Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Apr
28
Cowper’s Cut 320: Poulter(zeit)geist

Cowper’s Cut 320: Poulter(zeit)geist

Poltergeists are annoying ghosts who go around trashing things and causing destruction. Any resemblance to erstwhile (sub-)prime ministers Boris
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Apr
21
Cowper’s Cut 319: The Great British Health Irrelevance-Off widens scope with PM Sunak’s face-off against Bob the whippet, as The Next Big Screw-Up emerges

Cowper’s Cut 319: The Great British Health Irrelevance-Off widens scope with PM Sunak’s face-off against Bob the whippet, as The Next Big Screw-Up emerges

The reverse ferret We are very pleased with the decision taken by NHS England to extend our service provision for
15 min read
Apr
14
Cowper’s Cut 318: The Great Atkins-NHSE Stupid-Off accelerates; Wes Streeting, Wicker Man, opines

Cowper’s Cut 318: The Great Atkins-NHSE Stupid-Off accelerates; Wes Streeting, Wicker Man, opines

For several years, we’ve had few causes of cheer in the politics and policy of the English NHS. Over
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Apr
07
Cowper’s Cut 317: The Stylistic Victoria Atkins

Cowper’s Cut 317: The Stylistic Victoria Atkins

I want to make our NHS faster, simpler and fairer whilst ensuring you feel like you have a voice in
12 min read
Mar
31
Cowper’s Cut 316: FFS, SOS Atkins

Cowper’s Cut 316: FFS, SOS Atkins

I’m starting to wonder whether our dearly beloved Conservative And Unionist Party Government have saved the best of their
13 min read
Mar
24
Cowper’s Cut 315: Hanlon’s Razor cuts and burns

Cowper’s Cut 315: Hanlon’s Razor cuts and burns

Most of you are familiar with (William of) Occam’s Razor: the hypothesis that the simplest explanation for something is
11 min read
Mar
17
Cowper’s Cut 314: NHS England’s Bruce Forsyth era

Cowper’s Cut 314: NHS England’s Bruce Forsyth era

The current stupid-off between Victoria Atkins, Health But Social Care Secretary For Nine More Long Months, and NHS England must
16 min read
Mar
10
Cowper’s Cut 313: Fitter, happier, more productive

Cowper’s Cut 313: Fitter, happier, more productive

(Chart taken from ONS ‘The healthcare workforce across the UK: 2024’.) “The Head of the NHS Amanda Pritchard today says
12 min read
Mar
03
Cowper’s Cut 312: History repeating

Cowper’s Cut 312: History repeating

When @IpsosUK ask people what the most important issue facing the country is the NHS is now number one. Budget
18 min read
Feb
25
Cowper’s Cut 311: Going ten rounds

Cowper’s Cut 311: Going ten rounds

I first met James Cleverly in the late 2000s, when I was editing a short-lived publication called Health Director for
12 min read