Month: May 2020

May Quiz

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Aneurin Biden | How the US gets it’s own NHS

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A few months ago I wrote about the impossible task that Trump had set himself getting rid of Obamacare: Trump’s basic problem is that the US has been drifting closer and closer to a socialised healthcare system for decades as Federal and State spending on healthcare has over-taken insurers and private individuals. All Obama did … Read more

Pop Quiz | TV Spin Offs

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A deep dive into the strange and frightening world of pop hits spun off from TV shows. There are only 20 tracks this week, because the others were too strange and awful. Maybe pour a stiff drink before going any further….

Immigration bill | Ministers who have never worked and voters who don’t work any more

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Parliament has debated the new immigration bill this week. Government announcements are heavy on Brexity slogans about taking back control and “Global Britain”, but the reality is that the Bill gives Ministers the power to exclude people from the UK labour market who don’t hold a high level qualification and aren’t a higher earner. Decisions … Read more

80s Pop Quiz | Sophistipop

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OK, so I admit that Sophistipop is a genre I have just invented. Clever, slightly pretentious pop tracks, often featuring misjudged saxophones, or jazzy guitars. Basses get slapped, and frankly so should some of the band members. The sublime and the ridiculous all mixed together Given the generic nature of some of the tracks I … Read more

NHS PPEbay | An update

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In yesterdays blog I suggested that the new centralised system to provide PPE to care homes was run by a company called Clipper. The actual system that the Department of Health and Social Care has set up is run by Ebay. Clipper are the logistics partner who are distributing the equipment to all non-acute health … Read more

PPE | NHS getting better: Government getting worse

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Over the last few weeks I have written about problems with NHS procurement. Since becoming Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock has centralised NHS procurement and cut Trust budgets to save money. This, plus a failure to adequately prepare for a pandemic, has caused shortfalls of PPE across the NHS. One of the bright … Read more