Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Jul
12

Editor's blog Tuesday 12 July 2011: Coalition Government bet on who can make most stupid intervention on NHS reform

It is as if someone is deliberately trying to make my swearing detox fail. A conspiracy theorist would see clear
2 min read
Jul
11

Editor's blog Monday 11 July 2011: Monitor defers appointing a permanent chief executive

The below statement has just been released by Monitor. It seems no applicants made the grade. The uncertain shadow of
1 min read
Jul
11

Editor's blog Monday 11 July 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 15, 'Is SOS Lansley a fool or a knave?', out now

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service. The fifteenth issue, 'Is SOS Lansley a fool or a
2 min read
Jul
08

Editor's blog Thursday 7 July 2011: Translation of Andrew Lansley's speech to NHS Confederation Conference

This has been a busy year for the NHS. Apparently I'm not allowed to use the word '
11 min read
Jul
07

Editor's blog Thursday 7 July 2011: The (real) text of Andrew Lansley's speech to NHS Confederation Conference

This has been a busy year for the NHS. ...................................................................... Click here for details of 'Forward, the information-light brigade! In
8 min read
Jul
06

Editor's blog Wednesday 6 July 2011: Text of Mike Farrar's speech to NHS Confederation Conference

(Video footage of the speech will be available through this link [http://conference.nhsconfed.org/Pages/default.aspx?utm_source=
11 min read
Jul
05

Editor's blog Tuesday 5 July 2011: Will changing SOS's "duty to provide" permit sale of goodwill?

I forget about things, which is one way of making life more exciting. ...................................................................... Click here for details of 'Forward,
1 min read
Jul
04

Editor's blog Monday 4 July 2011: Lansley's six social care tests; any more use than his four reconfiguration tests?

The excellent Guardian Politics LiveBlog main man Andrew Sparrow cleverly picked out the bones of Andrew Lansley's Commons
2 min read
Jul
04

Guest editorial Monday 4 July 2011: Not bothered by the advent of Market Stalinism

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association [http://www.sochealth.co.uk/] welcomes the advent of Market Stalinism to the
2 min read
Jul
02

Editor's blog Friday 1 July 2011: Hansard of Bill Commmittee and PMQs

Links to yesterday's sessions of the Bill Committee are here [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmpublic/
4 min read