Category Archives: Nick Clegg

Enough is enough.

Posted on December 9, 2015 by

Call me naïve if you like, but I still believe that most politicians go into the business because they want to make the world a better place. They may lose their way, become seduced by the sense of their own … Continue reading →

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Lib Dems to be offered radical new Health Policy

Posted on October 3, 2014 by

I shall go to Glasgow this weekend with a group of others to promote our new policy on the NHS. After a year of deliberations, a policy working group set up by Liberal Democrats failed to reach agreement. Two policy documents … Continue reading →

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How democratic are the Liberal Democrats?

Posted on March 2, 2014 by

Sometimes I despair. Sometimes I have hope. The UK may not be as corrupt as the Ukraine, but the influence of big business, consultancies and think-tanks on political policy development is scary. Russell Brand says that we should not vote. … Continue reading →

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Where next for the NHS?

Posted on October 19, 2013 by

As we read of another scandal of neglect and cruelty in a privately run nursing home, as we hear that competition law is blocking the co-operation between NHS providers in Torbay and in Bournemouth and Poole, as we hear of … Continue reading →

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Astonishing leaked NHS document.

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

A revealing document has come to light that gives insight into the Coalition Government’s plans for the NHS. It would seem to be an early draft of the section in the coalition agreement that was dropped in favour of reassurances … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, NHS, Nick Clegg, PFI | 3 Comments

Promises, promises

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

No self-respecting Liberal Democrat MP or Peer can let these regulations go through until promises have been met: Promises from Andrew Lansley to Commissioning Group GPs, Promises from Lord Howe to Lib Dem Peer Tim Clement Jones, Promises from Nick … Continue reading →

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How they plan to bribe your GP not to treat you.

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

One of the problems with the New NHS that has attracted relatively little notice is something with the Orwellian name of the “Quality Premium”. Like the Ministry of Plenty that controls the ration books, or the Ministry of Information that … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, NHS, Nick Clegg | 6 Comments