NHS England are the national and regional bodies, not the 250 odd local Trusts. I have no idea how that will impact their work, which is around commissioning national services and quality control. (View Post)

Thanks for everybody's thoughts on the header. I would agree that a Parliamentary system does have a certain protection via leadership challenge or VONC, but on the other hand it is possible und… (View Post)

Usually it's the first, but as a general rule with hiring freezes etc it is the most talented and able people that leave. This is because they have skills in demand elsewhere, while the duffers … (View Post)

No. It seems that the near universal Canadian reaction is against Trump rather than towards him. Never has Anschluss seemed less likely. (View Post)

I always said that Brexit would not be a bust out but rather rust out. And so it has proved, a constant drag on GDP but not a fatal one. (View Post)