Speech to SHA AGM 2018
It’s lovely to be here and with my dear friend and former colleague, Dr Alex …
Leaving the NHS
Last week I handed in my badge. No, I was not playing a disgraced sheriff …
HYPOTHECATION — MAGIC BULLET, PLACEBO OR SOMETHING WORSE?
Devolution, , Wales
Deborah Harrington’s interesting posting on “The Myths and Legends of Hypothecated National Insurance” (March 29 …
FAQs for Paramedic Prescribing
Advanced paramedics in England will be able to prescribe medicines to people who do not …
Critical actors and abortion law
A group of individuals in Northern Irish politics obstructs change In a matter of months, …
The Myths and Legends of Hypothecated National Insurance
There are pressing reasons for understanding a bit about how our tax system works and …
Jeremy Hunt calls for increase in tax to pay for Trident….
‘Where to find the money to pay for the NHS’ is a recurrent theme of …
Attention to detail
Speaking the truth to power is always a risky business. No more so than when …
Speech at Labour North conference
It is a pleasure to be speaking with you about something that I know all …
How poor is poor? The many dimensions of poverty in the UK
Poverty is an ongoing problem facing all societies, and there are many different ways of …
Jeremy Hunt’s seven principles on adult social care reform: a new way forward or just rhetoric?
There is an unwritten – but golden – rule in political speech-making (as in story …
What can England learn from the German approach to long-term care funding?
Over the past decade there have been growing calls for reform of social care funding. …