Cowper's Cut 244: Jeopardy
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt notched up three significant achievements for the sector in his Budget, two of which will prove consequential.
Firstly, he committed to publishing independently-verified 5, 10 and 15-year NHS workforce plans. The Budget document
Cowper's Cut: Barclay banks on an ignorant audience
It'd be nice to say that Steve 'The Banker' Barclay, our re-tread Health But Social Care
Cowper's Cut 243: Steve ‘The Banker’ Barclay unwittingly invokes Moore’s Law in the shadow of the Hunt Budget
"Most of all, I am looking forward to being myself.”
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock MP, on his appearing
Cowper's Cut 242: Treasury Munchkins in 'specifically looking' at pensions shock, as an Alan Pandemic threatens
"The Prime Minister said significant progress had been made by the Government – with almost 30,000 more nurses recruited,
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
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
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
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
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
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
