Bring back National Service | Another daft idea comes round again

This is from today’s Times. Another article wallowing in World War 2 nostalgia designed to appeal to an older generation who find that the C21st makes them anxious and who have retreated into a fantasy world of Spitfires and Union Jack bunting. Personally I don’t think bringing back national service is such a terrible idea… Read More Bring back National Service | Another daft idea comes round again

Harold Wilson gave me bad teeth | Why the NHS is short of PPE

This is the last in a trilogy of posts from the era of Big Government. A cautionary tale of NHS procurement. Harold Wilson came to power in 1964, ending over a decade of Conservative Governments. He inherited a long running dispute between the NHS and the Pharmaceutical Industry over the price of drugs, dating back… Read More Harold Wilson gave me bad teeth | Why the NHS is short of PPE