old friends the Nazis, who in their infinite compassion guillotined their victims face up. I don't have a link as I read this about 20 years ago.
The least painful form of execution is probably hypoxia, which now I've read more about the Oklahoma decision is what they are planning to do, thus rendering my excruciating death comment incorrect. Using hypoxia the victim literally just goes to sleep and it is painless.
The other least painful methods are firing squad or judicial long drop hanging, assuming both are done properly.
The other attraction of hypoxia is that it is easy and needs no expertise - close the door and hit the button.
Anesthetic + Guillotine??
Can't believe the last guillotining in France was only about 50 years ago!
One of the lethal injection problems is that autopsies have shown in a surprising number of cases that levels of anesthetic were low enough that the victim may not have been completely unconscious. Placing the IV requires some skill and that also has been problematic.
With hypoxia the only skill is the strap down team. Other than that simple maintenance of the chamber and the gas cylinder is all that's required.
Dunno why they don't do it using nitrogen.
That's EXACTLY what Oklahoma wants to do...the aforementioned gas cylinder is full of nitrogen.
Oh, sorry, didn't read the article you link (being lazy today)! I've heard stories of scientists dying in enclosed spaces while working with liquid N2. Apparently it is relatively painless.
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Hope you don't mind me asking, I am not having a pop, just curious, but isn't it a bit odd to have it hailed as "the debut novel" when you are already an accomplished novelist? Or is that standard practice?
And before bigjohn and the other Lefties say it serves them right for being able to afford private healthcare, ask yourself how the NHS would cope with another six million people to look after.
They have no grasp of the difference between debt and deficit (although the deficit has also risen in the short term).
This fee is set centrally by the DoH and compulsory. It looks to me to be a way of clawing back some of the budget.
650 @ 11/10
Size Of House Of Commons
Size Of House Of Commons After Next General Election
Pending
Now fuck off.
1) We've heard it all before
2) You don't understand
3) It's all about GOTV
CHORTLE
A risk pooling scheme as you note is rather expensive in an increasingly litigious society
Is it on Kindle?
I made a note on my calendar to go to Big Lots in the fall and pick up the hardback for $2 :-)
Who are the organisations that regularly take out more than they pay in? And why are they not being seriously investigated?
Oh bugger realizes shouldn't have replied.
A maternity incident is generally the most expensive as someones life is fooked up for longest
He said the “profit-share” schemes made the NHS spend more and were not in patients’ best interests.
In one case, a doctor is said to have earned enough to pay private school fees for his or her children.
Give a source so we can fry Lansley for turning the NHS into a Greek version of the NHS.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nhs-doctors-taking-bribes-private-5142035
GP Commissioning Healthcare is a MASSIVE conflict of interests
Take the pitchforks.
Lansley deformed British Healthcare into Greek Healthcare (I read that the greek healthcare system is notorious for bribes).
It will be interesting to see if any evidence is brought forward to back up these claims. After all any doctor receiving these payments could face being struck off and any rep making them could face bribery charges
According to the Mirror article Dr Peck could not name a single Doctor doing this to the GMC, so the GMC threw out the complaint.
Meanwhile Dr Peck's employer, AXA-PPP negotiates sweetheart deals with certain private hospitals and providers.
Hmmm, there is some truth in that but they are trying to keep costs down in the private sector, as I am sure you are aware Bupa are doing the same. PMI premiums are fast becoming unsustainable so I understand where open referral and such like is coming from and what it is trying to achieve, though as a broker choice is all important when I advise my clients and open referral takes away from that.
And before bigjohn and the other Lefties say it serves them right for being able to afford private healthcare, ask yourself how the NHS would cope with another six million people to look after.
Doctors fees have been frozen ( or reduced ) by the insurers for over two decades, meaning a real terms reduction. Strangely the PMI rates charged to the punters have increased at an above inflation rate, as have pracice costs. Who is pocketing the difference? Not me, that is for sure.
