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Did the LibDems just vote me towards independence?
A record-breaking 172,475 people have signed Dr Kailash Chand’s e-petition to drop the NHS Reforms bill. David Cameron promised once upon a time that any e-petition that got more than 100,000...
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David Cameron: Give citizens more power
People have been shut out of Westminster politics for too long. Having a single vote every four or five years is not good enough – we need to give people real control over how they are governed. So,...
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The NHS is not a pie
If we were Americans this would be Pi Day. As we are British and write our dates in the proper order, Pi Day is on 22nd July: 22/7, which is more accurate anyway by a fraction of 1/3047. That matters...
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Dear LibDems, climb out of the window now
I woke up yesterday to a Tory on Twitter accusing all of us who have protested the NHS Reform of being “hysterical”. A Lib Dem suggested that we really shouldn’t call it privatisation because that’s...
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Profits, non-profits, and a living wage
Last night I had a nasty little conversation with a Cambridge Tory: I was rude (for which I am sorry today); so was he (but I can’t do anything about that). The conversation began with a tweet by...
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The Tories like the US healthcare system
And Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor at the Telegraph, likes a liar. Let me explain. The Health and Social Care Bill will become law. The Tory love for the US healthcare system is based on its...
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Abortion
There are a set of moral, ethical, and medical issues around abortion. [Also about use of Care Quality Commission staff for a politician's personal prejudices. More of that in the update below.] The...
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How can an NHS Trust go bankrupt?
In May 1997, back in those lovely days where we were sure we’d got rid of the Tories and now had a Labour government, Tony Blair put Alan Milburn in charge of the Department of Health, where he stayed...
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Cameron at the Olympics
David Cameron goes to the official uniform distribution centre in east London to talk about the Olympics. After his talk he offers question time. One Olympics Volunteer puts up his hand and George asks...
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New party?
Yesterday, the National Health Action Party launched. The idea behind the NHA Party is one I support: since the Labour Party is unable and unwilling to properly defend the NHS against the Tory attacks...
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