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Oct
20
Cowper’s Cut 345: “Oh, reason not the demand!”

Cowper’s Cut 345: “Oh, reason not the demand!”

‘King Lear’ is not one of the worst of Shakespeare’s tragedies. As the King begins to regret dividing and
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Oct
13
Cowper’s Cut 344: The Eras Tour

Cowper’s Cut 344: The Eras Tour

Simon Stevens-era NHS England take over 10 Downing Street “Nin Pandit, the director of the Downing Street policy unit, has
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Oct
06
Cowper’s Cut 343: ‘And is there money still for tea?’

Cowper’s Cut 343: ‘And is there money still for tea?’

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as Rupert Brooke’s past-fest poem ‘The Old Vicarage, Grantchester’ proves with
11 min read
Sep
29
Cowper’s Cut 342: ‘And then, A Miracle happens!’

Cowper’s Cut 342: ‘And then, A Miracle happens!’

Two important and interesting things were said about the biggest problem facing the management, politics and policy of the English
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Sep
22
Cowper’s Cut 341: Wes Streeting, Swiftie and Motörhead-head

Cowper’s Cut 341: Wes Streeting, Swiftie and Motörhead-head

Resident doctors settle for offer over pay It may not be everything they requested, but it’s a big step
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Sep
15
Cowper’s Cut 340 (part 2): a post-Darzi update

Cowper’s Cut 340 (part 2): a post-Darzi update

I sent this week’s column early on the assumption that subscribers might prefer to have my fairly immediate assessment
5 min read
Sep
13
Why it’s worth subscribing to ‘Cowper’s Cut’ on  Health Policy Insight

Why it’s worth subscribing to ‘Cowper’s Cut’ on  Health Policy Insight

Hello, and welcome to newly-registered visitors. I think some of you will have come here via my recent appearance on
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Sep
12
Cowper’s Cut 340: D-day launches Lord Darzi’s second NHS reform report

Cowper’s Cut 340: D-day launches Lord Darzi’s second NHS reform report

Lord Darzi’s ‘Independent Investigation Of The NHS In England’  does two main things: it tells health experts nothing they
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Sep
08
Cowper’s Cut 339: The Great British Lord-Off - Darzi vs Lansley. Seconds out!

Cowper’s Cut 339: The Great British Lord-Off - Darzi vs Lansley. Seconds out!

It seems that this week will end the post-election ‘Waiting For Darzi’ era. Tory health reforms left UK open to
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Sep
01
Cowper’s Cut 338: September Gurls

Cowper’s Cut 338: September Gurls

Internal BMA backlash against militant anti-Cass tendency The British Medical Association finds itself beset by avoidable, irrelevant internal politics which
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