Most PMI providers struggle to make a profit, at least in the SME sector. However medical inflation runs around 9% presumably due to increased hospital charges and the cost of drugs such as Avastin.
If you recall Bupa had a stand off with BMI hospitals a couple of years ago in protest at increased hospital charges, it worked too.
Let us insure ourselves on the commercial market, or "go bare", and let the high risk areas pay their own way.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11402870/Grandfathers-body-could-be-exhumed-after-relatives-of-Muslim-buried-alongside-complain-he-was-an-unbeliever.html
IF healthcare was 'GP commissioning', the charge could be investigated. But we have Clinical Commissioning Groups not individual GPs. As far as the CCGs are concerned, just 'a quarter of accountable officers were GPs in October 2014, but 80% of CCG Chairs were GPs'. (HSJ)
'NHS England' is in fact 'the' NHS commissioning board for England.
" There is something so audaciously shocking about S.K. Tremayne's "The Ice Twins" that I can not shake loose and will spoil me for any other book for a long time to come. I have awarded it five stars on the basis that a writer this good deserves all the praise she can get."
Might it have been an idea to pop a forename on the pseudonym?
S K Tremayne sounds like he'd be a right pretentious ponce if he was a bloke so it might be best if potential readers thought the author was a woman.
I'll have a look out for the book in a few months when its in Asda's 'books for a quid' box.
As I recall these figures of billions are spread over several years - not annually.
Last year the figure was 1.3 billion (big enough). There are more cases true, but the awards are getting a lot bigger.
Sebastian Knox?
It seems a Romany Gypsy doesnt out trump a muslim. Both are groups that are known for kicking off and are usually given whatever they demand from public authorities. The problem is when they face off against each other.
How many pseudonyms are you aiming for, do you think? Is this a sort of literary contest, to collect the greatest number?
Ive found a disturbing lack of proportionality for sleights. You get a warning (a severe sh*t kicking) you do it again and you get a visit from accelerant and a naked flame.
They are a community that lives by their wits (they have to), it makes them hardened, generally for most of us in our lives we dont have to live on our toes and are fairly soft.
http://www.avclub.com/article/jon-stewart-says-hes-leaving-daily-show-215070
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Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms http://reut.rs/1AV37hh
And one for those that can reach behind the Times pay wall
Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson · 2h 2 hours ago
"The Conservatives are both the party of the rich and the party with the best policies for the poor" -vg Times leader http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/le
It is an excruciating death.
Apart from the Germans, and they control Europe.
I'm serious !
Why on Earth did the Muslim family bury their relative in a multi-denominational cemetery if they can't be buried next to non-Muslims??
Which other male name tags are hiding female posters?
The least painful form of execution is probably hypoxia, which now I've read more about the Oklahoma decision is what they are planning to do, thus rendering my excruciating death comment incorrect. Using hypoxia the victim literally just goes to sleep and it is painless.
http://rt.com/usa/230775-oklahoma-gas-chambers-executions/
The other least painful methods are firing squad or judicial long drop hanging, assuming both are done properly.
The other attraction of hypoxia is that it is easy and needs no expertise - close the door and hit the button.
Smarmy GitSean T on making the Sunday Times list!Best I could manage was "consideration for publication" by Puffin Books roughly 27 years ago, at the tender age of 12...
Can't believe the last guillotining in France was only about 50 years ago!
With hypoxia the only skill is the strap down team. Other than that simple maintenance of the chamber and the gas cylinder is all that's required.
We are being dominated in life and now it appears in death also. Personally I am just getting sick and tired of always having to pander day in and day out when no one considers are needs and beliefs or customs. The RC family have vowed to fight tooth and nail to avoid an exhumation. Quite right too.
This madness has to stop.
ELBOWing just the five YouGovs, this drops to just 0.3% lead.
ELBOWing just the five non-YouGovs, this increases to 2.7% lead.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brian-williams-suspended-six-months-wake-review-n304086
That's EXACTLY what Oklahoma wants to do...the aforementioned gas cylinder is full of nitrogen.