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Dec
21
Cowper’s Cut 407: The unbearable triteness of Streeting

Cowper’s Cut 407: The unbearable triteness of Streeting

“I don’t think anyone’s really covered themselves in glory in this dispute.” Secretary Of State For Health But
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Dec
14
Cowper’s Cut 406: Short selling

Cowper’s Cut 406: Short selling

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Dec
07
Cowper’s Cut 405: What’s the difference between Wes Streeting and Matt Hancock?

Cowper’s Cut 405: What’s the difference between Wes Streeting and Matt Hancock?

What’s the difference between Wes Streeting and Matt Hancock? This might just be the health policy and politics version
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Nov
30
Cowper’s Cut 404: 2025’s Catch-22 of English health policy and politics - action on fiscal balance, or the RTT backlog?

Cowper’s Cut 404: 2025’s Catch-22 of English health policy and politics - action on fiscal balance, or the RTT backlog?

10 min read
Nov
23
Cowper’s Cut 403: It’s a big mess, you say?

Cowper’s Cut 403: It’s a big mess, you say?

13 min read
Nov
16
Cowper’s Cut 402: Can’t they both lose?

Cowper’s Cut 402: Can’t they both lose?

10 min read
Nov
09
Cowper’s Cut 401: ‘Resident doctors revolting? Try this one weird trick: petulance!’

Cowper’s Cut 401: ‘Resident doctors revolting? Try this one weird trick: petulance!’

Petulance is never a great quality in a person: nor is it in Secretary Of State For Health But Social
7 min read
Nov
02
Cowper’s Cut 400: When is a choice not a choice? When it’s another vintage week for Team Milburn-Streeting

Cowper’s Cut 400: When is a choice not a choice? When it’s another vintage week for Team Milburn-Streeting

“When the PM and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care published the NHS 10-Year Plan on 3 July
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Oct
26
Cowper’s Cut 399: Now we rise, and we are everywhere

Cowper’s Cut 399: Now we rise, and we are everywhere

“We need reform of the state, reform of our public services, reform of the economy, and only by doing those
8 min read
Oct
19
Cowper’s Cut 398: Only really bad ideas can save us now

Cowper’s Cut 398: Only really bad ideas can save us now

My variations on the theme of Labour’s clue-deficit on health policy and politics are, alas, with us yet again
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