Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jan
03
Cowper's Cut 198: 2022's testing times, as infections and acute admissions rise

Cowper's Cut 198: 2022's testing times, as infections and acute admissions rise

“I don't think hospitalisations will rise”. Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, on Sky News [https://twitter.com/skynews/status/
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Dec
27
Cowper's Cut 197: A work meeting with cheese and wine, as Omicron storm clouds gather over London

Cowper's Cut 197: A work meeting with cheese and wine, as Omicron storm clouds gather over London

Collective responsibility and discipline have evidently collapsed in Government when somebody briefs a Cabinet meeting more or less wholesale to
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Dec
20
Cowper’s Cut 196: How much will this hurt?

Cowper’s Cut 196: How much will this hurt?

I came off my mountain bike at quite a speed this past week. While I was briefly airborne, several four-letter
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Dec
13
Cowper’s Cut 195: From omnishambles to Omicron

Cowper’s Cut 195: From omnishambles to Omicron

If you thought that the Government’sHealth Week [https://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-194-that-was-the-governments-health-week-that-was/] last week was A Triumph, the Johnson
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Dec
07
Rough transcript of Lord Stevens of Birmingham's maiden House of Lords speech on the Health and Care Bill 7.12.21

Rough transcript of Lord Stevens of Birmingham's maiden House of Lords speech on the Health and Care Bill 7.12.21

The followng is a rough transcript of the maiden Lords speech by Lord Stevens of Birmingham (the artist formerly known
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Dec
06
Cowper’s Cut 194: That was the Government’s ‘Health Week’, that was

Cowper’s Cut 194: That was the Government’s ‘Health Week’, that was

Here we go: too little, too late. New travel restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid19
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Nov
29
Cowper’s Cut 193: It’s ‘Health Week’! Treasury Munchkins go Full Nick Berry, as new variant Omicron arrives

Cowper’s Cut 193: It’s ‘Health Week’! Treasury Munchkins go Full Nick Berry, as new variant Omicron arrives

To the considerable surprise of nobody with a brain, the policy of massively uneven international distribution of Covid19 vaccines resulted
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Nov
22
Cowper's Cut 192: Political bankruptcy, un-masking events and The Masochism Tango

Cowper's Cut 192: Political bankruptcy, un-masking events and The Masochism Tango

Cowper’s Cut 192: Political bankruptcy, un-masking events and the masochism tango “Nothing works without staff. It’s unfair to
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Nov
17
Cowper's Cut 191: A farewell to Health Education England

Cowper's Cut 191: A farewell to Health Education England

This is a very quick one: the future of Health Education England has come into question as part of the
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Nov
16
Cowper's Cut 190: Interesting updates - digital in-housing, Big Pharma Day and Owen Paterson issues

Cowper's Cut 190: Interesting updates - digital in-housing, Big Pharma Day and Owen Paterson issues

The Wade-Gery review [https://www.hsj.co.uk/technology-and-innovation/business-chief-brought-in-to-review-turbulent-nhs-it-landscape/7028109.article?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpSa01HRmxaREEwTlRJdyIsInQiOiJkWW9sRHZ5eFwveXBqdktaSnNcL01ueVFnQUFBSjRGZERiV1I1bU44aVorZU9tOXByMGduR28zWTV3c1U3YTlhV2JUc1lldnprbDI1Z1creTdYeGROUHJcLzhEcjZmTU5XV1VUMkRHSXY5eng1Smo4MUxBd3lOaUNBcmw4c3VWOVQxUiJ9] has concluded that the NHS&
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