Jon Chadwick The NHS is underfunded. This is such a widespread belief, that I don’t know anyone who would challenge that statement. Instinctively I believe it too, if only because over the last few years the Government has fibbed outrageously about how much it is putting into the NHS which they wouldn’t need to do if funding … Read more
Apologies that this blog is a week later than I intended. This is a bit ironic, as this blog is about waiting lists, specifically housing waiting lists, and the delay in publishing the blog is because of how long I had to wait to find out how long people have to wait for Social … Read more
I visited Cardiff earlier this year to see the Dr Who exhibition before it closed. On the Sunday morning we walked around the City to see some of the filming locations. It was like a horror movie. We came across people collapsed in the streets, comatose, or overdosed. Those who were moving were staggering … Read more
Nahendra Modi is the first world leader to have been a chai wallah. He is also a tea-total vegetarian, unmarried (although he was briefly married when he was younger), and by repute, celibate, possibly a virgin. Add to that some conservative social attitudes and you have the political equivalent of Morrissey. I had read a … Read more
The English language is full of loan words from Hindi and other languages from the Indian sub-continent. Shampoo, Veranda, Bungalow, Pyjamas, Bangle, Dinghy, Dungaree, Thug. Anyone who has Indian relatives will have this pointed out to them regularly. One of the most commonly used Hindi loan words in English is loot. Derived from … Read more
I’m not a massive fan of Jeremy Corbyn. People who know me won’t be surprised by that, as I haven’t taken any steps at all to hide my lack of enthusiasm for him. I do however know lots of people, very nice people, who do think very highly of him, and who often share things … Read more
I recently a met someone who to all intents and purposes is unemployable. That is to say they are unable to sell their Labour to any employer in the current Labour Market and I can’t see that changing any time soon. I met him because we recently recruited a new Production Manager. Our current Production … Read more
We are all living longer. Life expectancy is increasing year on year. This has become such a ubiquitous news story over the last few years that no-one ever seems to question the concept of an ever ageing population. While I am not disputing that there has been an increase in life expectancy I am sceptical … Read more
As a partial follow up to my last blog I wanted to share some data on HIV/AIDs reporting in the USA, just to give a perspective on how hard it is to actually get a grip on the data. This is from the CDC HIV Infection Report 1989: “All 50 states and the District of … Read more
I don’t often write about healthcare, despite spending a long time working for the NHS, and even longer drinking cocktails with Doctors. I even had the office next to the Chief Medical Officer for a while. His office was warmer and had sofas, but his cocktail skills were mediocre. One of the most exciting stories … Read more