Personally, and this is unpopular with many NHS staff I know, I think a lot of problems have come from significant cuts to NHS management. Politically it was easy to say more frontline staff less pap… (View Post)

Caught up with some family friends in the Summer who are likely voting Trump. One is a Brit who has moved to US and become citizen. They don't like Trump as a person, but think he will lower the… (View Post)

George Osborne had some interesting points to make about Dilnot report on a recent podcast. He said Dilnot refused to work closely with treasury/govt and so ended up with recommendations that weren&#… (View Post)

There's a huge mismatch on social care. Many of those pushing for reform think it will save them money on receiving or giving inheritance, but actually we surely also need a lot more money for i… (View Post)

One test of a policy is whether the other lot will ever reverse it. Do you think a Tory PM in 2029 really would? Would they do compensation as well? (View Post)