Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
May
26

Editor's blog Thursday 26 May 2011: The Battle Of The Bill: Conservative backbenches fight back

Hats off to Nick Watt, Guardian political editor, for obtaining an email from wholly sane Conservative backbencher Nick DeBois MP
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May
26

Editor's blog Thursday 26 May 2011: The Battle Of The Bill: Committee Take 2; Clegg translated; Healey debated

The Battle Of The Bill has been a long campaign. It's ironic that as the listening pause draws
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May
26

Editor's blog Thursday 26 May 2011: Rejoice in the Good News! Nadine Dorries could chair Health Bill Committee (II)

Health Policy Insight occasionally receives criticism that we as an entity and I as an editor are, not to put
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May
26

Editor's blog Thursday 26 May 2011: Text of Labour shadow health secretary John Healey's RSM speech

Thank you for allowing me to join you and mark this last week of the Government’s so-called “pause to
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May
26

Editor's blog Thursday 26 May 2011: Text of Labour's proposed amendments to the Health Bill

After the ‘pause’ – Labour’s alternative on the Health and Social Care Bill David Cameron‟s Health and Social Care
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May
25

Editor's blog Wednesday 25 May 2011: Clegg saves the NHS tomorrow?

The seventh lead item on the ten o'clock BBC News was Lib Dem Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg&
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May
25

Editor's blog Wednesday 25 May 2011: BMA listening exercise response published

The BMA has published its response to the listening exercise [http://www.bma.org.uk/listeningresponse]. Their media release says
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May
25

Editor's blog Wednesday 25 May 2011: New NHS Confederation report Rowshamboes Andrew Lansley

Poor old Andrew Lansley. He's got a great career behind him as opposition health spokesman. ...................................................................... Click here for
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May
24

Editor's blog Tuesday 24 May 2011: Professor Steve Field's private meeting this morning with the Health Select Committee

Professor Steve Field, chair of the listening pause, had a private meeting this morning with members of the House Of
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May
24

Editor's blog Monday 23 May 2011: The polar bear joke

A polar bear walks into a bar and starts writing Coalition Government health policy. The barman says, "why the