Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Oct
31
Cowper’s Cut 241: Tiz was, as The Banker returns amid Sunak attack - "mistakes were made"

Cowper’s Cut 241: Tiz was, as The Banker returns amid Sunak attack - "mistakes were made"

The Q4 2022 leader of the Conservative And Unionist Party -  and so this year's third Prime Minister
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Oct
24
Cowper's Cut 240: Liz Truss (a quitter, not a fighter) out as Sunak surges

Cowper's Cut 240: Liz Truss (a quitter, not a fighter) out as Sunak surges

Told you so. At just after 1.30 on Thursday afternoon, an awkward, twisted wooden thing was put out the
8 min read
Oct
18
Guest editorial: Can A****a pull it off?

Guest editorial: Can A****a pull it off?

Julian Patterson is a journalist specialising in healthcare, and the creator of NHS Blithering. Will NHS England chief executive Amanda
4 min read
Oct
17
Guest editorial: What the right gets wrong about NHS reform

Guest editorial: What the right gets wrong about NHS reform

Alastair McLellan, editor, Health Service Journal This piece was commissioned and accepted in the summer by a government-supporting newspaper. After
6 min read
Oct
17
Cowper’s Cut 239: To Truss - to tie up the legs and wings of a bird before cooking

Cowper’s Cut 239: To Truss - to tie up the legs and wings of a bird before cooking

"Prime Minister Liz Truss allowed a smile to play around the corners of her mouth. "Leader of the
10 min read
Oct
14
What is to be done?

What is to be done?

I first published this in October 2021, concerned at the lack of any credible plan. Nothing material has changed in
6 min read
Oct
10
Cowper’s Cut 238: Tory Party in a tizz with Liz

Cowper’s Cut 238: Tory Party in a tizz with Liz

Sometimes, the metaphors just write themselves. Conservative Friends of the NHS stall at Tory conference has been abandoned in a
13 min read
Oct
03
Cowper's Cut 237: In Truss we "God!"

Cowper's Cut 237: In Truss we "God!"

“Much of the instability in the world is a product of its legacy of individualism and haphazard policymaking.” Kwasi Kwarteng,
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Sep
26
Subscribing to 'Cowper's Cut' on Health Policy Insight

Subscribing to 'Cowper's Cut' on Health Policy Insight

Good afternoon. I hope you're well. I'm sending this to all the people who've
5 min read
Sep
26
Cowper’s Cut 236: Grate Expectations

Cowper’s Cut 236: Grate Expectations

Kami-Kwasi economics 'The Growth Plan', Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's Budget-but-not-really on Friday was a radical event, albeit
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