O/T NHS anecdote - I woke during the weekend with extreme vertigo and sickness. After an hour or so I was able to reach my phone and called 999. The ambulance was reasonably quick (about half an hour… (View Post)

Yes, I've been wondering for some time if it's remarkable discipline or merely lack of inspiration. I'm starting to think it is the former, just as you say. (View Post)

Yes, since we've got this stupid tradition of keeping the Head of State in office till they die, we need to accommodate their needs as they decline, not torture them as well by insisting they do… (View Post)

There's undoubtedly a general sense that the Government is on holiday at a time of crisis, and people are pretty contemptuous about that, hence the recent polls. Up to a point, that will benefit… (View Post)

I think it's just patchy. My GP surgery is splendid - book appointments any time, take as long as you need within reason, get called in for preventive medical jabs, four GPs, one keener than the… (View Post)