Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Apr
18
Cowper's Cut 213: Putting the party into politics

Cowper's Cut 213: Putting the party into politics

“The Queen's First Minister is now beyond doubt, a rogue Prime Minister: unworthy of her, of parliament, her
6 min read
Apr
11
Cowper’s Cut 212: “Only the little people pay taxes”

Cowper’s Cut 212: “Only the little people pay taxes”

Notoriously not-tall Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi 'The Brand' Sunak has spent much of the past week in
10 min read
Apr
04
Cowper's Cut 211: I Can't Get No Satisfaction

Cowper's Cut 211: I Can't Get No Satisfaction

"The Government is in denial about what is happening in the health service and is failing to tell the
9 min read
Mar
28
Cowper’s Cut 210: The wealthy sick and the unwealthy sick

Cowper’s Cut 210: The wealthy sick and the unwealthy sick

"We started the pandemic with 17 ICU consultants. Over the last 24 months: 2 have retired 1 has resigned
9 min read
Mar
21
Cowper's Cut 209: Vaccine and not herd

Cowper's Cut 209: Vaccine and not herd

Health But Social Care Secretary Sajid 'The Saj' Javid recovered from his triumphant speech last week by giving media interviews telling the country (in terms) to suck up the increase in Covid19 infections that became apparent last week, and has done increasingly the same this week.
6 min read
Mar
14
Cowper's Cut 208: Karma Chameleon The Saj has a dream

Cowper's Cut 208: Karma Chameleon The Saj has a dream

Where to start on Health But Social Care Secretary Sajid 'The Saj' Javid's major speech on
13 min read
Mar
07
Cowper’s Cut 207: The Saj brings the 1991 energy to NHS reform

Cowper’s Cut 207: The Saj brings the 1991 energy to NHS reform

Experience is a wonderful thing: it lets us recognise the same unforced errors when they're being made yet
12 min read
Feb
28
Cowper's Cut update: Ooops! NHSE did it again. NHS tariff withdrawn weeks before the new financial year

Cowper's Cut update: Ooops! NHSE did it again. NHS tariff withdrawn weeks before the new financial year

NHS England has gone Full Britney. To borrow from health policy guru La Spears' comeback hit, everybody's
2 min read
Feb
28
Cowper's Cut 206: Living with leadership ambitions (oh, and Covid19)

Cowper's Cut 206: Living with leadership ambitions (oh, and Covid19)

The Government's heavily-trailed 'living with Covid' announcements last Monday were jeopardised by a last-minute row between
9 min read
Feb
21
Cowper's Cut 205: So, about that workforce plan?

Cowper's Cut 205: So, about that workforce plan?

"For years we have been on the edge, working within an underfunded, badly managed, abused system. We  are shipwrecked
9 min read