Cowper’s Cut 383: The specious hallucination of the NHS Ten-Year Plan
If as a government, you wanted to substantially lower expectations for your NHS Ten-Year Plan, then you might arrange for
Cowper’s Cut 382: Some questions for successful NHS reform
At the launch of the Big NHS Plan, the Prime Minster warns the nation that “our ambitions for the future
Cowper’s Cut 381: The Ten-Year Plan and Mrs Doyle’s ‘cup of tea’ paradox
I haven’t been chasing down every riddle or rumour about what’s in The 3:7 Forward View (AKA
Cowper’s Cut 379: In office, but not in power as the NHS drinks on in The World’s Biggest Last Chance Saloon
English health policy and politics of the Conservative governments 2010-24 is best understood in its three distinct eras:
1. The
Cowper’s Cut 375: Wake the dead
First came Health But Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting’s official announcement on taking office last year that “the NHS
Cowper’s Cut 374: Un-amazing us with Wes’ whim of the week
“Etonne-moi!” was the famous phrase used by the Russian ballet innovator Serge Diaghilev. It means “amaze me”, and the past
