Cowper’s Cut 377: Narrative drift and fortune cookies
Almost everything
I write these columns on the presumed basis that we, as a society, want effective public policy to
Cowper’s Cut 376: Living in “really retail” times with The 3:7 Forward View
It seems that the NHS in England will not undergo ‘Kibasification’, after all.
Ministers push to improve draft 10-year plan
Cowper’s Cut 375: Wake the dead
First came Health But Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting’s official announcement on taking office last year that “the NHS
Cowper’s Cut 374: Un-amazing us with Wes’ whim of the week
“Etonne-moi!” was the famous phrase used by the Russian ballet innovator Serge Diaghilev. It means “amaze me”, and the past
Cowper’s Cut 373: Out to lunch
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven”, as Ecclesiastes, AKA Kohelet, would
Cowper’s Cut 372: Status symbols
There is a live debate around the NHS Ten-Year Plan, which centres on Tom Kibasi’s advocacy of rewiring the
Cowper’s Cut 371: Train in vain
NHS boss Sir Jim snoozes in first-class after vowing to ‘pick up pace’Snoozing in first class in the middle
Cowper’s Cut 370: Marking your own homework
As long as you’re not actually interested in learning, there’s a lot to be said for marking your
Reading the room: mood music for the battlefield of organisational change
by Helen Buckingham
One of the things that leaders learn through experience is when to pick your battles. This is
Cowper’s Cut 369: The NHS vibes of Wes Streeting
I’m not sure whether Wes Streeting is familiar with the Financial Times columnist and George Osborne biographer Janan Ganesh.
